This statistic shows the number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1949/50 to 2018/19. Projected numbers are displayed from 2019/20 to 2029/30. In the 2018/19 academic year, about 4070.79 degrees were earned in the United States.
Number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1950 to 2030 (in 1,000s)
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NCES. (July 31, 2020). Number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1950 to 2030 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185153/degrees-in-higher-education-earned-in-the-united-states/
NCES. "Number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1950 to 2030 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185153/degrees-in-higher-education-earned-in-the-united-states/
NCES. (2020). Number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1950 to 2030 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185153/degrees-in-higher-education-earned-in-the-united-states/
NCES. "Number of Higher Education Degrees Earned in The United States from 1950 to 2030 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185153/degrees-in-higher-education-earned-in-the-united-states/
NCES, Number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1950 to 2030 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185153/degrees-in-higher-education-earned-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 26, 2022)