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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 | |||||||||
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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 |
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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.) |