MEN WITH COLLEGE DEGREES:
(Advance data, March 1967 survey)

There were about 6.4 million men in the United
States who held college degrees in the spring of
1967. This number includes 4.2 million whose
highest degree is a bachelor’s degree, 1.1 million
with the master’s degree as their highest degree,
and the remaining 1.1 million holding a doctorate
or professional degree, These data were collected
by the Bureau of the Census in the Current
Population Survey of March 1967 and by a followup
questionnaire to the men who had completed 4 years
of college or more. The survey data include
detailed information on male college graduates and
on the colleges they attended.

Table 1.--MALE COLLEGE GRADUATES, BY HIGHEST DE-
GREE AND AGE, FOR THE UNITED STATES: MARCH
1967

(Numbers in thousands)

Highest degree

Age Total

Bache-

lor Master |Other

Total...... 6,352|| 4,206] 1,079] 1,067
Under 25 years, 474|| 438 31 4

25 to 29 years..... 983|| 734/146] +104
30 to 34 yearS..eeee 939 637 190 112
35 to 39 years......] 1,021|| 626] 217] 179
40 to 44 years, 887|| 573] 149] 166
45 to 49 years, 629 382 112 135

50 to 54 years, 439 277 72 90
55 to 59 years, 323 186 56 81
60 to 64 years, 308|} 161 64] 84
65 years and over... 349] 193] 43) 113
Median age...years..| 38.8|| 37.4] 39.0] 44.1

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March 24, 1969

MARCH 1967

More men hold their highest degree in business
and commerce than in any other field, This is
also true for those whose highest degree is a
bachelor’s degree. Education, on the other hand,
was the most likely field of specialization of the
men whose highest degree was a master’s degree
and the professions of law and health clearly
predominate among the holders of “other” degrees.

According to a ranking of colleges based on
the average aptitude of entering freshmen, earnings
are significantly higher for men who graduated
from high ranking colleges. Median earnings
in 1966 for all men who graduated from low rank
colleges were $7,881, while the median for those
who graduated from the high rank colleges was
$11,678, a difference of $3,797. Earnings also
varied by level of highest degree received, Holders
of doctorates or professional degrees had median
earnings in 1966 that were 42 percent higher than
the median earnings for those with bachelor’s
degrees,

Data on men who had received more than one
degree are presented according to the highest
degreeonly, The degrees are ranked as bachelor’s,
master’s, or “other.” “Other” is the highest
category and includes doctor’s degrees, law
degrees, and divinity degrees, The data on rank
of college were obtained as a part of the “Project
Talent” survey of high school seniors conducted
by the University of Pittsburgh under the sponsor-
ship of the U.S, Office of Education.

The figures in this report for March 1967 are
sample survey data and relate to the population of

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the 50 States and the District of Columbia, Inmates plete census, The sampling variation may be relatively

of institutions are included in the sample. Members large for small numbers. (See Current Population /
of the Armed Forces living off post, or with their Reports, Series P-20, No. 158, for approximate level

families on post, are included, but all other members of sampling variability.)

of the Armed Forces are excluded,

A more complete statement on the variability due

Since the figures presented in this report are to sampling, as well as more detailed information
based on sample data, they may differ from the about male college graduates, will be issued in a
figures that would have been obtained from a com- __ later report in this series,

Table 2.-MALE COLLEGE GRADUATES BY HIGHEST DEGREE AND FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION,

FOR THE UNITED STATES: MARCH 1967
(Numbers in thousands)

