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Table 310. Bachelor's and master's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 2005-06
State or jurisdiction Total degrees Humanities1 Social and behavioral sciences2 Natural sciences3 Computer sciences and engineering4 Education Business/management Other fields5
Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
United States 1,485,242 594,065 263,125 44,018 249,619 37,139 104,266 19,333 129,090 50,585 107,238 174,620 318,042 146,406 313,862 121,964
Alabama 21,995 10,295 2,277 337 2,581 620 1,428 189 1,972 678 2,501 3,963 5,843 2,320 5,393 2,188
Alaska 1,573 582 287 51 239 42 143 37 139 52 73 237 285 61 407 102
Arizona 32,708 24,777 3,481 462 2,742 406 1,491 273 4,041 587 2,810 8,376 10,891 11,108 7,252 3,565
Arkansas 11,340 3,097 1,499 176 1,309 132 783 113 721 155 1,370 1,128 2,536 661 3,122 732
California 151,021 56,029 36,405 5,797 32,926 5,101 12,570 1,890 13,148 6,663 2,765 14,212 28,251 11,563 24,956 10,803
                                 
Colorado 27,671 11,705 5,358 691 5,014 964 2,166 361 3,159 1,287 157 2,439 6,015 4,013 5,802 1,950
Connecticut 17,786 8,599 4,269 750 4,404 459 1,156 397 851 647 699 2,594 2,962 1,871 3,445 1,881
Delaware 5,410 2,114 833 90 998 126 285 41 338 142 627 886 1,258 526 1,071 303
District of Columbia 10,556 9,267 1,378 890 3,067 1,224 463 318 1,356 782 80 860 2,668 2,584 1,544 2,609
Florida 69,899 24,041 8,665 1,005 11,173 1,377 3,426 784 5,857 1,790 5,017 5,621 18,554 7,340 17,207 6,124
                                 
Georgia 36,332 12,490 5,731 777 5,550 769 2,490 391 3,635 1,210 3,679 3,480 8,502 3,411 6,745 2,452
Hawaii 5,813 1,991 881 161 1,073 199 391 84 307 100 367 565 1,485 503 1,309 379
Idaho 7,781 1,660 1,130 116 889 65 549 106 633 164 1,100 639 1,435 178 2,045 392
Illinois 68,016 37,502 12,265 2,381 9,164 2,144 4,269 1,028 6,892 3,176 6,247 11,004 15,731 11,210 13,448 6,559
Indiana 38,093 11,345 6,102 916 4,614 536 2,144 461 4,218 784 4,489 2,780 8,013 3,487 8,513 2,381
                                 
Iowa 21,435 4,430 3,233 454 2,956 159 1,396 224 1,681 389 2,146 1,051 5,097 1,058 4,926 1,095
Kansas 16,677 5,852 3,095 449 2,237 269 1,074 180 1,310 492 1,602 1,883 3,298 1,376 4,061 1,203
Kentucky 18,646 6,896 2,762 447 2,763 410 1,332 186 991 546 2,254 2,842 3,540 880 5,004 1,585
Louisiana 19,936 6,476 3,336 536 2,522 317 1,579 316 1,714 626 1,804 1,568 4,346 1,286 4,635 1,827
Maine 6,544 1,655 1,201 126 1,301 22 545 47 460 48 734 710 743 130 1,560 572
                                 
Maryland 25,693 13,438 4,049 961 5,509 1,047 2,080 679 2,944 1,989 1,404 2,914 4,617 3,586 5,090 2,262
Massachusetts 47,024 27,874 9,613 2,174 10,935 1,820 3,609 957 4,014 2,241 1,379 8,147 8,558 6,270 8,916 6,265
Michigan 51,756 21,986 6,844 1,070 6,914 745 3,388 676 5,963 2,453 5,412 6,818 11,926 5,942 11,309 4,282
Minnesota 28,911 15,188 5,386 685 4,741 798 2,644 277 2,114 822 2,790 8,009 5,610 2,420 5,626 2,177
Mississippi 11,803 3,834 1,294 174 1,426 149 883 249 777 235 1,721 1,590 2,607 664 3,095 773
                                 
