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Digest of Education Statistics: 2008
Digest of Education Statistics: 2008

NCES 2009-020
March 2009


Table 322. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction: 2005–06 and 2006–07
State or jurisdiction 2005–06 2006–07
Associate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees First- professional degrees1  Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)2  Associate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees First- professional degrees1  Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)2 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
United States 713,066 1,485,242 594,065 87,655 56,067 728,114 1,524,092 604,607 90,064 60,616
Alabama 8,895 21,995 10,295 1,120 599 8,265 21,981 9,757 1,126 728
Alaska 1,045 1,573 582 0 21 1,039 1,512 716 0 33
Arizona 16,732 32,708 24,777 816 967 25,780 36,605 27,831 906 1,098
Arkansas 5,462 11,340 3,097 526 225 5,721 11,479 3,257 512 218
California 92,737 151,021 56,029 8,721 6,675 95,797 153,312 56,797 8,899 7,124
                     
Colorado 9,645 27,671 11,705 1,078 983 8,999 28,865 11,672 1,086 1,031
Connecticut 4,993 17,786 8,599 1,054 735 5,069 18,290 8,405 956 828
Delaware 1,328 5,410 2,114 320 271 1,396 5,113 2,292 291 283
District of Columbia 1,105 10,556 9,267 2,724 635 1,083 10,261 9,610 2,855 628
Florida 63,489 69,899 24,041 3,992 2,930 63,080 73,874 25,573 4,531 3,338
                     
Georgia 12,990 36,332 12,490 2,086 1,436 13,098 37,418 12,337 2,178 1,625
Hawaii 3,204 5,813 1,991 165 178 3,254 5,695 1,922 171 186
Idaho 3,065 7,781 1,660 152 172 2,945 7,996 1,609 171 161
Illinois 36,303 68,016 37,502 4,648 2,853 35,180 69,946 37,828 4,853 3,028
Indiana 14,836 38,093 11,345 1,685 1,421 14,110 38,533 11,832 1,807 1,472
                     
Iowa 13,837 21,435 4,430 1,732 804 14,368 22,388 4,544 1,780 878
Kansas 7,850 16,677 5,852 762 486 7,845 17,065 5,830 837 503
Kentucky 9,578 18,646 6,896 1,089 515 9,976 19,079 7,322 1,093 578
Louisiana 4,429 19,936 6,476 1,646 521 4,974 21,671 6,335 1,622 601
Maine 2,416 6,544 1,655 214 39 2,463 6,900 1,614 201 59
                     
Maryland 10,131 25,693 13,438 1,122 1,364 10,421 25,694 14,169 1,140 1,370
Massachusetts 11,139 47,024 27,874 4,321 3,001 10,691 47,885 27,802 4,503 3,325
Michigan 24,373 51,756 21,986 3,257 1,811 25,191 53,280 21,090 3,350 1,960
Minnesota 15,125 28,911 15,188 1,767 1,590 15,817 29,618 16,387 1,919 1,968
Mississippi 8,480 11,803 3,834 597 374 8,623 12,052 3,949 590 437
                     
Missouri 13,947 35,231 17,083 2,709 1,462 13,994 35,755 17,368 2,802 1,573
Montana 1,776 5,118 1,103 136 112 1,598 5,217 1,159 136 133
Nebraska 4,909 12,150 3,953 878 414 4,918 12,332 3,551 870 450
Nevada 3,702 6,595 2,152 265 157 3,695 6,390 2,059 399 157
New Hampshire 3,237 8,030 3,068 206 175 3,346 8,306 3,017 198 198
                     
New Jersey 15,338 32,251 12,607 1,696 1,203 15,848 32,727 12,736 1,774 1,245
New Mexico 4,911 7,491 3,347 250 279 4,845 7,839 3,105 293 278
New York 57,524 111,766 63,687 8,639 4,522 57,775 114,081 64,365 8,572 4,661
North Carolina 19,420 39,969 12,347 1,904 1,422 19,690 41,263 12,921 2,083 1,492
North Dakota 2,138 5,487 1,167 206 151 2,310 5,543 1,317 208 182
                     
Ohio 24,205 58,522 20,680 3,520 2,090 24,175 59,025 20,409 3,516 2,195
Oklahoma 9,204 18,909 5,389 1,200 428 9,801 18,892 5,386 1,149 462
Oregon 8,322 17,631 5,936 1,196 577 8,130 17,906 6,054 1,191 554
Pennsylvania 26,282 79,791 27,593 4,792 3,342 26,317 81,042 28,876 4,847 3,515
Rhode Island 3,831 9,686 2,146 354 301 3,822 9,982 2,230 353 279
                     
South Carolina 7,885 19,313 5,076 850 441 7,791 19,484 5,112 843 483
South Dakota 2,315 4,850 1,117 210 76 2,268 4,965 1,191 183 91
Tennessee 10,176 26,330 9,047 1,432 922 10,592 27,272 9,031 1,450 1,040
Texas 43,785 92,027 32,606 5,362 3,203 44,701 95,747 32,802 5,325 3,619
Utah 9,805 20,677 4,640 433 436 9,835 20,922 4,465 426 510
                     
Vermont 1,380 4,981 1,782 272 64 1,275 5,101 1,951 282 60
Virginia 15,987 38,775 13,414 2,490 1,571 16,946 39,744 13,833 2,626 1,643
Washington 21,735 28,570 8,931 1,322 891 20,923 29,160 8,778 1,342 934
West Virginia 3,297 10,033 3,030 479 202 3,742 11,105 3,302 542 228
Wisconsin 11,695 31,434 8,604 1,144 961 11,787 32,646 8,686 1,159 1,113
Wyoming 3,073 1,792 437 116 59 2,805 1,691 423 118 61
                     
U.S. Service Academies 0 3,414 0 0 0 0 3,443 0 0 0
Other jurisdictions 5,116 17,680 5,300 872 242 5,037 17,612 5,862 902 271
American Samoa 213 0 0 0 0 217 0 0 0 0
Federated States of Micronesia 147 0 0 0 0 187 0 0 0 0
Guam 75 327 69 0 0 65 278 60 0 0
Marshall Islands 155 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 108 13 0 0 0 103 32 0 0 0
Palau 39 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 4,303 17,129 5,180 872 242 4,268 17,109 5,754 902 271
U.S. Virgin Islands 76 211 51 0 0 81 193 48 0 0
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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2005–06 and 2006–07 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2006 and Fall 2007. (This table was prepared July 2008.)