Total bachelor's and master's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study and by state: 1999-2000

Table 250.
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                         |        Total       |    Humanities\1\   |    Social and      |       Natural      | Computer sciences  |     Education      |    Business/       | Other professional
                         |       degrees      |                    |    behavioral      |     sciences\3\    |       and          |                    |   management       |     fields\5\
                         |                    |                    |    sciences\2\     |                    |  engineering\4\    |                    |                    |
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                         |Bachelor's|Master's |Bachelor's|Master's |Bachelor's|Master's |Bachelor's|Master's |Bachelor's|Master's |Bachelor's|Master's |Bachelor's|Master's |Bachelor's|Master's
   State or other area   | degrees  | degrees | degrees  | degrees | degrees  | degrees | degrees  | degrees | degrees  | degrees | degrees  | degrees | degrees  | degrees | degrees  | degrees
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_________________________|__________|_________|__________|_________|__________|_________|__________|_________|__________|_________|__________|_________|__________|_________|__________|_________
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   United States ........|1,237,875 | 457,056 |  209,799 |  35,744 |  201,161 |  28,531 |   93,987 |  14,451 |  108,750 |  40,786 |  108,168 | 124,240 |  257,709 | 112,258 |  258,301 | 101,046
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Alabama .................|   21,293 |   8,021 |    1,939 |     288 |    2,219 |     544 |    1,346 |     200 |    2,012 |     481 |    3,128 |   2,599 |    5,583 |   1,831 |    5,066 |   2,078
Alaska ..................|    1,364 |     517 |      198 |      48 |      185 |      36 |      121 |      19 |      102 |      62 |      193 |     201 |      284 |      64 |      281 |      87
Arizona .................|   20,865 |  10,234 |    2,710 |     417 |    2,400 |     368 |    1,181 |     210 |    2,002 |     568 |    2,423 |   2,935 |    5,586 |   4,107 |    4,563 |   1,629
Arkansas ................|    9,405 |   2,377 |      963 |     115 |    1,096 |     107 |      648 |      92 |      653 |     101 |    1,533 |     926 |    2,120 |     362 |    2,392 |     674
California ..............|  121,546 |  44,257 |   28,967 |   4,603 |   25,046 |   4,409 |   10,912 |   1,484 |   10,431 |   4,801 |    3,893 |   9,382 |   23,203 |  10,918 |   19,094 |   8,660
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Colorado ................|   21,542 |   8,408 |    3,614 |     647 |    4,210 |     620 |    2,040 |     330 |    2,101 |   1,246 |      120 |   1,573 |    5,115 |   2,536 |    4,342 |   1,456
Connecticut .............|   15,072 |   7,964 |    3,367 |     489 |    3,588 |     433 |    1,122 |     312 |      763 |     481 |      522 |   2,012 |    2,355 |   2,030 |    3,355 |   2,207
Delaware ................|    4,665 |   1,450 |      414 |     107 |      945 |      90 |      265 |      46 |      309 |      89 |      508 |     474 |    1,087 |     427 |    1,137 |     217
District of Columbia ....|    6,806 |   7,078 |    1,235 |     606 |    2,019 |     971 |      406 |     240 |      495 |     841 |      107 |     634 |    1,316 |   1,713 |    1,228 |   2,073
Florida .................|   51,333 |  17,901 |    5,882 |     628 |    6,916 |     993 |    2,623 |     486 |    4,592 |   1,535 |    5,527 |   4,318 |   13,075 |   5,200 |   12,718 |   4,741
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Georgia .................|   29,219 |  10,410 |    3,933 |     549 |    4,113 |     454 |    2,114 |     259 |    3,192 |   1,221 |    3,799 |   3,136 |    6,820 |   2,786 |    5,248 |   2,005
Hawaii ..................|    5,091 |   1,724 |      743 |     151 |      880 |     142 |      387 |      54 |      326 |     170 |      324 |     306 |    1,528 |     493 |      903 |     408
Idaho ...................|    4,711 |   1,127 |      572 |      70 |      557 |      33 |      446 |      59 |      412 |      78 |      790 |     477 |      740 |     129 |    1,194 |     281
Illinois ................|   55,036 |  26,578 |   10,302 |   2,061 |    7,805 |   1,586 |    3,992 |     883 |    5,238 |   2,146 |    6,263 |   7,071 |   10,960 |   7,594 |   10,476 |   5,237
Indiana..................|   31,970 |   8,470 |    4,590 |     767 |    3,871 |     392 |    2,029 |     340 |    3,601 |     730 |    4,164 |   2,049 |    6,933 |   2,316 |    6,782 |   1,876
