{"id":12491,"date":"2026-02-19T13:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/the-most-and-least-educated-u-s-religious-groups\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:51:13","slug":"which-us-religious-groups-are-most-highly-educated","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/02\/19\/which-us-religious-groups-are-most-highly-educated\/","title":{"rendered":"Which U.S. religious groups are most highly educated?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hindus and Jews are much more likely to have a four-year college degree than Americans in other religious groups, according to Pew Research Center\u2019s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seven-in-ten Hindus and 65% of Jews have a bachelor\u2019s degree or more education. That compares with 35% of U.S. adults overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How educational attainment varies by religion in the U.S.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Source: Religious Landscape Study of U.S. adults conducted July 17, 2023-March 4, 2024.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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