Table 250. | Earned degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and by state: 1996-97 and 1997-98 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | 1996-97 | 1997-98 |_______________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________ | | | | | Doctor's | | | | | Doctor's State |Associate|Bachelor's| First- |Master's| degrees |Associate|Bachelor's| First- |Master's| degrees or other area | degrees | degrees |professional|degrees | (Ph.D., | degrees | degrees |professional|degrees | (Ph.D., | | | degrees\1\ | |Ed.D., etc.)| | | degrees\1\ | |Ed.D., etc.) _________________________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 _________________________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________ United States ........| 571,226 |1,172,879 | 78,730 |419,401 | 45,876 | 558,555 |1,184,406 | 78,598 |430,164 | 46,010 |_________|__________|____________|________|____________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________ Alabama .................| 8,663 | 20,647 | 1,123 | 7,478 | 562 | 9,077 | 20,335 | 1,095 | 6,318 | 569 Alaska ..................| 959 | 1,473 | 0 | 516 | 20 | 952 | 1,479 | 0 | 484 | 68 Arizona .................| 9,208 | 17,831 | 462 | 7,646 | 789 | 9,246 | 18,381 | 438 | 7,753 | 788 Arkansas ................| 3,339 | 9,214 | 469 | 2,199 | 149 | 3,155 | 9,222 | 460 | 2,181 | 162 California ..............| 71,273 | 110,659 | 9,235 | 38,338 | 5,675 | 72,030 | 112,145 | 8,611 | 40,606 | 5,388 | | | | | | | | | | Colorado ................| 8,056 | 19,892 | 832 | 7,613 | 887 | 7,823 | 20,374 | 834 | 8,160 | 851 Connecticut .............| 4,703 | 13,513 | 955 | 6,949 | 667 | 4,350 | 13,578 | 884 | 7,167 | 686 Delaware ................| 1,025 | 4,334 | 368 | 1,184 | 189 | 1,087 | 4,418 | 344 | 1,439 | 172 District of Columbia ....| 369 | 7,229 | 2,602 | 7,156 | 537 | 454 | 7,369 | 2,676 | 7,006 | 562 Florida .................| 45,055 | 47,530 | 2,623 | 16,244 | 1,816 | 48,209 | 48,463 | 2,762 | 16,677 | 1,881 | | | | | | | | | | Georgia .................| 9,176 | 27,519 | 2,514 | 9,677 | 947 | 9,267 | 29,408 | 2,489 | 10,671 | 1,084 Hawaii ..................| 3,072 | 4,755 | 129 | 1,698 | 185 | 3,459 | 4,653 | 130 | 1,529 | 168 Idaho ...................| 4,288 | 4,509 | 168 | 1,057 | 90 | 5,093 | 4,602 | 156 | 1,026 | 91 Illinois ................| 26,436 | 51,868 | 4,431 | 25,138 | 2,665 | 26,898 | 52,196 | 4,508 | 25,111 | 2,690 Indiana..................| 10,039 | 30,477 | 1,445 | 7,590 | 1,121 | 10,747 | 30,833 | 1,499 | 7,873 | 1,115 | | | | | | | | | | Iowa ....................| 8,777 | 17,923 | 1,692 | 3,340 | 647 | 8,905 | 17,543 | 1,566 | 3,589 | 648 Kansas ..................| 7,024 | 14,428 | 581 | 4,671 | 471 | 7,163 | 14,026 | 584 | 4,596 | 487 Kentucky ................| 6,765 | 14,674 | 1,206 | 4,553 | 411 | 6,386 | 14,977 | 1,180 | 4,773 | 410 Louisiana ...............| 5,650 | 17,507 | 1,636 | 5,515 | 544 | 4,785 | 18,553 | 1,723 | 5,674 | 567 Maine ...................| 2,372 | 5,565 | 189 | 1,033 | 75 | 2,336 | 5,442 | 183 | 1,108 | 49 | | | | | | | | | | Maryland ................| 8,068 | 20,384 | 1,087 | 9,909 | 988 | 7,867 | 20,809 | 1,115 | 10,130 | 995 Massachusetts ...........| 11,929 | 40,429 | 3,742 | 23,957 | 2,272 | 11,912 | 40,727 | 3,948 | 23,651 | 2,554 Michigan ................| 21,934 | 44,225 | 2,614 | 16,793 | 1,492 | 20,993 | 44,186 | 2,542 | 17,898 | 1,565 Minnesota ...............| 10,644 | 22,618 | 1,585 | 6,507 | 932 | 11,052 | 23,044 | 1,666 | 7,226 | 943 Mississippi .............| 5,762 | 10,252 | 464 | 3,245 | 326 | 5,742 | 10,290 | 494 | 3,405 | 351 | | | | | | | | | | Missouri.................| 9,664 | 28,066 | 2,366 | 11,259 | 777 | 10,207 | 28,888 | 2,394 | 11,661 | 860 Montana .................| 1,397 | 4,752 | 75 | 861 | 93 | 1,648 | 4,932 | 68 | 822 | 98 Nebraska ................| 3,429 | 9,871 | 789 | 2,395 | 369 | 3,745 | 10,071 | 764 | 2,905 | 429 Nevada ..................