Table 248. | Total bachelor's and master's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study and by state: 2000-01 |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Total | Humanities\1\ | Social and | Natural | Computer sciences | Education | Business/ | Other fields\5\ | degrees | | behavioral | sciences\3\ | and | | management | | | | sciences\2\ | | engineering\4\ | | | |___________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|___________________|____________________ |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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | _________________________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 _________________________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|_________ United States ........|1,244,171 |468,476 | 213,518 | 35,140 | 201,570 | 28,987 | 90,206 | 14,799 | 114,241 | 43,146 | 105,566 |129,066 | 265,746 |116,475 | 253,324 | 100,863 |__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|_________ Alabama .................| 20,823 | 8,138 | 2,018 | 273 | 2,160 | 527 | 1,348 | 182 | 2,141 | 514 | 3,029 | 2,606 | 5,656 | 1,939 | 4,471 | 2,097 Alaska ..................| 1,338 | 406 | 207 | 33 | 216 | 44 | 131 | 35 | 88 | 46 | 158 | 131 | 289 | 52 | 249 | 65 Arizona .................| 20,856 | 10,537 | 2,817 | 452 | 2,166 | 292 | 1,179 | 223 | 2,154 | 617 | 2,191 | 3,467 | 6,055 | 4,436 | 4,294 | 1,050 Arkansas ................| 9,628 | 2,267 | 1,087 | 114 | 1,057 | 120 | 681 | 79 | 700 | 120 | 1,490 | 912 | 2,187 | 317 | 2,426 | 605 California ..............| 123,382 | 45,933 | 28,975 | 4,542 | 26,203 | 4,439 | 10,675 | 1,443 | 10,903 | 4,882 | 4,120 | 10,640 | 24,334 | 11,103 | 18,172 | 8,884 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado ................| 21,410 | 8,398 | 3,781 | 586 | 4,377 | 739 | 1,790 | 322 | 2,192 | 1,120 | 47 | 1,632 | 4,749 | 2,506 | 4,474 | 1,493 Connecticut .............| 14,080 | 7,607 | 3,182 | 536 | 3,514 | 433 | 1,027 | 293 | 810 | 535 | 511 | 2,220 | 2,353 | 2,008 | 2,683 | 1,582 Delaware ................| 4,504 | 1,479 | 418 | 89 | 828 | 120 | 270 | 48 | 279 | 86 | 469 | 489 | 1,074 | 385 | 1,166 | 262 District of Columbia ....| 8,166 | 7,381 | 1,278 | 643 | 2,143 | 874 | 404 | 305 | 1,307 | 1,141 | 104 | 622 | 1,769 | 1,818 | 1,161 | 1,978 Florida .................| 52,557 | 19,482 | 5,963 | 750 | 7,159 | 1,032 | 2,492 | 543 | 4,770 | 1,716 | 4,961 | 4,353 | 14,026 | 5,892 | 13,186 | 5,196 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia .................| 28,790 | 10,761 | 3,842 | 599 | 4,248 | 486 | 2,063 | 267 | 3,244 | 1,358 | 3,339 | 3,020 | 7,155 | 2,924 | 4,899 | 2,107 Hawaii ..................| 4,896 | 1,704 | 682 | 131 | 864 | 175 | 325 | 58 | 324 | 196 | 299 | 259 | 1,466 | 590 | 936 | 295 Idaho ...................| 4,646 | 1,072 | 580 | 63 | 599 | 50 | 384 | 69 | 386 | 102 | 797 | 397 | 719 | 140 | 1,181 | 251 Illinois ................| 55,633 | 27,170 | 10,852 | 2,121 | 7,721 | 1,474 | 3,758 | 832 | 5,494 | 2,256 | 6,377 | 7,395 | 11,206 | 7,874 | 10,225 | 5,218 Indiana..................| 31,881 | 8,473 | 4,700 | 796 | 3,766 | 402 | 1,867 | 280 | 3,519 | 704 | 4,091 | 1,908 | 6,908 | 2,412 | 7,030 | 1,971 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa ....................| 18,652 | 3,493 | 3,012 | 433 | 2,452 | 131 | 1,278 | 176 | 1,563 | 324 | 2,339 | 755 | 4,102 | 869 | 3,906 | 805 Kansas ..................