WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- A new study has found that Hindus are the most highly educated religious group in the United States, followed by Jews. The analysis listed Muslims, Buddhists and Orthodox Christians among religious groups with above-average levels of higher education. That means more than four in 10 adults hold at least a bachelor's degree in these communities. Washington-based think tank Pew Research Centre examined education levels of America's major faith communities. It said the findings of the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) are one of the most comprehensive surveys of religion and public life in the US. There were a total of 36,908 respondents to the Religious Landscape Study of US adults that was conducted between July 17, 2023 and March 4, 2024, and the report released on February 19, 2026. As of the most recent estimates from 2024, Hindus, Muslims and Jews each make up a small percentage of the total US population, generally around or under 2% each. Approximately 2% are Jewish, 1%-1.3% Muslim, and 0.5%-1% are Hindu, with the majority of Americans identifying as Christian or religiously unaffiliated. The report noted that immigration and demographic patterns help explain these numbers. Particularly among Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists, many came to the US through higher-education or skilled-worker visa pathways, it said. These minority faiths are growing, but they remain small proportions of the US population....