Table 104.60.

Number of persons 25 to 34 years old and percentage with a bachelor's or higher degree, by undergraduate field of study, sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. nativity and citizenship status: 2015

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. nativity and citizenship status	Total population ages 25 to 34 (in thousands)		Percent of population with bachelor's or higher degree			Percentage distribution of bachelor's degree holders
						Total, all fields		Bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field																											Bachelor's degree in a non-STEM field
								STEM total			Agri-culture/ natural resources			Architec-ture			Computer and information sciences			Engineering/ engineering technologies			Biology/ biomedical sciences			Math-ematics/ statistics			Physical/ social sciences			Health studies			Non-STEM total			Business			Education			All other fields of study
1	2		3			4		5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13			14			15			16			17
Total	43,824	(32.2)	34.2		(0.12)	100.0	(†)	41.6		(0.14)	1.6		(0.04)	0.7		(0.03)	4.2		(0.08)	8.2		(0.09)	6.0		(0.07)	1.2		(0.04)	12.6		(0.11)	7.2		(0.08)	58.4		(0.14)	19.6		(0.14)	7.8		(0.09)	31.0		(0.16)
Sex
Male	22,082	(22.5)	30.4		(0.14)	100.0	(†)	44.4		(0.25)	1.8		(0.06)	0.9		(0.04)	7.0		(0.16)	14.1		(0.16)	5.6		(0.13)	1.5		(0.06)	10.7		(0.16)	2.8		(0.08)	55.6		(0.25)	22.9		(0.24)	3.6		(0.09)	29.1		(0.22)
Female	21,742	(20.6)	38.1		(0.15)	100.0	(†)	39.3		(0.23)	1.4		(0.05)	0.5		(0.03)	1.9		(0.06)	3.4		(0.08)	6.3		(0.09)	0.9		(0.05)	14.1		(0.17)	10.8		(0.14)	60.7		(0.23)	17.0		(0.18)	11.2		(0.14)	32.5		(0.24)
Race/ethnicity
White	24,811	(14.0)	40.3		(0.15)	100.0	(†)	38.4		(0.20)	2.0		(0.05)	0.7		(0.03)	3.1		(0.07)	6.5		(0.09)	5.6		(0.09)	1.1		(0.04)	12.4		(0.13)	7.1		(0.09)	61.6		(0.20)	19.4		(0.16)	9.1		(0.11)	33.0		(0.20)
Black	5,745	(20.1)	21.0		(0.28)	100.0	(†)	37.9		(0.68)	0.7		(0.11)	0.5		(0.09)	4.0		(0.27)	4.5		(0.28)	5.4		(0.36)	0.9		(0.15)	13.0		(0.38)	8.9		(0.35)	62.1		(0.68)	23.5		(0.55)	6.4		(0.29)	32.2		(0.62)
Hispanic	8,861	(21.1)	16.1		(0.18)	100.0	(†)	38.7		(0.52)	1.1		(0.13)	0.9		(0.11)	3.3		(0.23)	7.6		(0.28)	4.9		(0.23)	1.0		(0.12)	13.6		(0.33)	6.3		(0.26)	61.3		(0.52)	21.1		(0.48)	7.1		(0.28)	33.0		(0.54)
Asian	2,922	(15.2)	64.7		(0.42)	100.0	(†)	62.6		(0.47)	0.8		(0.09)	0.7		(0.09)	10.8		(0.29)	19.8		(0.36)	8.8		(0.33)	2.0		(0.15)	11.8		(0.33)	7.9		(0.28)	37.4		(0.47)	18.0		(0.35)	2.3		(0.13)	17.2		(0.39)
Pacific Islander	80	(3.6)	16.6		(1.98)	100.0	(†)	49.0		(5.91)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	5.3	!	(2.35)	10.1	!	(3.50)	7.7	!	(2.65)	‡		(†)	16.6		(4.06)	6.4	!	(2.18)	51.0		(5.91)	13.3		(3.69)	5.6	!	(2.30)	32.1		(5.77)
