Graduate Degree Supply & Demand by State

Graduates per 100 advanced-degree job openings — below 100% means more demand than supply  |  Click a state to explore  |  Data: BLS OES 2024 + College Scorecard

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Grads per 100 advanced-degree openings (supply-to-demand ratio)
0%
Critically undersupplied
50%
Undersupplied
100%
Balanced
150%
Oversupplied
200%+
Significantly oversupplied
Orange = more job openings than graduates  ·  Purple = more graduates than openings  ·  Grey = insufficient BLS data   ⓘ “Strict” lens: only openings where a grad degree is the BLS typical requirement. Falls back to broad lens when no strict-match occupations exist for a sector (noted in hover).
BLS OES May 2024 + State Projections 2022–2032 + College Scorecard  |  College Azimuth