This statistic shows the college majors in the United States that students are most likely to obtain a graduate degree in. At 57.7 percent, students who majored in Biology and life sciences were most likely to go on and obtain a graduate degree in the United States in 2013. The likelihood of Physical science students obtaining a graduate degree was also high at 50 percent.
College majors most likely to obtain a graduate degree in the U.S. in 2013
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Center on Education and the Workforce. (May 7, 2015). College majors most likely to obtain a graduate degree in the U.S. in 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/225920/college-majors-most-likely-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-in-the-united-states/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "College majors most likely to obtain a graduate degree in the U.S. in 2013." Chart. May 7, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225920/college-majors-most-likely-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-in-the-united-states/
Center on Education and the Workforce. (2015). College majors most likely to obtain a graduate degree in the U.S. in 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225920/college-majors-most-likely-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-in-the-united-states/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "College Majors Most Likely to Obtain a Graduate Degree in The U.S. in 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225920/college-majors-most-likely-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-in-the-united-states/
Center on Education and the Workforce, College majors most likely to obtain a graduate degree in the U.S. in 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225920/college-majors-most-likely-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-in-the-united-states/ (last visited January 19, 2021)