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: 2021

[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			Humanities1			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	45,050	(38.2)	39.1		(0.13)	100.0	(†)	24.0		(0.14)	4.3		(0.07)	8.9		(0.09)	6.6		(0.08)	1.3		(0.04)	2.8		(0.05)	76.0		(0.14)	18.1		(0.13)	6.5		(0.08)	8.6		(0.09)	11.0		(0.11)	14.9		(0.12)	17.0		(0.13)
Sex
Male	22,785	(25.9)	34.7		(0.15)	100.0	(†)	33.9		(0.24)	7.4		(0.13)	15.2		(0.18)	6.1		(0.12)	1.7		(0.07)	3.5		(0.08)	66.1		(0.24)	21.5		(0.22)	3.0		(0.07)	3.5		(0.08)	9.4		(0.14)	13.4		(0.19)	15.4		(0.19)
Female	22,265	(22.1)	43.6		(0.16)	100.0	(†)	15.9		(0.14)	1.8		(0.06)	3.8		(0.08)	7.1		(0.10)	1.0		(0.04)	2.2		(0.06)	84.1		(0.14)	15.3		(0.14)	9.4		(0.12)	12.8		(0.14)	12.3		(0.14)	16.1		(0.16)	18.2		(0.17)
Race/ethnicity
American Indian/      Alaska Native	250	(4.0)	14.9		(0.72)	100.0	(†)	20.9		(2.55)	1.8	!	(0.58)	9.1		(1.93)	5.4		(1.36)	1.4	!	(0.65)	3.2	!	(1.02)	79.1		(2.55)	20.0		(3.18)	5.2		(1.03)	6.8		(1.26)	9.4		(1.89)	18.1		(2.34)	19.6		(2.26)
Asian	3,019	(12.4)	68.7		(0.36)	100.0	(†)	43.6		(0.44)	10.1		(0.32)	18.4		(0.34)	9.3		(0.25)	2.2		(0.13)	3.6		(0.18)	56.4		(0.44)	17.4		(0.34)	2.4		(0.14)	8.9		(0.26)	7.2		(0.20)	11.5		(0.31)	9.1		(0.25)
Black	5,914	(25.2)	25.8		(0.26)	100.0	(†)	20.1		(0.55)	4.2		(0.27)	5.6		(0.33)	6.4		(0.30)	1.3		(0.13)	2.5		(0.21)	79.9		(0.55)	19.3		(0.54)	4.5		(0.25)	9.5		(0.46)	9.0		(0.35)	16.5		(0.43)	21.0		(0.57)
Hispanic	9,524	(21.9)	23.6		(0.24)	100.0	(†)	20.9		(0.35)	3.3		(0.16)	8.3		(0.29)	5.7		(0.20)	1.1		(0.09)	2.4		(0.14)	79.1		(0.35)	17.9		(0.36)	5.9		(0.24)	7.8		(0.22)	11.6		(0.27)	17.3		(0.33)	18.6		(0.37)
Pacific Islander	89	(3.6)	19.6		(1.66)	100.0	(†)	22.0		(4.07)	6.7		(2.00)	6.0	!	(2.36)	8.8	!	(3.20)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	78.0		(4.07)	20.6		(3.09)	8.4	!	(3.49)	8.3	!	(2.74)	11.3		(3.36)	15.0		(2.71)	14.4		(3.55)
White	23,976	(19.4)	45.1		(0.16)	100.0	(†)	21.5		(0.15)	3.5		(0.08)	7.8		(0.10)	6.3		(0.09)	1.2		(0.04)	2.8		(0.06)	78.5		(0.15)	18.2		(0.16)	7.8		(0.10)	8.6		(0.11)	11.7		(0.15)	14.6		(0.15)	17.5		(0.15)
Some other race2	252	(7.4)	42.1		(1.56)	100.0	(†)	27.7		(2.27)	6.8		(1.18)	11.3		(1.61)	5.8		(0.91)	1.1	!	(0.39)	2.8		(0.71)	72.3		(2.27)	18.9		(1.73)	5.2		(0.96)	7.0		(1.10)	12.8		(1.48)	12.4		(1.29)	16.1		(1.95)
Two or more races	2,026	(20.7)	38.9		(0.52)	100.0	(†)	22.1		(0.60)	3.8		(0.28)	7.3		(0.35)	7.4		(0.36)	1.1		(0.14)	2.4		(0.24)	77.9		(0.60)	16.1		(0.54)	5.4		(0.34)	8.2		(0.49)	12.8		(0.46)	18.0		(0.54)	17.5		(0.60)
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
American Indian/       Alaska Native	127	(3.3)	13.3		(1.02)	100.0	(†)	30.9		(4.23)	3.8	!	(1.28)	15.5		(3.40)	5.4	!	(2.19)	3.1	!	(1.34)	3.1	!	(1.30)	69.1		(4.23)	20.4		(5.57)	‡		(†)	3.8	!	(1.51)	10.6		(3.06)	13.9		(3.15)	18.2		(3.15)
