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Table 319.20. Degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction: 2009-10 through 2011-12
State or jurisdiction 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
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 849,452 1,650,014 693,025 158,558 942,327 1,715,913 730,635 163,765 1,017,538 1,791,046 754,229 170,062
Alabama 10,198 25,686 11,291 2,079 11,795 27,248 11,888 2,144 13,152 27,439 11,402 2,256
Alaska 1,182 1,619 681 45 1,523 1,770 693 46 1,706 1,750 703 50
Arizona 50,252 44,339 34,860 2,684 58,991 50,928 36,231 2,937 62,990 64,707 36,178 3,533
Arkansas 7,172 12,523 4,126 804 10,181 13,259 4,793 813 8,645 14,189 5,320 913
California 102,018 164,234 65,050 16,382 107,675 169,623 67,439 17,140 114,612 172,410 68,502 17,448
                         
Colorado 14,552 28,546 13,054 2,205 16,145 29,540 14,246 2,170 16,939 31,136 15,406 2,352
Connecticut 5,523 19,483 8,639 1,834 6,079 19,735 9,131 1,808 6,511 20,710 9,457 1,954
Delaware 1,712 5,505 2,452 528 1,820 5,877 2,705 546 1,947 5,885 2,680 585
District of Columbia 447 8,927 9,285 3,394 555 8,402 10,078 3,458 463 9,212 10,213 3,567
Florida 79,644 83,471 29,726 9,107 86,254 86,281 31,766 9,297 102,559 90,979 33,859 9,485
                         
Georgia 15,583 42,452 16,304 3,958 17,949 45,075 17,533 4,005 18,728 46,221 17,790 4,268
Hawaii 3,238 5,401 2,028 381 3,766 5,751 2,062 529 4,199 6,016 2,115 533
Idaho 3,490 9,466 1,680 306 3,919 9,171 1,790 321 4,940 9,781 2,041 331
Illinois 38,263 70,847 41,548 7,625 40,009 71,580 43,011 7,846 41,618 72,455 43,638 8,129
Indiana 16,727 41,687 13,673 3,250 18,603 43,519 14,337 3,386 19,430 45,532 14,215 3,462
                         
Iowa 15,834 30,323 7,452 2,744 19,290 36,266 9,982 3,112 20,515 40,676 12,100 2,957
Kansas 8,424 17,835 6,722 1,388 9,501 18,191 7,227 1,476 10,218 18,999 7,021 1,452
Kentucky 11,707 20,389 7,976 1,591 13,029 21,078 8,350 1,812 14,680 21,531 9,411 1,935
Louisiana 5,849 20,893 6,641 2,381 7,236 21,509 7,017 2,236 7,707 22,015 7,275 2,585
Maine 2,718 7,088 1,829 348 3,309 7,347 1,766 367 3,321 7,684 1,897 383
                         
Maryland 12,446 28,012 16,019 2,665 13,921 29,247 16,975 2,652 15,156 30,863 17,845 2,822
Massachusetts 12,396 52,223 32,136 7,485 12,900 53,749 33,905 7,637 13,645 55,823 35,955 8,146
Michigan 29,318 56,061 21,176 5,589 30,859 56,217 21,252 5,807 33,322 57,815 21,392 5,884
Minnesota 18,453 31,952 21,015 4,173 20,480 33,386 21,823 4,352 20,480 34,980 20,609 4,283
Mississippi 9,824 12,953 4,203 1,154 11,440 13,230 4,676 1,170 12,996 13,516 4,809 1,217
                         
Missouri 15,802 39,670 19,403 4,651 18,534 41,648 20,697 4,656 19,895 43,688 20,979 4,669
Montana 1,745 5,232 1,140 309 2,058 5,512 1,201 357 2,364 5,384 1,286 372
Nebraska 4,860 12,596 4,364 1,392 5,351 13,510 4,684 1,371 5,761 14,248 5,178 1,392
Nevada 4,068 7,345 2,652 830 4,997 7,556 2,720 839 5,350 7,639 2,604 950
New Hampshire 2,933 9,396 3,458 459 3,062 9,479 3,666 448 3,119 9,270 3,825 480
                         
