Table 333.

Bachelor's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 2008-09

State or jurisdiction	Total	Humani- ties1	Psycho- logy	Social sciences and history	Natural sci- ences2	Computer sciences	Engin- eering3	Education	Business/ manage- ment	Health professions and related clinical sciences	Other fields4
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
United States	1,601,368	280,456	94,271	168,500	118,718	37,994	84,636	101,708	347,985	120,488	246,612
Alabama	24,245	2,557	1,215	1,595	1,783	459	1,510	2,387	6,293	2,247	4,199
Alaska	1,626	240	122	177	159	38	99	99	283	151	258
Arizona	39,898	5,270	1,907	2,211	1,950	2,068	1,386	2,394	13,562	4,032	5,118
Arkansas	12,027	1,686	546	848	788	250	483	1,400	2,551	1,461	2,014
California	160,930	34,899	11,173	22,911	14,532	3,431	8,547	2,857	30,880	7,746	23,954
Colorado	28,833	5,176	1,663	3,227	2,362	961	1,905	208	6,857	1,750	4,724
Connecticut	18,950	4,113	1,542	2,973	1,457	167	711	718	3,321	1,471	2,477
Delaware	5,472	748	245	659	266	108	249	511	1,333	461	892
District of Columbia	10,957	1,371	494	2,655	529	629	221	76	3,425	548	1,009
Florida	80,275	10,610	4,587	7,436	4,417	2,153	3,961	5,701	19,827	6,776	14,807
Georgia	40,461	6,338	2,217	3,764	3,014	1,088	2,145	4,241	9,398	2,889	5,367
Hawaii	5,797	928	392	674	389	151	170	333	1,388	485	887
Idaho	9,066	1,294	416	648	603	204	431	1,089	1,749	892	1,740
Illinois	69,339	12,304	3,763	6,322	4,683	2,110	3,198	6,128	15,843	4,802	10,186
Indiana	39,583	6,212	1,665	2,953	2,296	836	3,079	3,956	9,001	3,736	5,849
Iowa	26,239	3,439	1,969	2,102	1,538	545	1,136	1,809	7,203	1,577	4,921
Kansas	17,521	3,356	723	1,491	1,040	366	1,025	1,665	3,677	1,555	2,623
Kentucky	19,996	3,062	999	1,732	1,316	240	904	2,251	4,138	1,608	3,746
Louisiana	21,425	4,038	1,174	1,719	1,700	340	1,153	1,601	4,758	2,186	2,756
Maine	6,909	1,184	411	1,023	641	59	375	710	737	816	953
Maryland	26,854	4,199	1,857	3,926	2,284	1,370	1,175	1,301	5,023	1,812	3,907
Massachusetts	50,106	9,728	3,603	7,299	4,072	1,035	2,822	1,346	9,531	3,261	7,409
Michigan	54,641	7,034	2,961	4,568	3,799	1,240	4,689	4,248	12,592	4,763	8,747
Minnesota	31,275	5,679	1,895	3,031	2,924	864	1,124	2,568	6,671	1,977	4,542
Mississippi	12,430	1,442	703	781	1,042	148	570	1,740	2,803	1,049	2,152
Missouri	38,370	5,204	2,436	2,402	2,496	878	1,837	3,237	10,155	3,730	5,995
Montana	5,252	757	240	549	512	83	495	494	893	288	941
Nebraska	12,575	1,236	613	854	834	360	481	1,346	3,561	1,312	1,978
Nevada	7,119	1,083	390	553	398	173	295	505	1,997	587	1,138
New Hampshire	8,879	1,549	662	1,178	516	157	350	470	2,040	506	1,451
New Jersey	34,625	6,843	2,874	4,628	3,017	710	1,595	2,061	6,345	1,803	4,749
New Mexico	7,875	1,368	389	567	563	223	469	1,013	1,562	544	1,177
New York	120,999	26,132	8,762	14,993	8,387	2,930	5,320	7,212	24,434	8,019	14,810
North Carolina	44,834	5,665	2,788	5,076	3,880	841	2,474	3,914	8,657	3,302	8,237
North Dakota	5,604	490	175	234	325	138	405	585	1,239	792	1,221
Ohio	60,048	9,146	2,977	5,408	3,938	1,185	3,372	5,460	12,488	6,120	9,954
Oklahoma	19,634	3,240	844	1,290	1,360	271	1,137	1,856	4,553	1,640	3,443
Oregon	17,918	4,174	1,059	2,378	1,416	388	864	616	3,091	1,224	2,708
Pennsylvania	84,692	14,228	4,757	8,398	6,401	2,567	5,026	6,069	17,436	7,676	12,134
Rhode Island	10,291	1,540	540	1,046	692	205	443	580	2,727	513	2,005
South Carolina	21,058	2,951	1,239	2,233	1,972	352	781	1,868	5,324	1,448	2,890
South Dakota	5,031	460	200	431	355	149	401	469	839	765	962
Tennessee	29,388	6,652	1,653	2,457	1,834	431	1,347	1,523	6,015	2,620	4,856
Texas	102,157	22,601	5,251	8,391	7,951	1,349	5,507	2,272	23,447	6,856	18,532
Utah	21,504	3,041	998	2,219	1,584	913	1,109	2,381	4,072	1,711	3,476
Vermont	5,788	1,349	403	910	432	148	197	311	844	266	928
Virginia	42,483	9,403	3,116	5,917	3,349	971	2,457	856	8,150	2,911	5,353
Washington	30,091	6,856	1,508	4,127	2,493	736	1,531	1,417	5,469	1,794	4,160
West Virginia	11,366	2,204	442	896	736	226	546	976	2,088	1,069	2,183
Wisconsin	33,651	4,852	1,610	3,513	3,170	642	1,740	2,628	7,217	2,789	5,490
Wyoming	1,765	121	83	174	181	7	171	252	261	152	363
U.S. Service Academies	3,516	404	20	953	342	101	1,218	0	237	0	241
Other jurisdictions	17,660	958	627	668	1,346	502	1,407	3,188	5,059	1,428	2,477
Guam	306	29	18	17	14	7	0	78	71	21	51
Northern Marianas	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	17,116	913	587	642	1,301	492	1,407	3,069	4,896	1,388	2,421
U.S. Virgin Islands	210	16	22	9	31	3	0	13	92	19	5

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 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 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; 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.

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.)