College and advanced degrees by state

[kwabbit]

More detailed educational attainment (2018):

Bachelor's degree  21.9%
Master's degree  9.6%
Professional degree  1.5%
Doctoral degree  2%*

* Somewhat higher than in the social explorer link based on 4-year 2015-2019 ACS (4.5 million vs. 3.1 million).

Surprised PhD is higher than professional which I'm guessing is mainly MBA/JD. MBA cash cow programs are common.

Maybe Ed.Ds are part of the higher doctoral number. Seems pretty common for education administrators to have them now, often paid for by the company or school like the MBA factory programs.

[King of Kensington]

EdD's are doctorates.

MBA's are master's degrees, it's not a required degree to enter any profession.

Professional degrees are JD, MD, DDS etc. 

[King of Kensington]

Poll of Atlasers:

https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=539163.msg8973028#new

[King of Kensington]

Here's the number of doctorates by subject:

https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d20/tables/dt20_318.30.asp

Subtract out the first professional degrees (which are their own thing), about 18% of doctorates were granted in education.

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

College degree

1. Massachusetts 46.62%
2. Vermont 44.44%
3. Colorado 44.42%
4. New Jersey 43.1%
5. Maryland 42.55%
6. Connecticut 42.13%
7. Virginia 41.81%
8. New Hampshire 40.25%
9. New York 39.92%
10. Washington 38.97%
11. Minnesota 38.9%
12. Illinois 37.14%
13. Utah 36.81%
14. Rhode Island 36.5%
15. Oregon 36.33%
16. California 36.19%
17. Maine 35.99%
18. Delaware 35.62%
19. Kansas 35.4%
20. Hawaii 35.3%
21. North Carolina 34.91%
22. Montana 34.8%
23. Georgia 34.63%
24. Pennsylvania 35.54%
25. Nebraska 34.45%
26. Florida 33.16%
27. Texas 33.12%
28. Alaska 32.79%
29. Wisconsin 32.54%
30. Arizona 32.43%
31. North Dakota 31.74%
32. Missouri 31.72%
33. Michigan 31.67%
34. South Dakota 31.67%
35. South Carolina 31.53%
36 (tie). Ohio, Idaho 30.72%
38. Iowa 30.54%
39. Tennessee 30.48%
40. New Mexico 30.05%
41. Wyoming 29.24%
42. Indiana 28.88%
43. Oklahoma 27.92%
44. Nevada 27.57%
45. Alabama 27.43%
46. Kentucky 26.98%
47. Louisiana 26.45%
48. Arkansas 25.27%
49. Mississippi 24.78%
50. West Virginia 24.12%

This is just a list of states from best to worst.

[King of Kensington]

Most college-educated R state:  Utah (#13)

Least college-educated D state:  Nevada (#44)

[Tintrlvr]

College degree

1. Massachusetts 46.62%
2. Vermont 44.44%
3. Colorado 44.42%
4. New Jersey 43.1%
5. Maryland 42.55%
6. Connecticut 42.13%
7. Virginia 41.81%
8. New Hampshire 40.25%
9. New York 39.92%
10. Washington 38.97%
11. Minnesota 38.9%
12. Illinois 37.14%
13. Utah 36.81%
14. Rhode Island 36.5%
15. Oregon 36.33%
16. California 36.19%
17. Maine 35.99%
18. Delaware 35.62%
19. Kansas 35.4%
20. Hawaii 35.3%
21. North Carolina 34.91%
22. Montana 34.8%
23. Georgia 34.63%
24. Pennsylvania 35.54%
25. Nebraska 34.45%
26. Florida 33.16%
27. Texas 33.12%
28. Alaska 32.79%
29. Wisconsin 32.54%
30. Arizona 32.43%
31. North Dakota 31.74%
32. Missouri 31.72%
33. Michigan 31.67%
34. South Dakota 31.67%
35. South Carolina 31.53%
36 (tie). Ohio, Idaho 30.72%
38. Iowa 30.54%
39. Tennessee 30.48%
40. New Mexico 30.05%
41. Wyoming 29.24%
42. Indiana 28.88%
43. Oklahoma 27.92%
44. Nevada 27.57%
45. Alabama 27.43%
46. Kentucky 26.98%
47. Louisiana 26.45%
48. Arkansas 25.27%
49. Mississippi 24.78%
50. West Virginia 24.12%

This is just a list of states from best to worst.

[Tintrlvr]

Here's the number of doctorates by subject:

https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d20/tables/dt20_318.30.asp

Subtract out the first professional degrees (which are their own thing), about 18% of doctorates were granted in education.

Presumably some of those education doctorates are PhDs rather than EdDs as well.

How would you count a PsyD? As a professional degree (not technically required since an MSW or similar can also be a therapist, but there is a higher degree requirement for licensing) or a doctorate (but there are also PhDs in clinical psych, and the PsyD is the version that is not research-oriented)?

[King of Kensington]

Yeah, there's a few degrees that don't neatly fit the box.  The PsyD seems to fall somewhere between professional degree and doctorate. 

[Suburbia]

Indiana actually has seen a decrease in the percentage of high school students who attend college. Too many people here have anti-education views. The idea that everyone should be in a skilled trade and college is for brainwashing is sadly common.

Mike Rowe would play well in Indiana. But Rowe would appeal to college educated people too.