Census Bureau Report: More Than 6 in 10 Advanced Degree Holders Between Ages 25-29 Are Women

From yesterday's Census report on educational attainment, the chart above shows the college degree gap in favor of women for all levels of higher education for age group between 25-29. More than 60% of advanced degrees are now held by women for that age group, up by more than three percentage points from the 58.2% reported by Census for 2009. For African-Americans ages 25-29, there are 239 women holding advanced degrees for every 100 men with graduate degrees (70.5% female vs. 29.5% male).

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Census Bureau Report: More Than 6 in 10 Advanced Degree Holders Between Ages 25-29 Are Women