Table 319.20.

Degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction: 2015-16 through 2017-18

State or jurisdiction	2015-16				2016-17				2017-18
	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	1,008,228	1,920,750	785,757	178,134	1,005,687	1,956,114	804,542	181,357	1,011,487	1,980,644	820,102	184,074
Alabama	12,882	31,123	12,074	2,432	13,042	31,912	12,753	2,585	12,300	32,498	13,119	2,663
Alaska	1,372	1,957	670	53	1,353	2,006	633	59	1,221	1,923	628	61
Arizona	33,564	56,625	27,353	3,607	30,019	56,385	26,274	3,565	27,764	57,195	26,935	3,625
Arkansas	8,767	16,019	5,277	1,041	8,600	16,107	6,149	1,022	9,061	16,215	6,042	1,038
California	143,571	203,797	77,468	18,820	151,343	211,947	79,142	19,336	170,889	216,812	80,482	19,712
Colorado	14,027	33,580	14,934	2,969	13,523	34,590	14,812	2,899	13,351	35,549	14,689	2,925
Connecticut	7,320	22,721	10,829	2,052	6,908	23,365	11,391	2,234	6,284	22,827	11,411	2,199
Delaware	2,064	6,988	3,903	418	2,091	6,873	3,938	418	2,121	7,385	4,281	497
District of Columbia	603	9,337	11,512	3,496	727	9,519	12,059	3,443	658	9,609	12,807	3,404
Florida	93,341	101,876	33,785	9,098	92,755	103,726	34,928	9,274	93,031	104,845	34,753	9,272
Georgia	19,815	50,827	18,557	4,751	19,342	51,997	18,956	4,863	18,879	52,537	19,738	4,867
Hawaii	4,571	6,922	1,917	527	4,452	6,812	1,733	537	4,253	6,458	1,585	513
Idaho	5,588	11,424	1,860	413	5,310	11,759	1,916	372	5,384	12,312	2,055	385
Illinois	40,410	75,716	42,129	8,860	39,728	76,093	43,774	8,866	37,783	75,610	43,525	8,807
Indiana	14,703	47,614	14,841	3,609	14,436	47,964	15,648	3,905	13,146	47,764	15,897	4,018
Iowa	15,639	27,761	8,341	2,721	15,189	27,702	8,315	2,851	13,355	27,285	8,232	2,950
Kansas	11,008	20,249	7,480	1,578	10,692	20,092	7,627	1,634	10,694	20,306	7,528	1,671
Kentucky	12,276	23,221	9,503	2,143	12,350	23,752	9,702	2,164	11,839	24,261	10,571	2,395
Louisiana	7,396	22,602	7,508	2,554	6,931	22,542	7,367	2,471	6,552	22,497	7,594	2,406
Maine	3,103	7,652	2,237	571	2,864	7,688	2,231	670	2,695	7,573	2,225	669
Maryland	17,003	33,883	18,829	2,821	16,877	34,150	19,505	2,840	16,965	34,570	20,901	3,073
Massachusetts	13,776	61,053	38,391	8,475	13,367	61,712	39,039	8,253	12,645	61,778	41,248	8,459
Michigan	29,787	60,305	21,675	5,576	28,283	61,341	22,060	5,640	26,775	60,710	21,627	5,789
Minnesota	19,526	36,588	23,884	5,433	17,927	36,795	24,465	5,346	17,223	37,151	25,113	5,181
Mississippi	13,759	14,702	5,029	1,344	13,497	15,219	5,176	1,421	13,719	15,796	5,146	1,390
Missouri	18,305	41,447	22,162	4,700	17,278	41,207	22,670	5,077	15,774	41,242	20,658	5,070
Montana	2,339	6,011	1,196	430	2,244	5,994	1,211	489	2,198	5,889	1,308	437
Nebraska	5,144	14,301	5,506	1,699	5,067	14,133	5,972	1,607	4,703	14,374	5,643	1,663
