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Table 320. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control, level of degree, and state or jurisdiction: 2006–07
State or jurisdiction Public Private
Associate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees First- professional degrees1  Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)2  Associate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees First- professional degrees1  Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)2 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
United States 566,535 975,513 291,971 36,855 36,230 161,579 548,579 312,636 53,209 24,386
Alabama 7,443 18,499 9,095 672 685 822 3,482 662 454 43
Alaska 976 1,419 643 0 33 63 93 73 0 0
Arizona 11,994 18,570 6,039 552 942 13,786 18,035 21,792 354 156
Arkansas 5,534 9,188 2,718 503 215 187 2,291 539 9 3
California 81,968 112,661 26,529 2,396 3,628 13,829 40,651 30,268 6,503 3,496
                     
Colorado 5,638 20,448 5,230 644 795 3,361 8,417 6,442 442 236
Connecticut 3,940 9,370 3,098 382 361 1,129 8,920 5,307 574 467
Delaware 1,243 3,821 911 0 226 153 1,292 1,381 291 57
District of Columbia 147 306 55 65 0 936 9,955 9,555 2,790 628
Florida 47,284 47,879 13,558 1,830 1,825 15,796 25,995 12,015 2,701 1,513
                     
Georgia 10,471 26,860 8,281 925 1,119 2,627 10,558 4,056 1,253 506
Hawaii 2,393 3,586 1,116 171 149 861 2,109 806 0 37
Idaho 1,903 5,149 1,382 171 161 1,042 2,847 227 0 0
Illinois 25,759 33,074 11,542 1,197 1,318 9,421 36,872 26,286 3,656 1,710
Indiana 9,787 25,247 7,560 1,156 1,188 4,323 13,286 4,272 651 284
                     
Iowa 10,553 10,747 2,529 647 680 3,815 11,641 2,015 1,133 198
Kansas 7,177 13,624 4,062 705 503 668 3,441 1,768 132 0
Kentucky 7,425 14,741 5,546 848 427 2,551 4,338 1,776 245 151
Louisiana 3,851 17,400 4,655 832 446 1,123 4,271 1,680 790 155
Maine 1,954 4,334 888 87 50 509 2,566 726 114 9
                     
Maryland 9,874 19,740 7,593 960 951 547 5,954 6,576 180 419
Massachusetts 8,494 14,401 4,762 88 478 2,197 33,484 23,040 4,415 2,847
Michigan 20,217 40,478 15,767 1,698 1,869 4,974 12,802 5,323 1,652 91
Minnesota 12,341 18,420 4,680 848 819 3,476 11,198 11,707 1,071 1,149
Mississippi 8,239 10,032 2,959 415 437 384 2,020 990 175 0
                     
Missouri 8,834 18,382 5,016 771 487 5,160 17,373 12,352 2,031 1,086
Montana 1,434 4,634 1,106 136 133 164 583 53 0 0
Nebraska 4,105 7,440 2,133 350 360 813 4,892 1,418 520 90
Nevada 2,593 5,673 1,501 276 157 1,102 717 558 123 0
New Hampshire 1,801 4,379 1,115 0 59 1,545 3,927 1,902 198 139
                     
New Jersey 14,805 23,830 6,941 1,190 666 1,043 8,897 5,795 584 579
New Mexico 4,595 6,462 2,517 293 278 250 1,377 588 0 0
New York 41,151 48,819 17,452 1,242 1,397 16,624 65,262 46,913 7,330 3,264
North Carolina 17,767 28,312 9,207 859 1,129 1,923 12,951 3,714 1,224 363
North Dakota 1,912 4,763 946 208 182 398 780 371 0 0
                     
Ohio 18,076 37,666 12,407 2,183 1,684 6,099 21,359 8,002 1,333 511
Oklahoma 8,478 15,394 4,113 755 399 1,323 3,498 1,273 394 63
Oregon 6,896 12,921 3,957 481 426 1,234 4,985 2,097 710 128
Pennsylvania 14,385 40,467 10,136 1,687 1,557 11,932 40,575 18,740 3,160 1,958
Rhode Island 1,145 3,191 816 85 86 2,677 6,791 1,414 268 193
                     
South Carolina 6,792 14,345 3,796 665 464 999 5,139 1,316 178 19
South Dakota 1,735 3,520 883 175 89 533 1,445 308 8 2
Tennessee 7,151 16,936 5,087 712 625 3,441 10,336 3,944 738 415
Texas 39,498 75,624 25,101 3,239 3,052 5,203 20,123 7,701 2,086 567
Utah 8,460 12,103 2,554 277 430 1,375 8,819 1,911 149 80
                     
Vermont 860 2,702 492 97 57 415 2,399 1,459 185 3
Virginia 11,898 29,312 10,436 1,354 1,260 5,048 10,432 3,397 1,272 383
Washington 20,110 21,442 4,711 718 838 813 7,718 4,067 624 96
West Virginia 2,728 8,508 2,511 542 173 1,014 2,597 791 0 55
Wisconsin 10,634 23,564 5,433 650 876 1,153 9,082 3,253 509 237
Wyoming 2,087 1,687 406 118 61 718 4 17 0 0
                     
U.S. Service Academies 0 3,443 0 0 0
Other jurisdictions 1,997 7,785 898 373 83 3,040 9,827 4,964 529 188
American Samoa 217 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of Micronesia 187 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 64 266 60 0 0 1 12 0 0 0
Marshall Islands 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 103 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 1,229 7,294 790 373 83 3,039 9,815 4,964 529 188
U.S. Virgin Islands 81 193 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
† Not applicable.
1 Includes degrees that require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training). See Definitions for details.
2 Excludes first-professional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2006–07 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2007. (This table was prepared July 2008.)

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