Table 321.

Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control, level of degree, and state or jurisdiction: 2007-08

State or jurisdiction	Public					Private
	Asso- ciate's degrees	Bachelor's degrees	Master's degrees	First- profes- sional degrees1	Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)2	Asso- ciate's degrees	Bachelor's degrees	Master's degrees	First- profes- sional degrees1	Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)2
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
United States	578,520	996,435	299,923	37,278	38,315	171,644	566,634	325,100	54,031	25,397
Alabama	8,150	18,926	9,287	679	748	1,021	4,522	1,332	441	30
Alaska	993	1,408	604	0	29	38	90	88	0	0
Arizona	12,400	19,198	6,237	564	957	20,925	19,818	21,805	404	385
Arkansas	5,349	9,306	2,951	507	234	218	2,268	558	10	2
California	81,743	116,177	27,436	2,369	3,956	15,267	42,475	32,216	6,637	3,568
Colorado	6,003	20,915	5,286	678	807	5,216	8,270	6,555	381	260
Connecticut	4,020	9,850	3,170	410	305	1,036	8,865	5,416	534	461
Delaware	1,314	3,955	834	0	212	161	1,367	1,457	266	51
District of Columbia	152	318	52	68	0	895	10,418	10,014	2,769	636
Florida	51,305	50,359	14,308	2,082	1,944	14,643	27,101	12,268	2,860	1,513
Georgia	10,959	28,208	8,604	855	1,244	2,725	10,827	4,527	1,444	456
Hawaii	2,280	3,698	1,169	154	215	848	2,155	790	0	24
Idaho	1,862	5,054	1,358	165	156	1,062	2,858	218	0	0
Illinois	25,177	33,729	12,271	1,203	1,377	8,836	35,892	27,068	3,755	1,647
Indiana	9,880	24,986	7,701	1,165	1,233	4,718	14,005	4,591	643	318
Iowa	10,262	11,113	2,631	618	737	3,275	13,152	2,620	1,128	190
Kansas	7,557	13,414	4,324	745	526	618	3,634	1,944	89	14
Kentucky	7,360	15,036	5,446	902	459	2,788	4,603	1,667	214	133
Louisiana	3,805	17,631	4,431	816	435	1,192	3,532	1,531	814	134
Maine	1,890	4,338	936	72	50	789	2,771	725	126	19
Maryland	10,446	19,954	7,768	948	989	518	6,131	6,885	164	472
Massachusetts	8,739	14,763	5,193	102	437	2,187	34,763	24,177	4,424	2,699
Michigan	21,478	41,260	15,709	1,751	1,860	4,965	12,750	5,149	1,751	120
Minnesota	12,742	18,697	4,926	788	775	3,850	11,681	13,065	1,055	1,289
Mississippi	8,420	10,190	2,974	437	473	402	1,996	1,013	176	0
Missouri	9,077	17,637	5,105	749	541	5,368	18,099	12,429	2,070	1,213
Montana	1,455	4,604	1,057	141	137	146	594	57	0	0
Nebraska	4,044	7,401	2,416	347	352	792	4,959	1,732	518	113
Nevada	2,735	6,058	1,980	248	173	680	802	588	123	0
New Hampshire	1,764	4,555	1,147	0	48	1,415	3,905	2,038	177	148
New Jersey	15,807	24,267	7,031	1,232	803	1,097	9,378	6,188	553	519
New Mexico	4,761	6,538	2,609	269	253	292	1,253	691	0	0
New York	40,588	49,875	17,261	1,258	1,505	17,219	68,512	46,459	7,591	3,432
North Carolina	17,783	30,084	9,643	891	1,199	1,839	13,368	3,807	1,161	414
North Dakota	1,813	4,740	975	233	244	398	791	351	0	25
Ohio	18,978	38,126	12,875	2,216	1,850	7,852	21,259	8,116	1,305	554
Oklahoma	8,313	15,576	4,142	739	375	1,144	3,642	1,293	389	34
Oregon	6,879	12,860	3,781	462	421	1,144	5,060	2,143	629	227
Pennsylvania	14,714	40,505	10,297	1,685	1,686	11,861	41,627	19,570	3,150	2,112
Rhode Island	1,223	3,447	730	87	75	2,469	6,818	1,510	276	247
South Carolina	7,003	14,719	3,655	663	569	940	5,538	1,525	337	34
South Dakota	1,563	3,636	963	202	106	482	1,356	280	22	3
Tennessee	6,998	17,135	5,148	739	608	2,714	10,514	3,956	732	386
Texas	41,006	77,475	26,036	3,296	3,212	4,861	20,730	7,893	2,143	621
Utah	8,571	12,159	2,920	270	494	1,333	8,800	2,136	160	70
Vermont	850	2,796	492	81	84	414	2,519	1,810	173	5
Virginia	12,375	30,080	10,933	1,442	1,367	5,300	11,156	4,042	1,306	424
Washington	20,405	21,641	4,715	691	840	789	7,883	4,081	647	112
West Virginia	2,744	8,529	2,549	492	221	1,100	2,959	1,348	0	30
Wisconsin	10,638	24,035	5,440	650	920	1,246	9,152	3,372	484	253
Wyoming	2,147	1,786	417	117	74	556	16	6	0	0
U.S. Service Academies	0	3,688	0	0	0	†	†	†	†	†
Other jurisdictions	1,714	7,767	843	383	135	3,607	9,577	4,469	608	227
American Samoa	113	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Federated States of    Micronesia	204	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	69	302	67	0	0	1	21	0	0	0
Marshall Islands	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Marianas	69	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Palau	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	1,197	7,244	723	383	135	3,606	9,556	4,469	608	227
U.S. Virgin Islands	69	193	53	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.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007-08 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2008. (This table was prepared June 2009.)