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| Table 10. | Persons age 25 and over who hold a bachelor's or higher degree, by sex, race/ethnicity, age group, and field of bachelor's degree: 2009 |
| Field of bachelor's degree | Total | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Age | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native | 25 to 29 years old | 30 to 49 years old | 50 years old and over | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Total population, 25 and over | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 201,998 | (49.3) | 97,493 | (28.6) | 104,505 | (29.7) | 139,972 | (16.8) | 22,537 | (21.7) | 26,116 | (15.9) | 9,582 | (16.0) | 1,182 | (10.7) | 21,459 | (20.9) | 84,501 | (30.0) | 96,038 | (31.7) |
| Percent of population with bachelor's degree |
27.9 | (0.01) | 28.4 | (0.07) | 27.4 | (0.06) | 31.1 | (0.06) | 17.7 | (0.12) | 12.7 | (0.11) | 48.9 | (0.23) | 13.7 | (0.33) | 29.9 | (0.14) | 30.3 | (0.09) | 25.3 | (0.06) |
| Bachelor's degree holders | Number (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 56,375 | (126.9) | 27,692 | (70.4) | 28,682 | (71.4) | 43,510 | (84.1) | 3,993 | (26.4) | 3,309 | (28.1) | 4,685 | (23.3) | 162 | (4.3) | 6,418 | (30.8) | 25,617 | (75.5) | 24,340 | (57.1) |
| Agriculture/forestry | 619 | (7.6) | 448 | (6.5) | 171 | (4.3) | 531 | (7.3) | 19 | (1.5) | 26 | (1.8) | 38 | (2.0) | 1 | (0.4) | 59 | (2.9) | 262 | (4.7) | 299 | (5.6) |
| Art/architecture | 2,606 | (16.8) | 1,125 | (12.9) | 1,481 | (12.9) | 2,094 | (15.5) | 108 | (3.7) | 159 | (4.9) | 197 | (5.0) | 6 | (1.0) | 391 | (8.5) | 1,232 | (12.9) | 983 | (10.6) |
| Business/management | 11,292 | (38.6) | 6,572 | (29.4) | 4,720 | (23.1) | 8,547 | (32.0) | 925 | (13.8) | 776 | (11.5) | 888 | (9.7) | 30 | (2.0) | 1,291 | (13.7) | 5,760 | (28.0) | 4,241 | (22.1) |
| Communications | 1,984 | (17.5) | 846 | (9.7) | 1,138 | (12.8) | 1,594 | (16.9) | 165 | (5.5) | 115 | (4.6) | 73 | (2.9) | 5 | (0.8) | 372 | (8.5) | 1,139 | (12.6) | 473 | (8.0) |
| Computer and information sciences | 1,495 | (16.3) | 1,057 | (13.3) | 439 | (6.6) | 910 | (12.1) | 145 | (5.0) | 96 | (4.4) | 315 | (7.2) | 3 | (0.5) | 259 | (6.2) | 972 | (12.7) | 265 | (5.6) |
| Education | 7,974 | (36.0) | 1,998 | (18.2) | 5,976 | (28.9) | 6,633 | (27.7) | 585 | (9.0) | 408 | (7.9) | 250 | (5.6) | 26 | (1.7) | 577 | (8.7) | 2,494 | (17.4) | 4,902 | (26.8) |
| Engineering | 4,453 | (24.0) | 3,882 | (21.0) | 570 | (8.8) | 3,101 | (20.2) | 166 | (4.4) | 305 | (7.3) | 819 | (11.2) | 9 | (1.4) | 436 | (8.6) | 2,099 | (14.0) | 1,917 | (13.8) |
| English/literature | 1,953 | (15.3) | 674 | (8.4) | 1,279 | (11.4) | 1,623 | (14.0) | 104 | (3.9) | 73 | (3.8) | 122 | (4.4) | 4 | (0.7) | 200 | (5.3) | 812 | (9.9) | 942 | (10.3) |
