Table 319.20.

Degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction: 2014-15 through 2016-17

State or jurisdiction	2014-15				2015-16				2016-17
	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	1,014,341	1,894,969	758,804	178,548	1,008,228	1,920,750	785,757	178,134	1,005,649	1,956,032	804,684	181,352
Alabama	13,629	30,060	11,800	2,429	12,882	31,123	12,074	2,432	13,042	31,912	12,743	2,585
Alaska	1,715	1,932	703	49	1,372	1,957	670	53	1,353	2,006	633	59
Arizona	37,703	58,534	27,785	4,368	33,564	56,625	27,353	3,607	30,019	56,385	26,274	3,565
Arkansas	9,095	15,881	4,899	971	8,767	16,019	5,277	1,041	8,600	16,107	6,149	1,022
California	133,600	201,195	74,640	18,308	143,571	203,797	77,468	18,820	151,343	211,850	79,380	19,336
Colorado	13,992	33,626	14,685	2,840	14,027	33,580	14,934	2,969	13,523	34,590	14,812	2,899
Connecticut	7,026	22,344	9,732	2,115	7,320	22,721	10,829	2,052	6,908	23,365	11,391	2,234
Delaware	2,039	6,895	3,112	541	2,064	6,988	3,903	418	2,091	6,873	3,938	418
District of Columbia	741	9,272	11,439	3,384	603	9,337	11,512	3,496	727	9,519	12,059	3,443
Florida	94,738	100,555	33,314	9,210	93,341	101,876	33,785	9,098	92,755	103,726	34,928	9,274
Georgia	19,529	49,863	17,219	4,584	19,815	50,827	18,557	4,751	19,342	51,987	18,956	4,863
Hawaii	4,403	6,966	1,856	624	4,571	6,922	1,917	527	4,452	6,812	1,733	537
Idaho	5,152	10,886	1,957	387	5,588	11,424	1,860	413	5,310	11,759	1,916	372
Illinois	40,187	74,317	40,080	8,757	40,410	75,716	42,129	8,860	39,728	76,092	43,774	8,866
Indiana	17,243	48,082	14,099	3,648	14,703	47,614	14,841	3,609	14,436	47,964	15,648	3,905
Iowa	16,772	28,202	8,298	2,851	15,639	27,761	8,341	2,721	15,189	27,702	8,315	2,851
Kansas	12,043	20,081	7,344	1,698	11,008	20,249	7,480	1,578	10,762	20,092	7,627	1,634
Kentucky	13,055	22,608	9,314	2,095	12,276	23,221	9,503	2,143	12,350	23,752	9,702	2,164
Louisiana	7,146	22,247	7,332	2,509	7,396	22,602	7,508	2,554	6,931	22,542	7,367	2,471
Maine	3,211	7,418	2,046	540	3,103	7,652	2,237	571	2,864	7,688	2,231	670
Maryland	16,919	33,197	18,428	2,994	17,003	33,883	18,829	2,821	16,877	34,150	19,505	2,840
Massachusetts	14,356	59,619	35,957	8,409	13,776	61,053	38,391	8,475	13,367	61,710	39,034	8,254
Michigan	32,572	59,970	20,689	5,875	29,787	60,305	21,675	5,576	28,282	61,341	22,060	5,640
Minnesota	20,141	36,750	22,827	5,092	19,526	36,588	23,884	5,433	17,927	36,781	24,464	5,346
Mississippi	13,320	14,296	5,070	1,294	13,759	14,702	5,029	1,344	13,497	15,219	5,176	1,421
Missouri	18,831	41,161	21,313	4,797	18,305	41,447	22,162	4,700	17,281	41,190	22,665	5,077
Montana	2,477	6,156	1,300	458	2,339	6,011	1,196	430	2,244	5,994	1,211	489
Nebraska	5,712	14,053	5,228	1,583	5,144	14,301	5,506	1,699	5,067	14,370	5,972	1,607
Nevada	6,059	8,519	2,266	1,052	6,097	8,638	2,229	1,016	6,169	8,944	2,187	1,091
