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Table 319.30. Bachelor's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 2015-16
State or jurisdiction Total Humani- ties1 Psycho- logy Social sciences and history Natural sciences and mathe-matics2 Computer sciences Engin- eering3 Education Busi-ness4 Health professions and related programs Other fields5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
United States 1,920,718 274,457 117,440 161,230 167,003 64,405 124,009 87,217 371,694 228,896 324,367
Alabama 31,123 2,617 1,423 1,423 2,166 686 3,050 2,387 7,583 3,898 5,890
Alaska 1,957 297 118 148 213 26 179 97 395 178 306
Arizona 56,625 7,177 2,079 2,550 3,152 2,343 2,326 3,000 12,889 11,660 9,449
Arkansas 16,019 2,220 833 974 1,335 355 777 1,326 3,085 2,118 2,996
California 203,864 32,762 15,403 25,140 19,775 5,976 13,196 5,082 37,718 16,305 32,507
                       
Colorado 33,580 4,260 1,890 3,061 3,294 1,527 2,407 310 7,356 3,417 6,058
Connecticut 22,721 3,618 1,824 2,663 2,053 496 1,212 593 3,996 2,668 3,598
Delaware 6,988 732 357 556 355 201 441 512 1,518 1,006 1,310
District of Columbia 9,337 1,291 539 2,622 589 244 314 68 1,797 619 1,254
Florida 101,876 11,608 6,758 7,733 7,998 3,613 5,384 4,708 22,810 13,290 17,974
                       
Georgia 50,827 6,546 3,235 3,909 4,719 2,200 3,227 2,920 10,390 5,290 8,391
Hawaii 6,922 971 466 601 596 178 254 368 1,487 679 1,322
Idaho 11,424 1,650 553 674 994 384 683 891 1,847 1,757 1,991
Illinois 75,687 10,669 3,967 5,291 5,938 2,782 4,441 3,706 13,722 13,000 12,171
Indiana 47,614 5,750 2,183 2,888 3,643 1,733 4,247 2,490 9,590 7,001 8,089
                       
Iowa 27,761 2,914 1,599 1,498 2,000 686 1,968 1,854 5,472 3,727 6,043
Kansas 20,249 2,602 812 1,056 1,249 492 1,514 1,658 4,719 2,449 3,698
Kentucky 23,221 2,966 1,205 1,399 1,707 525 1,354 2,017 3,871 2,711 5,466
Louisiana 22,602 3,445 1,202 1,432 1,990 389 1,733 1,568 4,244 3,453 3,146
Maine 7,652 1,091 434 850 882 118 601 406 918 1,230 1,122
                       
Maryland 33,882 3,785 2,260 3,871 3,031 3,147 1,799 1,336 6,094 3,042 5,517
Massachusetts 61,082 9,241 4,267 7,127 6,425 2,254 4,271 1,614 11,373 6,308 8,202
Michigan 60,305 6,969 3,561 3,994 5,156 1,968 5,329 2,888 12,169 7,155 11,116
Minnesota 36,580 4,840 2,460 2,633 3,992 1,488 1,568 2,205 7,008 4,898 5,488
Mississippi 14,702 1,784 751 784 1,296 162 890 1,227 2,743 2,006 3,059
                       
Missouri 41,447 5,089 2,641 2,119 2,944 1,340 2,555 2,870 8,850 5,797 7,242
Montana 6,011 761 314 486 575 100 711 590 882 594 998
Nebraska 14,301 1,335 737 770 973 518 499 1,286 3,652 1,769 2,762
Nevada 8,638 975 584 649 686 213 502 423 2,062 1,103 1,441
New Hampshire 12,527 2,071 1,098 1,233 828 457 532 399 2,635 1,513 1,761
                       
New Jersey 42,479 6,875 3,600 3,955 4,117 1,446 2,651 1,486 7,878 3,832 6,639
New Mexico 9,183 1,844 641 494 745 189 812 723 1,360 927 1,448
New York 139,136 25,850 10,820 14,220 12,390 4,685 7,684 4,411 25,302 13,903 19,871
North Carolina 53,526 6,204 3,534 4,760 5,713 1,521 3,261 2,848 9,076 5,175 11,434
North Dakota 6,298 562 262 195 393 139 596 577 1,212 868 1,494
                       
Ohio 70,052 8,219 3,490 4,802 5,564 1,317 5,532 4,786 13,106 11,418 11,818
Oklahoma 21,024 3,285 931 963 1,526 494 1,708 1,473 4,540 2,132 3,972
Oregon 22,563 3,765 1,334 2,892 2,045 695 1,351 569 3,520 2,187 4,205
Pennsylvania 92,362 11,990 5,366 7,466 8,958 3,231 7,064 4,083 18,087 11,884 14,233
Rhode Island 11,982 1,402 674 950 981 370 576 374 2,952 1,036 2,667
                       
South Carolina 25,107 3,160 1,455 2,095 2,873 660 1,408 1,607 5,666 2,393 3,790
South Dakota 6,040 490 256 346 471 191 438 596 708 1,420 1,124
Tennessee 35,255 6,612 1,893 2,414 2,366 726 1,822 1,935 6,415 4,171 6,901
Texas 126,083 22,943 6,515 7,988 10,903 3,347 8,774 1,474 24,355 15,408 24,376
Utah 34,118 3,479 1,208 2,077 2,116 2,532 1,455 2,881 6,564 7,790 4,016
                       
Vermont 6,222 1,170 409 770 647 187 281 239 797 427 1,295
Virginia 58,642 10,687 4,620 6,057 5,042 2,588 3,538 1,662 10,578 5,354 8,516
Washington 33,598 5,678 2,044 3,786 3,983 1,551 2,188 1,335 5,456 2,695 4,882
West Virginia 16,519 2,951 836 1,245 913 712 895 777 3,007 1,240 3,943
Wisconsin 37,493 4,785 1,857 2,750 4,106 1,053 2,534 2,380 7,611 3,762 6,655
Wyoming 2,164 172 117 153 246 32 236 202 321 233 452
                       
U.S. Service Academies 3,348 298 25 718 351 138 1,241 0 308 0 269
                       
Other jurisdictions 21,422 1,141 1,321 724 2,111 781 1,242 1,426 4,507 5,043 3,126
American Samoa 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
Guam 470 55 13 23 34 15 0 57 121 23 129
Northern Marianas 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 10 0 0
Puerto Rico 20,684 1,082 1,290 696 2,044 757 1,242 1,314 4,279 5,008 2,972
U.S. Virgin Islands 217 4 18 5 33 9 0 14 97 12 25
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; homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting; legal professions and studies; library science; military technologies and applied sciences; parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies; precision production; public administration and social service professions; and transportation and materials moving.
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 2016, Completions component. (This table was prepared March 2018.)

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