Asian	1,465	(8.3)	66.7		(0.49)	100.0	(†)	55.6		(0.67)	13.6		(0.56)	26.9		(0.59)	8.4		(0.41)	2.5		(0.19)	4.2		(0.23)	44.4		(0.67)	17.2		(0.48)	0.9		(0.12)	4.7		(0.26)	5.0		(0.28)	9.7		(0.45)	6.9		(0.34)
Black	2,930	(15.7)	21.5		(0.37)	100.0	(†)	27.5		(0.86)	7.6		(0.58)	10.0		(0.67)	5.4		(0.51)	1.7		(0.24)	2.7		(0.32)	72.5		(0.86)	22.2		(0.79)	3.2		(0.36)	4.1		(0.39)	9.1		(0.60)	14.1		(0.78)	19.9		(0.87)
Hispanic	4,909	(13.7)	19.9		(0.29)	100.0	(†)	30.4		(0.56)	6.2		(0.31)	14.4		(0.56)	5.2		(0.24)	1.4		(0.16)	3.2		(0.27)	69.6		(0.56)	21.3		(0.61)	2.8		(0.18)	3.8		(0.25)	10.7		(0.36)	14.7		(0.50)	16.3		(0.56)
Pacific Islander	43	(2.5)	18.3		(2.50)	100.0	(†)	29.6		(6.31)	11.1	!	(3.72)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	70.4		(6.31)	22.9		(4.71)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	20.0		(5.85)	11.0		(3.15)	8.6	!	(3.66)
White	12,188	(13.3)	40.2		(0.20)	100.0	(†)	31.3		(0.26)	6.5		(0.15)	13.8		(0.20)	5.8		(0.14)	1.6		(0.07)	3.6		(0.10)	68.7		(0.26)	22.4		(0.27)	3.4		(0.10)	3.1		(0.09)	9.9		(0.20)	13.6		(0.21)	16.4		(0.22)
Some other race2	132	(4.8)	39.9		(1.91)	100.0	(†)	37.0		(3.79)	10.1		(2.28)	16.4		(2.69)	5.5		(1.43)	1.8	!	(0.74)	3.2	!	(1.06)	63.0		(3.79)	21.0		(2.41)	3.4	!	(1.40)	4.1	!	(1.50)	9.5		(2.01)	10.7		(1.56)	14.3		(2.08)
Two or more races	991	(13.6)	34.5		(0.61)	100.0	(†)	30.6		(1.08)	6.5		(0.56)	13.0		(0.67)	6.3		(0.51)	1.7		(0.30)	3.1		(0.37)	69.4		(1.08)	20.7		(1.02)	3.3		(0.36)	3.3		(0.48)	10.8		(0.58)	16.5		(0.87)	14.8		(0.70)
Female
American Indian/       Alaska Native	122	(3.3)	16.5		(1.17)	100.0	(†)	12.5		(2.95)	‡		(†)	3.8	!	(1.79)	5.3	!	(1.78)	‡		(†)	3.4	!	(1.47)	87.5		(2.95)	19.7		(2.96)	7.8		(1.63)	9.3		(1.99)	8.4		(2.16)	21.6		(3.69)	20.7		(3.42)
Asian	1,554	(8.0)	70.6		(0.49)	100.0	(†)	32.9		(0.51)	7.0		(0.29)	10.8		(0.35)	10.1		(0.35)	1.9		(0.18)	3.1		(0.26)	67.1		(0.51)	17.6		(0.46)	3.7		(0.21)	12.6		(0.42)	9.2		(0.30)	13.0		(0.42)	11.1		(0.33)
Black	2,984	(16.4)	30.0		(0.38)	100.0	(†)	14.9		(0.66)	1.8		(0.23)	2.6		(0.25)	7.1		(0.44)	1.1		(0.19)	2.4		(0.27)	85.1		(0.66)	17.2		(0.69)	5.5		(0.36)	13.3		(0.68)	9.0		(0.45)	18.2		(0.58)	21.8		(0.72)
Hispanic	4,615	(13.5)	27.6		(0.30)	100.0	(†)	13.6		(0.43)	1.2		(0.15)	3.7		(0.26)	6.1		(0.27)	0.9		(0.13)	1.7		(0.12)	86.4		(0.43)	15.4		(0.36)	8.3		(0.38)	10.9		(0.35)	12.2		(0.35)	19.3		(0.41)	20.4		(0.51)
Pacific Islander	46	(2.4)	20.7		(2.14)	100.0	(†)	15.7		(4.65)	‡		(†)	3.3	!	(1.54)	9.3	!	(4.36)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	84.3		(4.65)	18.7		(4.60)	12.5	!	(6.10)	11.4	!	(4.52)	‡		(†)	18.3		(4.66)	19.1		(5.46)
