| Table P42. Percentage distribution of credential-seeking undergraduates, by curriculum area and credential goal: 2007–08 | ||||||||||
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| Credential goal | Number of students | Total, all curriculum areas | Career education | Academic education | Undeclared | |||||
| All credential-seeking undergraduates | 19,440,000 | 100.0 | 62.2 | 29.3 | 8.5 | |||||
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 9,822,000 | 100.0 | 65.0 | 24.0 | 11.0 | |||||
| Certificate | 1,437,000 | 100.0 | 87.2 | 4.5 | 8.3 | |||||
| Associate's degree | 8,385,000 | 100.0 | 61.2 | 27.4 | 11.4 | |||||
| Bachelor's degree | 9,617,000 | 100.0 | 59.3 | 34.7 | 6.1 | |||||
| NOTE: Data include the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08). |
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