SF member education level

[mussel]

My impression is that majority of the member here has a college. Consider 30% of the US population has a bachelor or higher degree, I think the education level of the members here is substantially above average.

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[Reggs]

Fixed

 

[Tokyo Slim]

20 credits of a 90 credit AA degree in DV editing. I may never finish.

 

[Nantucket Red]

Experienced academic burnout during a year of intensive language study in preparation for grad school.

 

[tiger02]

Originally Posted by mussel

Consider 30% of the US population has a bachelor or higher degree,
This doesn't sound right. Source?

 

[aybojs]

Originally Posted by tiger02

This doesn't sound right. Source?

Looks pretty accurate to me: 2003 survey from the US Census Bureau.

The numbers are more in the high 20's in those stats, but I'd imagine they'd be creeping upwards towards 30% since it's a few years old, and the numbers have climbed up by about half a percentage point each year.

 

[Etienne]

OK, truth is I am in my last year of PhD (hopefully) so you cannot rule out the possibility that I drop out one day. Still, I put "PhD".

 

[tiger02]

Originally Posted by aybojs

Looks pretty accurate to me: 2003 survey from the US Census Bureau.

The numbers are more in the high 20's in those stats, but I'd imagine they'd be creeping upwards towards 30% since it's a few years old, and the numbers have climbed up by about half a percentage point each year.
Huh, surprising. I would also be interested in the numbers for ages 25 - 50.

 

[Rome]

Vote 1 for 2 year degree.

And they said I would never get to boast about going to community college...

Take That!

 

[rdawson808]

Here's the 2004 data by state http://www.census.gov/population/soc...2004/tab13.pdf

DC has almost 46% with a Bachelor's degree.


1 more for PhD. I know there are a couple others too.

bob

 

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by rdawson808

Here's the 2004 data by state http://www.census.gov/population/soc...2004/tab13.pdf

DC has almost 46% with a Bachelor's degree.


1 more for PhD. I know there are a couple others too.

bob

I could be interested in doing a doctorate one day if it wasn't for the downgrade in title, I'd much rather be called a master than a doctor

 

[skalogre]

Originally Posted by Rome

Vote 1 for 2 year degree.

And they said I would never get to boast about going to community college...

Take That!

 

[kabert]

I would separate masters and "professional" degrees. It's possible to get some masters degrees in one year (going 3 full semesters -- fall/spring/summer) and in a field that isn't really of the same degree of difficulty/time as, say, the 3 years required of a law degree (JD). I'd put JD and MD in the same category and PhD in a separate category by itself. Just my biased opinion.

 

[rdawson808]

Originally Posted by kabert

I would separate masters and "professional" degrees. It's possible to get some masters degrees in one year (going 3 full semesters -- fall/spring/summer) and in a field that isn't really of the same degree of difficulty/time as, say, the 3 years required of a law degree (JD). I'd put JD and MD in the same category and PhD in a separate category by itself. Just my biased opinion.


Interesting. I heard a couple of colleagues who have JDs (and econ PhDs) say that the third year of the JD program is just fluff to bring in more revenue for the school.

Don't MDs go to way more years of school? I thought itwas a long time--like 6 years.

bob

 

[Matt]

MBA here, did B. Management before that double majoring in public relations and electronic business