American Indian/Alaska        Native1	297	(5.8)	14.5		(0.89)	100.0	(†)	36.1		(2.49)	2.3	!	(0.83)	‡		(†)	1.8	!	(0.69)	5.3		(1.25)	5.4		(1.18)	‡		(†)	15.7		(2.25)	5.2		(1.29)	63.9		(2.49)	14.7		(1.96)	12.4		(1.96)	36.7		(3.07)
American Indian	251	(5.2)	14.0		(0.88)	100.0	(†)	34.9		(2.69)	2.6	!	(0.98)	‡		(†)	2.2	!	(0.82)	4.6		(1.30)	5.4		(1.36)	‡		(†)	15.3		(2.47)	4.3		(1.04)	65.1		(2.69)	14.3		(2.15)	13.7		(2.22)	37.1		(3.45)
Alaska Native	16	(1.2)	8.9	!	(3.45)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Some other race2	113	(5.6)	39.7		(2.29)	100.0	(†)	51.5		(3.09)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	6.2		(1.65)	15.3		(3.14)	7.5		(2.25)	1.1	!	(0.47)	15.7		(2.30)	5.5		(1.21)	48.5		(3.09)	21.3		(2.49)	2.5	!	(0.75)	24.7		(2.96)
Two or more races	995	(14.8)	36.6		(0.70)	100.0	(†)	43.5		(0.97)	1.2		(0.22)	0.6		(0.13)	4.4		(0.47)	7.9		(0.58)	6.0		(0.49)	1.3		(0.28)	16.4		(0.75)	5.8		(0.47)	56.5		(0.97)	15.6		(0.70)	5.5		(0.51)	35.4		(1.00)
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	12,563	(9.4)	36.1		(0.19)	100.0	(†)	40.4		(0.31)	2.3		(0.08)	0.9		(0.05)	5.7		(0.16)	11.7		(0.17)	5.3		(0.15)	1.4		(0.07)	10.7		(0.19)	2.5		(0.10)	59.6		(0.31)	24.0		(0.28)	4.2		(0.11)	31.5		(0.26)
Black	2,765	(14.1)	17.2		(0.36)	100.0	(†)	37.1		(1.09)	0.8		(0.21)	0.9		(0.20)	7.0		(0.64)	8.4		(0.59)	4.5		(0.51)	1.4		(0.29)	10.7		(0.65)	3.4		(0.38)	62.9		(1.09)	26.6		(0.96)	4.4		(0.40)	31.9		(0.93)
Hispanic	4,620	(13.8)	13.5		(0.23)	100.0	(†)	41.6		(0.75)	1.3		(0.22)	1.2		(0.20)	6.1		(0.43)	13.4		(0.57)	4.7		(0.33)	1.4		(0.20)	11.0		(0.46)	2.5		(0.22)	58.4		(0.75)	23.2		(0.81)	3.0		(0.33)	32.3		(0.91)
Asian	1,401	(10.2)	62.8		(0.58)	100.0	(†)	69.7		(0.64)	0.6		(0.10)	0.6		(0.12)	14.5		(0.54)	29.5		(0.59)	8.0		(0.44)	2.2		(0.22)	10.2		(0.40)	4.0		(0.25)	30.3		(0.64)	16.7		(0.47)	0.7		(0.10)	12.8		(0.49)
Pacific Islander	41	(2.4)	12.7		(2.09)	100.0	(†)	39.3		(8.62)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	19.6	!	(7.60)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	60.7		(8.62)	8.9	!	(4.00)	9.7	!	(4.68)	42.2		(8.48)
American Indian/Alaska        Native1	145	(4.4)	11.5		(1.08)	100.0	(†)	34.4		(4.76)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	3.7	!	(1.75)	11.6		(3.06)	5.6	!	(1.78)	‡		(†)	8.4	!	(2.54)	‡		(†)	65.6		(4.76)	16.6		(3.38)	8.7		(2.45)	40.4		(5.04)
American Indian	122	(4.0)	11.3		(1.12)	100.0	(†)	34.9		(5.24)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	4.4	!	(2.10)	10.5	!	(3.40)	5.5	!	(1.83)	‡		(†)	8.3	!	(2.80)	‡		(†)	65.1		(5.24)	17.2		(3.94)	8.8	!	(2.78)	39.0		(5.40)
