Educational Attainment of Asian Americans 25 Years and Older in Massachusetts

According to 2004 estimates, the percentage of Asian Americans with a bachelor’s degree or higher increased between 2000 and 2004.

	2000	2004 estimate	Margin of error +/-
Less than 9th grade	19,403	22,435	4,505
	13.4%	11.6%	2.3%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	15,119	15,603	4,654
	10.4%	8.0%	2.4%
High school graduate or equiv.	20,168	22,584	4,698
	13.9%	11.6%	2.4%
Some college, no degree	11,740	14,047	4,079
	8.1%	7.2%	2.1%
Associate's degree	6,361	9,777	3,706
	4.4%	5.0%	1.9%
Bachelor's degree	33,118	46,305	6,064
	22.8%	23.9%	3.1%
Graduate degree	39,216	63,188	6,373
	27.0%	32.6%	3.2%
TOTAL	145,125	193,939	4,974

Source: 2004 American Community Survey. Margins of error calculated by the Institute for Asian American Studies.