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Table 319.20. Degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction: 2013-14 through 2015-16
State or jurisdiction 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Asso- ciate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's de- grees1 Asso- ciate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's de- grees1 Asso- ciate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's de- grees1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 1,005,155 1,870,150 754,582 177,587 1,014,341 1,894,969 758,804 178,548 1,008,314 1,920,718 785,595 177,867
Alabama 13,303 29,516 11,346 2,286 13,629 30,060 11,800 2,429 12,880 31,123 12,074 2,432
Alaska 1,805 2,033 707 60 1,715 1,932 703 49 1,372 1,957 670 53
Arizona 41,847 61,296 28,841 3,904 37,703 58,534 27,785 4,368 33,564 56,625 27,353 3,607
Arkansas 8,868 15,489 4,896 985 9,095 15,881 4,899 971 8,767 16,019 5,277 1,041
California 129,962 199,274 74,541 18,319 133,600 201,195 74,640 18,308 143,570 203,864 77,453 18,576
                         
Colorado 14,177 33,412 14,935 2,917 13,992 33,626 14,685 2,840 14,027 33,580 14,934 2,969
Connecticut 7,136 21,710 9,521 2,049 7,026 22,344 9,732 2,115 7,320 22,721 10,829 2,052
Delaware 2,080 6,338 2,842 554 2,039 6,895 3,112 541 2,059 6,988 3,903 418
District of Columbia 766 9,251 11,477 3,518 741 9,272 11,439 3,384 603 9,337 11,512 3,496
Florida 96,332 97,004 34,077 9,113 94,738 100,555 33,314 9,210 93,341 101,876 33,785 9,098
                         
Georgia 18,773 48,831 16,975 4,646 19,529 49,863 17,219 4,584 19,815 50,827 18,558 4,751
Hawaii 5,448 6,915 2,075 506 4,403 6,966 1,856 624 4,571 6,922 1,917 527
Idaho 5,415 10,692 1,888 412 5,152 10,886 1,957 387 5,588 11,424 1,860 413
Illinois 40,516 74,958 41,647 8,446 40,187 74,317 40,080 8,757 40,410 75,687 42,124 8,860
Indiana 17,775 46,927 14,357 3,537 17,243 48,082 14,099 3,648 14,703 47,614 14,841 3,609
                         
Iowa 17,072 28,125 7,681 2,950 16,772 28,202 8,298 2,851 15,639 27,761 8,341 2,721
Kansas 11,799 20,274 7,387 1,460 12,043 20,081 7,344 1,698 11,008 20,249 7,480 1,578
Kentucky 13,621 22,268 9,507 2,026 13,055 22,608 9,314 2,095 12,276 23,221 9,503 2,143
Louisiana 7,240 22,539 7,348 2,495 7,146 22,247 7,332 2,509 7,396 22,602 7,508 2,554
Maine 3,193 7,476 2,035 528 3,211 7,418 2,046 540 3,103 7,652 2,237 571
                         
Maryland 15,758 32,163 18,390 2,908 16,919 33,197 18,428 2,994 16,999 33,882 18,829 2,821
Massachusetts 14,123 58,712 36,035 8,321 14,356 59,619 35,957 8,409 13,777 61,082 38,390 8,475
Michigan 32,329 58,908 21,292 6,095 32,572 59,970 20,689 5,875 29,787 60,305 21,675 5,576
Minnesota 21,213 36,470 22,115 5,290 20,141 36,750 22,827 5,092 19,526 36,580 23,882 5,433
Mississippi 12,640 14,266 4,822 1,259 13,320 14,296 5,070 1,294 13,759 14,702 5,029 1,344
                         
Missouri 18,567 40,810 20,561 4,751 18,831 41,161 21,313 4,797 18,305 41,447 22,162 4,700
Montana 2,417 5,964 1,161 420 2,477 6,156 1,300 458 2,339 6,011 1,196 430
Nebraska 5,752 14,485 4,874 1,503 5,712 14,053 5,228 1,583 5,144 14,301 5,506 1,699
Nevada 5,732 8,056 2,148 922 6,059 8,519 2,266 1,052 6,097 8,638 2,229 1,016
New Hampshire 2,970 10,137 4,577 542 3,034 11,832 5,775 497 3,076 12,527 6,960 468
                         
