Table 338.

Master's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 2009-10

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	693,025	54,927	23,752	20,222	22,422	17,953	39,346	182,139	177,684	69,084	85,496
Alabama	11,291	364	321	300	221	110	766	3,221	3,226	1,352	1,410
Alaska	681	78	35	12	38	3	64	227	108	12	104
Arizona	34,860	555	1,610	188	351	348	568	11,703	14,063	3,636	1,838
Arkansas	4,126	216	59	77	92	53	285	1,471	716	587	570
California	65,050	7,176	3,558	2,074	2,073	1,990	5,519	14,197	14,594	6,433	7,436
Colorado	13,054	811	687	473	384	438	861	2,458	4,596	833	1,513
Connecticut	8,639	761	332	249	432	220	773	2,185	1,805	871	1,011
Delaware	2,452	65	43	61	67	52	69	876	785	177	257
District of Columbia	9,285	1,027	107	1,172	403	272	528	870	1,884	778	2,244
Florida	29,726	1,186	987	680	979	444	2,044	5,670	9,883	3,511	4,342
Georgia	16,304	1,466	226	365	473	508	958	4,178	4,572	1,918	1,640
Hawaii	2,028	197	112	68	83	65	50	502	470	141	340
Idaho	1,680	116	16	46	106	12	138	500	241	188	317
Illinois	41,548	2,883	1,651	972	1,491	1,588	1,660	11,126	12,176	2,936	5,065
Indiana	13,673	1,341	296	277	477	137	681	2,903	4,487	1,477	1,597
Iowa	7,452	460	58	570	224	201	261	1,529	2,705	557	887
Kansas	6,722	497	164	176	141	72	374	2,144	1,501	556	1,097
Kentucky	7,976	697	418	129	229	81	338	2,881	1,136	944	1,123
Louisiana	6,641	527	149	171	389	129	340	1,301	1,563	1,133	939
Maine	1,829	134	27	7	45	7	24	837	216	303	229
Maryland	16,019	1,050	303	882	845	1,272	827	3,071	4,861	1,609	1,299
Massachusetts	32,136	3,105	928	1,255	1,041	906	1,735	7,760	7,891	2,995	4,520
Michigan	21,176	1,283	553	437	714	525	1,836	5,433	5,663	1,907	2,825
Minnesota	21,015	941	1,274	121	339	500	405	8,137	4,057	2,963	2,278
Mississippi	4,203	171	70	101	333	65	152	1,607	791	404	509
Missouri	19,403	1,251	868	497	438	250	702	4,627	7,183	1,755	1,832
Montana	1,140	96	27	72	68	14	54	341	108	94	266
Nebraska	4,364	197	67	197	192	92	117	1,376	1,135	511	480
Nevada	2,652	131	103	72	80	29	101	1,049	602	211	274
New Hampshire	3,458	155	77	247	81	57	144	868	1,195	354	280
New Jersey	14,146	1,363	379	308	682	539	1,474	3,396	2,952	1,035	2,018
New Mexico	3,057	226	82	93	146	51	223	916	602	412	306
New York	68,258	7,134	1,893	2,480	2,280	2,137	3,355	20,959	11,926	5,908	10,186
North Carolina	15,395	1,235	184	432	585	511	918	3,124	4,332	1,866	2,208
North Dakota	1,392	17	32	35	38	25	50	280	354	339	222
Ohio	22,187	1,925	640	582	784	268	1,166	6,347	5,613	2,234	2,628
Oklahoma	5,947	707	213	117	186	111	445	1,133	1,741	603	691
Oregon	6,779	731	195	125	243	71	279	2,523	1,198	679	735
Pennsylvania	33,902	2,574	1,205	819	1,093	1,139	2,067	9,346	6,978	4,310	4,371
Rhode Island	2,396	213	98	118	138	49	96	421	688	131	444
South Carolina	5,676	479	146	126	211	66	248	1,805	1,287	605	703
South Dakota	1,309	75	88	27	33	62	78	395	271	150	130
Tennessee	10,627	850	409	187	292	77	380	3,352	2,434	1,581	1,065
Texas	39,739	3,277	1,321	907	1,483	1,195	3,135	9,938	10,726	3,518	4,239
Utah	5,804	289	132	113	182	121	369	1,385	1,913	604	696
Vermont	2,244	539	70	418	34	88	64	394	298	65	274
Virginia	18,889	2,532	697	558	464	642	1,496	4,866	3,913	1,360	2,361
Washington	9,766	704	496	138	289	242	419	2,410	2,503	985	1,580
West Virginia	5,064	499	52	388	98	20	119	1,071	1,300	521	996
Wisconsin	9,476	573	292	282	289	98	556	2,951	2,395	990	1,050
Wyoming	388	48	2	21	43	1	34	79	47	42	71
U.S. Service Academies	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Other jurisdictions	5,503	172	320	45	114	68	274	1,466	1,909	544	591
Guam	121	2	0	0	3	0	0	81	8	0	27
Northern Marianas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	5,327	170	320	45	111	68	274	1,358	1,885	544	552
U.S. Virgin Islands	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	16	0	12

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, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2011.)