Skip Navigation
Digest of Education Statistics
2015 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest


Table 319.20. Degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction: 2011-12 through 2013-14
State or jurisdiction 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Associate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's degrees1 Associate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's degrees1 Associate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's degrees1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 1,021,718 1,792,163 755,967 170,217 1,007,427 1,840,381 751,718 175,026 1,003,364 1,869,814 754,475 177,580
Alabama 14,197 28,277 11,539 2,256 13,758 29,876 11,670 2,297 13,303 29,516 11,346 2,286
Alaska 1,706 1,750 703 50 1,758 1,895 724 54 1,805 2,033 707 60
Arizona 62,994 64,707 36,178 3,533 48,911 66,304 30,579 3,771 41,846 61,280 28,829 3,904
Arkansas 8,645 14,190 5,320 913 8,499 14,317 5,225 980 8,850 15,488 4,896 985
California 114,613 172,419 68,502 17,448 120,550 180,529 69,257 18,761 129,962 199,258 74,521 18,319
                         
Colorado 16,939 31,136 15,406 2,352 15,550 32,446 15,009 2,747 14,177 33,412 14,935 2,917
Connecticut 6,511 20,710 9,457 1,954 6,826 21,470 9,570 1,964 7,136 21,710 9,521 2,049
Delaware 1,947 5,885 2,680 585 2,072 6,230 2,753 558 2,080 6,338 2,842 554
District of Columbia 463 9,212 10,211 3,567 686 9,299 10,995 3,621 766 9,251 11,477 3,518
Florida 103,158 91,225 33,859 9,485 100,877 94,505 32,945 9,029 96,332 97,004 34,077 9,113
                         
Georgia 18,728 45,936 17,674 4,267 18,889 47,655 17,888 4,410 18,773 48,831 16,975 4,646
Hawaii 4,199 6,016 2,115 533 4,402 6,363 1,978 556 5,448 6,915 2,075 506
Idaho 4,952 9,781 2,041 331 5,762 10,336 2,049 398 5,415 10,703 1,888 412
Illinois 41,925 72,541 43,664 8,132 40,584 75,992 43,254 8,598 40,516 74,958 41,677 8,446
Indiana 19,430 45,534 14,230 3,465 18,838 46,551 14,663 3,475 17,730 46,986 14,357 3,537
                         
Iowa 20,515 40,676 12,100 2,957 18,751 41,462 12,127 3,031 17,072 28,125 7,681 2,950
Kansas 10,218 18,999 7,021 1,452 10,647 19,622 6,625 1,474 11,799 20,274 7,387 1,460
Kentucky 14,680 21,531 9,411 1,935 13,853 21,872 9,860 1,951 13,621 22,268 9,507 2,026
Louisiana 7,706 22,015 7,275 2,585 7,150 22,334 7,552 2,532 7,240 22,539 7,348 2,495
Maine 3,321 7,596 1,902 383 3,167 7,335 1,935 489 3,193 7,476 2,035 528
                         
Maryland 15,156 30,863 17,845 2,822 15,387 31,729 18,444 3,043 15,758 32,163 18,390 2,908
Massachusetts 13,645 55,593 35,748 8,146 13,742 57,134 35,438 8,289 14,123 58,712 36,035 8,321
Michigan 33,322 57,815 21,392 5,884 34,187 58,540 21,047 6,053 32,329 58,908 21,292 6,095
Minnesota 21,868 35,428 22,424 4,420 21,664 36,326 22,202 4,813 21,213 36,451 22,082 5,291
Mississippi 12,996 13,516 4,809 1,217 12,140 14,076 4,804 1,261 12,640 14,266 4,822 1,259
                         
Missouri 19,895 43,688 20,979 4,669 19,821 40,963 20,577 4,682 18,567 40,810 20,561 4,751
Montana 2,364 5,384 1,286 372 2,296 5,644 1,280 395 2,417 5,964 1,161 420
Nebraska 5,761 14,248 5,178 1,392 5,944 14,119 5,008 1,495 5,752 14,485 4,874 1,503
Nevada 5,350 7,639 2,604 950 5,375 7,949 2,194 936 5,732 8,080 2,148 922
New Hampshire 3,119 9,270 3,825 480 2,824 9,769 3,878 501 2,970 10,137 4,577 542
                         
