Research pillar
Education & Culture
Education levels, household structure, saving habits and professional networks all help explain Indian American economic outcomes. This pillar looks at those drivers with evidence, without stereotypes.
- Education & Culture
What percentage of Indian Americans hold bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees?
78.8% of Indian American adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 46.4% a graduate degree (ACS 2024), versus 36.8% and 14.7% of all US adults.…
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Do second-generation Indian Americans earn more than their immigrant parents?
US-born Indian Americans are mostly still young, so raw income trails immigrants ($120,200 vs $156,000). Research shows children of Indian immigrants…
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How does multigenerational living shape Indian American household wealth?
Indian American households are three times as likely as average to include a householder's parent or in-law. What that means for income, costs and…
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How does culture shape Indian American saving, gold and real estate habits?
In India, households hold 84% of wealth in real estate and physical assets and 11% in gold. How those habits compare with Indian Americans' US…
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What does the coming wealth transfer mean for Indian American families?
Cerulli projects $124 trillion will change hands in the US through 2048. Indian American families are younger, so their transfer comes later and…
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How do TiE, AAPI and other networks foster Indian American entrepreneurship?
TiE (founded 1992, 63 chapters), AAPI (16,000+ physicians) and AAHOA (20,000 hotel owners) are the networks behind much of Indian American wealth…
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Why do Indian Americans gravitate to STEM and medicine?
Selective immigration, education and pay explain the STEM tilt: 62% of H-1B approvals are computer jobs, and India sends 363,019 students, mostly in…
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