Nigerians Are The Most Educated in the U.S.
Surveys now show that Nigerians in other countries have the highest levels of education. According to the Census data Nigerians are surpassing whites and Asian immigrants in the U.S. In the census of 2006, 37% of Nigerian U.S. households have bachelor degrees compared to 17% of all other groups; 17% have master's degrees compared to 7% of all other groups; 5% have professional degrees compared to 2% of all other groups; 4% have doctorate degrees compared to 1% of all other groups. This can be compared to 8% of whites who have master's degrees, and 1% who have doctorates. 12% of Asians have master's degrees, and 3% have doctorate degrees. The chairman of Texas Southern University's department of engineering technologies David Olowokere says that master's degree wasn't enough for his family back home. His wife held a master's degree and is a civil engineer. So he struggled and got a doctorate's degree. The most common reason given for Nigerian's hig...