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Table 321. | Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control, level of degree, and state or jurisdiction: 2007-08 |
State or jurisdiction | Public | Private | ||||||||
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Asso- ciate's degrees | Bachelor's degrees | Master's degrees | First- profes- sional degrees1 | Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)2 | Asso- ciate's degrees | Bachelor's degrees | Master's degrees | First- profes- sional degrees1 | Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)2 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
United States | 578,520 | 996,435 | 299,923 | 37,278 | 38,315 | 171,644 | 566,634 | 325,100 | 54,031 | 25,397 |
Alabama | 8,150 | 18,926 | 9,287 | 679 | 748 | 1,021 | 4,522 | 1,332 | 441 | 30 |
Alaska | 993 | 1,408 | 604 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 90 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona | 12,400 | 19,198 | 6,237 | 564 | 957 | 20,925 | 19,818 | 21,805 | 404 | 385 |
Arkansas | 5,349 | 9,306 | 2,951 | 507 | 234 | 218 | 2,268 | 558 | 10 | 2 |
California | 81,743 | 116,177 | 27,436 | 2,369 | 3,956 | 15,267 | 42,475 | 32,216 | 6,637 | 3,568 |
Colorado | 6,003 | 20,915 | 5,286 | 678 | 807 | 5,216 | 8,270 | 6,555 | 381 | 260 |
Connecticut | 4,020 | 9,850 | 3,170 | 410 | 305 | 1,036 | 8,865 | 5,416 | 534 | 461 |
Delaware | 1,314 | 3,955 | 834 | 0 | 212 | 161 | 1,367 | 1,457 | 266 | 51 |
District of Columbia | 152 | 318 | 52 | 68 | 0 | 895 | 10,418 | 10,014 | 2,769 | 636 |
Florida | 51,305 | 50,359 | 14,308 | 2,082 | 1,944 | 14,643 | 27,101 | 12,268 | 2,860 | 1,513 |
Georgia | 10,959 | 28,208 | 8,604 | 855 | 1,244 | 2,725 | 10,827 | 4,527 | 1,444 | 456 |
Hawaii | 2,280 | 3,698 | 1,169 | 154 | 215 | 848 | 2,155 | 790 | 0 | 24 |
Idaho | 1,862 | 5,054 | 1,358 | 165 | 156 | 1,062 | 2,858 | 218 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois | 25,177 | 33,729 | 12,271 | 1,203 | 1,377 | 8,836 | 35,892 | 27,068 | 3,755 | 1,647 |
Indiana | 9,880 | 24,986 | 7,701 | 1,165 | 1,233 | 4,718 | 14,005 | 4,591 | 643 | 318 |
Iowa | 10,262 | 11,113 | 2,631 | 618 | 737 | 3,275 | 13,152 | 2,620 | 1,128 | 190 |
Kansas | 7,557 | 13,414 | 4,324 | 745 | 526 | 618 | 3,634 | 1,944 | 89 | 14 |
Kentucky | 7,360 | 15,036 | 5,446 | 902 | 459 | 2,788 | 4,603 | 1,667 | 214 | 133 |
Louisiana | 3,805 | 17,631 | 4,431 | 816 | 435 | 1,192 | 3,532 | 1,531 | 814 | 134 |
Maine | 1,890 | 4,338 | 936 | 72 | 50 | 789 | 2,771 | 725 | 126 | 19 |
Maryland | 10,446 | 19,954 | 7,768 | 948 | 989 | 518 | 6,131 | 6,885 | 164 | 472 |
Massachusetts | 8,739 | 14,763 | 5,193 | 102 | 437 | 2,187 | 34,763 | 24,177 | 4,424 | 2,699 |
Michigan | 21,478 | 41,260 | 15,709 | 1,751 | 1,860 | 4,965 | 12,750 | 5,149 | 1,751 | 120 |
Minnesota | 12,742 | 18,697 | 4,926 | 788 | 775 | 3,850 | 11,681 | 13,065 | 1,055 | 1,289 |
Mississippi | 8,420 | 10,190 | 2,974 | 437 | 473 | 402 | 1,996 | 1,013 | 176 | 0 |
Missouri | 9,077 | 17,637 | 5,105 | 749 | 541 | 5,368 | 18,099 | 12,429 | 2,070 | 1,213 |
