Massachusetts Male Population Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 19, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Massachusetts Male population aged 25 years and above was 2,355,680. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 217,023 males without a high school diploma (ie. 9.21% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 56.86% White Alone, and 9.45% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 588,877 males with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 25.00% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 77.73% White Alone, and 7.88% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 504,098 males with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 21.40% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 79.07% White Alone, and 9.33% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 1,045,682 males with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 44.39% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 81.06% White Alone, and 4.25% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of Massachusetts Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Massachusetts Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Massachusetts Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 123402 56.86
Black Alone 20497 9.45
Asian Alone 19662 9.06
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1119 0.52
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 96 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 30260 13.94
Two or More Races 21987 10.13
Massachusetts Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 99310 45.76
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 69458 32.01
All Other Ethnicities 48255 22.24
Massachusetts Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 457716 77.73
Black Alone 46399 7.88
Asian Alone 19442 3.30
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1654 0.28
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 215 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 34426 5.85
Two or More Races 29025 4.93
Massachusetts Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 428800 72.82
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 76743 13.03
All Other Ethnicities 83334 14.15
Massachusetts Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 398607 79.07
Black Alone 47037 9.33
Asian Alone 15314 3.04
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1365 0.27
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 138 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 18574 3.69
Two or More Races 23063 4.58
Massachusetts Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 379770 75.34
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 47395 9.40
All Other Ethnicities 76933 15.26
Massachusetts Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 847638 81.06
Black Alone 44441 4.25
Asian Alone 101392 9.70
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 902 0.09
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 242 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 14784 1.41
Two or More Races 36283 3.47
Massachusetts Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 827741 79.16
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 47519 4.54
All Other Ethnicities 170422 16.30