In the academic year of 2020/21, about 202,334 Master's degrees were earned in business across the United States, making it the most common master's degree earned. In that same year, another 47,257 Master's degrees were earned in engineering.

In the academic year of 2022, it is expected that 551,460 female and 331,530 male students will earn a Master’s degree in the United States. These figures are a significant increase from the academic year of 1950, when 16,980 female students and 41,220 male students earned a Master’s degree.

What is a Master’s degree?

A Master’s degree is an academic degree granted by universities after finishing a Bachelor’s degree. Master’s degrees focus in on a specific field and are more specialized than a Bachelor’s. A typical Master’s program is about two years long, with the final semester focusing on the thesis. Master’s degree programs are usually harder to get into than Bachelor’s degree programs, due to the rigor of the program. Because these programs are so competitive, those with a Master’s degree are typically paid more than those with a Bachelor’s degree.

Master’s degrees in the United States

The number of master’s degrees granted in the United States has steadily increased since the 1970s and is expected to continue to increase. In 2021, the Master’s degree program with the worst job prospects in the United States by mid-career median pay was counseling, while the program with the best job prospects was a physician's assistant.

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The Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering survey is an annual census of all U.S. academic institutions granting research-based master's degrees or doctorates in science, engineering, and selected health fields as of fall of the survey year. The survey, sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation and by the National Institutes of Health, collects the total number of master's and doctoral students, postdoctoral appointees, and doctorate-level nonfaculty researchers by demographic and other characteristics such as source of financial support. Results are used to assess shifts in graduate enrollment and postdoc appointments and trends in financial support.

In order to encourage academic and related research on gender equality education and improve the academic standards of the above-mentioned topics, the Ministry of Education has formulated the "Key Points for the Ministry of Education to Award Master's and Doctoral Thesis and Journal Papers on Gender Equality Education" for awards.

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The dataset contains Academic-year-wise historically compiled data on the total number of Indian students who enrolled for Undergraduate, Graduate, Non-Degree and Optional Practical Training (OPT) courses in the United States of America (USA).

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In 2024, about 87,957 master's degrees were awarded in South Korea, showing a slight increase from the previous year. The overall number of graduates receiving master's degrees has increased over the past few years.

Belgium BE: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data was reported at 18.704 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.239 % for 2021. Belgium BE: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 15.900 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2022, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.239 % in 2021 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2012. Belgium BE: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;;

In 2021, the District of Columbia had the most highly educated population in the United States, with 35.9 percent of the population over the age of 25 having an advanced degree. Massachusetts had the next most educated population, with 20.4 percent of residents having an advanced degree. For the United States as a whole, this figure stood at 13.1 percent of the population.

An advanced degree includes graduate and professional degrees.

The number of master's degree graduates (or equivalent) in Canada decreased to 72,471 numbers compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significantly higher number than the preceding years.

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Rwanda RW: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data was reported at 0.115 % in 2012. Rwanda RW: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 0.115 % from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2012, with 1 observations. Rwanda RW: Educational Attainment: At Least Master's or Equivalent: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Rwanda – Table RW.World Bank: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; ;

Number of Canadian students in a master's degree entry cohort belonging to a visible minority group, by student characteristics.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the population of Morgan City by gender across 18 age groups. It lists the male and female population in each age group along with the gender ratio for Morgan City. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Morgan City by gender and age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group for both Men and Women in Morgan City. Additionally, it can be used to see how the gender ratio changes from birth to senior most age group and male to female ratio across each age group for Morgan City.

Key observations

Largest age group (population): Male # 60-64 years (21) | Female # 15-19 years (14). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Scope of gender :

Please note that American Community Survey asks a question about the respondents current sex, but not about gender, sexual orientation, or sex at birth. The question is intended to capture data for biological sex, not gender. Respondents are supposed to respond with the answer as either of Male or Female. Our research and this dataset mirrors the data reported as Male and Female for gender distribution analysis.

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group for the Morgan City population analysis. Total expected values are 18 and are define above in the age groups section.
• Population (Male): The male population in the Morgan City is shown in the following column.
• Population (Female): The female population in the Morgan City is shown in the following column.
• Gender Ratio: Also known as the sex ratio, this column displays the number of males per 100 females in Morgan City for each age group.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

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Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Morgan City Population by Gender. You can refer the same here

China Number of Graduate: Postgraduate: Master Degree data was reported at 927.629 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 779.845 Person th for 2022. China Number of Graduate: Postgraduate: Master Degree data is updated yearly, averaging 334.613 Person th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 927.629 Person th in 2023 and a record low of 38.051 Person th in 1998. China Number of Graduate: Postgraduate: Master Degree data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Education. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GD: No of Graduate: Higher Education: By Region.

In 2022, approximately 3.3 million people in Bangladesh had a Master's or equivalent level degree. In the same year, Indonesia recorded around 1.1 million Master's degree holders.

Admission into graduate school data. This dataset has a binary response (outcome, dependent) variable called admit. There are three predictor variables: gre, gpa and rank.