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: 2016

[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			Computer and information sciences			Engineering/ engineering technologies			Biology/ biomedical sciences			Math-ematics/ statistics			Physical sciences			Non-STEM total			Business			Education			Health studies			Humanities 1			Social sciences, psychology, and history			All other fields of study
1	2			3			4		5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13			14			15			16			17
Total	44,313		(36.1)	35.0		(0.13)	100.0	(†)	22.2		(0.12)	4.1		(0.07)	8.2		(0.08)	6.0		(0.08)	1.2		(0.03)	2.7		(0.06)	77.8		(0.12)	18.9		(0.13)	7.6		(0.08)	7.7		(0.09)	12.2		(0.11)	15.2		(0.11)	16.1		(0.12)
Sex
Male	22,338		(21.6)	31.1		(0.14)	100.0	(†)	31.8		(0.19)	7.1		(0.13)	14.1		(0.15)	5.7		(0.13)	1.5		(0.07)	3.4		(0.09)	68.2		(0.19)	21.9		(0.20)	3.6		(0.09)	3.1		(0.09)	10.3		(0.15)	13.9		(0.15)	15.4		(0.19)
Female	21,975		(25.4)	38.9		(0.17)	100.0	(†)	14.4		(0.15)	1.8		(0.06)	3.4		(0.07)	6.2		(0.10)	0.9		(0.04)	2.1		(0.07)	85.6		(0.15)	16.4		(0.15)	10.9		(0.11)	11.5		(0.14)	13.8		(0.16)	16.3		(0.15)	16.7		(0.15)
Race/ethnicity
White	24,950		(12.1)	41.1		(0.16)	100.0	(†)	18.8		(0.13)	3.0		(0.07)	6.5		(0.09)	5.6		(0.08)	1.2		(0.04)	2.6		(0.06)	81.2		(0.13)	18.8		(0.14)	9.0		(0.11)	7.7		(0.09)	13.1		(0.13)	15.6		(0.14)	16.9		(0.15)
Black	5,886		(22.5)	21.7		(0.29)	100.0	(†)	17.7		(0.49)	4.6		(0.26)	4.9		(0.26)	5.2		(0.30)	0.9		(0.13)	2.1		(0.18)	82.3		(0.49)	20.6		(0.69)	6.3		(0.30)	9.2		(0.41)	9.7		(0.44)	15.7		(0.47)	21.0		(0.50)
Hispanic	8,945		(20.4)	17.1		(0.20)	100.0	(†)	19.1		(0.43)	3.0		(0.20)	7.8		(0.30)	5.1		(0.25)	1.0		(0.10)	2.2		(0.19)	80.9		(0.43)	20.2		(0.50)	7.0		(0.26)	6.9		(0.28)	12.1		(0.36)	17.2		(0.45)	17.5		(0.46)
Asian	2,984		(14.9)	65.9		(0.38)	100.0	(†)	44.5		(0.47)	10.7		(0.31)	19.3		(0.39)	9.1		(0.24)	1.6		(0.12)	3.8		(0.19)	55.5		(0.47)	17.8		(0.35)	2.2		(0.14)	7.6		(0.24)	8.7		(0.27)	11.2		(0.29)	8.0		(0.24)
Pacific Islander	92		(3.8)	20.2		(1.90)	100.0	(†)	27.9		(4.73)	‡		(†)	7.4	!	(2.53)	10.1		(2.85)	‡		(†)	7.8	!	(3.42)	72.1		(4.73)	27.8		(5.09)	5.4	!	(2.30)	3.9		(1.08)	10.9		(3.16)	11.1	!	(3.40)	12.9		(2.79)
American Indian/Alaska Native2	301		(5.3)	12.0		(0.89)	100.0	(†)	12.7		(1.78)	2.9	!	(0.99)	3.0	!	(0.92)	2.9	!	(0.95)	‡		(†)	3.5	!	(1.32)	87.3		(1.78)	20.9		(2.64)	10.6		(1.93)	7.0		(1.61)	14.6		(2.73)	9.8		(1.66)	24.3		(3.10)
