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Educational Attainment

Five Key Data Releases From the U.S. Census Bureau

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2011The percentage with a professional degree is not statistically different from the percentage with a doctoral degree

Some college or associate’s degree

12%

31%

26%

19%

8%1% 2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Older: 2011

30 percent

Doctorate degreeProfessional degree

High school completion

Less than high school completion

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

1947 1962 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008

Percent of People 25 and Over With a Bachelor’s or Higher Degree: 1947-2011

30 percent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2011

5 percent

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

9%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Percent o

f College Edu

cated Po

pulatio

nPercent of the College-Educated Population 25

and Over Who are Asian, Black or Hispanic: 2001-2011

AsianBlackHispanic

7.6 percent

6.1 percent

8.1 percent

6.7 percent

4.4 percent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2011 The 2011 estimate of people who hold a bachelor's degree that are Asian is not statistically different from the 2001 estimate for Asians and is not statistically different from the 2011 estimate for Blacks

8.0 percent

11.4

29.730.8

17.9

7.3

1.91.0

32.3

22.2

18.7

15.8

7.0

2.11.9

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Less than HS HS diplomaor GED

Some Collegeor Associate's

Bachelor's Master's Professional Doctorate

Native born Foreign born

Educational Attainment of the Native-born and Foreign-born Population: 2009

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009

Field of Bachelor’s Degree

Distribution of Bachelor’s Degree Holders by Selected Fields: 2009

Note: Data are for the population 25 and over with at least a bachelor's degree.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009

(Numbers in thousands)

19,640

4,936

11,305

7,723

12,732

Science andEngineering

Science‐ andEngineering‐Related

Fields

Business Education Arts, Humanities, andOther

California 41%

District of Columbia 48%Maryland 41%

Washington 41%

Note: Data are for the population 25 and over with at least a bachelor's degree.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009

87.2

72.7

66.9

58.1

57.8

57.0

55.2

46.2

43.2

37.8

33.1

32.8

30.5

24.4

Engineering

Physical and Related Sciences

Computers, Mathematics and Statistics

Business

Biological, Agricultural, and…

Liberal Arts and History

Social Sciences

Multidisciplinary Studies

Communications

Visual and Performing Arts

Literature and Languages

Psychology

Science and Engineering Related Fields

Education

Fiel

d of

Deg

ree Male

Female

Sex Distribution Within Field of Bachelor’s Degree: 2009

62 percent

45 percent

18 percent

13 percent

27 percent

52 percent

78 percent80 percent

What’s It Worth: The Payoff of Education

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20%

Jan 2008 Jul 2008 Jan 2009 Jul 2009 Jan 2010 Jul 2010

Unemployment Rate by Educational Attainment, Population 25 and Older: 2008 - 2010

Less thanHS/GED

HS Grad/GED

Some College

BachelorsDegree

AdvancedDegree

Recession period

5.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008, 2009, 2010.

17.9

Mean, Median and Average• Mean – Total divided by number

of people• Median – Amount where half

the people have more, half have less

• Average – Usually refers to “mean,” but no strict definition

24,52030,915 33,213

39,867

56,472

74,248

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

Not a highschool

graduate

GED oralternativecredential

Regular highschool

diploma

Some collegeor associate's

degree

Bachelor'sdegree

Advanceddegree

Dollars

Educational Attainment

Median Earnings for Full-Time Workers 25 Years and Over by Educational Attainment: 2009


(Earnings in dollars)

Not a high school

graduate

Regular high

school diploma

GED or alternative credential

Some college or associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Age group: 25 to 34 years 22,000 28,700 27,900 33,200 46,000 56,300 35 to 44 years 24,800 34,000 31,500 41,200 61,700 78,600 45 to 64 years 26,200 35,900 32,900 44,000 63,300 82,100 65 years and over 24,200 30,300 28,000 38,000 52,700 77,400

Median Earnings for Full-Time Workers 25 Years and Over by Educational Attainment and Age: 2009



Not a high school

graduate

Regular high

school diploma



Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Sex: Male 48,200 27,500 38,400 35,500 46,500 64,900 Female 37,200 20,000 28,200 25,800 34,400 48,200

Median Earnings for Full-Time Workers 25 Years and Over by Educational Attainment and Sex: 2009



Not a high school

graduate

Regular high

school diploma



Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Race and Hispanic origin: White alone 25,600 34,900 31,500 41,300 58,100 75,300 Non‐Hispanic White alone 29,200 36,000 31,800 41,900 58,800 76,000 Black alone 23,300 29,000 27,300 34,800 47,200 61,800 Asian alone 23,600 28,500 32,600 38,700 58,200 82,700

Hispanic (of any race) 22,500 27,900 29,500 35,600 46,800 62,000

Median Earnings for Full-Time Workers 25 Years and Over by Educational Attainment, Race, and Hispanic

Origin: 2009


Mean Monthly Earnings by Educational Attainment Among the Population 18 Years and Over with Earnings: 2009

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2008 Panel

2,136

2,434

3,179

3,598

3,538

4,166

5,445

6,731

8,434

11,927

Elementary

Some high school

High school completion

Some college

Vocational certificate

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctorate degree

Professional degree

Monthly earnings in dollars

Median Monthly Earnings by Selected Field of Training and Education Levels: 2009

61985750

45364000

3417

42574000

3200 3240

2667

Engineering Computers Business Liberal arts Education

Earn

ings

in d

olla

rs

Bachelor's degree Associate's degree


Median Monthly Earnings by Selected Field of Training and Education Levels: 2009

61985750

45364000

3417

42574000

3200 3240

2667

Engineering Computers Business Liberal arts Education

Ear

ning

s in

dol

lars

Bachelor's degree Associate's degree


Mean Monthly Earnings by Vocational Certificate Field Among the Population 18 Years and Over with Earnings: 2009(Earnings in dollars)

3179

4904

4355

3362 3318

28242611

High schoolcompletion

Construction Electronics Automechanics

Business Health care Cosmetology

Earn

ings

in d

olla

rs


High School Equivalency (GED)

Characteristics of GED and High School Diploma Holders Among the Population 18 Years and Over: 2009(Earnings in dollars)

High school diploma

Percent PercentTotal 100.0 3,149 100.0 4,690

Highest Degree LevelHigh school graduate 57.3 2,922 27.2 3,222Some college 38.0 3,192 39.6 3,794Bachelor's degree or higher 4.8 4,852 33.2 6,305

GED

Mean monthly earnings

Mean monthly earnings


Educational Attainment• Over 30 percent of adults have bachelor’s or

higher degrees• Number of Hispanic adults with bachelor’s

degrees grew 80 percent from 2001-2011• People with higher education have experienced

lower unemployment in the recent recession• Nearly half of all people with science and

engineering degrees located on the West coast or East coast

For Further Information

www.census.gov

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