This statistic shows the educational attainment of religious groups in the United States as of January 2017, by faith tradition. In 2017, about 38 percent of Hindu believers in the United States had a post-graduate degree.
Educational attainment of religious groups in the United States in 2017, by faith tradition
Characteristic
High school grad or less
Some college
College degree
Post-grad
Unitarian/Universalist
16%
20%
22%
43%
Hindu
19%
11%
31%
38%
Jewish
22%
18%
27%
34%
Orthodox Chrisitan
28%
20%
25%
26%
Mormon
34%
33%
19%
13%
Buddhist
37%
26%
18%
19%
White Catholic
37%
24%
22%
17%
White mainline Protestant
38%
25%
19%
17%
Unaffiliated
44%
25%
17%
14%
Muslim
44%
22%
17%
16%
White evangelical Protestant
48%
27%
15%
10%
Black Protestant
52%
26%
12%
10%
Hispanic Protestant
65%
20%
10%
4%
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Pew Research Center. (September 6, 2017). Educational attainment of religious groups in the United States in 2017, by faith tradition [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245533/educational-attainment-of-us-religious-groups-by-faith-tradition/
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Pew Research Center. (2017). Educational attainment of religious groups in the United States in 2017, by faith tradition. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245533/educational-attainment-of-us-religious-groups-by-faith-tradition/
Pew Research Center. "Educational Attainment of Religious Groups in The United States in 2017, by Faith Tradition." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245533/educational-attainment-of-us-religious-groups-by-faith-tradition/
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