Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce analysis of data from the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2009–23 (pooled).

Notes: STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. “Graduate degree prevalence” shares are based on full-time, full-year workers ages 25–54 with a bachelor’s degree in the stated field and a graduate degree in any field. The graduate-to-bachelor’s degree earnings premium percentage values and dollar values are based on the earnings of full-time, full-year workers ages 25–54 with a bachelor’s degree in the stated and a graduate degree in any .