About 3,785 master's degrees were earned in the United States by American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the academic year of 2020/2021. Additionally, 460,320 master's degrees were earned by white students, and 98,246 were earned by Black students.
Number of master's degrees earned in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity
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NCES. (September 30, 2022). Number of master's degrees earned in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185304/number-of-masters-degrees-by-ethnicity/
NCES. "Number of master's degrees earned in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185304/number-of-masters-degrees-by-ethnicity/
NCES. (2022). Number of master's degrees earned in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185304/number-of-masters-degrees-by-ethnicity/
NCES. "Number of Master's Degrees Earned in The United States in 2021, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185304/number-of-masters-degrees-by-ethnicity/
NCES, Number of master's degrees earned in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185304/number-of-masters-degrees-by-ethnicity/ (last visited September 26, 2023)
Number of master's degrees earned in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity [Graph], NCES, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185304/number-of-masters-degrees-by-ethnicity/