New Jersey 19,268 36,025 14,146 3,011 21,124 37,087 14,427 3,101 21,643 39,804 15,490 3,122
New Mexico 5,234 7,774 3,057 544 6,552 8,179 3,266 583 7,709 8,259 3,259 614
New York 61,618 123,703 68,258 14,155 66,644 127,205 70,225 14,230 69,654 129,426 71,406 14,809
North Carolina 22,879 46,826 15,395 3,955 25,154 48,670 16,226 4,116 27,672 50,722 16,948 4,420
North Dakota 2,411 5,727 1,392 447 2,552 5,674 1,572 456 2,251 5,679 1,725 480
                         
Ohio 29,332 61,085 22,187 5,828 33,479 63,882 22,636 6,033 35,871 66,736 24,148 5,992
Oklahoma 9,723 19,535 5,947 1,586 10,710 19,511 6,356 1,611 11,513 19,846 6,481 1,728
Oregon 9,129 18,873 6,779 1,849 10,945 19,542 7,326 1,849 12,637 21,114 7,541 1,910
Pennsylvania 27,517 87,162 33,902 9,135 29,241 88,205 36,016 9,316 29,875 90,669 36,785 9,375
Rhode Island 3,590 10,647 2,396 746 3,461 10,863 2,545 709 3,537 11,014 2,566 745
                         
South Carolina 8,727 21,905 5,676 1,496 9,771 23,034 5,849 1,606 10,790 22,973 5,972 1,604
South Dakota 1,952 4,976 1,309 307 2,601 5,211 1,427 300 2,699 5,392 1,467 353
Tennessee 10,645 29,857 10,627 2,655 12,478 31,026 11,099 2,989 13,548 32,309 11,929 3,152
Texas 55,048 104,657 39,739 9,318 58,609 107,438 42,039 9,705 67,352 111,324 45,307 10,104
Utah 11,054 21,931 5,804 936 12,398 24,461 6,995 1,087 13,301 26,554 7,669 1,184
                         
Vermont 1,266 5,888 2,244 381 1,223 6,100 2,377 388 1,196 6,283 2,474 415
Virginia 21,010 45,324 18,889 4,633 24,193 49,077 20,697 4,923 26,199 52,998 21,516 5,328
Washington 23,068 30,551 9,766 2,366 27,045 31,398 9,850 2,412 28,977 32,376 9,595 2,561
West Virginia 3,989 12,032 5,064 943 4,688 12,978 5,884 1,007 4,931 13,284 5,892 986
Wisconsin 12,752 34,110 9,476 2,347 15,012 35,279 9,695 2,418 16,291 36,002 9,856 2,590
Wyoming 2,862 1,791 388 179 3,216 1,860 482 188 2,924 2,064 489 197
                         
U.S. Service Academies 0 3,481 1 0 0 3,549 2 0 0 3,665 9 0
                         
Other jurisdictions 6,982 18,213 5,503 1,342 7,690 18,316 5,820 1,421 9,135 20,358 5,309 1,405
American Samoa 242 0 0 0 216 0 0 0 269 2 0 0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
222 0 0 0 267 0 0 0 262 0 0 0
Guam 185 338 121 0 119 375 134 0 278 408 132 0
Marshall Islands 49 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 71 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 60 19 0 0 105 14 0 0 103 14 0 0
Palau 46 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 85 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 6,104 17,604 5,327 1,342 6,814 17,698 5,652 1,421 7,994 19,697 5,124 1,405
U.S. Virgin Islands 74 252 55 0 75 229 34 0 73 237 53 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: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating 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 through Fall 2012, Completions component. (This table was prepared August 2013.)

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