Highest degree Percent distribution
Field of specialization Total Highest degree
Bachelor} Master Other Total
Bachelor] Master Other
Tot@lseseeeeeeeee «-L__ 6,352 || 4,206 | 1,079 | _1,067 | 100.0 || 100.0 | 100.0 | _100.0
Biological sciences. 285 221 22 22 4.5 5.2 3.9 2.1
Business and commerce a,i7 |} 1,008 163 7 18.4 24.0 1 -
Education. 976 590 356 30 15.4 14.0 3310 2.8
Engineering. 1,000 825 145 29 5i7 19.6 134 2.7
Health professions 477 96 10 372 75 2.3 0:9 34.9
Humanities....... 380 275 al 24 6.0 6.5 15 2:3
Lew. seeeeee : 406 14 - 392 6.4 0.3 - 36.8
Physical sciences, . 533 381 ll 42 8.4 9.1 10.3 3.9
Religion.....sssssseeee : 142 29 7 106 212 0.7 0.7 a9
Social sciences : 679 549 100 31 10.7 1B. 9.2 2.9
Other fields...... : 178 152 24 2 218 3.6 2.2 0.2
Not reported. 126 67 a Fr) 2.0 lle 3.8 16
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
~
Toble 3.-MALE COLLEGE GRADUATES, BY DETAILED FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION OF HIGHEST DEGREE,
FOR THE UNITED STATES: MARCH 1967
(Numbers in thousands)
Detailed field of specialization Number | Percent |] Detailed field of specialization | Number | Percent
Total. 6,352-| 100.0 |} Humanities... : 380 6.0
English and journalism.. . 174 2.7
Biological sciences. 285 4.5 Speech and drama : 31 0.5
Agriculture 136 | 211 |] Foreign languages and literatures. 53 0.8
Zoology... : 16 0.2 || Philosophy. seeeee 47 0.7
Forestry. pepeeens 16 0.3 || All other fine and applied arte}. !! 1h ulz
All other biological sciences”. 17 1.8 Lew. 406 6.4
Business and commerce.s.....ssss++++++] 1,171 | 18.4 || Physical seiences....... : 533 8.4
Accounting... eeseeeereven 236 3.7 || Mathematical subjects... 124 210
All other business and commerce’... 935 14.7 223 3.5
+ 93 1.5
Education 976 | 15.4 38 a6
Elementary education. 24 0.4 All other physical sciences 55 0.9
Educational administration. . 75 1.2 +
Industriel arts (edueational)...... 7 026 || Retigion. prttereeeneess 142 22
Physical education..... a 58 0.9 || Theology. : no ae
All other education!, 7@i | 12.3 |) 41 other religion® 2 .
Social sciences........ : 679 10.7
Engineering. ...+.-sseeees 1,000 | 15.7 || Payehology. : 95 Lis
Civil engineering. 111 1.7 Economics . 174 2.7
Electrical engineering. 173 2.7 || History... : 158 2.5
Mechanical engineering. 188 310 || Potitical science 6 10
All other engineering}, 528 83 Sociology. . . 55 0.9
All other social sciences? 136 22
Health professions. 477 15 :
Dentistry (D.D.S. an 93 115 |] Other fields. : 1% re
Medicine--M.D : 235 3.7 : we 38
Pharmacy . 80 1.3 . +
All other health professions 69 1:1 |] Not reported. we 126 2.0 pm

} Includes not specified.



‘4 EARNINGS OF MALE COLLEGE GRADUATES, BY HIGHEST DEGREE, AND RANK OF COLLEGE,
FOR THE UNITED STATES: MARCH 1967
(itunbers in thousends)