| Foreign languages | 618 | (8.6) | 179 | (5.0) | 439 | (6.7) | 477 | (8.1) | 21 | (1.9) | 53 | (2.6) | 56 | (2.7) | 1 | (0.3) | 68 | (3.3) | 250 | (6.1) | 301 | (5.7) |
| Health sciences | 3,806 | (23.9) | 697 | (9.7) | 3,109 | (22.2) | 2,843 | (20.3) | 304 | (6.7) | 183 | (4.9) | 424 | (7.9) | 12 | (1.2) | 348 | (6.8) | 1,714 | (14.8) | 1,744 | (16.1) |
| Liberal arts/humanities | 1,016 | (11.8) | 415 | (7.6) | 601 | (9.2) | 778 | (10.8) | 69 | (3.3) | 75 | (2.9) | 71 | (3.3) | 5 | (0.6) | 117 | (4.4) | 456 | (7.8) | 443 | (7.7) |
| Mathematics/statistics | 868 | (10.0) | 522 | (7.3) | 346 | (6.5) | 678 | (8.3) | 47 | (2.4) | 31 | (2.2) | 101 | (3.9) | 2 | (0.4) | 70 | (3.2) | 325 | (6.8) | 473 | (6.3) |
| Natural sciences (biological and physical) |
3,845 | (24.8) | 2,296 | (17.9) | 1,549 | (14.6) | 2,906 | (19.9) | 197 | (5.3) | 177 | (5.3) | 505 | (7.4) | 9 | (1.1) | 455 | (7.2) | 1,755 | (16.2) | 1,635 | (13.4) |
| Philosophy/religion/theology | 804 | (11.4) | 561 | (8.6) | 243 | (5.4) | 647 | (10.5) | 60 | (3.1) | 37 | (2.7) | 46 | (2.3) | 2 | (0.6) | 89 | (4.0) | 297 | (7.1) | 419 | (7.1) |
| Pre-professional | 815 | (11.6) | 509 | (8.8) | 306 | (6.5) | 586 | (9.2) | 122 | (4.5) | 72 | (3.4) | 18 | (1.7) | 6 | (0.9) | 135 | (4.5) | 472 | (8.3) | 209 | (4.9) |
| Psychology | 2,576 | (17.5) | 843 | (10.4) | 1,733 | (14.4) | 2,015 | (15.7) | 210 | (5.6) | 174 | (4.5) | 124 | (4.5) | 10 | (1.1) | 371 | (7.6) | 1,239 | (12.8) | 965 | (8.3) |
| Social sciences/history | 5,626 | (29.3) | 3,223 | (18.5) | 2,403 | (18.4) | 4,483 | (22.9) | 386 | (7.4) | 305 | (6.5) | 359 | (7.7) | 15 | (1.4) | 645 | (9.0) | 2,445 | (18.9) | 2,536 | (18.8) |
| Other fields | 4,022 | (26.1) | 1,844 | (16.0) | 2,178 | (20.3) | 3,065 | (21.5) | 359 | (8.4) | 244 | (6.7) | 279 | (6.2) | 18 | (1.4) | 535 | (8.8) | 1,895 | (17.8) | 1,592 | (13.4) |
| Percentage distribution, by field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) |
| Agriculture/forestry | 1.1 | (0.01) | 1.6 | (0.02) | 0.6 | (0.01) | 1.2 | (0.02) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 0.8 | (0.05) | 0.8 | (0.04) | 0.8 | (0.23) | 0.9 | (0.04) | 1.0 | (0.02) | 1.2 | (0.02) |
| Art/architecture | 4.6 | (0.03) | 4.1 | (0.05) | 5.2 | (0.04) | 4.8 | (0.03) | 2.7 | (0.09) | 4.8 | (0.15) | 4.2 | (0.11) | 3.5 | (0.61) | 6.1 | (0.13) | 4.8 | (0.05) | 4.0 | (0.04) |
| Business/management | 20.0 | (0.06) | 23.7 | (0.10) | 16.5 | (0.07) | 19.6 | (0.07) | 23.2 | (0.29) | 23.4 | (0.30) | 19.0 | (0.19) | 18.6 | (1.09) | 20.1 | (0.18) | 22.5 | (0.09) | 17.4 | (0.09) |
| Communications | 3.5 | (0.03) | 3.1 | (0.03) | 4.0 | (0.04) | 3.7 | (0.04) | 4.1 | (0.13) | 3.5 | (0.13) | 1.6 | (0.06) | 2.8 | (0.48) | 5.8 | (0.13) | 4.4 | (0.05) | 1.9 | (0.03) |