American Indian	252		(4.6)	11.3		(0.86)	100.0	(†)	12.5		(1.96)	3.4	!	(1.22)	2.7	!	(0.97)	2.2	!	(0.89)	‡		(†)	3.7	!	(1.43)	87.5		(1.96)	19.2		(2.78)	12.5		(2.38)	7.8		(1.86)	13.6		(2.53)	10.6		(1.84)	23.8		(2.80)
Alaska Native	19		(1.6)	11.1	!	(5.39)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Some other race3	117		(4.7)	34.7		(1.84)	100.0	(†)	29.3		(2.96)	6.2		(1.78)	12.6		(2.37)	5.6	!	(1.70)	‡		(†)	3.0	!	(0.96)	70.7		(2.96)	19.2		(2.59)	5.2		(1.39)	7.3		(1.75)	9.0		(1.98)	14.2		(1.92)	15.8		(2.75)
Two or more races	1,038		(15.6)	37.1		(0.59)	100.0	(†)	24.6		(0.95)	4.4		(0.47)	9.6		(0.57)	6.7		(0.63)	0.9		(0.17)	3.1		(0.34)	75.4		(0.95)	16.1		(0.74)	5.2		(0.43)	5.9		(0.42)	15.4		(0.65)	16.9		(0.71)	15.7		(0.79)
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	12,637		(9.0)	36.5		(0.18)	100.0	(†)	27.5		(0.23)	5.6		(0.15)	11.7		(0.16)	5.3		(0.13)	1.4		(0.07)	3.4		(0.11)	72.5		(0.23)	23.0		(0.25)	4.2		(0.12)	2.8		(0.10)	11.2		(0.18)	14.8		(0.21)	16.5		(0.22)
Black	2,865		(14.2)	18.6		(0.32)	100.0	(†)	26.3		(0.80)	8.5		(0.52)	9.2		(0.53)	4.8		(0.43)	1.5		(0.26)	2.3		(0.28)	73.7		(0.80)	23.9		(1.06)	3.8		(0.39)	3.4		(0.37)	9.8		(0.61)	13.3		(0.59)	19.5		(0.84)
Hispanic	4,654		(13.2)	14.3		(0.23)	100.0	(†)	29.1		(0.82)	5.5		(0.40)	13.7		(0.60)	5.6		(0.40)	1.6		(0.21)	2.7		(0.32)	70.9		(0.82)	22.0		(0.82)	3.6		(0.28)	3.7		(0.30)	10.6		(0.56)	14.6		(0.59)	16.4		(0.66)
Asian	1,420		(10.2)	64.4		(0.57)	100.0	(†)	57.9		(0.68)	14.9		(0.44)	29.0		(0.67)	8.0		(0.37)	1.8		(0.18)	4.3		(0.28)	42.1		(0.68)	16.1		(0.48)	0.9		(0.14)	3.9		(0.28)	5.6		(0.32)	9.1		(0.41)	6.6		(0.33)
Pacific Islander	45		(2.7)	23.0		(2.82)	100.0	(†)	39.1		(7.16)	‡		(†)	12.8	!	(4.44)	10.9	!	(4.47)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	60.9		(7.16)	28.3		(6.48)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	9.8	!	(4.73)	6.4	!	(3.10)	9.9	!	(3.46)
American Indian/Alaska Native2	149		(3.3)	10.9		(1.23)	100.0	(†)	18.4		(3.13)	5.7	!	(2.09)	5.2	!	(1.90)	3.2	!	(1.41)	‡		(†)	3.8	!	(1.77)	81.6		(3.13)	22.5		(4.63)	5.8	!	(2.09)	4.7	!	(1.78)	17.9		(4.99)	6.9	!	(2.50)	23.8		(4.06)
American Indian	124		(3.0)	10.1		(1.26)	100.0	(†)	19.5		(3.49)	7.4	!	(2.80)	4.2	!	(1.75)	2.3	!	(1.15)	‡		(†)	4.9	!	(2.32)	80.5		(3.49)	21.0		(4.53)	6.4	!	(2.43)	4.8	!	(2.04)	15.9		(4.29)	8.8	!	(3.18)	23.6		(3.70)