New Jersey 21,631 39,804 15,490 3,122 21,647 40,295 14,267 2,335 22,510 41,027 15,287 3,160
New Mexico 7,709 8,259 3,259 614 8,941 8,586 3,239 629 8,648 9,146 3,336 644
New York 69,654 129,429 71,406 14,809 68,104 132,614 70,407 15,332 68,592 134,826 71,573 15,019
North Carolina 27,673 50,737 16,948 4,420 28,591 51,782 17,301 4,824 29,234 52,602 18,376 5,005
North Dakota 2,523 5,742 1,725 480 2,386 5,983 1,676 465 2,405 6,168 1,825 469
                         
Ohio 35,871 66,736 24,148 5,992 33,570 66,193 22,994 6,117 33,473 68,288 22,780 6,149
Oklahoma 11,513 19,846 6,481 1,728 12,405 20,047 6,497 1,658 12,606 20,654 6,616 1,657
Oregon 12,637 21,114 7,541 1,910 14,272 22,085 7,504 1,959 13,371 22,739 8,487 1,996
Pennsylvania 29,875 90,688 36,832 9,384 28,794 91,392 37,151 9,788 28,417 92,708 36,891 9,992
Rhode Island 3,537 11,013 2,566 745 3,727 11,079 2,654 742 3,780 11,455 2,618 753
                         
South Carolina 10,790 22,973 5,972 1,604 11,628 24,004 6,120 1,741 11,885 24,351 5,878 1,866
South Dakota 2,699 5,392 1,467 353 2,610 5,641 1,512 335 2,696 5,676 1,336 395
Tennessee 13,548 32,309 11,929 3,152 13,230 33,766 11,946 3,298 13,007 34,134 12,125 3,493
Texas 67,768 111,312 45,325 10,108 68,898 115,114 46,464 10,426 71,129 118,785 46,288 10,810
Utah 13,280 26,554 7,669 1,184 13,021 28,597 8,412 1,247 13,609 29,848 9,565 1,271
                         
Vermont 1,196 6,283 2,474 415 1,280 6,206 3,191 434 1,222 6,221 2,295 358
Virginia 26,199 52,998 21,516 5,328 25,789 54,749 22,782 5,193 25,191 55,794 23,844 5,349
Washington 28,977 32,376 9,595 2,561 29,281 32,689 9,519 2,601 29,064 32,506 9,292 2,558
West Virginia 4,897 13,284 5,892 986 5,411 14,357 6,409 1,032 5,914 15,525 6,806 1,009
Wisconsin 16,494 36,005 9,856 2,590 15,807 36,927 9,653 2,507 14,901 37,346 8,755 2,682
Wyoming 2,924 2,064 489 197 3,125 2,057 486 199 3,145 2,012 476 222
                         
U.S. Service Academies 0 3,665 9 0 0 3,576 4 0 0 3,662 3 0
                         
Other jurisdictions 9,135 20,358 5,309 1,405 8,293 20,870 5,224 1,471 9,194 21,127 5,321 1,462
American Samoa 269 2 0 0 235 5 0 0 228 3 0 0
Federated States of
      Micronesia
262 0 0 0 293 0 0 0 267 0 0 0
Guam 278 408 132 0 137 395 113 0 155 424 106 0
Marshall Islands 71 0 0 0 79 0 0 0 106 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 103 14 0 0 133 29 0 0 123 35 0 0
Palau 85 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 88 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 7,994 19,697 5,124 1,405 7,252 20,230 5,055 1,471 8,169 20,451 5,165 1,462
U.S. Virgin Islands 73 237 53 0 65 211 56 0 58 214 50 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2012 through Fall 2014, Completions component. (This table was prepared April 2016.)

2015 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest