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Table 246. -  Earned degrees conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree and by state: 1994-95 and 1995-96
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                      |                        1994-95                         |                       1995-96
                      |________________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
                      |          |          |            |        |  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 .....|  539,691 |1,160,134 |     75,800 |397,629 |     44,446 | 555,216 |1,164,792 |     76,734 |406,301 |     44,652
                      |__________|__________|____________|________|____________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________
Alabama ..............|    7,835 |   19,924 |        963 |  5,983 |        438 |   8,260 |   20,108 |      1,035 |  6,473 |        533
Alaska ...............|      960 |    1,526 |        --- |    463 |         19 |     961 |    1,493 |          0 |    474 |         28
Arizona ..............|    6,809 |   16,175 |        445 |  6,498 |        787 |   8,146 |   16,963 |        454 |  6,868 |        756
Arkansas .............|    2,492 |    8,623 |        482 |  2,041 |        155 |   2,974 |    9,099 |        499 |  1,973 |        148
California ...........|   60,503 |  109,714 |      8,783 | 38,065 |      5,367 |  64,982 |  110,245 |      8,655 | 38,088 |      5,110
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Colorado .............|    6,984 |   19,929 |        833 |  7,111 |        788 |   8,637 |   19,439 |        790 |  6,853 |        830
Connecticut ..........|    4,800 |   13,972 |        920 |  6,419 |        707 |   4,650 |   13,401 |        921 |  6,715 |        676
Delaware .............|    1,141 |    4,466 |        418 |  1,102 |        169 |   1,182 |    4,384 |        391 |  1,250 |        182
District of Columbia .|      205 |    7,027 |      2,467 |  6,607 |        474 |     389 |    7,113 |      2,495 |  7,259 |        526
Florida ..............|   40,733 |   44,924 |      2,494 | 14,793 |      1,653 |  42,504 |   46,311 |      2,486 | 15,312 |      1,753
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Georgia ..............|    9,143 |   26,312 |      2,061 |  8,644 |        934 |   9,462 |   27,446 |      2,379 |  9,240 |        997
Hawaii ...............|    2,387 |    4,500 |        160 |  1,520 |        166 |   2,688 |    4,739 |        122 |  1,579 |        196
Idaho ................|    4,181 |    4,235 |        167 |  1,077 |         80 |   4,268 |    4,489 |        157 |  1,103 |         94
Illinois .............|   27,126 |   52,270 |      4,360 | 23,487 |      2,850 |  26,839 |   51,543 |      4,635 | 24,845 |      2,573
Indiana...............|   10,063 |   30,253 |      1,485 |  7,597 |      1,152 |  10,688 |   30,571 |      1,504 |  7,572 |      1,176
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Iowa .................|    8,191 |   17,421 |      1,535 |  3,478 |        686 |   8,387 |   17,680 |      1,598 |  3,384 |        708
Kansas ...............|    6,961 |   14,594 |        591 |  4,350 |        450 |   7,281 |   14,609 |        612 |  4,732 |        470
Kentucky .............|    6,446 |   14,570 |      1,127 |  4,219 |        397 |   6,540 |   14,680 |      1,141 |  4,493 |        401
Louisiana ............|    3,369 |   17,920 |      1,680 |  5,346 |        499 |   4,258 |   17,985 |      1,528 |  5,229 |        519
Maine ................|    2,445 |    5,893 |        180 |    953 |         42 |   2,296 |    5,619 |        181 |    905 |         47
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Maryland .............|    8,632 |   19,908 |      1,001 |  8,991 |        877 |   8,589 |   19,942 |        913 |  9,807 |        922
Massachusetts ........|   12,808 |   40,279 |      3,656 | 21,276 |      2,283 |  12,682 |   40,725 |      3,668 | 22,253 |      2,376
Michigan .............|   22,696 |   44,317 |      2,496 | 15,460 |      1,548 |  21,656 |   44,372 |      2,578 | 15,684 |      1,598
Minnesota ............|   12,216 |   24,068 |      1,538 |  5,760 |        889 |  11,513 |   23,279 |      1,497 |  6,575 |      1,037
Mississippi ..........|    5,519 |   10,335 |        492 |  2,621 |        399 |   5,909 |    9,983 |        445 |  2,710 |        352
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Missouri..............|    8,928 |   27,931 |      2,296 | 10,355 |        719 |  10,084 |   27,306 |      2,377 | 10,835 |        785
Montana ..............|    1,329 |    4,354 |         78 |    857 |         66 |   1,332 |    4,785 |         75 |    852 |         61
Nebraska .............|    3,365 |   10,105 |        825 |  2,252 |        255 |   3,196 |    9,889 |        826 |  2,373 |        285
Nevada ...............|    1,411 |    3,371 |         54 |    897 |         77 |   1,425 |    3,421 |         55 |    986 |         76
New Hampshire ........|    3,530 |    7,395 |        193 |  2,262 |        112 |   3,227 |    7,657 |        184 |  2,450 |        110
