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Table 370. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction: 2008-09 through 2010-11
State or jurisdiction 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Asso- ciate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's de- grees1 Asso- ciate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's de- grees1 Asso- ciate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's de- grees1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 787,325 1,601,368 662,079 154,425 849,452 1,650,014 693,025 158,558 942,327 1,715,913 730,635 163,765
Alabama 9,314 24,245 10,703 1,976 10,198 25,686 11,291 2,079 11,795 27,248 11,888 2,144
Alaska 999 1,626 604 37 1,182 1,619 681 45 1,523 1,770 693 46
Arizona 41,970 39,898 30,586 2,648 50,252 44,339 34,860 2,684 58,991 50,928 36,231 2,937
Arkansas 6,485 12,027 3,774 797 7,172 12,523 4,126 804 10,181 13,259 4,793 813
California 98,511 160,930 62,792 15,955 102,018 164,234 65,050 16,382 107,675 169,623 67,439 17,140
                         
Colorado 14,548 28,833 12,902 2,119 14,552 28,546 13,054 2,205 16,145 29,540 14,246 2,170
Connecticut 5,538 18,950 9,233 1,651 5,523 19,483 8,639 1,834 6,079 19,735 9,131 1,808
Delaware 1,645 5,472 2,378 547 1,712 5,505 2,452 528 1,820 5,877 2,705 546
District of Columbia 1,135 10,957 10,916 3,512 447 8,927 9,285 3,394 555 8,402 10,078 3,458
Florida 70,883 80,275 28,383 8,454 79,644 83,471 29,726 9,107 86,254 86,281 31,766 9,297
                         
Georgia 14,358 40,461 15,212 3,842 15,583 42,452 16,304 3,958 17,949 45,075 17,533 4,005
Hawaii 3,221 5,797 1,993 385 3,238 5,401 2,028 381 3,766 5,751 2,062 529
Idaho 3,359 9,066 1,591 322 3,490 9,466 1,680 306 3,919 9,171 1,790 321
Illinois 36,163 69,339 39,946 7,600 38,263 70,847 41,548 7,625 40,009 71,580 43,011 7,846
Indiana 15,005 39,583 13,059 3,262 16,727 41,687 13,673 3,250 18,603 43,519 14,337 3,386
                         
Iowa 13,639 26,239 6,192 2,848 15,834 30,323 7,452 2,744 19,290 36,266 9,982 3,112
Kansas 7,842 17,521 6,309 1,321 8,424 17,835 6,722 1,388 9,501 18,191 7,227 1,476
Kentucky 10,813 19,996 7,647 1,532 11,707 20,389 7,976 1,591 13,029 21,078 8,350 1,812
Louisiana 5,419 21,425 6,223 2,225 5,849 20,893 6,641 2,381 7,236 21,509 7,017 2,236
Maine 2,636 6,909 1,747 326 2,718 7,088 1,829 348 3,309 7,347 1,766 367
                         
Maryland 11,305 26,854 15,190 2,502 12,446 28,012 16,019 2,665 13,921 29,247 16,975 2,652
Massachusetts 11,360 50,106 30,404 7,433 12,396 52,223 32,136 7,485 12,900 53,749 33,905 7,637
Michigan 27,142 54,641 21,823 5,483 29,318 56,061 21,176 5,589 30,859 56,217 21,252 5,807
Minnesota 17,085 31,275 19,186 3,874 18,453 31,952 21,015 4,173 20,480 33,386 21,823 4,352
Mississippi 9,045 12,430 4,160 1,102 9,824 12,953 4,203 1,154 11,440 13,230 4,676 1,170
                         
Missouri 14,703 38,370 19,576 4,323 15,802 39,670 19,403 4,651 18,534 41,648 20,697 4,656
Montana 1,630 5,252 1,167 280 1,745 5,232 1,140 309 2,058 5,512 1,201 357
Nebraska 4,763 12,575 4,460 1,371 4,860 12,596 4,364 1,392 5,351 13,510 4,684 1,371
Nevada 3,670 7,119 2,505 707 4,068 7,345 2,652 830 4,997 7,556 2,720 839
New Hampshire 2,912 8,879 3,328 412 2,933 9,396 3,458 459 3,062 9,479 3,666 448
                         
