Table 319.40.

Master'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	758,708	59,172	26,773	20,533	29,339	31,474	51,439	146,561	185,222	102,897	105,298
Alabama	11,800	383	302	206	291	191	1,066	2,210	3,100	2,330	1,721
Alaska	703	57	22	21	40	4	62	248	115	31	103
Arizona	27,785	828	1,401	238	367	763	1,180	7,253	8,629	4,495	2,631
Arkansas	4,899	220	37	73	152	82	343	2,012	651	657	672
California	74,626	7,343	3,955	1,921	2,592	2,498	7,068	12,932	16,709	8,387	11,221
Colorado	14,685	831	936	490	543	824	1,057	1,936	4,774	1,503	1,791
Connecticut	9,732	940	313	266	633	299	669	1,999	2,045	1,307	1,261
Delaware	3,112	110	19	74	118	214	77	610	991	486	413
District of Columbia	11,439	1,141	222	1,412	768	416	500	604	2,488	1,165	2,723
Florida	33,360	1,957	1,030	617	1,392	1,083	2,063	4,430	10,220	5,353	5,215
Georgia	17,219	1,446	319	307	686	661	1,146	3,196	4,399	2,896	2,163
Hawaii	1,856	146	113	78	79	68	48	369	495	156	304
Idaho	1,957	111	12	48	80	20	139	603	321	240	383
Illinois	40,080	2,947	1,435	861	1,435	2,486	2,528	5,852	11,788	5,037	5,711
Indiana	14,099	1,356	324	255	487	490	1,302	2,188	4,223	1,862	1,612
Iowa	8,298	458	442	61	193	424	300	1,615	2,051	1,458	1,296
Kansas	7,344	612	192	147	216	105	552	2,005	1,627	739	1,149
Kentucky	9,314	654	451	166	268	244	389	2,714	1,344	1,503	1,581
Louisiana	7,332	568	177	181	499	144	306	1,299	1,586	1,355	1,217
Maine	2,046	141	16	9	52	11	21	531	296	464	505
Maryland	18,428	1,173	291	971	1,032	2,187	1,093	2,830	4,918	2,318	1,615
Massachusetts	35,958	2,937	940	1,338	1,487	1,432	2,523	6,489	9,353	3,819	5,640
Michigan	20,689	1,260	527	455	949	760	2,400	3,565	4,878	2,626	3,269
Minnesota	22,827	931	1,634	414	435	509	483	5,603	3,947	6,446	2,425
Mississippi	5,017	163	99	84	559	147	137	1,412	975	721	720
Missouri	21,313	1,109	608	533	578	1,396	1,185	3,706	6,903	2,956	2,339
Montana	1,300	123	32	59	85	21	62	406	113	176	223
Nebraska	5,228	290	78	345	212	243	127	1,491	1,138	794	510
Nevada	2,266	86	51	75	92	28	73	728	559	297	277
New Hampshire	5,775	489	118	63	56	408	203	898	2,436	629	475
New Jersey	15,773	1,532	532	298	916	884	1,680	3,048	3,273	1,599	2,011
New Mexico	3,371	342	66	108	178	81	271	954	578	457	336
New York	70,767	7,408	1,957	2,386	3,095	3,326	4,512	14,026	14,335	8,245	11,477
North Carolina	17,237	1,690	182	500	857	854	1,201	2,413	4,482	2,635	2,423
North Dakota	1,706	41	78	32	67	17	102	417	330	346	276
Ohio	23,581	1,826	806	594	1,211	523	2,129	4,052	5,237	4,208	2,995
Oklahoma	6,532	725	296	114	246	197	651	1,119	1,666	715	803
Oregon	10,353	804	242	125	261	86	448	5,456	1,120	993	818
Pennsylvania	36,579	2,606	1,322	814	1,452	1,828	2,938	6,657	8,140	6,104	4,718
Rhode Island	2,571	221	81	101	130	66	125	383	861	197	406
South Carolina	5,990	423	148	117	283	79	434	1,464	1,444	740	858
South Dakota	1,538	75	68	31	85	93	126	439	229	159	233
Tennessee	11,807	972	401	193	457	138	371	2,701	2,813	2,350	1,411
Texas	48,762	3,767	2,135	1,268	2,067	2,839	4,363	9,067	12,749	4,933	5,574
Utah	9,982	342	138	123	208	585	383	2,284	3,393	1,747	779
Vermont	2,311	570	66	367	65	36	70	342	300	128	367
Virginia	23,790	3,054	1,205	530	541	968	1,094	5,153	5,238	1,914	4,093
Washington	9,498	709	457	131	402	446	515	1,830	1,950	1,191	1,867
West Virginia	6,524	707	128	640	121	129	199	1,155	1,466	565	1,414
Wisconsin	9,082	491	365	280	282	130	686	1,756	2,489	1,437	1,166
Wyoming	463	57	4	13	39	11	35	111	57	28	108
U.S. Service Academies	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Other jurisdictions	5,272	218	344	36	159	78	254	1,247	1,411	756	769
American Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	112	5	2	0	1	0	0	44	16	0	44
Northern Marianas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	5,109	213	341	36	146	78	254	1,190	1,388	756	707
U.S. Virgin Islands	51	0	1	0	12	0	0	13	7	0	18

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.)