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Iowa ....................|   18,750 |   3,846 |    2,887 |     426 |    2,574 |     152 |    1,379 |     169 |    1,539 |     334 |    2,348 |     836 |    4,126 |     979 |    3,897 |     950
Kansas ..................|   14,234 |   4,908 |    1,832 |     338 |    1,817 |     241 |    1,014 |     193 |    1,325 |     399 |    1,676 |   1,290 |    3,126 |   1,263 |    3,444 |   1,184
Kentucky ................|   15,643 |   4,795 |    2,017 |     313 |    2,161 |     220 |    1,188 |     134 |    1,062 |     302 |    1,963 |   2,019 |    3,093 |     619 |    4,159 |   1,188
Louisiana ...............|   19,844 |   5,882 |    2,821 |     626 |    2,463 |     276 |    1,646 |     230 |    1,699 |     410 |    2,421 |   1,382 |    3,934 |   1,224 |    4,860 |   1,734
Maine ...................|    5,672 |   1,195 |    1,160 |      56 |    1,076 |      28 |      510 |      29 |      338 |      43 |      601 |     475 |      631 |     189 |    1,356 |     375
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Maryland ................|   21,136 |  10,687 |    5,184 |     833 |    4,159 |     975 |    1,848 |     420 |    1,943 |   1,306 |    1,344 |   2,441 |    2,919 |   2,719 |    3,739 |   1,993
Massachusetts ...........|   42,308 |  24,819 |    7,499 |   1,592 |    9,450 |   1,409 |    3,501 |     607 |    3,778 |   2,319 |    1,944 |   6,797 |    7,601 |   5,719 |    8,535 |   6,376
Michigan ................|   45,754 |  20,317 |    5,945 |     933 |    5,771 |     588 |    3,037 |     466 |    5,477 |   2,323 |    4,090 |   6,137 |   10,879 |   5,409 |   10,555 |   4,461
Minnesota ...............|   23,175 |   7,797 |    4,194 |     544 |    3,573 |     330 |    2,160 |     153 |    1,760 |     541 |    2,970 |   2,981 |    4,194 |   1,762 |    4,324 |   1,486
Mississippi .............|   10,988 |   3,263 |    1,069 |     152 |    1,173 |     120 |      897 |     142 |      836 |     190 |    1,707 |   1,468 |    2,453 |     592 |    2,853 |     599
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Missouri.................|   30,035 |  13,014 |    3,831 |     676 |    3,727 |   1,287 |    1,914 |     248 |    2,669 |     648 |    3,312 |   3,008 |    7,736 |   4,634 |    6,846 |   2,513
Montana .................|    5,171 |     951 |      844 |      86 |      659 |      79 |      483 |      87 |      549 |      91 |      705 |     235 |      818 |     126 |    1,113 |     247
Nebraska ................|   10,747 |   2,898 |      962 |     175 |    1,161 |     175 |      829 |      76 |      641 |     163 |    1,436 |     838 |    2,787 |     451 |    2,931 |   1,020
Nevada ..................|    4,245 |   1,453 |      392 |     107 |      543 |      54 |      238 |      32 |      248 |     113 |      689 |     652 |    1,217 |     264 |      918 |     231
New Hampshire ...........|    7,776 |   2,438 |    1,348 |     121 |    1,623 |      93 |      633 |      56 |      512 |     174 |      533 |     634 |    1,651 |     924 |    1,476 |     436
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New Jersey ..............|   26,939 |   9,338 |    4,285 |     616 |    6,097 |     464 |    2,450 |     339 |    2,575 |   1,256 |    2,187 |   2,518 |    4,565 |   2,177 |    4,780 |   1,968
New Mexico ..............|    6,727 |   2,666 |    1,015 |     236 |      764 |     163 |      509 |     134 |      717 |     204 |    1,048 |     787 |    1,376 |     629 |    1,298 |     513
New York ................|   94,417 |  47,555 |   19,131 |   4,993 |   18,668 |   2,923 |    6,382 |   1,281 |    8,100 |   3,473 |    8,012 |  14,751 |   16,429 |   8,747 |   17,695 |  11,387
North Carolina ..........|   35,257 |   9,636 |    4,276 |     829 |    6,238 |     466 |    3,164 |     456 |    2,766 |     768 |    2,876 |   1,977 |    7,287 |   2,616 |    8,650 |   2,524
North Dakota ............|    4,877 |     863 |      347 |      29 |      426 |      37 |      297 |      37 |      530 |      66 |      719 |     235 |      915 |     151 |    1,643 |     308
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Ohio ....................|   49,849 |  16,881 |    7,822 |   1,827 |    6,728 |     962 |    3,332 |     600 |    4,445 |   1,600 |    6,087 |   5,245 |   10,199 |   3,720 |   11,236 |   2,927
Oklahoma ................|   15,578 |   5,359 |    1,947 |     358 |    1,647 |     935 |      987 |     139 |    1,390 |     484 |    2,071 |   1,281 |    3,905 |   1,317 |    3,631 |     845
Oregon ..................|   14,428 |   4,797 |    3,180 |     384 |    3,172 |     265 |    1,060 |     137 |    1,043 |     351 |      686 |   1,934 |    2,499 |     671 |    2,788 |   1,055
Pennsylvania ............|   66,273 |  21,988 |    9,506 |   1,705 |   10,364 |   1,124 |    5,390 |     610 |    5,929 |   2,002 |    7,411 |   5,281 |   14,130 |   5,795 |   13,543 |   5,471