New Hampshire	3,034	11,832	5,775	497	3,076	12,527	6,960	468	3,699	14,869	7,634	432
New Jersey	23,154	42,016	15,773	3,021	23,845	42,464	16,970	2,987	23,421	43,720	17,079	3,147
New Mexico	10,533	8,791	3,371	694	9,435	9,183	3,212	656	10,457	9,207	3,308	651
New York	68,302	136,396	70,803	14,524	66,966	139,136	71,571	14,668	65,506	139,736	73,151	14,292
North Carolina	31,876	52,889	17,237	4,835	32,108	53,537	18,162	4,607	33,887	54,947	18,662	5,138
North Dakota	2,309	6,291	1,706	511	2,222	6,298	1,625	569	2,349	6,427	1,682	554
Ohio	33,386	69,631	23,583	6,156	31,494	70,052	24,213	6,046	31,374	71,631	24,922	6,013
Oklahoma	13,047	20,730	6,532	1,626	12,027	21,024	6,576	1,662	11,561	21,141	6,676	1,707
Oregon	13,679	22,656	10,353	1,966	12,955	22,614	10,024	1,973	13,140	23,400	9,093	2,123
Pennsylvania	27,624	92,997	36,579	9,980	25,877	92,353	36,940	10,077	24,398	92,756	38,078	10,426
Rhode Island	3,606	11,730	2,571	724	3,291	11,989	2,676	716	3,353	12,162	2,939	744
South Carolina	11,767	24,823	5,990	1,890	11,517	25,107	6,068	1,892	11,259	25,831	6,193	1,825
South Dakota	2,479	5,638	1,538	407	2,236	6,040	1,538	437	2,319	6,068	1,563	395
Tennessee	12,822	34,197	11,807	3,661	13,225	35,255	11,841	3,670	13,538	35,801	12,180	3,981
Texas	79,409	122,173	48,800	10,987	86,838	126,128	52,585	10,978	91,641	130,818	53,047	11,072
Utah	13,221	32,160	9,982	1,237	13,367	34,118	11,081	1,263	13,703	36,862	13,354	1,277
Vermont	1,156	6,160	2,311	394	1,176	6,222	2,251	347	1,056	6,428	2,486	352
Virginia	25,554	56,878	23,790	5,365	25,123	58,642	24,665	5,258	24,187	58,563	24,658	5,455
Washington	29,998	33,309	9,498	2,584	30,591	33,598	9,750	2,591	30,217	34,218	10,090	2,642
West Virginia	6,497	15,997	6,524	1,055	6,479	16,519	6,244	1,160	6,456	16,344	6,330	1,233
Wisconsin	14,510	37,555	9,082	2,750	13,854	37,493	9,298	2,686	12,927	37,074	9,229	2,728
Wyoming	2,972	2,026	463	222	2,770	2,164	425	216	2,765	2,207	475	232
U.S. Service Academies	0	3,409	4	0	0	3,348	3	0	0	3,400	5	0
Other jurisdictions	10,278	21,135	5,272	1,420	9,635	21,422	5,642	1,476	8,979	17,080	5,424	1,143
American Samoa	245	8	0	0	216	17	0	0	220	8	0	0
Federated States of    Micronesia	302	0	0	0	281	0	0	0	241	0	0	0
Guam	217	457	112	0	253	470	112	0	263	456	121	0
Marshall Islands	102	0	0	0	86	0	0	0	103	0	0	0
Northern Marianas	125	26	0	0	120	34	0	0	140	30	0	0
Palau	86	0	0	0	63	0	0	0	102	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	9,143	20,459	5,109	1,420	8,572	20,684	5,486	1,476	7,874	16,358	5,255	1,143
U.S. Virgin Islands	58	185	51	0	44	217	44	0	36	228	48	0

1 Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees classified as first-professional prior to 2010-11, 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 2015 through Fall 2017, Completions component. (This table was prepared January 2019.)