Black Educational Attainment by The Numbers 2.1 MILLION Among African Americans age 25 and older, the number who had an advanced degree in 2017 (e.g., master’s, Ph.D., M.D. or J.D.). Fifteen years earlier—in 1995—only 677,000 African American had this level of education. 3.3 MILLION Number of black college students in 2017. This was a decrease … Continue reading Educational Attainment