Alaska Native	10		(1.1)	‡		(†)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Some other race3	58		(3.5)	33.2		(2.65)	100.0	(†)	38.5		(4.65)	7.6	!	(2.92)	19.8		(3.62)	5.6	!	(2.52)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	61.5		(4.65)	21.6		(4.10)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	6.5	!	(2.02)	12.0		(3.23)	19.6		(4.97)
Two or more races	510		(9.7)	34.7		(0.84)	100.0	(†)	34.6		(1.29)	7.3		(0.82)	16.9		(1.02)	6.1		(0.90)	1.2		(0.31)	3.0		(0.52)	65.4		(1.29)	18.2		(1.15)	2.5		(0.45)	3.3		(0.45)	11.4		(0.91)	14.8		(1.08)	15.2		(1.18)
Female
White	12,313		(6.9)	45.7		(0.21)	100.0	(†)	11.7		(0.15)	0.9		(0.05)	2.2		(0.07)	5.8		(0.12)	0.9		(0.04)	1.9		(0.07)	88.3		(0.15)	15.3		(0.16)	13.0		(0.16)	11.8		(0.14)	14.6		(0.20)	16.3		(0.18)	17.2		(0.20)
Black	3,021		(16.5)	24.7		(0.45)	100.0	(†)	11.6		(0.48)	1.8		(0.18)	1.8		(0.22)	5.5		(0.36)	0.5		(0.11)	1.9		(0.20)	88.4		(0.48)	18.2		(0.74)	8.1		(0.45)	13.3		(0.60)	9.5		(0.52)	17.4		(0.66)	22.1		(0.69)
Hispanic	4,291		(13.7)	20.1		(0.30)	100.0	(†)	11.3		(0.39)	1.1		(0.15)	3.2		(0.22)	4.7		(0.29)	0.6		(0.08)	1.8		(0.22)	88.7		(0.39)	18.9		(0.53)	9.6		(0.41)	9.4		(0.43)	13.4		(0.45)	19.1		(0.60)	18.3		(0.60)
Asian	1,564		(9.0)	67.2		(0.48)	100.0	(†)	32.8		(0.58)	7.1		(0.39)	10.9		(0.36)	10.0		(0.29)	1.5		(0.15)	3.3		(0.21)	67.2		(0.58)	19.4		(0.53)	3.4		(0.24)	10.8		(0.42)	11.4		(0.43)	13.1		(0.48)	9.1		(0.36)
Pacific Islander	48		(2.7)	17.5		(2.27)	100.0	(†)	14.0	!	(4.69)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	9.1	!	(3.60)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	86.0		(4.69)	27.2		(6.92)	‡		(†)	8.3		(2.38)	12.3	!	(4.65)	17.0	!	(5.70)	16.6		(3.88)
American Indian/Alaska Native2	151		(3.9)	13.0		(1.30)	100.0	(†)	8.1		(2.32)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.6	!	(1.30)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	91.9		(2.32)	19.5		(3.80)	14.6		(2.96)	9.0		(2.28)	12.0		(3.17)	12.3		(2.47)	24.6		(3.86)
American Indian	127		(3.7)	12.5		(1.32)	100.0	(†)	7.1	!	(2.33)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	92.9		(2.33)	17.8		(3.70)	17.4		(3.62)	10.1		(2.66)	11.8		(3.46)	12.0		(2.65)	23.9		(3.82)
Alaska Native	10		(0.9)	‡		(†)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Some other race3	59		(3.5)	36.1		(2.61)	100.0	(†)	20.9		(3.82)	4.9	!	(1.80)	6.2	!	(2.52)	5.5	!	(2.20)	‡		(†)	3.3	!	(1.45)	79.1		(3.82)	17.1		(3.06)	8.9		(2.53)	13.1		(3.02)	11.4		(3.09)	16.2		(2.92)	12.4		(2.92)