| 14,662 | 5,155 | 1,905 | 339 | 1,920 | 270 | 1,009 | 177 | 1,424 | 398 | 1,634 | 1,480 | 3,191 | 1,362 | 3,579 | 1,129 Kentucky ................| 15,434 | 4,820 | 1,953 | 245 | 2,148 | 232 | 1,069 | 149 | 1,059 | 346 | 1,873 | 1,939 | 3,206 | 680 | 4,126 | 1,229 Louisiana ...............| 19,990 | 5,860 | 2,778 | 485 | 2,290 | 236 | 1,620 | 250 | 1,871 | 441 | 2,320 | 1,431 | 4,381 | 1,234 | 4,730 | 1,783 Maine ...................| 5,429 | 1,189 | 1,088 | 56 | 1,031 | 22 | 510 | 35 | 401 | 44 | 639 | 476 | 593 | 158 | 1,167 | 398 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland ................| 22,085 | 10,872 | 5,709 | 844 | 4,136 | 962 | 1,888 | 446 | 2,271 | 1,390 | 1,417 | 2,426 | 3,206 | 2,776 | 3,458 | 2,028 Massachusetts ...........| 42,731 | 25,371 | 7,879 | 1,686 | 9,717 | 1,462 | 3,337 | 621 | 3,972 | 2,371 | 1,704 | 7,627 | 7,759 | 5,507 | 8,363 | 6,097 Michigan ................| 46,115 | 21,342 | 5,993 | 1,071 | 5,778 | 562 | 2,885 | 441 | 5,670 | 2,563 | 4,282 | 6,378 | 11,351 | 5,889 | 10,156 | 4,438 Minnesota ...............| 23,355 | 8,096 | 4,157 | 570 | 3,636 | 455 | 2,103 | 145 | 1,778 | 557 | 2,858 | 3,277 | 4,381 | 1,607 | 4,442 | 1,485 Mississippi .............| 11,232 | 3,340 | 1,115 | 121 | 1,243 | 116 | 919 | 198 | 842 | 171 | 1,720 | 1,452 | 2,609 | 641 | 2,784 | 641 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri.................| 30,174 | 13,456 | 3,858 | 704 | 3,798 | 1,345 | 1,815 | 243 | 2,883 | 730 | 3,185 | 2,935 | 7,809 | 4,999 | 6,826 | 2,500 Montana .................| 5,183 | 977 | 787 | 94 | 648 | 63 | 463 | 80 | 578 | 95 | 650 | 276 | 899 | 101 | 1,158 | 268 Nebraska ................| 10,782 | 3,187 | 963 | 164 | 1,166 | 180 | 735 | 101 | 686 | 187 | 1,396 | 1,014 | 2,956 | 533 | 2,880 | 1,008 Nevada ..................| 4,358 | 1,517 | 349 | 106 | 476 | 43 | 221 | 53 | 262 | 104 | 682 | 690 | 1,374 | 274 | 994 | 247 New Hampshire ...........| 7,254 | 2,387 | 1,300 | 121 | 1,435 | 91 | 561 | 64 | 499 | 229 | 502 | 621 | 1,538 | 832 | 1,419 | 429 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ..............| 26,948 | 9,757 | 4,607 | 611 | 6,047 | 434 | 2,259 | 388 | 2,721 | 1,321 | 2,090 | 2,638 | 4,520 | 2,321 | 4,704 | 2,044 New Mexico ..............| 6,551 | 2,596 | 1,039 | 224 | 722 | 140 | 447 | 123 | 702 | 258 | 920 | 740 | 1,548 | 600 | 1,173 | 511 New York ................| 96,287 | 49,922 | 19,582 | 4,992 | 19,045 | 3,138 | 6,083 | 1,352 | 9,040 | 3,908 | 8,219 | 15,864 | 17,190 | 9,142 | 17,128 | 11,526 North Carolina ..........| 34,767 | 9,419 | 4,368 | 743 | 6,139 | 445 | 3,057 | 470 | 2,930 | 849 | 2,612 | 1,698 | 7,384 | 2,734 | 8,277 | 2,480 North Dakota ............| 4,688 | 842 | 408 | 34 | 380 | 34 | 254 | 40 | 500 | 54 | 670 | 203 | 849 | 177 | 1,627 | 300 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio ....................| 50,856 | 17,612 | 7,979 | 1,606 | 6,985 | 885 | 3,285 | 666 | 4,456 | 1,520 | 6,429 | 5,444 | 10,423 | 4,251 | 11,299 | 3,240 Oklahoma ................| 15,932 | 5,232 | 2,163 | 384 | 1,666 | 842 | 1,053 | 170 | 1,340 | 449 | 2,012 | 1,248 | 4,244 | 1,392 | 3,454 | 747 Oregon ..................| 13,887 | 4,848 | 3,170 | 409 | 3,031 | 299 | 1,067 | 151 | 1,057 | 346 | 530 | 2,004 | 2,457 | 730 | 2,575 | 909 Pennsylvania ............| 66,514 | 22,209 | 9,978 | 1,603 | 9,942 | 1,087 | 5,064 | 601 | 6,358 | 2,056 | 7,426 | 5,644 | 14,201 | 5,819 | 13,545 | 5,399 Rhode Island ............