Most Educated States Map
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Most educated states map. By casey leins staff writer may 8 2018. With at least some college. The sixth most educated state in the u s. 2014 03 12t15 37 00z the letter f.
And with a graduate or professional degree. By casey leins staff writer may 8 2018 at 5 15 p m. Based on the data obtained from the american community survey one can establish the least educated states in the country by identifying the states which had the lowest percentage of persons of 25 years or older who holds a bachelor s degree. The 10 most educated states these states have the most people with college degrees.
An image of a chain link. Virginia has the fourth highest percentage of graduate or professional degree holders in the country at 16 1. With a bachelor s degree. To rank the most and least educated states in america wallethub looked at 18 metrics which all into two categories.
Website wallethub have compiled a set of handy maps and charts that show how educated different states in america are. Some of the best universities in virginia are the university of virginia james madison university the college of william mary and virginia tech. Using this threshold west virginia mississippi and arkansas were established as the. We examined those dimensions using 18 relevant metrics which are listed below with their corresponding weights.
In 2019 the most educated state in the country was found to be massachusetts followed by maryland with. This map shows the most educated states in america. Educational attainment school quality and achievement gaps between genders and races. Is virginia which ranks seventh for educational attainment and sixth for quality of education.
In order to determine the most and least educated. Other thresholds included the percentage of high school graduates as well as residents holding an advanced degree in relation to a state s over 25 populations. Comparing all 50 states the data set ranges across adults aged 25 and older with at least a high school diploma. The percent with a bachelor s degree or higher is highest in the district of columbia 56 6 and lowest in american samoa 9 9.
Published tue jan 23 2018 4 00 pm est updated tue jan 23 2018 4 00 pm est. And racial and gender gaps in educational. Overall the percent of people with a high school degree or higher is highest in montana 93 and lowest in the u s. The specific metrics included those 25 and older with a high school diploma.
Their methodology was pretty intensive examining what they call key factors of a well educated population. Each metric was graded on a 100 point scale with a score of 100 representing the most educated in certain metrics where women showed an advantage over men and blacks over whites we gave equal. Harvard business school graduation. It indicates the ability to send an email.
The 10 most and least educated states in 2018. In order to determine the most and least educated states in america wallethub compared the 50 states across two key dimensions educational attainment and quality of education. Educational attainment and quality of education.