Education
Educational attainment of Latina women surpasses Latino men in all educational categories except advanced degrees where the difference is negligible (2.9% for Latina women and 3.1% for Latino men).
18% of Latinas have some college or an associates’ degree
8% have a Bachelor’s degree
2.9% have an advanced degree (only 580,000 in 2005, growing to 1.45M in 2050, if trends continue)
Therefore, 29% of all Latinas in 2005 (5.8 million women) have some college or more
If trends stay flat (not likely), Latina women with some college or more would grow to 14.5 million women by 2050.
However, from 1976 to 2000, there was a 430% increase in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Latinos (general U.S. population had an increase of only 35% during the same time period)
In spite of the increase in bachelor’s degrees, only 53% of the total Hispanic population finishes *high school*!!!
In 2004, there were only 714,000 Hispanics 25 years and older with advanced degrees (master’s professional, doctorate)
Note, however, Hispanic enrollment in higher education has increased dramatically in recent years — from 782,000 in 1990 to about 1.3 million in 1999.
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Gina Palacios Grochow on Sat, 12th Sep 2009 9:38 am
Where did you get these statistics? I would like to repost but I need some more information on where these numbers come from.
Julie Zepeda on Tue, 10th Nov 2009 4:35 pm
The beauty industry is a great career for Latinas with the help of samll business loans and the fact that Latinas are the number one fastest growing business owners in the country. Being a salon owner is a wonderful career for us Latinas. Making people feel good comes naturally to us. Our artistic talent of our ancestors and love of family we are able to expand out into our community with ease and in return can build a secure future.