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A greater percentage of Americans obtained degrees across degree types in 2022 when compared to 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s educational attainment data. The number of people with a bachelor’s degree or higher increased by nearly 8% in this time frame.

The latest update by the Lumina Foundation finds the percentage of working age adults with college degrees or other postsecondary credentials has hit an all-time high.

The western United States had the highest percentage of those with some college or an associate degree and ranked second for college graduates. The South which had by far the largest population with roughly sixty-six million people had the lowest educational attainment at every level.

In 2022, the highest level of education of the population age 25 and older in the United States ranged from less than high school to advanced degrees beyond a bachelor’s degree. 9% had less than a high school diploma or equivalent. 28% had high school as their highest level of school completed. 15% had completed some college but not a degree. 10% had an associate degree as their highest ...

College graduates generally out-earn those who have not attended college, yet many say they can’t afford to get a four-year degree – or that they just don’t want to.

Find out how the percentage of college graduates in the U.S. population has changed over time and across different demographics. Compare the data by year, gender, race, location, and earnings.

A new report from the Lumina Foundation shows that the percentage of working age adults who’ve earned a college degree or other postsecondary credential reached 53.7% in 2021. According to ...

Percentage of U.S. population who have completed high school or more 1960-2022 Percentage of the U.S. population with a college degree, by gender 1940-2022

Degrees conferred by race/ethnicity and sex Question: What is the percentage of degrees conferred by race/ethnicity and sex? Response: The percentage of degrees conferred by race/ethnicity and sex varied by level of degree in 2021–22.

A new report from the Lumina Foundation finds that 54.3% of working age adults have earned a college degree or other postsecondary credential as of 2022.

The educational level of American adults is on the rise as more college graduates go on to earn master’s, professional and doctoral degrees. Since 2000, the number of people age 25 and over whose highest degree was a master’s has doubled to 21 million. The number of doctoral degree holders has more than doubled to 4.5 million. Now, about 13.1 percent of U.S. adults have an advanced degree ...

Lumina Foundation data show 54.3 percent of U.S. working-age adults have bachelor’s and associate degrees and short-term credentials of value while racial, ethnic disparities persist. INDIANAPOLIS—Lumina Foundation released the annual Stronger Nation report, highlighting results in its online data visualization tool for tracking working-age adults with degrees and other credentials of ...

The District of Columbia has the highest educational attainment in the United States. 90.30% of the population has a high school diploma or higher and 56.60% have a Bachelor’s degree or higher. West Virginia has the lowest percentage of educational attainment of a Bachelor’s degree or higher of 19.90%.

What percentage of the population has a degree? According to the data, the percentage of adults in the U.S. between the ages of 25 to 64 with college degrees, certificates, or industry-recognized certifications has increased from 37.9% in 2009 to 53.7% in 2021, a gain of nearly 16 percentage points. What percentage of people have degrees?

The percentage of the population age 25 and older with associate degrees rose from 9.5% to 10.5% between 2011 and 2021. Between 2011 and 2021, the percentage of people age 25 and older who had completed a bachelor's degree or higher increased by 7.5 percentage points from 30.4% to 37.9%.

By 2019, the percentage of Americans who not only went to college for at least four years but earned a bachelor’s degree had risen to 38.7%.

The share of U.S. adults with college degrees grew from 38.5% to 45.2% between 2010 and 2020, resulting in a $14.2 trillion gain in lifetime earnings, says a new report.

About 44% of Americans age 25 and older hold some type of college degree, with wide disparities when it comes to geography and racial and ethnic groups.

Table 1 also presents the percentage of people with a bachelor’s degree or higher by race and Hispanic origin. In the first 5-year estimate, there were differ-ences in the percentage of people with bachelor’s degrees between race groups. From 2005–2009 to 2015–2019, the percentage of people with a bach-elor’s degree increased for all ...

I've been doing some research about college education in the United States and I'm wondering about the percentage of people with degrees (bachelor's, master's, etc.).