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Table 309. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control, level of degree, and state or jurisdiction: 2005-06
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.) Associate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees First- professional degrees1 Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
United States 557,134 955,369 293,517 36,269 33,767 155,932 529,873 300,548 51,386 22,300
Alabama 7,928 18,332 9,709 690 553 967 3,663 586 430 46
Alaska 944 1,443 510 0 21 101 130 72 0 0
Arizona 11,029 18,302 5,996 483 866 5,703 14,406 18,781 333 101
Arkansas 5,289 8,935 2,628 513 222 173 2,405 469 13 3
California 78,433 110,990 26,732 2,349 3,337 14,304 40,031 29,297 6,372 3,338
                     
Colorado 6,101 20,807 5,725 614 687 3,544 6,864 5,980 464 296
Connecticut 3,747 9,345 3,289 443 327 1,246 8,441 5,310 611 408
Delaware 1,122 4,132 777 0 222 206 1,278 1,337 320 49
District of Columbia 169 364 40 75 0 936 10,192 9,227 2,649 635
Florida 47,084 45,398 12,699 1,673 1,618 16,405 24,501 11,342 2,319 1,312
                     
Georgia 10,310 25,617 8,370 850 978 2,680 10,715 4,120 1,236 458
Hawaii 2,295 3,639 1,181 165 156 909 2,174 810 0 22
Idaho 1,941 4,930 1,488 152 172 1,124 2,851 172 0 0
Illinois 25,813 31,812 11,642 1,168 1,296 10,490 36,204 25,860 3,480 1,557
Indiana 9,862 25,420 7,562 1,103 1,161 4,974 12,673 3,783 582 260
                     
Iowa 10,284 11,142 2,834 629 663 3,553 10,293 1,596 1,103 141
Kansas 7,229 13,464 4,182 744 486 621 3,213 1,670 18 0
Kentucky 7,114 14,423 5,510 841 400 2,464 4,223 1,386 248 115
Louisiana 3,510 16,955 5,053 860 425 919 2,981 1,423 786 96
Maine 1,942 4,193 924 95 38 474 2,351 731 119 1
                     
Maryland 9,572 19,633 7,053 953 930 559 6,060 6,385 169 434
Massachusetts 8,659 13,950 4,608 93 395 2,480 33,074 23,266 4,228 2,606
Michigan 19,869 39,190 15,881 1,719 1,725 4,504 12,566 6,105 1,538 86
Minnesota 11,963 18,175 4,680 785 751 3,162 10,736 10,508 982 839
Mississippi 8,084 9,926 2,900 451 374 396 1,877 934 146 0
                     
Missouri 8,698 18,147 5,011 741 473 5,249 17,084 12,072 1,968 989
Montana 1,580 4,498 1,053 136 112 196 620 50 0 0
Nebraska 4,053 7,379 2,675 357 322 856 4,771 1,278 521 92
Nevada 2,595 5,924 1,653 265 157 1,107 671 499 0 0
New Hampshire 1,759 4,177 1,092 0 55 1,478 3,853 1,976 206 120
                     
New Jersey 13,932 23,606 6,948 1,106 667 1,406 8,645 5,659 590 536
New Mexico 4,667 6,186 2,672 250 279 244 1,305 675 0 0
New York 40,869 47,263 17,419 1,255 1,387 16,655 64,503 46,268 7,384 3,135
North Carolina 17,484 27,418 8,826 871 1,051 1,936 12,551 3,521 1,033 371
North Dakota 1,816 4,689 794 206 151 322 798 373 0 0
                     
Ohio 18,395 37,413 12,893 2,263 1,646 5,810 21,109 7,787 1,257 444
Oklahoma 8,354 15,257 4,170 731 367 850 3,652 1,219 469 61
Oregon 6,933 12,952 3,877 464 443 1,389 4,679 2,059 732 134
Pennsylvania 13,752 40,052 9,800 1,659 1,558 12,530 39,739 17,793 3,133 1,784
Rhode Island 1,046 3,249 781 87 68 2,785 6,437 1,365 267 233
                     
South Carolina 6,950 13,988 3,871 664 430 935 5,325 1,205 186 11
South Dakota 1,751 3,340 888 195 74 564 1,510 229 15 2
Tennessee 7,058 16,581 5,243 739 557 3,118 9,749 3,804 693 365
Texas 38,023 72,112 25,300 3,169 2,731 5,762 19,915 7,306 2,193 472
Utah 8,574 12,273 2,662 277 357 1,231 8,404 1,978 156 79
                     
Vermont 874 2,587 456 97 61 506 2,394 1,326 175 3
Virginia 11,658 28,758 10,494 1,400 1,220 4,329 10,017 2,920 1,090 351
Washington 20,749 20,989 4,748 681 814 986 7,581 4,183 641 77
West Virginia 2,476 8,092 2,543 479 179 821 1,941 487 0 23
Wisconsin 10,696 22,718 5,238 613 746 999 8,716 3,366 531 215
Wyoming 2,099 1,790 437 116 59 974 2 0 0 0
                     
U.S. Service Schools2  0 3,414 0 0 0
Other jurisdictions 2,036 8,047 895 329 107 3,080 9,633 4,405 543 135
American Samoa 213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of Micronesia 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 74 316 69 0 0 1 11 0 0 0
Marshall Islands 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 108 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 1,224 7,507 775 329 107 3,079 9,622 4,405 543 135
Virgin Islands 76 211 51 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 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, 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2006. (This table was prepared June 2007.)

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