Table 10.

Persons age 18 and over who hold at least a bachelor's degree in specific fields of study, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 2001

Field of study	Total		Sex				Race/ethnicity										Age
			Males		Females		White		Black		Hispanic		Asian/Pacific Islander		American Indian/Alaska Native		18 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, 18 and over
(in thousands)	208,762	(680.6)	99,811	(484.3)	108,951	(477.6)	151,898	(779.3)	23,314	(234.3)	23,580	(273.6)	8,097	(252.9)	1,873	(135.5)	44,447	(572.0)	85,830	(721.6)	78,485	(703.0)
Degree holders	Number (in thousands)
Total	49,144	(595.5)	24,977	(422.6)	24,166	(419.3)	40,138	(548.5)	3,192	(142.5)	2,189	(145.7)	3,389	(177.9)	235	(49.2)	7,016	(245)	24,666	(444)	17,461	(378.5)
Agriculture/forestry	540	(68.7)	421	(60.6)	‡	(†)	473	(64.3)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	254	(47.1)	239	(45.7)
Art/architecture	1,450	(112.4)	649	(75.2)	801	(83.5)	1,156	(100.4)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	259	(47.6)	748	(80.8)	443	(62.2)
Business/management	8,976	(275.8)	5,679	(218.3)	3,297	(167.9)	7,254	(248.7)	623	(65.4)	426	(66.1)	633	(80.2)	‡	(†)	1,202	(102.4)	5,102	(209.4)	2,672	(152.2)
Communications	1,164	(100.7)	577	(70.9)	586	(71.5)	945	(90.8)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	301	(51.3)	706	(78.5)	157	(37.1)
Computer and information sciences	1,249	(104.3)	871	(87.0)	378	(57.4)	895	(88.4)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	166	(41.4)	‡	(†)	268	(48.4)	828	(85.0)	152	(36.5)
Education	7,102	(246.1)	1,750	(123.0)	5,351	(212.3)	6,160	(229.6)	490	(58.1)	234	(49.1)	181	(43.2)	‡	(†)	663	(76.1)	2,891	(158.2)	3,548	(175.1)
Engineering	3,959	(184.8)	3,558	(174.2)	401	(59.2)	3,085	(163.4)	‡	(†)	173	(42.3)	559	(75.5)	‡	(†)	459	(63.3)	2,057	(133.7)	1,443	(112.1)
English/literature	1,527	(115.3)	597	(72.1)	930	(89.9)	1,316	(107.1)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	241	(45.9)	633	(74.3)	654	(75.6)
Foreign languages	448	(62.6)	135	(34.4)	313	(52.3)	344	(54.9)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	219	(43.7)	189	(40.6)
Health sciences	2,298	(141.3)	482	(64.8)	1,817	(125.3)	1,811	(125.5)	173	(34.8)	‡	(†)	213	(46.9)	‡	(†)	382	(57.8)	1,247	(104.2)	670	(76.5)
Liberal arts/humanities	2,846	(157.0)	1,150	(99.9)	1,695	(121.1)	2,444	(145.6)	146	(31.9)	‡	(†)	142	(38.3)	‡	(†)	400	(59.1)	1,308	(106.7)	1,137	(99.6)
Mathematics/statistics	869	(87.1)	507	(66.5)	362	(56.2)	567	(70.4)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	149	(39.2)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	386	(58.1)	363	(56.3)
Natural sciences (biological and    physical)	2,910	(158.8)	1,756	(123.2)	1,153	(100.1)	2,260	(140.1)	190	(36.4)	‡	(†)	345	(59.5)	‡	(†)	413	(60.1)	1,426	(111.4)	1,071	(96.6)
Philosophy/religion/theology	628	(74.1)	437	(61.8)	191	(40.9)	533	(68.3)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	268	(48.4)	255	(47.2)
Pre-professional	596	(72.1)	397	(58.9)	199	(41.7)	448	(62.6)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	306	(51.7)	216	(43.4)
Psychology	1,903	(128.6)	606	(72.7)	1,297	(106.1)	1,561	(116.6)	157	(33.0)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	428	(61.2)	940	(90.6)	535	(68.3)
Social sciences/history	2,436	(145.4)	1,026	(94.4)	1,410	(110.5)	1,981	(131.2)	260	(42.5)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	359	(56.0)	1,092	(97.6)	985	(92.7)
Other fields	8,243	(264.6)	4,377	(192.6)	3,866	(181.5)	6,907	(242.8)	417	(53.7)	337	(58.8)	559	(75.5)	‡	(†)	1,253	(104.5)	4,256	(191.5)	2,734	(153.9)
	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	(0.14)	1.7	(0.24)	0.5	(0.13)	1.2	(0.16)	0.7	(0.38)	1.1	(0.73)	0.5	(0.40)	‡	(†)	0.7	(0.29)	1.0	(0.19)	1.4	(0.26)
Art/architecture	3.0	(0.23)	2.6	(0.30)	3.3	(0.34)	2.9	(0.25)	3.3	(0.83)	4.8	(1.47)	2.2	(0.81)	4.4	(4.32)	3.7	(0.67)	3.0	(0.32)	2.5	(0.35)
Business/management	18.3	(0.52)	22.7	(0.78)	13.6	(0.65)	18.1	(0.57)	19.5	(1.86)	19.5	(2.72)	18.7	(2.16)	17.5	(7.98)	17.1	(1.33)	20.7	(0.76)	15.3	(0.81)
Communications	2.4	(0.20)	2.3	(0.28)	2.4	(0.29)	2.4	(0.22)	3.2	(0.82)	3.3	(1.23)	1.2	(0.60)	‡	(†)	4.3	(0.72)	2.9	(0.31)	0.9	(0.21)
Computer and information sciences	2.5	(0.21)	3.5	(0.34)	1.6	(0.24)	2.2	(0.22)	3.9	(0.91)	2.6	(1.10)	4.9	(1.19)	‡	(†)	3.8	(0.68)	3.4	(0.34)	0.9	(0.21)
Education	14.5	(0.47)	7.0	(0.48)	22.1	(0.79)	15.3	(0.53)	15.3	(1.69)	10.7	(2.13)	5.3	(1.24)	16.0	(7.69)	9.5	(1.03)	11.7	(0.61)	20.3	(0.90)
Engineering	8.1	(0.36)	14.2	(0.65)	1.7	(0.24)	7.7	(0.39)	3.6	(0.87)	7.9	(1.86)	16.5	(2.05)	11.4	(6.67)	6.5	(0.87)	8.3	(0.52)	8.3	(0.62)
English/literature	3.1	(0.23)	2.4	(0.29)	3.8	(0.37)	3.3	(0.26)	2.6	(0.75)	3.1	(1.19)	1.7	(0.71)	‡	(†)	3.4	(0.64)	2.6	(0.30)	3.7	(0.43)
Foreign languages	0.9	(0.13)	0.5	(0.14)	1.3	(0.22)	0.9	(0.14)	0.8	(0.42)	1.7	(0.90)	1.0	(0.56)	‡	(†)	0.6	(0.27)	0.9	(0.18)	1.1	(0.23)
Health sciences	4.7	(0.28)	1.9	(0.26)	7.5	(0.50)	4.5	(0.31)	5.4	(1.06)	4.4	(1.41)	6.3	(1.34)	2.1	(2.99)	5.4	(0.80)	5.1	(0.41)	3.8	(0.43)
Liberal arts/humanities	5.8	(0.31)	4.6	(0.39)	7.0	(0.49)	6.1	(0.35)	4.6	(0.98)	4.7	(1.45)	4.2	(1.11)	4.5	(4.37)	5.7	(0.82)	5.3	(0.42)	6.5	(0.55)
Mathematics/statistics	1.8	(0.18)	2.0	(0.26)	1.5	(0.23)	1.4	(0.17)	2.4	(0.72)	2.4	(1.05)	4.4	(1.13)	10.4	(6.41)	1.7	(0.46)	1.6	(0.23)	2.1	(0.32)
Natural sciences (biological and    physical)	5.9	(0.31)	7.0	(0.48)	4.8	(0.41)	5.6	(0.34)	6.0	(1.11)	4.9	(1.49)	10.2	(1.67)	2.7	(3.41)	5.9	(0.83)	5.8	(0.44)	6.1	(0.54)
Philosophy/religion/theology	1.3	(0.15)	1.8	(0.25)	0.8	(0.17)	1.3	(0.17)	0.9	(0.45)	1.8	(0.90)	0.8	(0.49)	‡	(†)	1.5	(0.43)	1.1	(0.20)	1.5	(0.27)
Pre-professional	1.2	(0.15)	1.6	(0.23)	0.8	(0.17)	1.1	(0.16)	1.6	(0.59)	2.0	(0.97)	1.5	(0.67)	‡	(†)	1.1	(0.36)	1.2	(0.21)	1.2	(0.25)
Psychology	3.9	(0.26)	2.4	(0.29)	5.4	(0.43)	3.9	(0.29)	4.9	(1.01)	5.0	(1.50)	1.7	(0.72)	7.9	(5.65)	6.1	(0.85)	3.8	(0.36)	3.1	(0.39)
Social sciences/history	5.0	(0.29)	4.1	(0.37)	5.8	(0.45)	4.9	(0.32)	8.1	(1.28)	4.7	(1.45)	2.4	(0.85)	4.7	(4.45)	5.1	(0.78)	4.4	(0.39)	5.6	(0.52)
Other fields	16.8	(0.50)	17.5	(0.71)	16.0	(0.70)	17.2	(0.56)	13.1	(1.58)	15.4	(2.48)	16.5	(2.05)	9.9	(6.26)	17.9	(1.35)	17.3	(0.71)	15.7	(0.81)

†Not applicable.

‡Reporting standards not met.

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, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2001, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared September 2005.)