In 2021, the District of Columbia had the most highly educated population in the United States, with **** percent of residents over the age of 25 having a Bachelor's degree or higher. Massachusetts followed closely behind, with **** percent of residents having completed a Bachelor's degree or higher. For the United States as a whole, this figure stood at **** percent of the population.

The National Survey of College Graduates is a repeated cross-sectional biennial survey that provides data on the nation's college graduates, with a focus on those in the science and engineering workforce. This survey is a unique source for examining the relationship of degree field and occupation in addition to other characteristics of college-educated individuals, including work activities, salary, and demographic information.

The Recent College Graduates (RCG) survey estimates the potential supply of newly qualified teachers in the United States and explores the immediate post-degree employment and education experiences of individuals obtaining bachelor's or master's degrees from American colleges and universities. The RCG survey, which focuses heavily, but not exclusively, on those graduates qualified to teach at the elementary and secondary levels, is designed to meet the following objectives: (1) to determine how many graduates become eligible or qualified to teach for the first time and how many are employed as teachers in the year following graduation, by teaching field, (2) to examine the relationship between courses taken, student achievement, and occupational outcomes, and (3) to monitor unemployment rates and average salaries of graduates by field of study. The RCG survey collects information on education and employment of all graduates (date of graduation, field of study, whether newly qualified to teach, further enrollment, financial aid, employment status, and teacher employment characteristics), as well as standard demographic characteristics such as earnings, age, marital status, sex, and race/ethnicity.

This statistic shows the top metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of college graduates in the United States in 2019. In 2019, Boulder in Colorado was ranked first with 64.8 percent of its population having a Bachelor's degree or higher.

In 2019, around 94.5 percent of the population in Vermont and Maine had high school graduation or higher as their highest form of education -- the most out of any state in the country. For the United States as a whole, 89.4 percent of the population were high school graduates or higher.

In an impressive increase from years past, 39 percent of women in the United States had completed four years or more of college in 2022. This figure is up from 3.8 percent of women in 1940. A significant increase can also be seen in males, with 36.2 percent of the U.S. male population having completed four years or more of college in 2022, up from 5.5 percent in 1940.

4- and 2-year colleges

In the United States, college students are able to choose between attending a 2-year postsecondary program and a 4-year postsecondary program. Generally, attending a 2-year program results in an Associate’s Degree, and 4-year programs result in a Bachelor’s Degree.

Many 2-year programs are designed so that attendees can transfer to a college or university offering a 4-year program upon completing their Associate’s. Completion of a 4-year program is the generally accepted standard for entry-level positions when looking for a job.

Earnings after college

Factors such as gender, degree achieved, and the level of postsecondary education can have an impact on employment and earnings later in life. Some Bachelor’s degrees continue to attract more male students than female, particularly in STEM fields, while liberal arts degrees such as education, languages and literatures, and communication tend to see higher female attendance.

All of these factors have an impact on earnings after college, and despite nearly the same rate of attendance within the American population between males and females, men with a Bachelor’s Degree continue to have higher weekly earnings on average than their female counterparts.

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United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 25 to 34 years, Women was 2.60% in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 25 to 34 years, Women reached a record high of 11.00 in July of 2020 and a record low of 1.30 in September of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 25 to 34 years, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

The statistic displays the population in India that had completed college education in 2011, with a breakdown by state and union territory. In that year, the state of Uttar Pradesh was at the top of the list, with just under ** million college graduates, followed by the state of Maharashtra with some *** million graduates.

United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 18 to 19 years, Women was 7.00000 Thous. of Persons in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 18 to 19 years, Women reached a record high of 9.00000 in August of 2012 and a record low of 0.00000 in September of 2005. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 18 to 19 years, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

The Recent College Graduates (RCG) survey estimates the potential supply of newly qualified teachers in the United States and explores the immediate post-degree employment and education experiences of individuals obtaining bachelor's or master's degrees from American colleges and universities. The RCG survey, which focuses heavily, but not exclusively, on those graduates qualified to teach at the elementary and secondary levels, is designed to meet the following objectives: (1) to determine how many graduates become eligible or qualified to teach for the first time and how many are employed as teachers in the year following graduation, by teaching field, (2) to examine the relationship between courses taken, student achievement, and occupational outcomes, and (3) to monitor unemployment rates and average salaries of graduates by field of study. The RCG survey collects information on education and employment of all graduates (date of graduation, field of study, whether newly qualified to teach, further enrollment, financial aid, employment status, and teacher employment characteristics) as well as standard demographic characteristics such as earnings, age, marital status, sex, and race/ethnicity. The 1989-1990 survey (called RCG-91 because the data were collected in 1991) contains four data files. Part 1 contains variables from the main questionnaire and includes information on type of degree received, teaching eligibility, certification, salary, and whether the respondent was unemployed. Also included are transcripts for sampled bachelor degree recipients. Part 2 contains verbatim comments from graduates regarding fields of study, occupation, and parents' occupations. Replicate weights are contained in Part 3, and imputation flags are found in Part 4.

United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Master's Degree, 35 to 44 years, Women was 48.00000 Thous. of Persons in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Master's Degree, 35 to 44 years, Women reached a record high of 165.00000 in April of 2020 and a record low of 7.00000 in December of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Master's Degree, 35 to 44 years, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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In 2022, about 37.7 percent of the U.S. population who were aged 25 and above had graduated from college or another higher education institution, a slight decline from 37.9 the previous year. However, this is a significant increase from 1960, when only 7.7 percent of the U.S. population had graduated from college. Demographics Educational attainment varies by gender, location, race, and age throughout the United States. Asian-American and Pacific Islanders had the highest level of education, on average, while Massachusetts and the District of Colombia are areas home to the highest rates of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher. However, education levels are correlated with wealth. While public education is free up until the 12th grade, the cost of university is out of reach for many Americans, making social mobility increasingly difficult. Earnings White Americans with a professional degree earned the most money on average, compared to other educational levels and races. However, regardless of educational attainment, males typically earned far more on average compared to females. Despite the decreasing wage gap over the years in the country, it remains an issue to this day. Not only is there a large wage gap between males and females, but there is also a large income gap linked to race as well.

United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 65 years and over, Women was 0.00000 Thous. of Persons in December of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 65 years and over, Women reached a record high of 17.00000 in August of 2020 and a record low of 0.00000 in October of 2002. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 65 years and over, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 65 years and over, Men was 8.00000 Thous. of Persons in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 65 years and over, Men reached a record high of 25.00000 in August of 2017 and a record low of 0.00000 in November of 2001. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Level - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 65 years and over, Men - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Civilian Labor Force - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 45 to 54 years, Women was 4356.00000 Thous. of Persons in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Civilian Labor Force - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 45 to 54 years, Women reached a record high of 4501.00000 in March of 2025 and a record low of 2703.00000 in November of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Civilian Labor Force - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 45 to 54 years, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

This dataset tracks annual total students amount from 1987 to 2023 for State College Area High School

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This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in State College Area High School