Population: Higher Education

4.7 million :The number of Hispanics, 25 and older, who had at least a bachelor’s degree in 2015, representing 15% of the Hispanic American population.

Source: 2019 Education Survey
– https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_1YR/B15002I

1.5 million

Number of Hispanics 25 and older with advanced degrees in 2015 (e.g., master’s, professional, doctorate).
Source: 2015 Education Survey
– https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_1YR/B15002I

20.5%

The percentage of civilian employed Hispanics or Latinos 16 and older who worked in management, business, science and arts occupations in 2015.
Source: 2015 Hispanic Population Profile
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The number of Hispanic American Nobel Prize Winners. American laureates include Luis Alvarez (Physics) and Baruj Benacerraf (Physiology or Medicine).
– http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1968/alvarez-bio.html
– http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1980/benacerraf-bio.html