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
New Jersey ...........|   12,855 |   24,627 |      1,670 |  8,261 |      1,053 |  13,005 |   24,572 |      1,694 |  8,420 |      1,051
New Mexico ...........|    3,277 |    6,363 |        172 |  2,438 |        285 |   3,476 |    6,217 |        192 |  2,579 |        305
New York .............|   54,671 |   93,549 |      7,636 | 44,726 |      3,974 |  53,209 |   95,295 |      7,638 | 44,175 |      3,765
North Carolina .......|   14,107 |   32,321 |      1,696 |  7,430 |      1,022 |  13,908 |   32,761 |      1,741 |  7,768 |      1,047
North Dakota .........|    1,738 |    4,440 |        187 |    628 |         84 |   2,027 |    4,484 |        173 |    705 |         79
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Ohio .................|   20,183 |   49,588 |      3,069 | 15,387 |      2,191 |  20,625 |   48,681 |      3,289 | 15,923 |      2,210
Oklahoma .............|    7,011 |   15,307 |        955 |  4,928 |        414 |   6,109 |   14,422 |        699 |  3,856 |        358
Oregon ...............|    5,813 |   12,917 |        904 |  3,914 |        493 |   5,714 |   13,236 |        957 |  4,011 |        476
Pennsylvania .........|   20,569 |   63,027 |      3,942 | 19,637 |      2,402 |  22,942 |   61,753 |      3,875 | 19,507 |      2,255
Rhode Island .........|    3,890 |    8,978 |         76 |  2,041 |        295 |   3,939 |    8,744 |        180 |  2,000 |        301
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
South Carolina .......|    6,165 |   15,176 |        614 |  4,525 |        391 |   6,375 |   15,088 |        705 |  4,456 |        435
South Dakota .........|      834 |    4,293 |        137 |  1,007 |         63 |   1,974 |    4,439 |        141 |  1,062 |         92
Tennessee ............|    6,721 |   20,463 |      1,436 |  6,193 |        665 |   7,060 |   20,608 |      1,338 |  6,251 |        702
Texas ................|   25,800 |   70,048 |      4,775 | 22,740 |      2,727 |  25,912 |   70,704 |      5,096 | 22,588 |      2,864
Utah .................|    5,812 |   14,541 |        373 |  3,045 |        358 |   6,437 |   15,550 |        380 |  3,081 |        402
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Vermont ..............|    1,311 |    4,591 |         90 |  1,091 |         54 |   1,470 |    4,495 |         94 |  1,291 |         61
Virginia .............|   10,882 |   31,106 |      1,817 | 10,706 |      1,077 |  11,091 |   31,564 |      1,877 | 10,806 |      1,061
Washington ...........|   19,102 |   21,828 |        909 |  7,947 |        687 |  19,349 |   22,544 |        931 |  8,334 |        690
West Virginia.........|    2,840 |    8,656 |        358 |  2,268 |        159 |   2,812 |    8,582 |        350 |  2,183 |        120
Wisconsin ............|    9,262 |   26,943 |        977 |  6,446 |        907 |   9,165 |   26,936 |        949 |  6,700 |        917
Wyoming ..............|    1,663 |    1,777 |         70 |    396 |         63 |   1,988 |    1,641 |         78 |    410 |         78
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
U.S. Service Schools .|   11,977 |    3,284 |        157 |  1,391 |         44 |  11,624 |    3,200 |        156 |  1,323 |         58
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   Outlying areas ....|    4,403 |   14,302 |        657 |  1,799 |         67 |   3,778 |   14,674 |        747 |  1,809 |         82
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American Samoa .......|      419 |      --- |        --- |    --- |        --- |      42 |      --- |        --- |    --- |        ---
Federated States of   |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
   Micronesia ........|      163 |      --- |        --- |    --- |        --- |     156 |      --- |        --- |    --- |        ---
Guam .................|       48 |      295 |        --- |     45 |        --- |      44 |      358 |        --- |     47 |        ---
Marshall Islands .....|       40 |      --- |        --- |    --- |        --- |     113 |      --- |        --- |    --- |        ---
Northern Marianas ....|      180 |      --- |        --- |    --- |        --- |     107 |      --- |        --- |    --- |        ---
Palau ................|       21 |      --- |        --- |    --- |        --- |      16 |      --- |        --- |    --- |        ---
Puerto Rico ..........|    3,476 |   13,812 |        657 |  1,690 |         67 |   3,246 |   14,107 |        747 |  1,707 |         82
Virgin Islands .......|       56 |      195 |        --- |     64 |        --- |      54 |      209 |        --- |     55 |        ---
______________________|__________|__________|____________|________|____________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________

\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.
---Data not available or not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey. (This table was prepared May 1998.)


1998 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest