Table 322.

Bachelor's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 2007-08

State or jurisdiction	Total	Humani- ties1	Psycho- logy	Social sciences and history	Natural sci- ences2	Computer sciences	Engin- eering3	Education	Business/ manage- ment	Health professions and related clinical sciences	Other fields4
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
United States	1,563,069	276,510	92,587	167,363	114,980	38,476	83,853	102,582	335,254	111,478	239,986
Alabama	23,448	2,471	1,221	1,570	1,634	432	1,427	2,251	6,036	2,163	4,243
Alaska	1,498	217	130	156	131	37	84	67	280	147	249
Arizona	39,016	4,638	1,301	1,982	1,684	2,484	1,374	2,420	14,359	3,695	5,079
Arkansas	11,574	1,517	583	794	826	239	421	1,432	2,531	1,366	1,865
California	158,652	35,803	11,051	23,121	14,258	3,608	8,416	2,893	30,104	6,454	22,944
Colorado	29,185	5,453	1,667	3,292	2,465	1,090	2,040	211	6,773	1,600	4,594
Connecticut	18,715	4,111	1,488	3,067	1,313	215	707	712	3,185	1,392	2,525
Delaware	5,322	809	278	604	262	88	253	497	1,246	416	869
District of Columbia	10,736	1,366	519	2,745	487	711	197	101	3,007	565	1,038
Florida	77,460	10,227	4,581	7,261	3,981	2,101	3,843	5,677	19,476	6,211	14,102
Georgia	39,035	6,072	2,224	3,895	2,884	1,168	2,080	3,924	9,249	2,427	5,112
Hawaii	5,853	945	450	699	356	120	143	400	1,370	466	904
Idaho	7,912	1,111	393	612	566	173	357	986	1,463	747	1,504
Illinois	69,621	12,605	3,864	6,269	4,652	2,202	3,238	6,387	15,337	5,002	10,065
Indiana	38,991	6,186	1,713	2,986	2,417	966	3,037	4,113	8,358	3,488	5,727
Iowa	24,265	3,526	1,553	1,781	1,544	557	1,189	1,917	6,067	1,502	4,629
Kansas	17,048	3,040	817	1,351	1,020	347	959	1,638	3,670	1,486	2,720
Kentucky	19,639	2,904	1,016	1,728	1,344	223	845	2,190	3,983	1,634	3,772
Louisiana	21,163	3,893	1,125	1,738	1,697	395	1,181	1,606	4,607	2,073	2,848
Maine	7,109	1,268	396	1,012	637	64	372	765	788	839	968
Maryland	26,085	4,279	1,811	3,791	2,177	1,476	1,064	1,198	4,756	1,837	3,696
Massachusetts	49,526	9,913	3,546	7,328	4,004	1,056	2,922	1,330	9,137	3,056	7,234
Michigan	54,010	7,076	2,921	4,581	3,718	1,170	4,799	4,748	12,184	4,169	8,644
Minnesota	30,378	5,498	1,851	3,077	2,847	816	1,230	2,550	6,300	1,848	4,361
Mississippi	12,186	1,373	662	828	999	171	525	1,648	2,776	1,014	2,190
Missouri	35,736	5,051	2,454	2,421	2,218	940	1,788	2,917	9,520	2,911	5,516
Montana	5,198	783	258	508	481	78	449	536	903	300	902
Nebraska	12,360	1,199	592	910	847	376	449	1,329	3,417	1,299	1,942
Nevada	6,860	1,051	409	563	402	186	300	501	1,829	555	1,064
New Hampshire	8,460	1,420	606	1,252	479	154	336	476	1,902	450	1,385
New Jersey	33,645	6,874	2,771	4,520	2,826	780	1,627	1,882	6,059	1,687	4,619
New Mexico	7,791	1,364	338	560	496	224	453	960	1,527	732	1,137
New York	118,387	26,163	8,529	14,353	8,215	2,862	5,438	7,393	23,060	7,756	14,618
North Carolina	43,452	5,515	2,943	5,122	3,742	763	2,263	3,713	8,322	3,022	8,047
North Dakota	5,531	524	197	235	353	102	413	613	1,116	780	1,198
Ohio	59,385	8,956	2,908	5,543	3,680	1,168	3,345	5,955	12,369	5,722	9,739
Oklahoma	19,218	2,933	832	1,298	1,289	285	1,149	1,894	4,594	1,566	3,378
Oregon	17,920	4,184	1,166	2,491	1,346	338	834	708	3,080	1,150	2,623
Pennsylvania	82,132	13,990	4,690	8,085	6,481	2,493	4,952	6,178	16,381	6,956	11,926
Rhode Island	10,265	1,545	485	1,026	680	228	469	686	2,746	467	1,933
South Carolina	20,257	2,989	1,174	2,387	1,870	283	774	1,925	4,882	1,231	2,742
South Dakota	4,992	405	215	443	361	173	453	484	822	748	888
Tennessee	27,649	6,256	1,586	2,474	1,730	413	1,342	1,506	5,613	2,221	4,508
Texas	98,205	21,339	4,984	8,317	7,774	1,203	5,418	2,124	22,413	6,405	18,228
Utah	20,959	3,105	961	2,312	1,581	794	1,120	2,292	3,966	1,514	3,314
Vermont	5,315	1,319	382	918	349	105	186	269	704	274	809
Virginia	41,236	9,107	3,137	5,907	3,170	965	2,437	834	7,945	2,647	5,087
Washington	29,524	6,680	1,534	4,083	2,506	665	1,444	1,450	5,392	1,621	4,149
West Virginia	11,488	2,236	488	843	714	264	575	1,055	1,984	1,084	2,245
Wisconsin	33,187	4,690	1,668	3,441	2,966	621	1,691	2,978	7,042	2,658	5,432
Wyoming	1,802	143	92	166	167	11	167	250	252	125	429
U.S. Service Academies	3,688	388	27	917	354	93	1,278	13	372	0	246
Other jurisdictions	17,667	972	579	640	1,273	446	1,312	3,499	4,882	1,291	2,450
Guam	323	42	10	10	21	7	0	60	60	44	69
Northern Marianas	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	16,800	916	557	623	1,222	434	1,312	3,391	4,734	1,239	2,372
U.S. Virgin Islands	193	14	12	7	30	5	0	20	88	8	9

1 Includes degrees in area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies; English language and literature/letters; foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics; liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities; multi/interdisciplinary studies; philosophy and religious studies; theology and religious vocations; and visual and performing arts. 2 Includes biological and biomedical sciences; physical sciences; science technologies/technicians; and mathematics and statistics. 3 Includes engineering; engineering technologies/technicians; mechanic and repair technologies/technicians; and construction trades. 4 Includes agriculture, agricultural operations, and related sciences; natural resources and conservation; architecture and related services; communication, journalism, and related programs; communications technologies/technicians and support services; family and consumer services/human sciences; legal professions and studies; library science; military technologies; parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies; security and protective services; public administration and social service professions; transportation and materials moving; and not classified by field of study. 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.)