Share of U.S. population who had completed an advanced degree 2020, by state
In 2020, the District of Columbia had the most highly educated population in the United States, with 34.5 percent of the population over the age of 25 having an advanced degree. Massachusetts had the next most educated population, with 20 percent of residents having an advanced degree. For the United States as a whole, this figure stood at 12.7 percent of the population.
An advanced degree includes graduate and professional degrees.
An advanced degree includes graduate and professional degrees.
