Higher education graduation in the U.S.


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- 1. Overview
Percentage of the U.S. population with a college degree 1940-2018, by gender
Education level of individuals in the U.S. in 2015, by age group
Degrees in higher education in the U.S. 1950-2029
Higher education graduation rate in the U.S. 2000-2016
Number of Bachelor's degree recipients in the U.S. 1869/70-2028/29
Number of Master's degree recipients in the U.S. 1880-2029
Number of doctoral and first professional degree recipients in the U.S. 1870-2029
Number of Associate's degree recipients in the U.S. 1970-2029
- 2. Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degrees earned in the United States by gender 1950-2029
Bachelor's degrees earned in the United States by ethnic group 2016/17
Bachelor's degrees earned in the United States by field of research 2016/17
- 3. Master's degree
Master's degrees earned in the United States by gender 1950-2029
Master's degrees earned in the United States by ethnicity 2016/17
Master's degrees earned in the United States by field of research 2016/17
- 4. Doctorate degree
Doctoral degrees earned in the United States by gender 1950-2029
Doctoral degrees earned in the United States by ethnicity 2016/17
Doctoral degrees earned in the United States by field of research 2016/17
Median years to complete a doctorate in the U.S. from 1992 to 2017
Primary sources of financial support for U.S. doctorate recipients in 2017
- 5. Associate's degree
Associate's degrees earned in the United States by gender 1970-2029
Associate's degrees earned in the United States by ethnicity 2016/17
- 6. Salary and debt
U.S. - unemployment rate of recent graduates 2018/19
U.S. high school graduates and dropouts: unemployment rate 2018
Share of U.S. graduates with debt 2003-2017
Average debt of university graduates in the U.S. 2003-2017
Average debt of university graduates, by institution type U.S. 2016/17
Average value of undergraduate student loans in the U.S. from 2003 to 2019, by type
Average value of graduate student loans in the U.S. from 2003 to 2019, by type
Median income of full-time workers in the U.S. in 2015, by education and occupation
Top 20 associate's degrees in the U.S. by mid-career pay 2019/20
Top 20 bachelor's degrees in the U.S. by mid-career pay 2019/20
The best master's degrees for jobs in the U.S. 2019
Expected starting salary for business school graduates in U.S. in 2019, by degree
U.S. - average salary for Bachelor's degree holders, by discipline 2019
U.S. - average salary for graduates, by discipline 2019
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