| 1,766 | 3,705 | 47 | 1,023 | 89 | 1,605 | 3,937 | 48 | 1,301 | 91 New Hampshire ...........| 3,253 | 7,581 | 186 | 2,441 | 138 | 2,898 | 7,600 | 189 | 2,370 | 147 | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ..............| 12,980 | 24,845 | 1,728 | 8,462 | 1,038 | 13,171 | 25,056 | 1,785 | 8,889 | 959 New Mexico ..............| 3,643 | 6,326 | 174 | 2,635 | 280 | 3,493 | 6,582 | 185 | 2,564 | 307 New York ................| 54,291 | 95,290 | 7,645 | 45,947 | 3,898 | 51,401 | 92,489 | 7,491 | 46,211 | 4,013 North Carolina ..........| 15,667 | 34,202 | 1,764 | 8,181 | 1,094 | 14,085 | 34,129 | 1,902 | 8,125 | 1,083 North Dakota ............| 1,932 | 4,627 | 191 | 703 | 87 | 2,030 | 4,588 | 178 | 766 | 71 | | | | | | | | | | Ohio ....................| 21,542 | 49,016 | 3,233 | 16,483 | 2,300 | 19,904 | 49,080 | 3,301 | 17,013 | 2,223 Oklahoma ................| 6,560 | 15,123 | 807 | 4,447 | 448 | 6,750 | 15,887 | 1,026 | 5,310 | 410 Oregon ..................| 5,658 | 13,290 | 1,064 | 4,099 | 504 | 5,850 | 13,652 | 1,067 | 4,222 | 458 Pennsylvania ............| 23,068 | 62,443 | 4,047 | 19,912 | 2,437 | 21,470 | 63,484 | 3,930 | 20,756 | 2,413 Rhode Island ............| 3,767 | 8,319 | 251 | 1,909 | 240 | 3,592 | 8,169 | 231 | 1,929 | 248 | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina ..........| 6,434 | 15,267 | 724 | 4,593 | 409 | 6,398 | 15,174 | 737 | 4,615 | 404 South Dakota ............| 1,622 | 4,230 | 156 | 1,027 | 95 | 1,674 | 4,273 | 189 | 937 | 71 Tennessee ...............| 7,270 | 21,147 | 1,385 | 6,886 | 747 | 7,080 | 21,538 | 1,453 | 7,072 | 687 Texas ...................| 26,884 | 71,172 | 5,062 | 22,837 | 2,810 | 28,163 | 71,771 | 4,821 | 23,632 | 2,815 Utah ....................| 6,652 | 15,806 | 392 | 3,186 | 387 | 8,087 | 16,670 | 379 | 3,473 | 357 | | | | | | | | | | Vermont .................| 1,375 | 4,309 | 90 | 1,166 | 52 | 1,442 | 4,455 | 236 | 1,510 | 62 Virginia ................| 11,644 | 30,847 | 1,936 | 11,129 | 1,145 | 11,378 | 31,000 | 1,953 | 10,935 | 1,083 Washington ..............| 19,565 | 22,893 | 941 | 7,187 | 735 | 19,164 | 23,442 | 967 | 7,417 | 707 West Virginia............| 3,752 | 8,172 | 358 | 2,234 | 142 | 2,918 | 8,290 | 382 | 2,562 | 158 Wisconsin ...............| 9,468 | 27,405 | 935 | 6,513 | 986 | 9,386 | 27,379 | 975 | 6,729 | 948 Wyoming .................| 1,990 | 1,652 | 68 | 393 | 79 | 2,028 | 1,706 | 60 | 387 | 64 | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Service Schools\2\ .| 11,367 | 3,068 | 164 | 1,487 | 40 | 0 | 3,111 | 0 | 0 | 0 |=========|==========|============|========|============|=========|==========|============|========|============ Outlying areas .......| 4,462 | 14,688 | 671 | 1,891 | 98 | 4,360 | 14,532 | 704 | 2,147 | 104 |_________|__________|____________|________|____________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________ American Samoa ..........| 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 Federated States of | | | | | | | | | | Micronesia ...........| 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 Guam ....................| 48 | 385 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 47 | 402 | 0 | 49 | 0 Marshall Islands ........| 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 Northern Marianas .......| 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 Palau ...................| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 Puerto Rico .............| 3,900 | 14,097 | 671 | 1,788 | 98 | 3,837 | 13,915 | 704 | 2,040 | 104 Virgin Islands ..........| 73 | 206 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 62 | 215 | 0 | 58 | 0 _________________________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________ |
\1\Includes degrees which require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional
training). See Definitions for details.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey. (This table was prepared June 2000.)
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