Educational attainment of U.S. religious groups in 2017, by faith tradition
Educational attainment of religious groups in the United States in 2017, by faith tradition
This statistic shows the educational attainment of religious groups in the United States as of January 2017, by faith tradition. In 2017, about 38 percent of Hindu believers in the United States had a post-graduate degree.
Educational attainment of religious groups in the United States in 2017, by faith tradition
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| High school grad or less | Some college | College degree | Post-grad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unitarian/Universalist | 16% | 20% | 22% | 43% |
| Hindu | 19% | 11% | 31% | 38% |
| Jewish | 22% | 18% | 27% | 34% |
| Orthodox Chrisitan | 28% | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| Mormon | 34% | 33% | 19% | 13% |
| Buddhist | 37% | 26% | 18% | 19% |
| White Catholic | 37% | 24% | 22% | 17% |
| White mainline Protestant | 38% | 25% | 19% | 17% |
| Unaffiliated | 44% | 25% | 17% | 14% |
| Muslim | 44% | 22% | 17% | 16% |
| White evangelical Protestant | 48% | 27% | 15% | 10% |
| Black Protestant | 52% | 26% | 12% | 10% |
| Hispanic Protestant | 65% | 20% | 10% | 4% |
| Jehovah’s Witness | 68% | 23% | 6% | 3% |
| Hispanic Catholic | 70% | 16% | 8% | 4% |
| High school grad or less | Some college | College degree | Post-grad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unitarian/Universalist | 16% | 20% | 22% | 43% |
| Hindu | 19% | 11% | 31% | 38% |
| Jewish | 22% | 18% | 27% | 34% |
| Orthodox Chrisitan | 28% | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| Mormon | 34% | 33% | 19% | 13% |
| Buddhist | 37% | 26% | 18% | 19% |
| White Catholic | 37% | 24% | 22% | 17% |
| White mainline Protestant | 38% | 25% | 19% | 17% |
| Unaffiliated | 44% | 25% | 17% | 14% |
| Muslim | 44% | 22% | 17% | 16% |
| White evangelical Protestant | 48% | 27% | 15% | 10% |
| Black Protestant | 52% | 26% | 12% | 10% |
| Hispanic Protestant | 65% | 20% | 10% | 4% |
| Jehovah’s Witness | 68% | 23% | 6% | 3% |
| Hispanic Catholic | 70% | 16% | 8% | 4% |
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This statistic shows the educational attainment of religious groups in the United States as of January 2017, by faith tradition. In 2017, about 38 percent of Hindu believers in the United States had a post-graduate degree.
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- September 2017
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- United States
- Survey time period
- January 6, 2016 to January 10, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 101,214 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
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- Survey time period
- January 6, 2016 to January 10, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 101,214 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
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