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Digest of Education Statistics: 2010
Digest of Education Statistics: 2010

NCES 2011-015
April 2011


Table 332. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control, level of degree, and state or jurisdiction: 2008-09
State or jurisdiction Public Private
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 596,098 1,020,435 308,206 37,357 39,911 191,227 580,933 348,578 54,647 27,805
Alabama 7,985 19,928 9,445 706 801 1,329 4,317 1,224 443 60
Alaska 932 1,527 537 0 37 67 99 67 0 0
Arizona 12,741 20,294 6,823 524 1,169 29,229 19,604 23,746 380 592
Arkansas 6,276 9,680 3,150 506 288 209 2,347 607 17 3
California 83,469 117,309 28,073 2,379 3,887 15,042 43,621 34,142 6,485 3,781
                     
Colorado 6,111 20,593 5,530 657 813 8,437 8,240 7,299 416 306
Connecticut 4,398 9,849 3,118 421 282 1,140 9,101 6,040 509 514
Delaware 1,438 4,075 853 0 265 207 1,397 1,525 235 47
District of Columbia 184 384 75 69 0 951 10,573 10,737 2,787 760
Florida 54,154 52,481 14,904 2,037 1,968 16,729 27,794 13,472 2,795 1,661
                     
Georgia 11,575 29,217 9,600 860 1,367 2,783 11,244 5,242 1,490 495
Hawaii 2,408 3,705 1,185 148 206 813 2,092 808 0 31
Idaho 1,881 5,078 1,307 163 159 1,478 3,988 274 10 0
Illinois 26,523 33,783 12,107 1,224 1,431 9,640 35,556 27,555 3,448 1,781
Indiana 9,825 25,386 7,842 1,067 1,361 5,180 14,197 5,061 651 339
                     
Iowa 10,322 10,862 2,586 646 730 3,317 15,377 3,567 1,310 201
Kansas 7,188 13,693 4,504 692 531 654 3,828 1,805 90 8
Kentucky 7,615 15,134 5,662 876 454 3,198 4,862 1,810 264 113
Louisiana 4,072 17,982 4,320 819 508 1,347 3,443 1,890 798 113
Maine 2,054 4,131 881 91 61 582 2,778 866 119 55
                     
Maryland 10,624 20,548 8,116 954 963 681 6,306 7,031 168 460
Massachusetts 9,073 15,385 5,286 99 436 2,287 34,721 24,805 4,458 2,753
Michigan 21,845 41,171 16,078 1,817 2,023 5,297 13,470 5,596 1,648 144
Minnesota 13,176 19,012 4,748 715 898 3,909 12,263 14,272 1,093 1,334
Mississippi 8,652 10,403 3,052 430 500 393 2,027 1,094 186 0
                     
Missouri 9,056 19,399 5,835 763 516 5,647 18,971 13,453 2,004 1,328
Montana 1,504 4,677 1,090 140 140 126 575 77 0 0
Nebraska 3,964 7,408 2,548 356 368 799 5,167 1,912 527 120
Nevada 2,829 6,231 1,808 265 260 841 888 697 182 0
New Hampshire 1,844 4,809 1,230 0 56 1,068 4,070 2,098 209 147
                     
New Jersey 16,617 24,843 7,191 1,238 803 896 9,782 6,257 524 639
New Mexico 4,700 6,625 2,564 272 288 358 1,250 639 0 0
New York 41,312 51,677 17,207 1,286 1,502 17,736 69,322 49,640 7,772 3,524
North Carolina 18,412 31,055 10,060 947 1,249 2,187 13,779 4,269 1,248 520
North Dakota 1,948 4,851 974 223 175 378 753 375 0 29
                     
Ohio 19,317 38,448 13,028 2,283 1,856 8,648 21,600 8,330 1,285 587
Oklahoma 8,201 15,976 4,615 768 421 1,311 3,658 1,292 368 36
Oregon 7,168 12,796 3,854 471 475 996 5,122 2,454 702 240
Pennsylvania 15,070 41,846 10,846 1,666 1,710 11,975 42,846 20,861 3,649 2,509
Rhode Island 1,254 3,504 758 93 93 2,775 6,787 1,617 274 243
                     
South Carolina 7,351 15,167 3,638 701 568 1,080 5,891 1,377 328 25
South Dakota 1,519 3,704 903 180 104 445 1,327 339 0 0
Tennessee 7,028 18,390 5,562 767 767 2,728 10,998 4,479 690 382
Texas 42,452 80,756 27,591 3,233 3,261 5,484 21,401 8,622 2,151 711
Utah 8,996 12,303 2,738 281 491 1,239 9,201 2,287 149 74
                     
Vermont 878 3,109 379 105 80 320 2,679 1,799 191 4
Virginia 13,298 30,969 10,812 1,450 1,439 5,471 11,514 5,676 1,427 695
Washington 21,083 22,061 4,772 684 915 775 8,030 4,287 630 123
West Virginia 2,730 8,443 2,540 518 201 1,098 2,923 1,680 0 40
Wisconsin 10,879 24,515 5,450 636 966 1,329 9,136 3,521 537 278
Wyoming 2,167 1,747 423 131 69 618 18 5 0 0
                     
U.S. Service Academies 0 3,516 8 0 0
                     
Other jurisdictions 1,695 7,722 911 361 122 4,047 9,938 5,295 620 269
American Samoa 212 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 50 295 92 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
Marshall Islands 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 57 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 1,208 7,189 779 361 122 4,047 9,927 5,295 620 269
U.S. Virgin Islands 77 210 40 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 Appendix B: 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, 2008-09 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2009. (This table was prepared September 2010.)