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U.S. Women Outpacing Men in Higher Education: Demographic Trends

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By Alexandre Tanzi

August 6, 2018 at 3:14 PM EDT

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Woman are outpacing men in attaining a college education and advanced degrees, according U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017.

The data also show:

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