Table 319.40.

Master's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 2011-12

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 programs	Other fields4
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
United States	754,229	59,979	26,834	21,889	25,570	20,917	45,097	178,062	191,571	83,893	100,417
Alabama	11,402	386	384	225	241	163	901	2,860	3,074	1,540	1,628
Alaska	703	52	37	14	35	7	69	296	82	15	96
Arizona	36,178	757	2,512	234	388	425	800	10,707	13,728	4,168	2,459
Arkansas	5,320	227	38	77	163	66	341	2,510	695	577	626
California	68,502	7,588	4,038	2,142	2,349	2,161	6,282	12,821	14,724	7,325	9,072
Colorado	15,406	935	893	530	457	783	1,031	2,708	5,178	982	1,909
Connecticut	9,457	911	289	275	556	233	645	2,315	2,053	1,007	1,173
Delaware	2,680	83	41	62	112	38	62	822	921	216	323
District of Columbia	10,213	1,196	124	1,309	550	254	520	781	2,010	785	2,684
Florida	33,859	1,637	1,117	694	1,040	493	2,311	5,284	11,431	4,385	5,467
Georgia	17,790	1,729	259	417	639	501	1,110	3,950	4,880	2,391	1,914
Hawaii	2,115	200	160	76	79	25	73	507	497	159	339
Idaho	2,041	130	18	48	115	12	184	607	290	237	400
Illinois	43,638	3,077	1,793	1,076	1,499	1,657	2,019	10,006	13,038	3,856	5,617
Indiana	14,215	1,379	289	292	562	288	1,039	2,741	4,229	1,530	1,866
Iowa	12,100	564	232	73	207	396	327	3,133	4,566	1,352	1,250
Kansas	7,021	657	151	196	181	114	462	1,970	1,409	672	1,209
Kentucky	9,411	719	449	197	303	155	316	3,392	1,395	1,159	1,326
Louisiana	7,275	563	168	142	423	125	342	1,466	1,689	1,195	1,162
Maine	1,897	151	27	7	29	3	34	792	243	342	269
Maryland	17,845	1,212	295	1,013	1,058	1,374	1,014	3,130	5,170	1,907	1,672
Massachusetts	35,955	3,107	980	1,442	1,110	929	2,149	7,969	9,782	3,377	5,110
Michigan	21,392	1,240	446	452	898	566	2,097	4,542	5,599	2,167	3,385
Minnesota	20,609	937	1,403	173	348	587	527	5,904	4,212	3,849	2,669
Mississippi	4,809	184	85	93	475	49	150	1,771	838	529	635
Missouri	20,979	1,189	792	589	445	390	843	4,204	7,717	2,380	2,430
Montana	1,286	116	35	55	76	9	75	368	116	127	309
Nebraska	5,178	277	109	282	189	138	171	1,668	1,162	579	603
Nevada	2,604	112	41	79	83	40	112	913	599	360	265
New Hampshire	3,825	135	32	69	75	86	172	1,063	1,451	418	324
New Jersey	15,490	1,409	473	357	708	678	1,474	3,569	3,327	1,584	1,911
New Mexico	3,259	309	66	135	159	43	279	865	680	438	285
New York	71,406	7,647	2,025	2,770	2,581	2,359	3,708	18,432	13,296	6,988	11,600
North Carolina	16,948	1,293	174	537	657	613	1,179	3,591	4,219	2,274	2,411
North Dakota	1,725	42	43	26	56	33	73	336	328	513	275
Ohio	24,148	2,031	657	663	950	313	1,619	5,928	5,858	3,169	2,960
Oklahoma	6,481	795	236	133	227	165	594	1,280	1,618	625	808
Oregon	7,541	759	242	143	268	77	372	2,759	1,329	801	791
Pennsylvania	36,785	2,781	1,286	860	1,197	1,275	2,407	9,758	7,550	5,001	4,670
Rhode Island	2,566	251	87	117	170	57	113	518	713	128	412
South Carolina	5,972	476	131	111	245	54	367	1,779	1,300	688	821
South Dakota	1,467	80	77	28	66	68	126	334	328	181	179
Tennessee	11,929	948	395	223	328	106	425	3,474	2,942	1,843	1,245
Texas	45,307	3,775	1,416	1,133	1,784	1,620	3,329	10,594	11,729	4,516	5,411
Utah	7,669	316	186	125	191	194	374	2,038	2,506	908	831
Vermont	2,474	585	63	471	37	67	57	405	356	121	312
Virginia	21,516	2,856	1,144	616	468	766	1,120	5,026	4,835	1,729	2,956
Washington	9,595	735	486	156	346	167	490	2,290	2,217	1,058	1,650
West Virginia	5,892	751	59	643	117	59	143	1,179	1,089	474	1,378
Wisconsin	9,856	621	344	287	288	131	606	2,615	2,530	1,218	1,216
Wyoming	489	69	7	22	42	5	55	92	43	50	104
U.S. Service Academies	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0
Other jurisdictions	5,309	220	300	43	122	98	269	1,451	1,565	606	635
American Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	132	8	3	0	3	0	0	84	15	0	19
Northern Marianas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	5,124	212	297	43	119	98	269	1,338	1,542	606	600
U.S. Virgin Islands	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	8	0	16

1 Includes degrees in area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group 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 and applied sciences; parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies; homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting; public administration and social service professions; transportation and materials moving; and not classified by field of study.

NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. This table includes only those jurisdictions with 4-year institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2012, Completions component. (This table was prepared August 2013.)