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Table 319.10. Degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by control of institution, level of degree, and state or jurisdiction: 2014-15
State or jurisdiction Public Private nonprofit Private for-profit
Asso- ciate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's degrees1 Asso- ciate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's degrees1 Asso- ciate'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 821,874 1,209,438 351,119 90,252 58,622 553,534 336,182 80,092 133,475 131,962 71,407 8,203
Alabama 9,964 22,802 8,888 1,938 146 3,663 825 482 3,519 3,595 2,087 9
Alaska 1,331 1,803 640 41 20 70 55 8 364 59 8 0
Arizona 18,602 26,554 8,519 1,976 197 695 546 818 18,904 31,285 18,720 1,574
Arkansas 8,788 12,965 4,342 893 165 2,722 512 78 142 194 45 0
California 115,262 136,033 29,157 6,955 1,658 39,335 35,794 9,896 16,613 25,748 9,675 1,456
                         
Colorado 9,058 25,020 7,579 1,851 634 4,171 4,043 567 4,300 4,435 3,063 422
Connecticut 5,840 11,362 3,133 787 872 10,031 6,389 1,328 314 951 210 0
Delaware 1,874 4,548 980 280 153 2,326 2,101 261 12 21 31 0
District of Columbia 276 335 116 68 248 8,476 10,786 3,316 217 461 537 0
Florida 72,804 68,522 17,608 4,846 12,387 23,748 13,320 3,795 9,497 8,251 2,432 569
                         
Georgia 14,712 36,906 10,514 2,521 1,027 9,932 4,743 1,702 3,758 3,024 1,962 361
Hawaii 3,930 4,599 1,035 579 495 2,013 632 0 4 354 189 45
Idaho 3,247 6,532 1,651 366 1,621 4,247 294 21 284 107 12 0
Illinois 35,162 32,817 12,398 3,058 1,077 30,814 23,922 5,446 3,948 10,686 3,760 253
Indiana 12,449 32,390 9,193 2,768 1,474 14,882 4,785 880 3,320 810 121 0
                         
Iowa 12,093 12,835 2,616 1,425 625 10,474 2,337 1,295 4,054 4,892 3,345 131
Kansas 9,780 14,870 5,258 1,482 716 4,045 1,506 216 1,547 1,166 580 0
Kentucky 10,411 17,467 5,690 1,602 384 4,605 3,136 368 2,260 536 488 125
Louisiana 5,767 18,295 5,128 1,579 263 3,625 2,099 930 1,116 327 105 0
Maine 2,670 4,158 843 159 120 3,125 1,184 381 421 135 19 0
                         
Maryland 16,249 26,265 10,580 2,204 17 6,437 7,586 790 653 517 262 0
Massachusetts 12,195 20,382 6,005 759 1,487 38,768 29,836 7,650 674 475 117 0
Michigan 27,955 46,116 16,583 4,469 3,784 13,162 3,924 1,406 833 692 182 0
Minnesota 16,875 21,394 5,218 1,800 596 11,226 5,256 1,109 2,670 4,106 12,353 2,183
Mississippi 12,835 12,064 3,480 1,001 41 2,215 1,508 293 444 17 29 0
                         
Missouri 12,647 22,092 7,862 1,633 3,427 18,149 13,293 3,164 2,757 920 158 0
Montana 2,311 5,347 1,210 458 166 809 90 0 0 0 0 0
Nebraska 5,057 8,578 2,761 859 229 5,345 2,445 724 426 157 22 0
Nevada 4,814 7,478 1,668 537 144 306 396 515 1,101 735 202 0
New Hampshire 2,019 5,279 1,192 185 789 6,291 4,549 312 226 262 34 0
                         
New Jersey 21,692 31,446 8,918 2,116 143 9,776 6,726 905 1,319 794 129 0
New Mexico 9,817 7,994 3,003 694 0 132 246 0 716 665 122 0
New York 52,384 62,250 18,733 3,093 7,332 70,182 50,824 11,427 8,586 3,964 1,210 4
North Carolina 28,946 37,348 11,134 2,654 1,063 14,658 5,620 1,741 1,867 883 483 440
North Dakota 1,987 5,604 1,336 476 132 633 370 35 190 54 0 0
                         
Ohio 24,934 47,294 15,571 4,572 2,996 21,298 7,744 1,584 5,456 1,043 266 0
Oklahoma 11,484 16,608 5,043 1,346 252 3,865 1,451 280 1,311 257 38 0
Oregon 12,822 17,071 4,225 1,019 108 5,172 6,078 947 749 413 50 0
Pennsylvania 16,533 48,106 11,780 3,394 3,487 43,240 24,503 6,586 7,604 1,704 296 0
Rhode Island 1,645 4,317 755 250 1,961 7,413 1,816 474 0 0 0 0
                         
South Carolina 9,930 18,167 4,521 1,517 363 5,534 1,036 158 1,474 1,122 433 215
South Dakota 2,103 4,424 1,257 404 177 983 265 3 199 231 16 0
Tennessee 9,896 20,887 5,580 1,822 736 12,312 5,760 1,728 2,190 998 467 111
Texas 72,359 98,598 37,575 8,532 1,366 20,429 10,061 2,427 5,676 3,138 1,126 28
Utah 10,974 15,765 3,487 875 1,039 15,734 6,261 227 969 661 234 135
                         
Vermont 946 3,368 478 224 141 2,743 1,833 170 69 49 0 0
Virginia 18,433 36,710 11,472 3,347 1,703 15,913 10,384 1,894 5,418 4,255 1,934 124
Washington 29,205 25,300 5,863 1,897 136 7,321 3,457 669 657 688 178 18
West Virginia 3,594 9,515 2,670 938 111 1,147 344 117 2,792 5,335 3,510 0
Wisconsin 12,398 27,427 5,404 1,781 257 9,338 3,511 969 1,855 790 167 0
Wyoming 2,815 2,022 463 222 157 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
                         
U.S. Service Academies 0 3,409 4 0
                         
Other jurisdictions 2,507 7,719 854 490 3,901 11,749 4,075 839 3,870 1,727 343 91
American Samoa 245 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
      Micronesia
302 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 216 453 111 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall Islands 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 125 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 1,373 7,047 692 490 3,900 11,745 4,074 839 3,870 1,727 343 91
U.S. Virgin Islands 58 185 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
†Not applicable.
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 2015, Completions component. (This table was prepared February 2017.)

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