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Master's degrees earned in the United States by ethnicity 2015/16

Number of master's degrees earned in the United States in 2016, by ethnicity

The data displays the number of master's degrees earned in higher education in 2015/16. About 3,540 master's degrees were earned by American Indian or Alaskan Native students.

White 431850
Black 88817
Hispanic 62946
Asian or Pacific Islander 45917
American Indian/Alaskan Native 3540
Two or more races 16583
Nonresident alien 135942