Missouri 35,231 17,083 4,829 965 4,821 1,114 2,255 359 2,858 853 3,330 4,335 9,613 6,582 7,525 2,875
Montana 5,118 1,103 706 117 749 96 464 70 520 83 642 277 868 119 1,169 341
Nebraska 12,150 3,953 1,186 129 1,497 231 808 143 775 228 1,374 1,297 3,298 730 3,212 1,195
Nevada 6,595 2,152 907 101 914 152 370 88 437 179 682 908 1,659 423 1,626 301
New Hampshire 8,030 3,068 1,445 134 1,774 214 493 73 531 153 439 828 1,782 1,062 1,566 604
                                 
New Jersey 32,251 12,607 6,117 991 7,174 749 2,455 399 2,680 1,558 2,289 3,508 5,932 2,926 5,604 2,476
New Mexico 7,491 3,347 1,251 291 861 191 515 148 728 374 974 1,192 1,597 517 1,565 634
New York 111,766 63,687 23,454 6,594 22,297 4,126 7,300 1,822 8,630 4,419 7,880 21,944 21,857 11,041 20,348 13,741
North Carolina 39,969 12,347 5,252 976 7,350 550 3,343 500 3,078 1,066 3,343 2,718 7,943 3,435 9,660 3,102
North Dakota 5,487 1,167 463 30 399 38 302 38 569 94 660 253 1,091 381 2,003 333
                                 
Ohio 58,522 20,680 9,148 1,956 8,202 1,151 3,460 774 4,980 1,580 6,688 6,430 12,474 4,950 13,570 3,839
Oklahoma 18,909 5,389 2,787 547 2,160 247 1,231 182 1,502 591 2,132 1,189 4,573 1,590 4,524 1,043
Oregon 17,631 5,936 4,234 544 3,601 424 1,274 206 1,301 348 696 2,486 2,895 819 3,630 1,109
Pennsylvania 79,791 27,593 13,455 1,961 12,545 1,621 5,797 950 7,627 2,554 6,706 7,482 16,313 6,349 17,348 6,676
Rhode Island 9,686 2,146 1,532 216 1,531 197 566 114 665 120 705 509 2,514 497 2,173 493
                                 
South Carolina 19,313 5,076 2,817 294 3,295 221 1,789 212 1,227 364 1,872 1,948 4,609 886 3,704 1,151
South Dakota 4,850 1,117 377 40 615 114 343 44 643 179 562 292 974 200 1,336 248
Tennessee 26,330 9,047 5,802 549 3,998 516 1,537 230 1,716 486 1,529 3,416 5,464 1,857 6,284 1,993
Texas 92,027 32,606 19,672 2,664 12,704 2,099 7,036 1,261 6,944 3,718 2,205 6,858 21,710 9,128 21,756 6,878
Utah 20,677 4,640 3,010 290 3,509 213 1,208 187 2,103 517 2,341 1,037 3,879 1,388 4,627 1,008
                                 
Vermont 4,981 1,782 1,266 471 1,159 277 338 28 269 161 286 431 669 147 994 267
Virginia 38,775 13,414 8,306 1,178 8,606 1,274 2,915 504 3,343 1,534 888 4,312 7,550 2,282 7,167 2,330
Washington 28,570 8,931 6,723 607 5,484 665 2,229 305 2,179 515 1,504 2,666 5,119 1,972 5,332 2,201
West Virginia 10,033 3,030 1,927 151 1,162 104 625 94 712 236 1,190 1,121 1,865 549 2,552 775
Wisconsin 31,434 8,604 4,552 493 4,973 611 2,825 290 2,369 588 2,808 2,792 6,509 2,085 7,398 1,745
Wyoming 1,792 437 126 53 238 44 175 48 176 29 286 75 304 43 487 145
                                 
U.S. Service Schools 3,414 0 407 0 954 0 329 0 1,293 0 0 0 210 0 221 0
Other jurisdictions 17,680 5,300 951 140 1,189 332 1,314 123 1,874 247 3,312 1,868 5,242 1,682 3,798 908
Guam 327 69 30 0 23 0 16 0 13 0 55 31 85 23 105 15
Northern Marianas 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 17,129 5,180 914 140 1,144 332 1,270 123 1,854 247 3,226 1,807 5,047 1,645 3,674 886
Virgin Islands 211 51 7 0 22 0 28 0 7 0 18 30 110 14 19 7
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 psychology; social sciences; and history.
3 Includes biological and biomedical sciences; physical sciences; science technologies/technicians; and mathematics and statistics.
4 Includes computer and information sciences and support services; engineering; engineering technologies/technicians; mechanic and repair technologies/technicians; and construction trades.
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; health professions and related clinical sciences; 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.
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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