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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 | |||||||||
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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.) |