The emerging adult population, individuals between the ages of 18-29, has grown to 53.7 million in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2017). College students form a significant subset of this population, with 29 percent enrolled at a college or university (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2015). One in three emerging adults…

Prior literature on educational attainment indicates that there is both a female advantage and an LGB bonus: women are more likely to have earned bachelor's degrees than men, and lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons are more likely to have earned a bachelor's degree than heterosexuals. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of…

This nation-wide study investigated the relationship between state adult population educational attainment rates of high school degree or higher, bachelor's degree or higher, and advanced degree or higher and the three social laws and policies of state LGBT non-discrimination employment laws, state immigration laws regarding access to higher…