The U.S. Census Bureau is reporting that nearly 6 in 10 advanced degree holders in the 25 to 29 age bracket are women.


More women than men are expected to occupy professions such as doctors, lawyers and college professors as they represent approximately 58 percent of young adults, age 25 to 29, who hold an advanced degree.

Additionally, among all adults 25 and older, more women than men had high school diplomas and bachelor’s degrees.

The tabulations in the report, "Educational Attainment in the United States: 2009," show that among people in the 25-29 age group, 9 percent of women and 6 percent of men hold either a master’s, professional (such as law or medical) or doctoral degree.

This holds true for white, black and Hispanic women. Among Asian men and women of this age group, there was no statistical difference.

Now, what about the bacon?

Data also reflected that average earnings in 2008 totaled $83,144 for those with an advanced degree, compared with $58,613 for those with a bachelor’s degree only. People whose highest level of attainment was a high school diploma had average earnings of $31,283.

These results come from the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic supplement, which is conducted in February, March and April at about 100,000 addresses nationwide.