| Male | |||||||||
| Race | Total | Bachelor’s | % | Master’s | % | Professional | % | Doctoral | % |
| All Races | 118,467,000 | 22,485,000 | 19 | 8,916,000 | 7.5 | 1,858,,000 | 1.6 | 2,336,000 | 2 |
| Asian | 6,781,000 | 2,034,000 | 30 | 1,115,000 | 16.4 | 166,000 | 2.5 | 359,000 | 5.3 |
| Black Alone or in Combination | 14,608,000 | 1,841,000 | 12.6 | 712,000 | 4.8 | 73,000 | 0.5 | 123,000 | 0.8 |
| Hispanic (of any Race) | 19,187,000 | 1,801,000 | 9.4 | 530,000 | 2.8 | 112,000 | 0.6 | 116,000 | 0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 76,826,000 | 16,690,000 | 21.7 | 6,498,000 | 8.5 | 1,492,000 | 1.9 | 1,730,000 | 2.3 |
| Female | |||||||||
| Race | Total | Bachelor’s | % | Master’s | % | Professional | % | Doctoral | % |
| All Races | 126,339,000 | 25,234,000 | 20 | 11,271,000 | 9 | 1,352,000 | 1.1 | 1,669,000 | 1.4 |
| Asian | 7,674,000 | 2,366,000 | 30.8 | 1,091,000 | 14.2 | 150,000 | 2 | 252,000 | 3.3 |
| Black Alone or in Combination | 17,491,000 | 2,446,000 | 14 | 1,180,000 | 6.8 | 137,000 | 0.8 | 136,000 | 0.8 |
| Hispanic (of any Race) | 19,362,000 | 2,044,000 | 10.6 | 755,000 | 3.9 | 100,000 | 0.5 | 115,000 | 0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 80,765,000 | 18,122,000 | 22.4 | 8,216,000 | 10.2 | 951,000 | 1.2 | 1,180,000 | 1.5 |