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Table 319.30. Bachelor's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 2014-15
State or jurisdiction Total Humani- ties1 Psycho- logy Social sciences and history Natural sci- ences2 Computer sciences Engin- eering3 Education Business/ manage- ment4 Health professions and related programs Other fields5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
United States 1,894,934 280,937 117,557 166,944 161,787 59,581 115,096 91,623 363,799 216,228 321,382
Alabama 30,060 2,546 1,392 1,487 2,221 689 2,752 2,219 7,203 3,768 5,783
Alaska 1,932 281 108 167 206 33 187 96 356 184 314
Arizona 58,534 7,467 2,169 2,657 3,033 2,577 1,914 3,174 13,579 11,969 9,995
Arkansas 15,881 2,475 820 956 1,228 344 691 1,471 2,925 2,017 2,954
California 201,116 33,879 15,134 25,536 19,002 5,398 12,115 4,730 36,901 15,757 32,664
                       
Colorado 33,626 4,623 1,947 3,277 3,229 1,306 2,333 273 7,065 3,629 5,944
Connecticut 22,344 3,837 1,772 2,775 1,998 404 1,043 626 3,849 2,501 3,539
Delaware 6,895 756 319 565 350 196 438 516 1,462 1,003 1,290
District of Columbia 9,272 1,230 542 2,637 588 212 260 65 1,752 681 1,305
Florida 100,521 12,189 6,639 8,053 7,408 3,258 5,146 4,729 22,397 12,626 18,076
                       
Georgia 49,862 6,367 3,162 4,119 4,581 2,023 2,937 3,559 10,240 4,930 7,944
Hawaii 6,966 1,020 442 680 520 213 237 401 1,478 699 1,276
Idaho 10,886 1,646 530 722 1,011 342 597 815 1,679 1,560 1,984
Illinois 74,317 10,981 4,150 5,507 5,676 2,496 4,142 3,849 13,661 11,654 12,201
Indiana 48,082 6,057 2,153 3,142 3,423 1,737 4,150 2,880 9,657 6,883 8,000
                       
Iowa 28,201 3,116 1,664 1,722 2,037 627 1,838 1,941 5,709 3,402 6,145
Kansas 20,081 2,637 737 1,097 1,199 470 1,475 1,592 4,862 2,389 3,623
Kentucky 22,608 3,059 1,280 1,490 1,636 452 1,266 1,932 3,719 2,454 5,320
Louisiana 22,247 3,405 1,259 1,524 2,032 403 1,607 1,540 4,262 3,098 3,117
Maine 7,418 1,102 448 936 846 121 492 447 879 1,088 1,059
                       
Maryland 33,219 3,926 2,288 3,936 3,123 2,988 1,635 1,438 5,929 2,643 5,313
Massachusetts 59,625 9,513 4,282 7,277 5,982 2,000 3,908 1,619 10,734 5,983 8,327
Michigan 59,970 7,284 3,657 4,102 5,013 1,873 4,828 3,251 11,508 7,396 11,058
Minnesota 36,726 5,245 2,557 2,741 3,956 1,337 1,499 2,209 7,046 4,479 5,657
Mississippi 14,296 1,787 769 818 1,259 157 850 1,368 2,688 1,787 2,813
                       
Missouri 41,161 5,235 2,468 2,140 3,074 1,266 2,388 3,066 8,919 5,426 7,179
Montana 6,156 716 338 546 585 75 699 596 920 537 1,144
Nebraska 14,080 1,246 710 769 989 455 478 1,362 3,565 1,841 2,665
Nevada 8,519 1,043 598 652 739 162 474 380 2,242 935 1,294
New Hampshire 11,832 1,932 1,030 1,224 859 396 524 498 2,496 1,087 1,786
                       
New Jersey 42,016 7,106 3,692 4,105 3,811 1,214 2,514 1,788 7,635 3,650 6,501
New Mexico 8,791 1,788 531 527 687 195 728 774 1,445 780 1,336
New York 136,396 25,967 10,847 14,611 11,772 3,968 7,177 4,787 24,342 13,369 19,556
North Carolina 52,889 6,266 3,548 5,098 5,409 1,375 2,913 3,271 8,902 5,024 11,083
North Dakota 6,291 516 257 203 443 120 600 630 1,119 879 1,524
                       
Ohio 69,635 8,566 3,570 4,939 5,217 1,299 5,257 4,835 13,023 11,159 11,770
Oklahoma 20,730 3,480 961 974 1,428 471 1,590 1,532 4,258 2,103 3,933
Oregon 22,656 4,209 1,478 2,947 2,020 607 1,251 511 3,372 2,021 4,240
Pennsylvania 93,050 12,779 5,663 8,045 8,999 3,125 6,468 4,482 17,408 11,501 14,580
Rhode Island 11,730 1,468 621 995 923 348 477 401 2,854 907 2,736
                       
South Carolina 24,823 3,223 1,474 2,123 2,940 599 1,317 1,685 5,549 2,100 3,813
South Dakota 5,638 483 241 358 412 189 381 539 712 1,190 1,133
Tennessee 34,197 6,323 1,851 2,464 2,457 750 1,664 2,144 6,181 3,807 6,556
Texas 122,165 22,786 6,323 8,087 10,558 3,053 8,019 1,709 24,112 14,132 23,386
Utah 32,160 3,349 1,249 2,118 2,077 2,315 1,414 3,114 5,881 6,433 4,210
                       
Vermont 6,160 1,223 391 847 602 163 293 220 796 390 1,235
Virginia 56,878 10,531 4,610 6,263 4,981 2,573 3,380 1,505 10,324 4,834 7,877
Washington 33,309 5,803 2,025 3,850 3,823 1,345 2,164 1,434 5,502 2,472 4,891
West Virginia 15,997 2,951 813 1,207 810 675 857 836 2,765 1,178 3,905
Wisconsin 37,555 5,009 1,909 3,051 3,952 1,039 2,303 2,578 7,373 3,644 6,697
Wyoming 2,026 172 109 154 244 25 196 206 267 249 404
                       
U.S. Service Academies 3,409 339 30 724 419 123 1,230 0 297 0 247
                       
Other jurisdictions 21,195 1,041 1,302 740 2,109 728 1,255 1,430 4,657 4,751 3,182
American Samoa 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Guam 457 45 18 13 31 15 0 72 125 32 106
Northern Marianas 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 20,519 992 1,260 724 2,047 709 1,255 1,301 4,467 4,708 3,056
U.S. Virgin Islands 185 4 24 3 31 4 0 23 65 11 20
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 business management, marketing, and related support services; and personal and culinary services.
5 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 precision production.
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 2015, Completions component. (This table was prepared February 2017.)

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