Is that true that around 7% of the US workforce has a graduate degree? If no, what is the figure? In addition, what is the percentage of the US workforce that has a terminal (JD, MD) and doctoral degree (PhD) respectively?

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I can't separate out the degrees for you, but according to ths site, about 9.4% of Americans hold graduate/professional degrees. A Ph.D., by the way, is also a "terminal" degree. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/001712.html Apr 19 06, 6:59 PM

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