Table 334.

Master'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	656,784	48,022	23,415	19,240	20,767	17,907	38,205	178,564	168,375	62,620	79,669
Alabama	10,669	368	411	222	244	143	705	3,401	2,694	1,130	1,351
Alaska	604	37	29	14	46	2	67	214	88	19	88
Arizona	30,569	519	1,133	170	341	248	616	10,585	12,231	3,185	1,541
Arkansas	3,757	237	77	83	112	90	64	1,272	831	492	499
California	62,215	6,209	3,634	2,170	2,034	1,759	5,291	14,298	14,235	5,929	6,656
Colorado	12,829	778	665	355	378	343	781	2,444	4,697	925	1,463
Connecticut	9,158	781	325	274	450	256	936	2,246	1,953	871	1,066
Delaware	2,378	83	34	98	63	53	74	910	652	154	257
District of Columbia	10,812	949	103	1,185	426	384	574	1,148	3,055	836	2,152
Florida	28,376	1,205	917	583	845	457	2,018	6,083	9,159	3,146	3,963
Georgia	14,842	914	396	384	426	554	1,039	3,778	4,262	1,638	1,451
Hawaii	1,993	163	121	73	73	34	52	563	435	134	345
Idaho	1,581	107	21	37	90	9	130	454	264	173	296
Illinois	39,662	2,588	1,410	947	1,234	1,904	1,613	11,003	11,782	2,498	4,683
Indiana	12,903	1,066	287	290	443	91	660	2,958	4,197	1,346	1,565
Iowa	6,153	424	62	78	196	209	279	1,602	2,075	480	748
Kansas	6,309	472	155	187	142	78	389	2,033	1,334	449	1,070
Kentucky	7,472	488	371	143	228	109	388	2,835	938	921	1,051
Louisiana	6,210	554	116	143	307	131	297	1,338	1,481	967	876
Maine	1,747	124	19	13	48	6	26	770	209	340	192
Maryland	15,147	857	400	894	843	1,128	859	3,029	4,299	1,566	1,272
Massachusetts	30,091	2,691	834	1,217	974	955	1,576	7,797	7,259	2,640	4,148
Michigan	21,674	1,068	499	440	724	555	1,986	5,980	5,799	1,795	2,828
Minnesota	19,020	751	1,167	139	285	483	400	7,829	3,739	2,235	1,992
Mississippi	4,146	142	73	91	320	50	164	1,590	800	431	485
Missouri	19,288	994	913	458	422	326	670	4,849	7,250	1,640	1,766
Montana	1,167	134	28	53	86	13	65	302	129	85	272
Nebraska	4,460	226	113	218	164	122	104	1,533	1,039	474	467
Nevada	2,505	100	83	68	75	36	114	1,105	570	117	237
New Hampshire	3,328	144	85	84	82	67	168	908	1,187	372	231
New Jersey	13,448	1,060	412	284	559	503	1,228	3,542	3,045	957	1,858
New Mexico	3,203	296	89	110	142	62	300	950	603	372	279
New York	66,847	6,390	1,889	2,430	1,906	2,116	3,033	21,353	12,341	5,703	9,686
North Carolina	14,329	1,105	216	446	508	474	890	3,199	3,871	1,790	1,830
North Dakota	1,349	44	25	16	54	22	64	281	377	232	234
Ohio	21,358	1,918	655	569	769	330	1,226	6,090	5,267	2,000	2,534
Oklahoma	5,907	627	208	95	169	148	437	1,273	1,682	631	637
Oregon	6,308	587	240	113	186	68	275	2,455	1,146	578	660
Pennsylvania	31,707	2,347	1,152	742	1,017	1,050	1,802	8,923	6,526	3,948	4,200
Rhode Island	2,375	217	75	136	109	58	96	438	711	131	404
South Carolina	5,015	336	164	126	229	33	239	1,706	1,009	529	644
South Dakota	1,242	54	81	18	56	45	99	364	260	134	131
Tennessee	10,041	722	399	175	287	90	386	3,413	2,217	1,350	1,002
Texas	36,213	2,919	1,427	927	1,316	1,211	2,946	7,691	10,248	3,394	4,134
Utah	5,025	304	102	115	176	138	315	1,063	1,639	459	714
Vermont	2,178	430	76	538	25	117	49	394	232	70	247
Virginia	16,488	1,929	848	553	434	539	1,711	4,458	2,914	1,051	2,051
Washington	9,059	642	500	163	326	213	342	2,201	2,424	840	1,408
West Virginia	4,220	314	61	280	90	27	157	1,075	975	440	801
Wisconsin	8,971	546	310	268	274	65	457	2,760	2,187	977	1,127
Wyoming	428	62	5	25	34	3	40	78	58	46	77
U.S. Service Academies	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
Other jurisdictions	6,206	203	363	23	94	81	276	1,851	2,050	619	646
Guam	92	3	0	0	5	0	0	59	8	0	17
Northern Marianas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	6,074	200	363	23	89	81	276	1,772	2,029	619	622
U.S. Virgin Islands	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13	0	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 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.)