Educational Attainment
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Educational Attainment
Educational attainment refers to the highest level of education that an individual has completed. This is distinct from the level of schooling that an individual is attending.
Latest Releases
Field of Degree Briefs: 2011
- Field of Degree and Earnings by Selected Employment Characteristics: 2011 [PDF –179kb]
- Work-Life Earnings by Field of Degree and Occupation for People With a Bachelor’s Degree: 2011 [PDF – 185kb]
- Appendixes [PDF – 135kb]
Field of Degree Infographics: 2010
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2011 (CPS 2011)
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2009
- Report [PDF – 1.4M]
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