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Higher Education Majors Breakdown by US State
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Presents detailed statistics regarding the number of bachelor's degree holders across various fields of study within the United States for the year 2019. The data allows for granular analysis, as it is systematically segmented by state, sex, and specific age groups. This resource is valuable for exploring shifts and distribution patterns in academic pursuits at the national and state level.
Columns
The dataset contains 9 distinct fields:
- State: Identifies the US state pertinent to the record. There are 51 unique values for this column.
- Sex: Categorises the data based on sex, containing three unique values (with 'Total' being the most common category).
- Age Group: Segments the data into four unique age categories, with '25 and older' being the most frequently occurring category.
- Bachelor's Degree Holders: The total count of individuals holding bachelor's degrees, with values ranging from approximately 13.1 thousand to 9.43 million.
- Science and Engineering: The count of majors within Science and Engineering disciplines.
- Science and Engineering Related Fields: The count of majors in fields related to Science and Engineering.
- Business: The count of majors in Business disciplines, with a maximum recorded value of 1.72 million.
- Education: The count of majors focused on Education, with counts reaching nearly 687 thousand.
- Arts, Humanities and Others: The count of majors within the Arts, Humanities, and other fields, spanning up to 2.42 million.
Distribution
The data is structured as a flat file, specifically a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file named Bachelor_Degree_Majors.csv, which is approximately 50.98 kB in size. The structure consists of 9 columns and 612 valid records.
Usage
Ideal applications include trend analysis in US higher education enrolment, quantitative research on demographic influences on academic choices, and comparisons of major popularity between different states. The dataset is suitable for exploratory data analysis.
Coverage
The geographic scope includes the entire United States, featuring data for 51 state entities. The data represents statistics gathered for the year 2019. Demographic coverage includes breakdowns by three categories of sex and four distinct age groupings.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
This dataset is useful for governmental policy analysts assessing educational investments, academic researchers studying sociology of education, university planning departments forecasting enrolment trends, and data enthusiasts interested in US demographic and educational statistics.
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Original Data Source: Higher Education Majors Breakdown by US State
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