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| What is your highest education level? [452 voters] | |
| PhD in CS/Math/Stats (96) |  21.2% |
| PhD in another field (64) | 14.2% |
| MBA (41) | 9.1% |
| MD/JD or other advanced graduate degree (16) | 3.5% |
| MA/MS (150) | 33.2% |
| BA/BS (75) | 16.6% |
| less than a BA (10) | 2.2% |
The next table shows regional breakdown, with Asian and European data miners having the most education.
| Region (% voters) | % PhDs | College Years |
|---|---|---|
| US/Canada (55.1%) |  34.1% |
 6.97 |
| Europe (22.8%) | 35.9% |
7.20 |
| Asia (13.3%) | 45.0% |
7.32 |
| Latin America (4.2%) | 26.3% |
6.53 |
| Africa/Middle East (2.9%) | 30.8% |
6.62 |
| Australia/NZ (1.8%) | 25.0% |
6.50 |
Note: We assigned years of college education using as PhD: 10, MD/JD: 7, MBA: 6, MA: 6, BA: 4, less than a BA: 2, which corresponds to a typical value for the degree.
Here are the results of 2011 KDnuggets Poll: highest education level
Comments
K. Michael Tsiappoutas, Sep 19, 2012
thank you for putting this poll together. Here's what i see (high level picture):
1. Responses more than doubled from last year (maybe due to interest in this topic per se and your enhanced online media presense?).
2. More Ph.D.'s than last year (~+ 3.5%)
3. More MS's (~+ 9.5%) with MBA's included, even though MBA's dropped by 3.3%.
4. Less BS's overall (~-- 6%)
So, everyone took a stab at this new thing at the beginning, but we see grads eating some of the undergrads' share this year (save for the MBA's).