In the academic year of 2018/19, about 833,710 students were awarded a Master's degree in the United States. This figure is forecasted to increase to the academic year of 2029/30, when it is forecasted that 849,000 students will be a awarded a Master's degree.
Number of Master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2029/30 (in 1,000s)
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NCES. (July 31, 2020). Number of Master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2029/30 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238236/masters-degree-recipients-in-the-us/
NCES. "Number of Master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2029/30 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238236/masters-degree-recipients-in-the-us/
NCES. (2020). Number of Master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2029/30 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238236/masters-degree-recipients-in-the-us/
NCES. "Number of Master's Degree Recipients in The United States from 1879/80 to 2029/30 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238236/masters-degree-recipients-in-the-us/
NCES, Number of Master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2029/30 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238236/masters-degree-recipients-in-the-us/ (last visited May 28, 2022)