New Jersey 22,510 41,394 15,399 3,170 23,154 42,016 15,773 3,021 23,847 42,479 16,970 2,987
New Mexico 8,648 8,956 3,262 644 10,533 8,791 3,371 694 9,435 9,183 3,212 656
New York 68,572 134,820 71,573 15,019 68,302 136,396 70,803 14,524 66,966 139,136 71,571 14,668
North Carolina 29,234 52,602 18,376 5,005 31,876 52,889 17,237 4,835 32,108 53,526 18,159 4,607
North Dakota 2,405 6,168 1,825 467 2,309 6,291 1,706 511 2,222 6,298 1,625 569
                         
Ohio 33,473 68,288 22,737 6,149 33,386 69,631 23,583 6,156 31,495 70,052 24,213 6,046
Oklahoma 12,606 20,654 6,616 1,657 13,047 20,730 6,532 1,626 12,027 21,024 6,576 1,662
Oregon 13,371 22,739 8,487 1,996 13,679 22,656 10,353 1,966 12,955 22,563 10,021 1,974
Pennsylvania 28,399 92,725 36,892 9,992 27,624 92,997 36,579 9,980 25,877 92,362 36,940 10,077
Rhode Island 3,780 11,455 2,620 753 3,606 11,730 2,571 724 3,291 11,982 2,674 716
                         
South Carolina 11,885 24,351 5,878 1,866 11,767 24,823 5,990 1,890 11,517 25,107 6,068 1,892
South Dakota 2,696 5,676 1,336 395 2,479 5,638 1,538 407 2,236 6,040 1,538 437
Tennessee 13,007 34,134 12,125 3,493 12,822 34,197 11,807 3,661 13,225 35,255 11,841 3,670
Texas 72,894 118,975 46,362 10,810 79,409 122,173 48,800 10,987 86,838 126,083 52,453 10,954
Utah 13,609 29,848 9,565 1,271 13,221 32,160 9,982 1,237 13,367 34,118 11,081 1,263
                         
Vermont 1,222 6,221 2,295 358 1,156 6,160 2,311 394 1,176 6,222 2,251 347
Virginia 25,191 55,794 23,844 5,349 25,554 56,878 23,790 5,365 25,123 58,642 24,665 5,258
Washington 29,064 32,506 9,292 2,558 29,998 33,309 9,498 2,584 30,591 33,598 9,750 2,591
West Virginia 5,914 15,525 6,806 1,009 6,497 15,997 6,524 1,055 6,498 16,519 6,244 1,160
Wisconsin 14,901 37,346 8,755 2,682 14,510 37,555 9,082 2,750 13,929 37,493 9,298 2,686
Wyoming 3,145 2,012 476 222 2,972 2,026 463 222 2,770 2,164 425 216
                         
U.S. Service Academies 0 3,662 3 0 0 3,409 4 0 0 3,348 3 0
                         
Other jurisdictions 9,194 21,127 5,321 1,462 10,278 21,135 5,272 1,420 9,635 21,422 5,642 1,476
American Samoa 228 3 0 0 245 8 0 0 216 17 0 0
Federated States of
    Micronesia
267 0 0 0 302 0 0 0 281 0 0 0
Guam 155 424 106 0 217 457 112 0 253 470 112 0
Marshall Islands 106 0 0 0 102 0 0 0 86 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 123 35 0 0 125 26 0 0 120 34 0 0
Palau 88 0 0 0 86 0 0 0 63 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 8,169 20,451 5,165 1,462 9,143 20,459 5,109 1,420 8,572 20,684 5,486 1,476
U.S. Virgin Islands 58 214 50 0 58 185 51 0 44 217 44 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 2014 through Fall 2016, Completions component. (This table was prepared March 2018.)

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