Two or more races	528		(9.9)	39.5		(0.84)	100.0	(†)	16.2		(1.06)	1.9		(0.37)	3.4		(0.51)	7.2		(0.79)	0.6	!	(0.19)	3.1		(0.54)	83.8		(1.06)	14.3		(1.04)	7.5		(0.69)	8.2		(0.73)	18.9		(1.06)	18.7		(1.05)	16.2		(1.00)
Nativity
Hispanic
U.S.-born4	5,299		(28.0)	20.7		(0.26)	100.0	(†)	16.4		(0.45)	2.4		(0.19)	5.4		(0.29)	5.2		(0.28)	1.2		(0.13)	2.2		(0.20)	83.6		(0.45)	18.6		(0.53)	7.1		(0.36)	7.2		(0.32)	13.3		(0.46)	18.7		(0.52)	18.8		(0.57)
Foreign-born	3,646		(28.1)	11.8		(0.23)	100.0	(†)	25.9		(0.88)	4.6		(0.48)	13.9		(0.69)	4.6		(0.43)	0.6		(0.14)	2.1		(0.34)	74.1		(0.88)	24.5		(0.84)	6.8		(0.52)	6.2		(0.44)	9.2		(0.57)	13.1		(0.73)	14.3		(0.84)
Asian
U.S.-born4	975		(13.3)	64.0		(0.65)	100.0	(†)	31.2		(0.89)	4.4		(0.34)	10.3		(0.49)	12.7		(0.61)	1.1		(0.17)	2.7		(0.19)	68.8		(0.89)	19.4		(0.67)	2.8		(0.30)	7.6		(0.44)	10.8		(0.56)	16.9		(0.55)	11.3		(0.51)
Foreign-born	2,008		(15.9)	66.8		(0.51)	100.0	(†)	50.7		(0.53)	13.6		(0.41)	23.5		(0.53)	7.4		(0.25)	1.9		(0.14)	4.3		(0.25)	49.3		(0.53)	17.1		(0.43)	2.0		(0.16)	7.6		(0.29)	7.7		(0.31)	8.6		(0.31)	6.4		(0.23)
Citizenship status
U.S.-born citizen	36,733		(52.6)	35.0		(0.14)	100.0	(†)	18.3		(0.13)	2.9		(0.06)	6.1		(0.08)	5.8		(0.08)	1.1		(0.04)	2.5		(0.06)	81.7		(0.13)	18.7		(0.12)	8.5		(0.09)	7.7		(0.09)	12.9		(0.13)	16.2		(0.11)	17.6		(0.13)
Naturalized citizen	2,380		(22.6)	39.6		(0.48)	100.0	(†)	28.1		(0.51)	5.8		(0.26)	9.3		(0.36)	8.5		(0.32)	1.3		(0.13)	3.1		(0.22)	71.9		(0.51)	23.8		(0.57)	3.2		(0.23)	10.4		(0.36)	8.7		(0.40)	14.8		(0.50)	11.0		(0.40)
Noncitizen	5,199		(33.5)	32.7		(0.28)	100.0	(†)	48.1		(0.48)	12.5		(0.35)	23.7		(0.45)	6.0		(0.22)	1.8		(0.15)	4.1		(0.21)	51.9		(0.48)	17.5		(0.40)	3.3		(0.15)	5.9		(0.20)	8.6		(0.28)	8.5		(0.28)	8.1		(0.27)

†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 area, ethnic, and civilization studies; fine and commercial arts; English language and literature; liberal arts and humanities; linguistics and comparative language and literature; multi/interdisciplinary studies; philosophy and religious studies; and theology and religious vocations.

2 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.

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

4 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 10. Data were assembled based on major field aggregations. 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), 2016. (This table was prepared July 2018.)