Higher Education in Iowa

It seems that we all have one of those friends who is always coming up with simple, but intriguing questions and we always end up having a great discussion about the subject.  Recently, I was visiting with "that guy" and he asked how many people in the U.S. have a graduate degree.  I didn't have a clue, but it made for a nice discussion and, of course, the next morning I did a little research on the topic.  Based on the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 data, 27.7% of Americans 25 or older have a bachelor's degree, but only 24.3% of Iowans have earned the same level of degree.  As for graduate degrees, 10.2% of Americans have an advanced degree and only 7.3% in Iowa.  I am very surprised by the numbers, not the national numbers, but where Iowa stacks up in the rankings.  43rd out of 51 in the graduate degree rankings...let's go Iowa.  It isn't for the lack of great graduate programs in the state!