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Table 319.10. Degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by control of institution, level of degree, and state or jurisdiction: 2015-16
State or jurisdiction Public Private nonprofit Private for-profit
Asso- ciate's degrees Bache- lor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's de- grees1 Asso- ciate's degrees Bache- lor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's de- grees1 Asso- ciate's degrees Bache- lor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's de- grees1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 848,168 1,240,405 364,526 89,786 56,593 560,752 350,721 80,044 103,553 119,561 70,348 8,037
Alabama 9,871 23,878 9,173 1,913 122 3,669 858 503 2,887 3,576 2,043 16
Alaska 1,312 1,915 612 48 17 42 58 5 43 0 0 0
Arizona 19,050 27,439 9,066 1,912 243 803 559 737 14,271 28,383 17,728 958
Arkansas 8,524 13,311 4,759 938 173 2,613 498 103 70 95 20 0
California 129,583 142,743 32,077 6,753 1,801 40,121 36,402 9,784 12,186 21,000 8,974 2,039
                         
Colorado 9,920 25,332 8,104 1,883 554 4,094 3,766 622 3,553 4,154 3,064 464
Connecticut 6,053 11,381 3,140 780 918 10,248 7,396 1,272 349 1,092 293 0
Delaware 1,900 4,717 968 338 151 2,253 2,910 80 8 18 25 0
District of Columbia 244 387 106 97 223 8,577 10,846 3,399 136 373 560 0
Florida 74,502 70,860 17,585 4,882 11,743 23,554 13,776 3,796 7,096 7,462 2,424 420
                         
Georgia 16,142 37,778 11,064 2,592 1,020 10,029 5,219 1,803 2,653 3,020 2,275 356
Hawaii 4,113 4,841 1,126 472 446 1,749 582 0 12 332 209 55
Idaho 3,637 6,560 1,614 398 1,729 4,813 244 15 222 51 2 0
Illinois 35,544 33,121 13,288 3,063 1,048 31,347 24,331 5,486 3,818 11,219 4,505 311
Indiana 11,688 32,180 9,424 2,671 1,439 15,094 5,372 938 1,576 340 45 0
                         
Iowa 11,374 13,021 2,803 1,379 412 9,851 2,569 1,213 3,853 4,889 2,969 129
Kansas 9,421 15,512 5,308 1,372 370 3,731 1,615 206 1,217 1,006 557 0
Kentucky 10,348 18,082 5,722 1,657 288 4,668 3,317 387 1,640 471 464 99
Louisiana 6,183 18,517 5,261 1,625 244 3,873 2,176 929 969 212 71 0
Maine 2,677 4,275 863 169 129 3,211 1,350 402 297 166 24 0
                         
Maryland 16,594 27,095 10,822 2,033 21 6,404 7,735 788 384 383 272 0
Massachusetts 12,097 20,917 6,129 812 1,245 39,798 32,152 7,663 435 367 109 0
Michigan 26,215 46,838 17,218 4,371 3,303 13,103 4,299 1,205 269 364 158 0
Minnesota 16,400 21,329 5,203 1,877 652 11,075 5,580 1,015 2,474 4,176 13,099 2,541
Mississippi 13,419 12,517 3,361 1,023 51 2,175 1,645 321 289 10 23 0
                         
Missouri 12,456 22,367 8,576 1,632 3,744 18,334 13,471 3,068 2,105 746 115 0
Montana 2,177 5,186 1,114 430 162 825 82 0 0 0 0 0
Nebraska 4,666 8,658 2,835 839 258 5,506 2,635 860 220 137 36 0
Nevada 5,180 7,778 1,700 550 115 358 372 466 802 502 157 0
New Hampshire 2,048 5,129 1,089 147 1,028 7,398 5,871 321 0 0 0 0
                         
New Jersey 22,356 31,807 9,688 2,096 131 9,882 7,167 891 1,360 790 115 0
New Mexico 8,967 8,450 2,844 656 0 149 267 0 468 584 101 0
New York 52,406 64,545 18,427 3,132 6,960 70,404 51,876 11,534 7,600 4,187 1,268 2
North Carolina 29,631 38,211 11,822 2,694 1,046 14,656 5,903 1,913 1,431 659 434 0
North Dakota 2,024 5,663 1,311 491 130 611 314 78 68 24 0 0
                         
Ohio 24,595 47,601 16,045 4,496 2,870 21,539 7,938 1,549 4,030 912 230 1
Oklahoma 10,896 16,928 5,011 1,363 379 3,921 1,536 299 752 175 29 0
Oregon 12,374 17,419 4,214 1,012 35 4,872 5,734 962 546 272 73 0
Pennsylvania 16,546 47,775 12,240 3,359 3,380 43,127 24,495 6,718 5,951 1,460 205 0
Rhode Island 1,649 4,563 807 255 1,642 7,419 1,867 461 0 0 0 0
                         
South Carolina 10,050 18,632 4,589 1,490 381 5,440 1,128 196 1,086 1,035 351 206
South Dakota 1,919 4,750 1,241 431 137 1,098 297 6 180 192 0 0
Tennessee 10,703 21,737 5,570 1,889 787 12,700 5,824 1,695 1,735 818 447 86
Texas 80,767 102,981 40,980 8,467 1,399 20,498 10,486 2,465 4,672 2,604 987 22
Utah 11,483 15,934 3,360 817 1,245 17,642 7,490 253 639 542 231 193
                         
Vermont 970 3,298 481 221 143 2,884 1,770 126 63 40 0 0
Virginia 19,137 37,954 11,133 3,342 1,703 16,726 11,432 1,783 4,283 3,962 2,100 133
Washington 29,700 25,836 6,044 1,915 161 7,152 3,583 670 730 610 123 6
West Virginia 3,488 9,661 2,630 1,044 103 1,274 344 116 2,907 5,584 3,270 0
Wisconsin 12,501 27,489 5,551 1,744 210 9,437 3,584 942 1,218 567 163 0
Wyoming 2,668 2,159 425 216 102 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
                         
U.S. Service Academies 0 3,348 3 0
                         
Other jurisdictions 2,323 7,622 852 547 3,845 12,158 4,365 817 3,467 1,642 425 112
American Samoa 216 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
    Micronesia
281 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 249 467 112 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall Islands 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 120 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 1,264 6,887 696 547 3,841 12,155 4,365 817 3,467 1,642 425 112
U.S. Virgin Islands 44 217 44 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 2016, Completions component. (This table was prepared March 2018.)

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