New Jersey 17,513 34,625 13,668 2,984 19,268 36,025 14,146 3,011 21,124 37,087 14,427 3,101
New Mexico 5,058 7,875 3,203 560 5,234 7,774 3,057 544 6,552 8,179 3,266 583
New York 59,048 120,999 67,079 13,852 61,618 123,703 68,258 14,155 66,644 127,205 70,225 14,230
North Carolina 20,599 44,834 14,575 3,718 22,879 46,826 15,395 3,955 25,154 48,670 16,226 4,116
North Dakota 2,326 5,604 1,349 427 2,411 5,727 1,392 447 2,552 5,674 1,572 456
                         
Ohio 27,965 60,048 21,519 5,850 29,332 61,085 22,187 5,828 33,479 63,882 22,636 6,033
Oklahoma 9,512 19,634 5,942 1,558 9,723 19,535 5,947 1,586 10,710 19,511 6,356 1,611
Oregon 8,164 17,918 6,386 1,810 9,129 18,873 6,779 1,849 10,945 19,542 7,326 1,849
Pennsylvania 27,045 84,692 32,004 9,237 27,517 87,162 33,902 9,135 29,241 88,205 36,016 9,316
Rhode Island 4,029 10,291 2,375 703 3,590 10,647 2,396 746 3,461 10,863 2,545 709
                         
South Carolina 8,431 21,058 5,104 1,533 8,727 21,905 5,676 1,496 9,771 23,034 5,849 1,606
South Dakota 1,964 5,031 1,242 284 1,952 4,976 1,309 307 2,601 5,211 1,427 300
Tennessee 9,756 29,388 10,195 2,452 10,645 29,857 10,627 2,655 12,478 31,026 11,099 2,989
Texas 47,936 102,157 36,610 8,959 55,048 104,657 39,739 9,318 58,609 107,438 42,039 9,705
Utah 10,235 21,504 5,025 995 11,054 21,931 5,804 936 12,398 24,461 6,995 1,087
                         
Vermont 1,198 5,788 2,178 380 1,266 5,888 2,244 381 1,223 6,100 2,377 388
Virginia 18,769 42,483 16,871 4,628 21,010 45,324 18,889 4,633 24,193 49,077 20,697 4,923
Washington 21,858 30,091 9,093 2,318 23,068 30,551 9,766 2,366 27,045 31,398 9,850 2,412
West Virginia 3,828 11,366 4,220 759 3,989 12,032 5,064 943 4,688 12,978 5,884 1,007
Wisconsin 12,208 33,651 9,016 2,372 12,752 34,110 9,476 2,347 15,012 35,279 9,695 2,418
Wyoming 2,785 1,765 428 200 2,862 1,791 388 179 3,216 1,860 482 188
                         
U.S. Service Academies 0 3,516 8 0 0 3,481 1 0 0 3,549 2 0
                         
Other jurisdictions 5,954 17,660 6,228 1,350 6,982 18,213 5,503 1,342 7,690 18,316 5,820 1,421
American Samoa 212 0 0 0 242 0 0 0 216 0 0 0
Federated States of                        
Micronesia 191 0 0 0 222 0 0 0 267 0 0 0
Guam 50 306 92 0 185 338 121 0 119 375 134 0
Marshall Islands 72 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 68 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 57 28 0 0 60 19 0 0 105 14 0 0
Palau 40 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 26 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 5,255 17,116 6,096 1,350 6,104 17,604 5,327 1,342 6,814 17,698 5,652 1,421
U.S. Virgin Islands 77 210 40 0 74 252 55 0 75 229 34 0
1 Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees formerly classified as 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, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2009 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

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