Table 319.40.

Master’s degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 2016-17

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	804,684	57,839	27,542	20,015	32,513	46,555	60,244	145,680	187,404	119,273	107,619
Alabama	12,743	401	387	144	396	310	1,067	2,119	3,163	2,808	1,948
Alaska	633	44	27	10	31	4	53	230	95	24	115
Arizona	26,274	801	1,306	458	450	798	1,169	6,891	6,465	5,238	2,698
Arkansas	6,149	202	34	71	131	878	360	2,208	709	767	789
California	79,380	6,903	4,292	1,914	2,827	4,008	8,338	13,549	16,440	9,042	12,067
Colorado	14,812	869	856	502	637	987	1,167	2,202	4,114	1,683	1,795
Connecticut	11,391	962	377	316	802	621	990	1,797	2,540	1,550	1,436
Delaware	3,938	112	14	90	103	234	127	680	1,627	543	408
District of Columbia	12,059	1,063	215	1,580	869	479	379	626	2,686	1,518	2,644
Florida	34,928	2,153	1,070	510	1,602	1,542	2,503	3,999	10,496	6,177	4,876
Georgia	18,956	1,348	383	345	865	1,378	1,169	3,255	4,232	3,738	2,243
Hawaii	1,733	151	123	49	73	24	50	394	410	140	319
Idaho	1,916	113	17	57	79	26	136	526	331	253	378
Illinois	43,774	2,827	1,419	877	1,669	3,848	3,152	5,955	11,442	6,814	5,771
Indiana	15,648	1,516	342	245	512	847	1,559	2,380	4,215	2,190	1,842
Iowa	8,315	625	296	73	202	589	313	1,497	1,884	1,801	1,035
Kansas	7,627	518	181	134	250	120	534	2,239	1,744	750	1,157
Kentucky	9,702	643	497	143	232	343	414	2,906	1,385	1,596	1,543
Louisiana	7,367	467	147	191	657	170	275	1,279	1,615	1,417	1,149
Maine	2,231	129	31	11	36	18	25	556	270	659	496
Maryland	19,505	1,355	310	1,155	1,033	2,375	1,187	2,699	5,148	2,408	1,835
Massachusetts	39,034	2,995	855	1,273	1,805	1,869	2,890	6,184	10,520	4,944	5,699
Michigan	22,060	1,178	545	403	1,026	957	3,211	3,128	5,260	2,902	3,450
Minnesota	24,464	844	2,010	353	473	694	582	5,803	3,788	7,168	2,749
Mississippi	5,176	212	72	87	483	91	170	1,639	972	768	682
Missouri	22,665	1,172	505	466	556	2,632	1,542	3,651	6,589	3,211	2,341
Montana	1,211	102	44	35	95	17	61	376	131	166	184
Nebraska	5,972	331	75	290	185	553	96	1,801	1,246	837	558
Nevada	2,187	89	38	51	76	61	86	736	437	319	294
New Hampshire	7,634	675	382	221	84	973	229	871	2,808	724	667
New Jersey	17,079	1,484	536	300	1,102	1,654	1,789	3,170	3,061	1,587	2,396
New Mexico	3,308	286	48	105	146	103	319	824	556	526	395
New York	73,151	7,139	2,074	2,224	3,289	4,496	5,403	13,660	14,265	8,785	11,816
North Carolina	18,662	1,746	205	527	1,007	1,021	1,407	2,739	4,542	2,815	2,653
North Dakota	1,682	49	56	34	56	31	83	403	280	379	311
Ohio	24,922	1,740	832	550	1,429	1,296	2,488	3,603	5,424	4,595	2,965
Oklahoma	6,676	689	358	104	228	235	828	1,234	1,502	708	790
Oregon	9,093	773	252	96	284	152	483	3,919	1,189	1,117	828
Pennsylvania	38,078	2,376	1,304	714	1,463	1,996	3,411	6,633	8,330	6,913	4,938
Rhode Island	2,939	227	82	113	169	86	142	368	880	375	497
South Carolina	6,193	328	121	104	316	97	473	1,550	1,498	819	887
South Dakota	1,563	71	49	25	65	93	131	499	246	146	238
Tennessee	12,180	913	396	202	576	230	492	2,513	2,937	2,450	1,471
Texas	53,047	3,709	2,105	1,141	2,214	3,839	5,910	8,830	13,638	5,614	6,047
Utah	13,354	262	151	108	210	872	385	3,194	4,522	2,970	680
Vermont	2,486	635	70	233	74	77	55	331	484	170	357
Virginia	24,658	2,780	1,164	482	596	1,735	1,083	5,041	5,471	3,726	2,580
Washington	10,090	772	370	160	573	563	679	1,832	2,043	1,245	1,853
West Virginia	6,330	491	155	459	89	225	228	1,152	1,557	563	1,411
Wisconsin	9,229	502	362	259	336	300	575	1,921	2,146	1,582	1,246
Wyoming	475	67	2	21	52	8	41	88	71	33	92
U.S. Service Academies	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
Other jurisdictions	5,424	191	423	66	183	60	294	961	1,453	1,052	741
American Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	121	7	1	0	5	0	0	56	14	0	38
Northern Marianas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	5,255	184	418	66	177	60	294	888	1,424	1,052	692
U.S. Virgin Islands	48	0	4	0	1	0	0	17	15	0	11

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 2017, Completions component. (This table was prepared January 2019.)