Montana | 1,455 | 4,604 | 1,057 | 141 | 137 | 146 | 594 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
Nebraska | 4,044 | 7,401 | 2,416 | 347 | 352 | 792 | 4,959 | 1,732 | 518 | 113 |
Nevada | 2,735 | 6,058 | 1,980 | 248 | 173 | 680 | 802 | 588 | 123 | 0 |
New Hampshire | 1,764 | 4,555 | 1,147 | 0 | 48 | 1,415 | 3,905 | 2,038 | 177 | 148 |
New Jersey | 15,807 | 24,267 | 7,031 | 1,232 | 803 | 1,097 | 9,378 | 6,188 | 553 | 519 |
New Mexico | 4,761 | 6,538 | 2,609 | 269 | 253 | 292 | 1,253 | 691 | 0 | 0 |
New York | 40,588 | 49,875 | 17,261 | 1,258 | 1,505 | 17,219 | 68,512 | 46,459 | 7,591 | 3,432 |
North Carolina | 17,783 | 30,084 | 9,643 | 891 | 1,199 | 1,839 | 13,368 | 3,807 | 1,161 | 414 |
North Dakota | 1,813 | 4,740 | 975 | 233 | 244 | 398 | 791 | 351 | 0 | 25 |
Ohio | 18,978 | 38,126 | 12,875 | 2,216 | 1,850 | 7,852 | 21,259 | 8,116 | 1,305 | 554 |
Oklahoma | 8,313 | 15,576 | 4,142 | 739 | 375 | 1,144 | 3,642 | 1,293 | 389 | 34 |
Oregon | 6,879 | 12,860 | 3,781 | 462 | 421 | 1,144 | 5,060 | 2,143 | 629 | 227 |
Pennsylvania | 14,714 | 40,505 | 10,297 | 1,685 | 1,686 | 11,861 | 41,627 | 19,570 | 3,150 | 2,112 |
Rhode Island | 1,223 | 3,447 | 730 | 87 | 75 | 2,469 | 6,818 | 1,510 | 276 | 247 |
South Carolina | 7,003 | 14,719 | 3,655 | 663 | 569 | 940 | 5,538 | 1,525 | 337 | 34 |
South Dakota | 1,563 | 3,636 | 963 | 202 | 106 | 482 | 1,356 | 280 | 22 | 3 |
Tennessee | 6,998 | 17,135 | 5,148 | 739 | 608 | 2,714 | 10,514 | 3,956 | 732 | 386 |
Texas | 41,006 | 77,475 | 26,036 | 3,296 | 3,212 | 4,861 | 20,730 | 7,893 | 2,143 | 621 |
Utah | 8,571 | 12,159 | 2,920 | 270 | 494 | 1,333 | 8,800 | 2,136 | 160 | 70 |
Vermont | 850 | 2,796 | 492 | 81 | 84 | 414 | 2,519 | 1,810 | 173 | 5 |
Virginia | 12,375 | 30,080 | 10,933 | 1,442 | 1,367 | 5,300 | 11,156 | 4,042 | 1,306 | 424 |
Washington | 20,405 | 21,641 | 4,715 | 691 | 840 | 789 | 7,883 | 4,081 | 647 | 112 |
West Virginia | 2,744 | 8,529 | 2,549 | 492 | 221 | 1,100 | 2,959 | 1,348 | 0 | 30 |
Wisconsin | 10,638 | 24,035 | 5,440 | 650 | 920 | 1,246 | 9,152 | 3,372 | 484 | 253 |
Wyoming | 2,147 | 1,786 | 417 | 117 | 74 | 556 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
U.S. Service Academies | 0 | 3,688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | † | † | † | † | † |
Other jurisdictions | 1,714 | 7,767 | 843 | 383 | 135 | 3,607 | 9,577 | 4,469 | 608 | 227 |
American Samoa | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Federated States of Micronesia |
204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guam | 69 | 302 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marshall Islands | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Marianas | 69 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Palau | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Puerto Rico | 1,197 | 7,244 | 723 | 383 | 135 | 3,606 | 9,556 | 4,469 | 608 | 227 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 69 | 193 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Not applicable. | ||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||
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.) |