i
Earnings in 1966 |
Highest sere and) rote || No $3,000 | $5,000 |$7,000 | $10,000] $15,000] $20,000] $25,000]$35,000| $50,000] Medien i
rank of college cnn | gteter [822009 |*,200 [8730 2000 | #1506 000] $70,0001 warnings |
ings |*79 | ¢4,999 |$6,999 |#9,995. |¢14,999 |¢19, 999] #24, 999| $34,999]449/990| over |
6,352] 300] 527] a4 gra] 446] 2,615] 593] 2a] an] 7e} aa] 9,09
3,269) 42] hn} 13] 267] "ual “273 aa] “2a “a3 f 2] sigan
3,222{ rsa] 243 75] daa] 763] gon] 3051139] 08] aa @ 89,75
hese 278i) 97] 103] 59] Be] 233] 28] aaa] 75] 7a} 20], aaa tere
Not avallanie a2] 40] sal 6s] 98] 207] 123] ea] a2] de a =| $8598
Bachelor
ALL ranks... 4,206] 203] 372] 2a9]-—622| 1,029] 2,00] az] 1s 1 a 18] $9,096
le 986] 30} 112 92] 215} 2m 206) 27 17] 13] -| 2] $7,641
Medlin... 21a} as] 173 alas] 5m] 02] aa] 3] de] a @| $9,324
High, ‘| 736s], aa, aa] aes] oa] ao] 3a 3] 10] $11,305
Not available. 240) 15] 22| 22] 43} 37 37 20) 2| -| 2 -| $8) 362
master
ALL ranks: +] .079f 48} afta as2] 305] 299] 4] ar] ar - 2] $9,339
; ny de] aa] 9 2 2 a =| 82327
557] at ef asta] a58] ner] as} as] a0 , =| $9:407
2 sie] 2sel tof, as} s| ao], was} Sa] 33] ao] te 2 2] $10,555
Not avadiabies!1] “60 6 7 al ao) az] aa | + = : . (8)
other
«| 2,067] 58} af gate} ans] 226] asa} 7699] =| s12,900
| 76) q 6 7 pay 19) 2 4 8| 2 -| (B)
s] 482ff 25] ef arf] se]az2] af as] 50) a =| $13,785
High, ‘] zzel} a4) gat tof aa] ae] 52] 52] ta] eft =| sis'087
Not availabie..‘{]  283]/ i]s} S38] 5] 38] Sa] Sef =o] 4 =| “sfoa
PERCENT
DISTRIBUTION
ALL Degrees
8.3] 6.5] 13.8 22.8} 25.4] 9.4! 3.9] 3.4] 2.2] oval on)
10,3] 9.1] 21.0} 27.1 2165 3.8 1.8 1.8 0,1 0.2) (x)
73] 5.4] 13.3] a3c7] arta} otal alal3t3al ala} ota &)
8.0} 4.6 6.7] 18.2 25,7 14,3} 5.8 5.8 2.3) 0.9) x)
8.8) 11.1 16.8] 18. 21.2 10.8] 2.0 2.7 1,4) -| (x)
Bachelor
ALL rankovseses 100,09] 8.8] 6.9] 148] 22 7] 0.4 3)
low. 100.0} 12.4] 9.3) 21.8] 1.3 - 0.2 x)
00,0} 7.9) 6,1 14.4] 2.2 1.0) 0.3) (x)
100.0} 8.2] 5.2] 6,1 4.1 La 1.2! (x)
100.0} 9.0) 9.1] 17.9) - 0.7 -| 60)
100.0], 4.4) 7.8) 3.9] aaa] 28.2] 7.7 2.5 -| 02 0)
roorol) 5:2] eto} ze ase] 2a] a3tr ae : Ox)
rooiol 327] 83] aie] ate} 2813] 40.0) 17 : co)
100.0} 4.0] 75] 3a} 77] ese] arte en =| os ox)
@ @} 8 @& @! “@] “@ - - - &)
100.9 ccf 7.8) 9.91 10.6) ara} x77} 7a] 9.3) 4.3 | on)
(3) @ @! @) @) “O) @| ®) @| ® - on
100.0 4.91 5.3] 6.7} 12.2] 25.3) a8.2] 9.3 03] 3.5 : (x)
100.9] Bla] ate 80] 6.9] aca] 23a] za} nia] 903 7 &)
100.0] 8.1 13.8 15.8] 13.4 18.5 12,8] 3.4, 5.5 2.2 -| (x)
~ Represents zero or rounds to zero, B Base lees than 100,000, X Not applicable,

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