PPB September 2018

2018 Higher Education Study | FEATURE Figure 1: U.S. Higher Education By The Numbers 3.6 Million The estimated number of students who graduated from high school in 2018. 39 Percent The increase in the number of bachelor’s degrees in business awarded between 2000-2001 and 2015-2016. 372,000 The estimated number of business degrees awarded by colleges and university in 2018. Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2018) | SEPTEMBER 2018 | 87