What is the rate among the 25 year olds?
2006-08-03 16:43:23 · 3 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
The US Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey includes data on Educational Attainment. The most recent report (2004 data) includes the following table showing educational attainment of the population 25 years or older:
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/education/cps2004/tab10-01.pdf
The key figures we need to answer your question:
Total population over 25: 186,877,000
Highest Degree Reached --
Associate Degree: 15,764,000
Bachelor's Degree: 33,766,000
Master's Degree: 12,609,000
Professional Degree: 2,952,000
Doctorate Degree: 2,422,000
Total with Associate Degree or above: 67,513,000
67,513,000 degree-holders out of 186,877,000 total population over 25 = 36.13% of over-25 population holds at least Associate Degree.
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2006-08-03 17:06:20 · answer #1 · answered by lukethelibrarian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
21% of Americans had taken some college courses but had not earned a degree in 2000, compared with 18.7% 10 years earlier.
15.5% had earned a bachelor's degree but no higher, compared with 13.1% in 1990.
8.9% earned graduate or professional degrees, compared with 7.2% earlier.
2006-08-03 17:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by Andy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about that many...
2006-08-03 16:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by GO AHEAD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