Rhode Island ............|    8,402 |   1,864 |    1,274 |     139 |    1,319 |     117 |      567 |      84 |      633 |     125 |      654 |     511 |    2,196 |     475 |    1,759 |     413
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South Carolina ..........|   16,033 |   4,533 |    2,252 |     250 |    2,651 |     155 |    1,626 |     206 |      986 |     314 |    1,729 |   1,405 |    3,853 |     890 |    2,936 |   1,313
South Dakota ............|    4,494 |     884 |      324 |      62 |      570 |      81 |      352 |      27 |      518 |      99 |      695 |     252 |      800 |     122 |    1,235 |     241
Tennessee ...............|   22,958 |   7,820 |    4,711 |     532 |    3,531 |     373 |    1,610 |     222 |    1,685 |     490 |    1,407 |   2,814 |    4,861 |   1,731 |    5,153 |   1,658
Texas ...................|   75,834 |  24,756 |   15,672 |   2,433 |    9,969 |   1,350 |    5,920 |     919 |    6,052 |   2,746 |    2,917 |   5,473 |   18,065 |   6,965 |   17,239 |   4,870
Utah ....................|   17,058 |   3,458 |    3,008 |     283 |    2,617 |     151 |    1,201 |     163 |    1,610 |     335 |    1,875 |     684 |    2,947 |   1,174 |    3,800 |     668
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Vermont .................|    4,832 |   1,453 |    1,310 |     566 |    1,091 |     145 |      335 |      35 |      164 |      38 |      281 |     396 |      629 |      89 |    1,022 |     184
Virginia ................|   33,599 |  11,149 |    6,642 |   1,016 |    7,147 |     821 |    2,824 |     361 |    3,381 |   1,332 |      872 |   3,427 |    6,777 |   2,223 |    5,956 |   1,969
Washington ..............|   24,002 |   7,436 |    5,674 |     432 |    4,288 |     388 |    1,975 |     253 |    1,705 |     466 |    1,742 |   2,730 |    4,313 |   1,473 |    4,305 |   1,694
West Virginia............|    8,545 |   2,465 |    1,472 |     132 |    1,108 |     118 |      537 |      73 |      649 |     217 |      959 |     858 |    1,583 |     332 |    2,237 |     735
Wisconsin ...............|   27,543 |   6,999 |    3,282 |     373 |    4,139 |     259 |    2,102 |     264 |    2,352 |     458 |    2,589 |   2,320 |    6,123 |   1,540 |    6,956 |   1,785
Wyoming .................|    1,797 |     377 |       90 |      25 |      242 |      29 |      165 |      55 |      200 |      56 |      318 |      75 |      255 |      41 |      527 |      96
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U.S. Service Schools\2\ .|    3,037 |       0 |    1,165 |       0 |      605 |       0 |      293 |       0 |      715 |       0 |        0 |       0 |      132 |       0 |      127 |       0
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   Outlying areas .......|   16,743 |   3,086 |      597 |      54 |    1,209 |     203 |    1,759 |      81 |    1,496 |     169 |    2,395 |     944 |    6,008 |     915 |    3,279 |     720
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Guam ....................|      365 |      99 |       22 |      15 |       21 |       0 |       18 |       8 |       11 |       0 |      122 |      32 |       81 |      22 |       90 |      22
Puerto Rico .............|   16,164 |   2,958 |      563 |      39 |    1,171 |     203 |    1,720 |      73 |    1,479 |     169 |    2,236 |     900 |    5,821 |     882 |    3,174 |     692
Virgin Islands ..........|      214 |      29 |       12 |       0 |       17 |       0 |       21 |       0 |        6 |       0 |       37 |      12 |      106 |      11 |       15 |       6
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\1\Includes degrees in area and ethnic studies; English language, literature, and letters; foreign languages; liberal/general studies; multi/interdisciplinary studies; philosophy and religion; theology; and visual and performing arts.
\2\Includes psychology and social sciences and history.
\3\Includes biological sciences; physical sciences and science technologies; and mathematics.
\4\Includes computer and information sciences; engineering; and engineering technologies.
\5\Includes agriculture and natural resources; architecture and environmental design; communications and communications technologies; construction trades; consumer and personal services; health sciences; home economics and vocational home economics; law; library and archival sciences; marketing operations/marketing and distribution; mechanics and repairers; military sciences; parks and recreation; protective services; public affairs; and transportation and material moving.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey, 2000. (This table was prepared August 2001.)
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