| 8,283 | 1,928 | 1,326 | 169 | 1,188 | 136 | 536 | 98 | 657 | 125 | 662 | 464 | 2,184 | 505 | 1,730 | 431 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina ..........| 16,316 | 4,588 | 2,439 | 263 | 2,567 | 160 | 1,623 | 174 | 1,072 | 463 | 1,682 | 1,411 | 3,967 | 808 | 2,966 | 1,309 South Dakota ............| 4,223 | 983 | 284 | 79 | 518 | 53 | 295 | 35 | 503 | 161 | 626 | 253 | 781 | 151 | 1,216 | 251 Tennessee ...............| 22,823 | 8,093 | 4,743 | 483 | 3,413 | 404 | 1,479 | 229 | 1,681 | 483 | 1,341 | 3,011 | 5,131 | 1,838 | 5,035 | 1,645 Texas ...................| 76,074 | 24,687 | 15,511 | 1,987 | 10,082 | 1,509 | 5,668 | 904 | 6,284 | 2,923 | 2,342 | 5,093 | 18,782 | 7,239 | 17,405 | 5,032 Utah ....................| 17,091 | 3,642 | 2,823 | 337 | 2,458 | 184 | 1,145 | 157 | 1,635 | 328 | 2,082 | 736 | 3,140 | 1,099 | 3,808 | 801 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont .................| 4,697 | 1,357 | 1,290 | 519 | 1,097 | 61 | 352 | 41 | 192 | 53 | 257 | 368 | 563 | 93 | 946 | 222 Virginia ................| 32,822 | 10,867 | 6,832 | 937 | 7,053 | 888 | 2,690 | 391 | 3,104 | 1,196 | 817 | 3,404 | 6,610 | 2,012 | 5,716 | 2,039 Washington ..............| 23,441 | 7,753 | 5,429 | 455 | 4,333 | 389 | 1,859 | 255 | 1,840 | 503 | 1,542 | 2,520 | 4,174 | 1,767 | 4,264 | 1,864 West Virginia............| 8,704 | 2,389 | 1,619 | 126 | 1,006 | 133 | 547 | 64 | 659 | 212 | 1,128 | 868 | 1,567 | 294 | 2,178 | 692 Wisconsin ...............| 28,493 | 7,468 | 3,499 | 379 | 4,206 | 358 | 2,182 | 271 | 2,506 | 536 | 2,704 | 2,546 | 6,286 | 1,594 | 7,110 | 1,784 Wyoming .................| 1,677 | 414 | 122 | 33 | 203 | 31 | 120 | 61 | 186 | 59 | 291 | 81 | 270 | 51 | 485 | 98 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Service Schools ....| 3,071 | 0 | 1,079 | 0 | 594 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 748 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 142 | 0 |==========|========|==========|========|==========|========|==========|========|==========|========|==========|========|==========|========|==========|========= Outlying areas .......| 16,137 | 2,853 | 573 | 61 | 1,219 | 170 | 1,775 | 79 | 1,477 | 207 | 2,187 | 808 | 5,649 | 888 | 3,257 | 640 |__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|_________ Guam ....................| 159 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 11 | 45 | 9 Puerto Rico .............| 15,758 | 2,756 | 555 | 54 | 1,187 | 170 | 1,748 | 76 | 1,469 | 207 | 2,109 | 770 | 5,491 | 851 | 3,199 | 628 Virgin Islands ..........| 220 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 23 | 108 | 26 | 13 | 3 _________________________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|_________ |
\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; engineering technologies, mechanics and repairers, and construction trades. \5\Includes agriculture and natural resources; architecture and environmental design; communications and communications technologies; health sciences; home economics and vocational home economics; law; library and archival sciences; military sciences; parks and recreation; protective services; public affairs; transportation and material moving; and not classified by field of study. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey, 2001. (This table was prepared November 2002.) |