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Table 319.20. Degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction: 2012-13 through 2014-15
State or jurisdiction 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
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 1,007,427 1,840,381 751,718 175,026 1,005,155 1,870,150 754,582 177,587 1,013,971 1,894,934 758,708 178,547
Alabama 13,758 29,876 11,670 2,297 13,303 29,516 11,346 2,286 13,629 30,060 11,800 2,429
Alaska 1,758 1,895 724 54 1,805 2,033 707 60 1,715 1,932 703 49
Arizona 48,911 66,304 30,579 3,771 41,847 61,296 28,841 3,904 37,703 58,534 27,785 4,368
Arkansas 8,499 14,317 5,225 980 8,868 15,489 4,896 985 9,095 15,881 4,899 971
California 120,550 180,529 69,257 18,761 129,962 199,274 74,541 18,319 133,533 201,116 74,626 18,307
                         
Colorado 15,550 32,446 15,009 2,747 14,177 33,412 14,935 2,917 13,992 33,626 14,685 2,840
Connecticut 6,826 21,470 9,570 1,964 7,136 21,710 9,521 2,049 7,026 22,344 9,732 2,115
Delaware 2,072 6,230 2,753 558 2,080 6,338 2,842 554 2,039 6,895 3,112 541
District of Columbia 686 9,299 10,995 3,621 766 9,251 11,477 3,518 741 9,272 11,439 3,384
Florida 100,877 94,505 32,945 9,029 96,332 97,004 34,077 9,113 94,688 100,521 33,360 9,210
                         
Georgia 18,889 47,655 17,888 4,410 18,773 48,831 16,975 4,646 19,497 49,862 17,219 4,584
Hawaii 4,402 6,363 1,978 556 5,448 6,915 2,075 506 4,429 6,966 1,856 624
Idaho 5,762 10,336 2,049 398 5,415 10,692 1,888 412 5,152 10,886 1,957 387
Illinois 40,584 75,992 43,254 8,598 40,516 74,958 41,647 8,446 40,187 74,317 40,080 8,757
Indiana 18,838 46,551 14,663 3,475 17,775 46,927 14,357 3,537 17,243 48,082 14,099 3,648
                         
Iowa 18,751 41,462 12,127 3,031 17,072 28,125 7,681 2,950 16,772 28,201 8,298 2,851
Kansas 10,647 19,622 6,625 1,474 11,799 20,274 7,387 1,460 12,043 20,081 7,344 1,698
Kentucky 13,853 21,872 9,860 1,951 13,621 22,268 9,507 2,026 13,055 22,608 9,314 2,095
Louisiana 7,150 22,334 7,552 2,532 7,240 22,539 7,348 2,495 7,146 22,247 7,332 2,509
Maine 3,167 7,335 1,935 489 3,193 7,476 2,035 528 3,211 7,418 2,046 540
                         
Maryland 15,387 31,729 18,444 3,043 15,758 32,163 18,390 2,908 16,919 33,219 18,428 2,994
Massachusetts 13,742 57,134 35,438 8,289 14,123 58,712 36,035 8,321 14,356 59,625 35,958 8,409
Michigan 34,187 58,540 21,047 6,053 32,329 58,908 21,292 6,095 32,572 59,970 20,689 5,875
Minnesota 21,664 36,326 22,202 4,813 21,213 36,470 22,115 5,290 20,141 36,726 22,827 5,092
Mississippi 12,140 14,076 4,804 1,261 12,640 14,266 4,822 1,259 13,320 14,296 5,017 1,294
                         
Missouri 19,821 40,963 20,577 4,682 18,567 40,810 20,561 4,751 18,831 41,161 21,313 4,797
Montana 2,296 5,644 1,280 395 2,417 5,964 1,161 420 2,477 6,156 1,300 458
Nebraska 5,944 14,119 5,008 1,495 5,752 14,485 4,874 1,503 5,712 14,080 5,228 1,583
Nevada 5,375 7,949 2,194 936 5,732 8,056 2,148 922 6,059 8,519 2,266 1,052
New Hampshire 2,824 9,769 3,878 501 2,970 10,137 4,577 542 3,034 11,832 5,775 497
                         
