In the academic year of 2021/22, almost 2.02 million students were awarded a Bachelor's degree in the United States. This figure is expected to increase to the academic year of 2031/32, when about 2.46 million students are forecasted to be awarded a Bachelor's degree.
Number of Bachelor's degree recipients in the United States from 1869/70 to 2031/32
(in 1,000s)
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NCES. (October 31, 2023). Number of Bachelor's degree recipients in the United States from 1869/70 to 2031/32 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238164/bachelors-degree-recipients-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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