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Educational attainment, the Glossary

Index Educational attainment

Educational attainment is a term commonly used by statisticians to refer to the highest degree of education an individual has completed as defined by the US Census Bureau Glossary.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 8 relations: Academic achievement, Academic degree, Bachelor's degree, Doctorate, Educational attainment in the United States, Master's degree, Statistician, United States Census Bureau.

  2. Education economics
  3. United States Census Bureau

Academic achievement

Academic achievement or academic performance is the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has attained their short or long-term educational goals.

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Academic degree

An academic degree is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university.

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Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin baccalaureus) or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years (depending on institution and academic discipline).

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Doctorate

A doctorate (from Latin doctor, meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism licentia docendi ("licence to teach").

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Educational attainment in the United States

The educational attainment of the U.S. population refers to the highest level of education completed.

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Master's degree

A master's degree (from Latin) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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Statistician

A statistician is a person who works with theoretical or applied statistics.

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United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

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See also

Education economics

United States Census Bureau

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_attainment