New Jersey 21,647 40,295 14,267 2,335 22,510 41,394 15,399 3,170 23,154 42,016 15,773 3,021
New Mexico 8,941 8,586 3,239 629 8,648 8,956 3,262 644 10,533 8,791 3,371 694
New York 68,104 132,614 70,407 15,332 68,572 134,820 71,573 15,019 68,302 136,396 70,767 14,524
North Carolina 28,591 51,782 17,301 4,824 29,234 52,602 18,376 5,005 31,876 52,889 17,237 4,835
North Dakota 2,386 5,983 1,676 465 2,405 6,168 1,825 467 2,309 6,291 1,706 511
                         
Ohio 33,570 66,193 22,994 6,117 33,473 68,288 22,737 6,149 33,386 69,635 23,581 6,156
Oklahoma 12,405 20,047 6,497 1,658 12,606 20,654 6,616 1,657 13,047 20,730 6,532 1,626
Oregon 14,272 22,085 7,504 1,959 13,371 22,739 8,487 1,996 13,679 22,656 10,353 1,966
Pennsylvania 28,794 91,392 37,151 9,788 28,399 92,725 36,892 9,992 27,624 93,050 36,579 9,980
Rhode Island 3,727 11,079 2,654 742 3,780 11,455 2,620 753 3,606 11,730 2,571 724
                         
South Carolina 11,628 24,004 6,120 1,741 11,885 24,351 5,878 1,866 11,767 24,823 5,990 1,890
South Dakota 2,610 5,641 1,512 335 2,696 5,676 1,336 395 2,479 5,638 1,538 407
Tennessee 13,230 33,766 11,946 3,298 13,007 34,134 12,125 3,493 12,822 34,197 11,807 3,661
Texas 68,898 115,114 46,464 10,426 72,894 118,975 46,362 10,810 79,401 122,165 48,762 10,987
Utah 13,021 28,597 8,412 1,247 13,609 29,848 9,565 1,271 12,982 32,160 9,982 1,237
                         
Vermont 1,280 6,206 3,191 434 1,222 6,221 2,295 358 1,156 6,160 2,311 394
Virginia 25,789 54,749 22,782 5,193 25,191 55,794 23,844 5,349 25,554 56,878 23,790 5,365
Washington 29,281 32,689 9,519 2,601 29,064 32,506 9,292 2,558 29,998 33,309 9,498 2,584
West Virginia 5,411 14,357 6,409 1,032 5,914 15,525 6,806 1,009 6,497 15,997 6,524 1,055
Wisconsin 15,807 36,927 9,653 2,507 14,901 37,346 8,755 2,682 14,510 37,555 9,082 2,750
Wyoming 3,125 2,057 486 199 3,145 2,012 476 222 2,972 2,026 463 222
                         
U.S. Service Academies 0 3,576 4 0 0 3,662 3 0 0 3,409 4 0
                         
Other jurisdictions 8,293 20,870 5,224 1,471 9,194 21,127 5,321 1,462 10,278 21,195 5,272 1,420
American Samoa 235 5 0 0 228 3 0 0 245 8 0 0
Federated States of
      Micronesia
293 0 0 0 267 0 0 0 302 0 0 0
Guam 137 395 113 0 155 424 106 0 217 457 112 0
Marshall Islands 79 0 0 0 106 0 0 0 102 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 133 29 0 0 123 35 0 0 125 26 0 0
Palau 99 0 0 0 88 0 0 0 86 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 7,252 20,230 5,055 1,471 8,169 20,451 5,165 1,462 9,143 20,519 5,109 1,420
U.S. Virgin Islands 65 211 56 0 58 214 50 0 58 185 51 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 2013 through Fall 2015, Completions component. (This table was prepared February 2017.)

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