| Computer and information sciences | 2.7 | (0.03) | 3.8 | (0.04) | 1.5 | (0.02) | 2.1 | (0.03) | 3.6 | (0.13) | 2.9 | (0.13) | 6.7 | (0.16) | 1.7 | (0.33) | 4.0 | (0.09) | 3.8 | (0.05) | 1.1 | (0.02) |
| Education | 14.1 | (0.05) | 7.2 | (0.06) | 20.8 | (0.09) | 15.2 | (0.06) | 14.6 | (0.17) | 12.3 | (0.22) | 5.3 | (0.11) | 16.2 | (1.00) | 9.0 | (0.13) | 9.7 | (0.06) | 20.1 | (0.09) |
| Engineering | 7.9 | (0.04) | 14.0 | (0.07) | 2.0 | (0.03) | 7.1 | (0.04) | 4.2 | (0.11) | 9.2 | (0.20) | 17.5 | (0.22) | 5.3 | (0.86) | 6.8 | (0.12) | 8.2 | (0.05) | 7.9 | (0.06) |
| English/literature | 3.5 | (0.03) | 2.4 | (0.03) | 4.5 | (0.04) | 3.7 | (0.03) | 2.6 | (0.10) | 2.2 | (0.11) | 2.6 | (0.09) | 2.4 | (0.41) | 3.1 | (0.08) | 3.2 | (0.04) | 3.9 | (0.04) |
| Foreign languages | 1.1 | (0.01) | 0.6 | (0.02) | 1.5 | (0.02) | 1.1 | (0.02) | 0.5 | (0.05) | 1.6 | (0.08) | 1.2 | (0.06) | 0.6 | (0.19) | 1.1 | (0.05) | 1.0 | (0.02) | 1.2 | (0.02) |
| Health sciences | 6.8 | (0.04) | 2.5 | (0.03) | 10.8 | (0.07) | 6.5 | (0.04) | 7.6 | (0.16) | 5.5 | (0.14) | 9.0 | (0.16) | 7.4 | (0.70) | 5.4 | (0.11) | 6.7 | (0.05) | 7.2 | (0.06) |
| Liberal arts/humanities | 1.8 | (0.02) | 1.5 | (0.03) | 2.1 | (0.03) | 1.8 | (0.03) | 1.7 | (0.08) | 2.3 | (0.09) | 1.5 | (0.07) | 2.8 | (0.38) | 1.8 | (0.07) | 1.8 | (0.03) | 1.8 | (0.03) |
| Mathematics/statistics | 1.5 | (0.02) | 1.9 | (0.03) | 1.2 | (0.02) | 1.6 | (0.02) | 1.2 | (0.06) | 0.9 | (0.07) | 2.2 | (0.08) | 1.2 | (0.25) | 1.1 | (0.05) | 1.3 | (0.03) | 1.9 | (0.03) |
| Natural sciences (biological and physical) |
6.8 | (0.04) | 8.3 | (0.06) | 5.4 | (0.05) | 6.7 | (0.04) | 4.9 | (0.13) | 5.4 | (0.14) | 10.8 | (0.15) | 5.3 | (0.64) | 7.1 | (0.10) | 6.9 | (0.06) | 6.7 | (0.05) |
| Philosophy/religion/theology | 1.4 | (0.02) | 2.0 | (0.03) | 0.8 | (0.02) | 1.5 | (0.02) | 1.5 | (0.08) | 1.1 | (0.08) | 1.0 | (0.05) | 1.5 | (0.36) | 1.4 | (0.06) | 1.2 | (0.03) | 1.7 | (0.03) |
| Pre-professional | 1.4 | (0.02) | 1.8 | (0.03) | 1.1 | (0.02) | 1.3 | (0.02) | 3.1 | (0.11) | 2.2 | (0.10) | 0.4 | (0.04) | 3.7 | (0.52) | 2.1 | (0.07) | 1.8 | (0.03) | 0.9 | (0.02) |
| Psychology | 4.6 | (0.03) | 3.0 | (0.04) | 6.0 | (0.05) | 4.6 | (0.04) | 5.3 | (0.14) | 5.3 | (0.13) | 2.7 | (0.10) | 6.0 | (0.61) | 5.8 | (0.12) | 4.8 | (0.05) | 4.0 | (0.03) |
| Social sciences/history | 10.0 | (0.05) | 11.6 | (0.06) | 8.4 | (0.06) | 10.3 | (0.05) | 9.7 | (0.18) | 9.2 | (0.18) | 7.7 | (0.15) | 9.5 | (0.89) | 10.1 | (0.13) | 9.5 | (0.07) | 10.4 | (0.07) |
| Other fields | 7.1 | (0.04) | 6.7 | (0.05) | 7.6 | (0.07) | 7.0 | (0.05) | 9.0 | (0.22) | 7.4 | (0.19) | 6.0 | (0.13) | 10.9 | (0.80) | 8.3 | (0.13) | 7.4 | (0.07) | 6.5 | (0.05) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared April 2012.) |
