Education in America
About 3.9 million postsecondary awards and degrees were earned during the academic year, an increase of about 923,000, or 31 percent, from 10 years earlier. Formal degrees earned included: 737,000 associate degrees; 1.6 million bachelor degrees; 629,000 master degrees (including 22,000 postbaccalaureate
certificates); 72,000 doctoral degrees (15,000 postmaster certificates); and 91,000 first professional degrees (1,000 first professional certificates).
In addition, there were 363,000 nondegree formal awards for the completion of 1- to 4-year curricula during 2005/06, along with 379,000 awards for the completion of programs of less than 1 year. Both levels of awards saw moderate growth from 10 years earlier, with 1- to 4-year awards increasing by 13 percent and awards of less than 1 year by 21 percent. More than a third of both types of awards were earned in the field of health professions and related clinical sciences,
with significant numbers also earned in personal and culinary
services; mechanic and repair technologies/technicians; and business, management, marketing, and related support services.
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Jobseekers looking for professional and business services work may notice lots of opportunities. That is because this industry had the highest seasonally adjusted job openings rate when measured on the last business day of March 2008, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The job openings rate is the number of job openings as a percentage of total employment plus job openings.
