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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
POPULATION PROFILE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

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

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