Bachelor’s Degree in US

• Bachelor’s Degree Attainment Tops 30 Percent for the First Time

In March 2011, for the first time ever, more than 30 percent of U.S. adults 25 and older had at least a bachelor’s degree, the U.S. Census Bureau reports.

• Those With Bachelor’s Degrees Weathered Recession Better

People with a bachelor’s degree had lower rates of unemployment than those with less education in every month from January 2008 to December 2010. This period included all but one month of the recent recession, which began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009.

• Earnings Tied to Degree Level, Field of Study and Mode of High School Completion

According to What It’s Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status in 2009, higher levels of educational attainment are associated with higher earnings. In 2009, the average monthly earnings for adults with a professional degree who worked full time were $11,927.

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via Bachelor’s Degree Attainment Tops 30 Percent for the First Time, Census Bureau Reports – Education – Newsroom – U.S. Census Bureau.