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Higher education graduation in the U.S.

Statistics report on graduation in higher education

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about higher education graduation in the United States. It includes an overview, and follows up with information on Associate's degrees, Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees, Doctoral degrees, as well as information on debt and unemployment, and salary.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Degrees earned in higher education U.S. 1950-2032
  • Premium Statistic Number of Associate's degree recipients U.S. 1970-2032
  • Premium Statistic Number of Bachelor's degree recipients U.S. 1869/70-2031/32
  • Premium Statistic Number of Master's degree recipients U.S. 1880-2032
  • Basic Statistic Number of doctoral and first professional degree recipients U.S. 1870-2032

Associate's degree

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  • Premium Statistic Number of degrees awarded by community colleges U.S. 2024, by type
  • Premium Statistic Associate's degrees earned in the United States 1970-2032, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Associate's degrees earned in the United States 2020/21, by ethnicity

Bachelor's degree

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  • Premium Statistic Bachelor's degrees earned in the United States by gender 1950-2032
  • Premium Statistic Bachelor's degrees earned in the United States 2022/23, by ethnic group
  • Premium Statistic Bachelor's degrees earned in the United States 2021/22, by field of research
  • Premium Statistic Number of Bachelor's degrees awarded U.S. 2021-2022, by gender and subject
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. population who had completed a bachelor's degree 2024, by state

Master's degree

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  • Premium Statistic Master's degrees earned in the United States 1950-2032, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Master's degrees earned in the United States 2022/23, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Master's degrees earned in the United States 2021/22, by field of research
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. population who had completed an advanced degree 2024, by state

Doctorate degree

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  • Premium Statistic Doctoral degrees earned in the United States 1950-2032, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Doctoral degrees earned in the United States 2022/23, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Doctoral degrees earned in the United States 2021/22, by field of research
  • Premium Statistic Median years to complete a doctorate U.S. 1995-2024
  • Premium Statistic Primary sources of financial support for U.S. doctorate recipients 2021

Debt and unemployment

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  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. bachelor degree graduates with debt 1999-2020
  • Premium Statistic Average debt of university graduates in the U.S. 1999/00-2025/26
  • Premium Statistic Average student debt for a 4-year bachelor's degree U.S. 2025, by institution type
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of recent graduates in the U.S. 2019-2025

Salary

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  • Basic Statistic Highest paying associate degrees in the U.S. 2024, by median annual salary
  • Premium Statistic U.S. average salary for Bachelor degree holders 2026, by discipline
  • Premium Statistic Highest paying bachelor's degrees in the U.S. 2024, by median pay
  • Premium Statistic Average salary for master's graduates in the U.S. 2026, by discipline
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