2018’s Most and Least Educated States in America

With enrollment in higher education increasing by over 5 million since the year 2000 and with new research showing the positive effects of higher education on earnings over a lifetime, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Most & Least Educated States in America.

In order to determine where the most educated Americans live, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 15 key metrics. The data set ranges from share of adults aged 25 and older with at least a high school diploma to average university quality to gender gap in educational attainment.

How educated is Connecticut? (1=Most; 25=Avg.):

• 17^th – % of High-School Diploma Holders
• 17^th – % of Associate’s Degree Holders or College-Experienced Adults
• 4^th – % of Bachelor’s Degree Holders
• 3^rd – % of Graduate- or Professional-Degree Holders
• 6^th – Avg. University Quality

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-educated-states/31075/

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to schedule a phone, Skype or in-studio interview with one of our experts. Full data sets for specific states are also available upon request.

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