In the academic year of 2020/21, about 860,760 male and 1.2 million female students earned a Bachelor's degree in the United States. By the academic year of 2031/32, the number of male Bachelor's degree recipients is expected to reach 975,020.
Bachelor’s degrees in the United States
American students typically earn a Bachelor’s degree for an undergraduate course of study and it is normally completed in four years. Depending on the major, students receive a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Fine Arts, or another type of certificate.
In 2021, about 1.17 million white students earned a Bachelor's degree, followed by 324,848 Hispanic students.
Bachelor's degrees and earnings
When looking at the mean income of Bachelor’s degree holders in 2021, there are marked differences between the female and male Bachelor’s degree holders. Men with a Bachelor’s degree earned about 107,315 U.S. dollars per year, compared to women, who earned 77,099 U.S. dollars per year. In addition, salaries tended to increase the more educated a person was.
Number of bachelor's degrees earned in the United States from 1949/50 to 2031/32, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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NCES. (December 31, 2022). Number of bachelor's degrees earned in the United States from 1949/50 to 2031/32, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185157/number-of-bachelor-degrees-by-gender-since-1950/
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NCES. (2022). Number of bachelor's degrees earned in the United States from 1949/50 to 2031/32, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185157/number-of-bachelor-degrees-by-gender-since-1950/
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