Nevada	6,097	8,638	2,229	1,016	6,169	8,944	2,187	1,091	6,133	9,429	2,193	1,040
New Hampshire	3,076	12,527	6,960	468	3,699	14,869	7,634	432	4,190	17,198	9,537	464
New Jersey	23,845	42,464	16,970	2,987	23,421	43,720	17,079	3,147	23,166	44,371	17,352	3,260
New Mexico	9,435	9,183	3,212	656	10,457	9,207	3,308	651	9,889	8,885	3,247	671
New York	66,966	139,136	71,571	14,668	65,436	139,738	73,163	14,292	65,660	141,108	75,055	14,818
North Carolina	32,108	53,537	18,162	4,607	33,887	54,947	18,662	5,138	33,498	55,953	18,809	5,054
North Dakota	2,222	6,298	1,625	569	2,349	6,427	1,682	554	2,318	6,580	1,769	622
Ohio	31,494	70,052	24,213	6,046	31,374	71,631	24,922	6,013	30,396	71,661	24,242	6,064
Oklahoma	12,027	21,024	6,576	1,662	11,561	21,297	6,735	1,713	10,779	21,362	6,852	1,620
Oregon	12,955	22,614	10,024	1,973	13,161	23,400	9,093	2,123	14,240	23,705	8,193	2,222
Pennsylvania	25,877	92,353	36,940	10,077	24,398	92,757	38,079	10,426	23,706	91,829	39,570	10,520
Rhode Island	3,291	11,989	2,676	716	3,353	12,180	2,942	744	3,530	12,309	3,179	762
South Carolina	11,517	25,107	6,068	1,892	11,259	25,831	6,193	1,825	10,587	26,317	6,310	1,883
South Dakota	2,236	6,040	1,538	437	2,319	6,068	1,563	395	2,250	5,991	1,750	454
Tennessee	13,225	35,255	11,841	3,670	13,538	35,801	12,180	3,981	13,858	35,375	11,582	4,107
Texas	86,838	126,128	52,585	10,978	91,644	130,818	53,047	11,072	94,286	135,667	55,026	11,262
Utah	13,367	34,118	11,081	1,263	13,778	36,862	13,354	1,277	13,983	40,837	16,629	1,282
Vermont	1,176	6,222	2,251	347	1,056	6,428	2,486	352	1,082	6,630	2,467	375
Virginia	25,123	58,642	24,665	5,258	24,187	58,563	24,658	5,455	23,512	58,709	24,525	5,492
Washington	30,591	33,598	9,750	2,591	30,217	34,218	10,090	2,642	30,993	34,222	10,089	2,745
West Virginia	6,479	16,519	6,244	1,160	6,456	16,344	6,330	1,233	6,525	16,948	5,953	1,131
Wisconsin	13,854	37,493	9,298	2,686	13,008	37,075	9,229	2,728	12,709	36,985	9,527	2,825
Wyoming	2,770	2,164	425	216	2,765	2,207	475	232	2,935	2,127	501	262
U.S. Service Academies	0	3,348	3	0	0	3,400	5	0	0	3,475	4	0
Other jurisdictions	9,635	21,422	5,642	1,476	8,979	17,080	5,424	1,143	8,834	20,966	5,519	1,333
American Samoa	216	17	0	0	220	8	0	0	215	10	0	0
Federated States of Micronesia	281	0	0	0	241	0	0	0	284	0	0	0
Guam	253	470	112	0	263	456	121	0	290	498	110	0
Marshall Islands	86	0	0	0	103	0	0	0	118	0	0	0
Northern Marianas	120	34	0	0	140	30	0	0	195	47	0	0
Palau	63	0	0	0	102	0	0	0	114	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	8,572	20,684	5,486	1,476	7,874	16,358	5,255	1,143	7,587	20,190	5,348	1,333
U.S. Virgin Islands	44	217	44	0	36	228	48	0	31	221	61	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 2016 through Fall 2018, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2020.)