Table 319.40.

Master's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 2017-18

State or jurisdiction	Total	Humani- ties1	Psycho- logy	Social sciences and history	Natural sciences and mathe- matics2	Computer sciences	Engin- eering3	Education	Busi- ness4	Health professions and relate programs	Other fields5
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
United States	820,102	59,088	27,841	19,884	34,819	46,468	58,968	146,367	192,184	125,216	109,267
Alabama	13,119	383	377	177	386	331	1,074	2,271	3,315	2,810	1,995
Alaska	628	46	19	12	25	1	78	210	94	35	108
Arizona	26,935	816	1,375	473	489	836	1,276	7,582	5,984	5,477	2,627
Arkansas	6,042	201	34	81	122	713	356	2,257	677	778	823
California	80,482	7,219	4,791	1,962	3,075	3,990	8,057	14,205	16,097	9,232	11,854
Colorado	14,689	986	772	450	659	912	1,210	2,222	3,925	1,765	1,788
Connecticut	11,411	921	370	301	1,024	505	844	1,770	2,731	1,504	1,441
Delaware	4,281	86	15	60	164	1,234	103	528	1,264	412	415
District of Columbia	12,807	991	237	1,597	1,034	597	474	539	2,867	1,675	2,796
Florida	34,753	2,058	1,093	551	1,532	1,701	2,398	3,748	10,622	6,280	4,770
Georgia	19,738	1,357	421	342	837	1,742	1,277	3,264	4,186	4,011	2,301
Hawaii	1,585	139	102	56	78	22	38	360	374	133	283
Idaho	2,055	105	23	53	97	21	147	513	330	303	463
Illinois	43,525	2,949	1,361	901	1,996	3,327	2,996	5,599	11,065	7,442	5,889
Indiana	15,897	1,597	295	266	503	632	1,568	2,604	4,381	2,191	1,860
Iowa	8,232	631	238	55	243	622	374	1,326	1,797	1,909	1,037
Kansas	7,528	624	228	103	257	161	393	2,307	1,679	653	1,123
Kentucky	10,571	639	445	147	292	960	403	3,166	1,379	1,641	1,499
Louisiana	7,594	445	179	149	721	145	267	1,241	1,874	1,365	1,208
Maine	2,225	156	29	17	37	6	49	477	335	629	490
Maryland	20,901	1,441	263	1,140	1,217	2,616	1,325	2,676	5,631	2,604	1,988
Massachusetts	41,248	3,261	1,041	1,280	2,000	2,077	3,331	6,017	10,808	5,313	6,120
Michigan	21,627	1,294	458	349	1,127	683	3,287	2,990	5,320	2,897	3,222
Minnesota	25,113	804	2,026	278	392	684	634	6,220	4,157	7,220	2,698
Mississippi	5,146	180	69	71	499	57	153	1,557	1,048	724	788
Missouri	20,658	1,123	522	389	548	1,168	1,249	3,628	6,086	3,395	2,550
Montana	1,308	101	39	51	97	17	85	368	151	171	228
Nebraska	5,643	289	62	242	214	429	120	1,646	1,243	793	605
Nevada	2,193	101	40	54	79	48	120	726	436	249	340
New Hampshire	9,537	829	600	292	90	998	206	966	3,781	920	855
New Jersey	17,352	1,529	570	313	1,127	1,598	1,658	3,289	3,485	1,443	2,340
New Mexico	3,247	329	62	102	177	74	330	699	573	489	412
New York	75,055	7,193	2,070	2,116	3,366	4,960	5,001	13,619	15,157	9,561	12,012
North Carolina	18,809	1,809	187	507	1,057	1,129	1,370	2,527	4,587	3,017	2,619
North Dakota	1,769	32	76	42	67	15	98	477	288	375	299
Ohio	24,242	1,736	934	610	1,579	876	2,266	3,462	5,244	4,547	2,988
Oklahoma	6,852	845	321	127	252	195	670	1,164	1,558	808	912
Oregon	8,193	772	207	97	333	122	481	3,070	1,074	1,132	905
Pennsylvania	39,570	2,338	1,299	828	1,676	2,224	3,652	6,528	8,841	7,382	4,802
Rhode Island	3,179	248	84	101	180	152	132	382	1,006	384	510
South Carolina	6,310	370	109	86	337	112	481	1,423	1,578	925	889
South Dakota	1,750	72	60	27	70	146	164	482	275	233	221
Tennessee	11,582	901	348	169	507	268	520	2,356	2,620	2,411	1,482
Texas	55,026	3,870	1,884	1,170	2,323	3,759	5,116	9,365	14,440	6,729	6,370
Utah	16,629	288	191	89	231	1,072	410	4,186	5,603	3,782	777
Vermont	2,467	553	52	250	65	109	55	369	511	147	356
Virginia	24,525	2,756	975	495	629	1,299	1,113	5,019	5,781	3,694	2,764
Washington	10,089	726	352	163	510	635	733	1,841	1,989	1,320	1,820
West Virginia	5,953	457	137	380	88	202	232	975	1,568	515	1,399
Wisconsin	9,527	432	394	291	363	285	548	2,058	2,282	1,740	1,134
Wyoming	501	60	5	22	48	1	42	93	87	51	92
U.S. Service Academies	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Other jurisdictions	5,519	246	404	49	179	100	256	953	1,409	1,319	604
American Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	110	2	4	0	7	0	0	55	16	0	26
Northern Marianas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	5,348	244	394	49	172	100	256	887	1,369	1,319	558
U.S. Virgin Islands	61	0	6	0	0	0	0	11	24	0	20

1 Includes degrees in area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group 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 business, management, marketing, and related support services; and personal and culinary services.

5 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; homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting; legal professions and studies; library science; military technologies and applied sciences; parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies; precision production; public administration and social service professions; and transportation and materials moving.

NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. This table includes only those jurisdictions with 4-year institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2018, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2020.)