Alaska Native	7	(0.7)	‡		(†)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Some other race2	58	(4.0)	38.0		(3.18)	100.0	(†)	57.4		(4.02)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	10.8	!	(3.36)	24.3		(5.09)	8.2	!	(3.61)	‡		(†)	10.7		(2.64)	1.9	!	(0.94)	42.6		(4.02)	21.3		(3.79)	‡		(†)	21.0		(3.91)
Two or more races	491	(10.3)	31.6		(0.91)	100.0	(†)	49.9		(1.43)	1.4		(0.37)	0.8	!	(0.23)	8.4		(0.91)	14.0		(1.11)	6.1		(0.79)	2.2		(0.56)	14.2		(1.05)	2.8		(0.61)	50.1		(1.43)	16.6		(0.93)	1.9		(0.41)	31.6		(1.44)
Female
White	12,247	(8.8)	44.7		(0.20)	100.0	(†)	36.7		(0.28)	1.7		(0.06)	0.5		(0.04)	0.9		(0.05)	2.2		(0.08)	5.9		(0.13)	0.8		(0.05)	13.8		(0.20)	10.9		(0.16)	63.3		(0.28)	15.7		(0.20)	13.3		(0.18)	34.3		(0.29)
Black	2,981	(14.1)	24.4		(0.38)	100.0	(†)	38.4		(0.81)	0.7		(0.13)	0.2	!	(0.07)	2.0		(0.24)	1.9		(0.21)	5.9		(0.40)	0.7		(0.16)	14.4		(0.53)	12.5		(0.51)	61.6		(0.81)	21.4		(0.77)	7.7		(0.44)	32.4		(0.75)
Hispanic	4,242	(12.8)	19.1		(0.26)	100.0	(†)	36.6		(0.63)	0.8		(0.15)	0.7		(0.13)	1.2		(0.19)	3.1		(0.25)	5.1		(0.31)	0.8		(0.13)	15.6		(0.43)	9.2		(0.41)	63.4		(0.63)	19.5		(0.56)	10.3		(0.40)	33.6		(0.66)
Asian	1,521	(9.4)	66.4		(0.49)	100.0	(†)	56.3		(0.67)	0.9		(0.12)	0.8		(0.11)	7.6		(0.30)	11.3		(0.43)	9.5		(0.41)	1.8		(0.19)	13.3		(0.50)	11.2		(0.44)	43.7		(0.67)	19.1		(0.49)	3.7		(0.22)	20.9		(0.55)
Pacific Islander	40	(2.7)	20.6		(2.96)	100.0	(†)	55.1		(6.73)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	10.4	!	(3.98)	‡		(†)	22.9		(4.62)	8.2	!	(3.00)	44.9		(6.73)	16.1	!	(5.16)	‡		(†)	25.8		(6.22)
American Indian/Alaska        Native1	152	(4.2)	17.4		(1.17)	100.0	(†)	37.2		(2.49)	2.0	!	(0.90)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	5.3	!	(1.62)	‡		(†)	20.4		(3.14)	7.1	!	(2.15)	62.8		(2.49)	13.6		(2.41)	14.8		(2.77)	34.5		(3.61)
American Indian	129	(3.6)	16.5		(1.23)	100.0	(†)	34.8		(2.77)	2.2	!	(1.05)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	5.3	!	(1.89)	‡		(†)	19.8		(3.20)	5.5		(1.47)	65.2		(2.77)	12.4		(2.76)	16.9		(3.18)	35.9		(4.27)
Alaska Native	9	(1.0)	14.7	!	(5.83)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Some other race2	55	(3.3)	41.6		(3.06)	100.0	(†)	45.8		(4.78)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	6.6	!	(2.76)	6.9	!	(2.87)	‡		(†)	20.5		(3.48)	8.9		(2.16)	54.2		(4.78)	21.3		(3.89)	4.6		(1.37)	28.2		(4.26)
Two or more races	504	(9.4)	41.4		(0.84)	100.0	(†)	38.8		(1.34)	1.0		(0.22)	0.5	!	(0.17)	1.4		(0.34)	3.3		(0.45)	5.9		(0.56)	0.6		(0.16)	18.0		(1.03)	8.0		(0.71)	61.2		(1.34)	14.8		(1.06)	8.2		(0.80)	38.2		(1.16)
Nativity
Hispanic
U.S.-born3	5,061	(27.5)	20.0		(0.26)	100.0	(†)	37.2		(0.63)	1.0		(0.13)	0.7		(0.11)	2.8		(0.23)	5.6		(0.27)	5.2		(0.28)	1.2		(0.16)	14.3		(0.36)	6.5		(0.29)	62.8		(0.63)	19.5		(0.49)	7.5		(0.35)	35.8		(0.63)
Foreign-born	3,800	(25.4)	11.0		(0.25)	100.0	(†)	42.5		(0.93)	1.3		(0.33)	1.5		(0.28)	4.7		(0.52)	12.5		(0.76)	4.4		(0.41)	0.6		(0.12)	11.7		(0.64)	5.8		(0.48)	57.5		(0.93)	24.9		(0.95)	6.3		(0.49)	26.2		(0.92)
Asian
U.S.-born3	900	(13.4)	61.7		(0.68)	100.0	(†)	54.0		(0.91)	0.8		(0.14)	0.7		(0.15)	4.8		(0.38)	10.0		(0.52)	12.7		(0.63)	1.4		(0.20)	15.3		(0.61)	8.3		(0.54)	46.0		(0.91)	19.0		(0.60)	2.6		(0.27)	24.3		(0.83)
Foreign-born	2,022	(16.1)	66.0		(0.52)	100.0	(†)	66.1		(0.52)	0.7		(0.10)	0.7		(0.11)	13.3		(0.40)	23.8		(0.46)	7.2		(0.32)	2.2		(0.19)	10.4		(0.38)	7.7		(0.31)	33.9		(0.52)	17.6		(0.42)	2.2		(0.15)	14.2		(0.42)
Citizenship status
U.S.-born citizen	36,135	(41.6)	34.3		(0.13)	100.0	(†)	38.2		(0.17)	1.7		(0.05)	0.6		(0.03)	3.0		(0.07)	6.0		(0.08)	5.8		(0.08)	1.1		(0.04)	12.9		(0.13)	7.2		(0.09)	61.8		(0.17)	19.5		(0.16)	8.7		(0.10)	33.6		(0.19)
Naturalized citizen	2,336	(21.9)	39.5		(0.47)	100.0	(†)	50.3		(0.66)	0.8		(0.14)	0.9		(0.13)	5.9		(0.40)	10.0		(0.41)	9.0		(0.39)	1.5		(0.14)	13.0		(0.41)	9.3		(0.43)	49.7		(0.66)	23.8		(0.47)	3.3		(0.21)	22.5		(0.62)
Noncitizen	5,353	(37.4)	31.4		(0.29)	100.0	(†)	61.7		(0.49)	1.0		(0.10)	0.9		(0.11)	11.7		(0.31)	23.3		(0.43)	5.7		(0.24)	2.0		(0.13)	10.6		(0.31)	6.5		(0.27)	38.3		(0.49)	18.3		(0.41)	3.1		(0.18)	16.9		(0.34)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Includes persons reporting American Indian alone, persons reporting Alaska Native alone, and persons from American Indian and/or Alaska Native tribes specified or not specified.

2 Respondents who wrote in some other race that was not included as an option on the questionnaire.

3 Includes those born in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas, as well as those born abroad to U.S.-citizen parents.

NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the entire 25- to 34-year-old population residing within the United States, including both noninstitutionalized persons (e.g., those living in households, college housing, or military housing located within the United States) and institutionalized persons (e.g., those living in prisons, nursing facilities, or other healthcare facilities). The first bachelor’s degree major reported by respondents was used to classify their field of study, even though they were able to report a second bachelor’s degree major and may possess advanced degrees in other fields. STEM fields, as defined here, consist of the fields specified in columns 6 through 13. Data were assembled based on major field aggregations, except that management of STEM activities was counted as a STEM field instead of a business field. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2015. (This table was prepared April 2017.)