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Table 250. Earned degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and by state: 1996-97 and 1997-98
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                         |                       1996-97                         |                       1997-98
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                         |         |          |            |        |  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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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U.S. Service Schools\2\ .|  11,367 |    3,068 |        164 |  1,487 |         40 |       0 |    3,111 |          0 |      0 |          0
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   Outlying areas .......|   4,462 |   14,688 |        671 |  1,891 |         98 |   4,360 |   14,532 |        704 |  2,147 |        104
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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
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\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.
\2\Beginning in 1997-98, excludes Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, National Defense University, Air Force Institute of Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Naval Postgraduate School, Joint Military Intelligence College, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

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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