White	11,788	(12.0)	50.2		(0.19)	100.0	(†)	13.5		(0.16)	1.0		(0.06)	2.8		(0.09)	6.6		(0.12)	1.0		(0.05)	2.1		(0.07)	86.5		(0.16)	14.8		(0.18)	11.5		(0.15)	13.2		(0.18)	13.2		(0.18)	15.4		(0.20)	18.5		(0.20)
Some other race2	120	(4.8)	44.5		(2.22)	100.0	(†)	18.6		(2.66)	3.6	!	(1.09)	6.2		(1.52)	6.1		(1.31)	‡		(†)	2.3	!	(0.96)	81.4		(2.66)	16.8		(2.38)	7.0		(1.32)	9.8		(1.40)	15.9		(2.07)	13.9		(1.88)	18.0		(3.04)
Two or more races	1,035	(13.4)	43.2		(0.79)	100.0	(†)	15.5		(0.67)	1.7		(0.27)	3.0		(0.33)	8.3		(0.58)	0.6		(0.11)	1.9		(0.25)	84.5		(0.67)	12.6		(0.54)	7.1		(0.50)	11.9		(0.72)	14.2		(0.72)	19.1		(0.72)	19.5		(0.82)
Nativity
Asian
U.S.-born3	1,116	(11.6)	65.9		(0.57)	100.0	(†)	33.2		(0.72)	5.9		(0.33)	9.8		(0.42)	12.7		(0.52)	1.5		(0.17)	3.3		(0.25)	66.8		(0.72)	18.1		(0.59)	2.6		(0.27)	9.4		(0.45)	8.8		(0.44)	15.7		(0.54)	12.1		(0.53)
Foreign-born	1,903	(13.2)	70.3		(0.47)	100.0	(†)	49.3		(0.58)	12.4		(0.42)	23.1		(0.50)	7.5		(0.28)	2.5		(0.18)	3.8		(0.22)	50.7		(0.58)	17.0		(0.44)	2.2		(0.15)	8.5		(0.34)	6.4		(0.20)	9.1		(0.36)	7.5		(0.27)
Hispanic
U.S.-born3	6,567	(28.9)	26.3		(0.26)	100.0	(†)	19.3		(0.36)	3.3		(0.18)	6.7		(0.27)	5.8		(0.23)	1.1		(0.10)	2.4		(0.18)	80.7		(0.36)	16.8		(0.40)	5.8		(0.25)	7.9		(0.24)	12.1		(0.30)	18.2		(0.40)	19.8		(0.42)
Foreign-born	2,958	(24.5)	17.6		(0.33)	100.0	(†)	25.8		(0.89)	3.5		(0.32)	13.9		(0.77)	5.3		(0.46)	1.0		(0.23)	2.1		(0.27)	74.2		(0.89)	21.8		(0.83)	6.3		(0.51)	7.3		(0.49)	9.8		(0.50)	14.3		(0.68)	14.6		(0.64)
Citizenship status
U.S.-born citizen	38,391	(48.3)	38.7		(0.13)	100.0	(†)	21.1		(0.14)	3.5		(0.07)	7.2		(0.09)	6.5		(0.08)	1.2		(0.04)	2.7		(0.05)	78.9		(0.14)	17.9		(0.14)	7.1		(0.08)	8.7		(0.10)	11.6		(0.12)	15.5		(0.13)	18.2		(0.15)
Naturalized citizen	2,398	(23.3)	44.6		(0.51)	100.0	(†)	29.9		(0.56)	5.8		(0.30)	10.3		(0.33)	9.3		(0.38)	1.5		(0.14)	3.1		(0.21)	70.1		(0.56)	21.3		(0.56)	3.3		(0.23)	11.0		(0.37)	8.0		(0.35)	14.4		(0.46)	12.1		(0.46)
Noncitizen	4,261	(29.4)	39.5		(0.32)	100.0	(†)	45.6		(0.56)	10.8		(0.37)	23.0		(0.46)	5.8		(0.26)	2.4		(0.17)	3.6		(0.21)	54.4		(0.56)	17.9		(0.36)	3.5		(0.21)	6.2		(0.25)	7.6		(0.25)	9.7		(0.34)	9.4		(0.28)

†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.

1Includes area, ethnic, and civilization studies; fine and commercial arts; English language and literature; liberal arts and humanities; linguistics and comparative language and literature; philosophy and religious studies; and theology and religious vocations.

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

3Includes 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 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. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2021. (This table was prepared December 2022.)