In the academic year of 2021/22, about 880,250 students were awarded a Master's degree in the United States. This figure is projected to increase by the academic year of 2031/32, when it is forecasted that 1,000,460 students will be awarded a Master's degree.
Number of Master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2031/32
(in 1,000s)
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NCES. (October 31, 2023). Number of Master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2031/32 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238236/masters-degree-recipients-in-the-us/
NCES. "Number of Master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2031/32 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238236/masters-degree-recipients-in-the-us/
NCES. (2023). Number of Master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2031/32 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238236/masters-degree-recipients-in-the-us/
NCES. "Number of Master's Degree Recipients in The United States from 1879/80 to 2031/32 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238236/masters-degree-recipients-in-the-us/
NCES, Number of Master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2031/32 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238236/masters-degree-recipients-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of Master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2031/32 (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCES, October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238236/masters-degree-recipients-in-the-us/
