This statistic shows the percentage of students who went on to complete a graduate degree in their respective majors in the United States in 2013. Around 57.7 percent of biology and life science students went on to obtain a graduate degree. Moreover, 22.2 percent of business students went on the obtain a graduate degree in their field.
Percentage of students to obtain a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group
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). Percentage of students to obtain a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/225995/percentage-of-students-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-by-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Percentage of students to obtain a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group." Chart. May 7, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225995/percentage-of-students-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-by-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. (2015). Percentage of students to obtain a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225995/percentage-of-students-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-by-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Percentage of Students to Obtain a Graduate Degree in The United States in 2013, by Major Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225995/percentage-of-students-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-by-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce, Percentage of students to obtain a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225995/percentage-of-students-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-by-major-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of students to obtain a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group [Graph], Center on Education and the Workforce, May 7, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/225995/percentage-of-students-to-obtain-a-graduate-degree-by-major-in-the-us/
