In the academic year of 2022, it is expected that 551,460 female and 331,530 male students will earn a Master’s degree in the United States. These figures are a significant increase from the academic year of 1950, when 16,980 female students and 41,220 male students earned a Master’s degree.
What is a Master’s degree?
A Master’s degree is an academic degree granted by universities after finishing a Bachelor’s degree. Master’s degrees focus in on a specific field and are more specialized than a Bachelor’s. A typical Master’s program is about two years long, with the final semester focusing on the thesis. Master’s degree programs are usually harder to get into than Bachelor’s degree programs, due to the rigor of the program. Because these programs are so competitive, those with a Master’s degree are typically paid more than those with a Bachelor’s degree.
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NCES. (December 31, 2022). Number of Master's degrees earned in the United States from 1949/50 to 2031/32, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185160/number-of-masters-degrees-by-gender-since-1950/
NCES. "Number of Master's degrees earned in the United States from 1949/50 to 2031/32, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185160/number-of-masters-degrees-by-gender-since-1950/
NCES. (2022). Number of Master's degrees earned in the United States from 1949/50 to 2031/32, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185160/number-of-masters-degrees-by-gender-since-1950/
NCES. "Number of Master's Degrees Earned in The United States from 1949/50 to 2031/32, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185160/number-of-masters-degrees-by-gender-since-1950/
NCES, Number of Master's degrees earned in the United States from 1949/50 to 2031/32, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185160/number-of-masters-degrees-by-gender-since-1950/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of Master's degrees earned in the United States from 1949/50 to 2031/32, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCES, December 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185160/number-of-masters-degrees-by-gender-since-1950/