Field of Bachelor’s Degree in the United States: 2022 [REPORT]
July 11, 2025
According to the American Community Survey (ACS), 35.7 percent of adults aged 25 and over had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2022. As more individuals obtain bachelor’s degrees, it is important to understand differences in the types of degrees that people have. The field of degree (FOD) that individuals obtain affects the occupation they pursue, the economic returns they can anticipate from obtaining their degree, and even where they choose to live.
This report examines fields of bachelor’s degree in the United States using the 2022 ACS 1-year dataset. It explains how field of degree varies by social, demographic, and geographic characteristics and differences in median annual earnings by field of degree.
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