This statistic shows the college majors in the United States that students are most likely to obtain a graduate degree in. At 57.7 percent, students who majored in Biology and life sciences were most likely to go on and obtain a graduate degree in the United States in 2013. The likelihood of Physical science students obtaining a graduate degree was also high at 50 percent.
College majors most likely to obtain a graduate degree in the U.S. in 2013
Characteristic
Share of U.S. students with a graduate degree
Biology and life sciences
57.7%
Physical sciences
50%
Psychology and social work
45.3%
Education
44.6%
Humanities and liberal arts
41.4%
Social sciences
41.4%
Architecture and engineering
38.2%
All majors
35.1%
Health
33.8%
Computers, statistics, and mathematics
33.3%
Agriculture and natural resources
27.9%
Industrial arts, consumer services, and recreation
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Center on Education and the Workforce. (May 7, 2015). College majors most likely to obtain a graduate degree in the U.S. in 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/225920/college-majors-most-likely-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-in-the-united-states/
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