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Educational attainment in the United States as of 2017

Number of U.S. population in 2017, by educational attainment (population in thousands)

The data displays a distribution of the United States population aged 18 years and over by the highest level of education completed as of 2017. During this time period, there were approx. 4.1 million people in the U.S. who had completed their doctorate degree.

High school graduate	71170
Some college, no degree	46445
Associate's degree, occupational	10081
Associate's degree, academic	13990
Bachelor's degree	49368
Master's degree	20797
Professional degree	3196
Doctoral degree	4096

Educational attainment in the United States as of 2017

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