| Male | |||||||||
| Race | Total | Bachelor’s | % | Master’s | % | Professional | % | Doctoral | % |
| All Races | 103,372,000 | 21,281,000 | 20.6 | 8,829,000 | 8.5 | 1,841,000 | 1.8 | 2,332,000 | 2.3 |
| Asian | 5,933,000 | 1,869,000 | 31.5 | 1,097,000 | 18.5 | 166,000 | 2.8 | 359,000 | 6.1 |
| Black Alone or in Combination | 12,121,000 | 1,739,000 | 14.4 | 708,000 | 5.8 | 73,000 | 0.6 | 123,000 | 1 |
| Hispanic (of any Race) | 15,896,000 | 1,700,000 | 10.7 | 523,000 | 3.3 | 110,000 | 0.7 | 116,000 | 0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 68,536,000 | 15,869,000 | 23.2 | 6,442,000 | 9.4 | 1,477,000 | 2.2 | 1,725,000 | 2.5 |
| Female | |||||||||
| Race | Total | Bachelor’s | % | Master’s | % | Professional | % | Doctoral | % |
| All Races | 111,643,000 | 23,497,000 | 21.1 | 11,129,000 | 10 | 1,337,000 | 1.2 | 1,654,000 | 1.5 |
| Asian | 6,813,000 | 2,186,000 | 32.1 | 1,060,000 | 15.6 | 150,000 | 2.2 | 242,000 | 3.6 |
| Black Alone or in Combination | 14,957,000 | 2,301,000 | 15.4 | 1,154,000 | 7.7 | 137,000 | 0.9 | 136,000 | 0.9 |
| Hispanic (of any Race) | 16,122,000 | 1,866,000 | 11.6 | 738,000 | 4.6 | 98,000 | 0.6 | 104,000 | 0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 72,878,000 | 16,922,000 | 23.2 | 8,140,000 | 11.2 | 938,000 | 1.3 | 1,177,000 | 1.6 |