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Table 319.30. Bachelor's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 2018-19
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 2,012,854 269,934 116,536 160,628 178,485 88,633 146,307 83,946 390,564 251,355 326,466
Alabama 33,068 2,712 1,428 1,450 2,675 936 3,554 1,989 8,048 4,025 6,251
Alaska 1,922 298 95 113 194 44 222 87 332 219 318
Arizona 60,301 6,680 1,893 2,896 3,731 2,424 3,144 3,055 15,147 10,644 10,687
Arkansas 16,746 2,096 837 960 1,385 474 920 1,188 3,390 2,321 3,175
California 219,511 35,237 16,122 26,416 22,358 8,442 15,561 5,541 38,591 16,839 34,404

Colorado
36,814 3,800 1,947 2,906 3,782 1,913 3,086 733 8,097 4,660 5,890
Connecticut 23,785 3,448 1,758 2,565 2,271 536 1,452 557 4,515 3,071 3,612
Delaware 7,274 646 340 602 459 239 511 478 1,514 1,214 1,271
District of Columbia 10,220 1,120 487 2,800 666 372 413 67 2,112 935 1,248
Florida 108,197 13,074 7,156 7,382 8,574 4,188 6,390 4,362 23,955 15,406 17,710

Georgia
54,036 6,774 3,377 3,859 5,087 3,150 3,884 2,682 11,087 5,569 8,567
Hawaii 6,365 890 366 564 588 182 297 291 1,426 603 1,158
Idaho 12,955 2,005 538 593 1,005 461 933 813 2,229 2,144 2,234
Illinois 72,735 9,292 3,799 4,784 5,933 3,206 4,799 3,175 12,039 14,845 10,863
Indiana 51,271 5,398 2,380 2,539 3,617 2,548 5,133 2,802 10,102 8,166 8,586

Iowa
24,153 2,742 1,172 1,337 2,030 774 2,527 1,678 5,044 1,812 5,037
Kansas 20,359 2,402 920 1,118 1,436 651 1,603 1,622 4,830 2,472 3,305
Kentucky 24,522 2,939 1,309 1,366 1,828 637 1,612 1,792 4,209 3,493 5,337
Louisiana 23,093 3,197 1,278 1,423 2,099 568 2,217 1,415 4,419 3,173 3,304
Maine 7,337 1,038 391 817 783 177 511 361 911 1,199 1,149

Maryland
34,586 3,568 2,178 3,515 3,181 4,818 1,935 1,010 5,781 3,211 5,389
Massachusetts 61,699 8,645 3,984 6,988 6,634 3,542 4,976 1,547 11,207 6,454 7,722
Michigan 59,782 6,092 2,971 3,597 5,324 2,639 6,163 2,093 12,580 7,588 10,735
Minnesota 37,024 4,328 2,434 2,573 3,821 1,801 1,718 2,268 6,766 6,317 4,998
Mississippi 16,608 2,375 867 690 1,461 275 1,177 1,213 3,223 2,046 3,281

Missouri
40,610 4,925 2,351 2,082 3,164 1,670 2,501 2,669 8,563 5,730 6,955
Montana 6,242 662 260 457 722 148 920 513 901 677 982
Nebraska 14,445 1,411 700 669 1,191 596 619 1,240 3,505 1,679 2,835
Nevada 9,702 884 623 802 869 221 651 452 1,997 1,737 1,466
New Hampshire 19,005 2,644 1,617 1,427 1,002 873 587 384 4,806 2,744 2,921

New Jersey
44,690 6,921 3,431 3,640 4,297 2,470 2,993 1,191 8,891 4,174 6,682
New Mexico 8,560 1,550 578 463 714 198 893 584 1,225 1,237 1,118
New York 143,790 24,728 10,627 15,027 12,954 7,283 8,719 4,206 25,649 14,183 20,414
North Carolina 56,892 6,248 3,422 4,741 5,946 2,378 3,717 2,540 10,143 5,926 11,831
North Dakota 6,623 571 295 211 425 175 720 613 1,165 906 1,542

Ohio
72,250 7,532 3,294 4,566 5,930 1,893 6,966 4,185 14,202 12,053 11,629
Oklahoma 21,574 3,126 1,028 965 1,690 665 2,117 1,279 4,620 2,129 3,955
Oregon 24,107 3,593 1,392 2,949 2,275 1,123 1,663 762 3,704 2,286 4,360
Pennsylvania 91,190 10,858 4,829 7,234 9,117 4,489 7,702 3,568 17,834 12,420 13,139
Rhode Island 12,345 1,477 653 908 1,051 453 633 380 3,169 1,220 2,401

South Carolina
26,761 2,923 1,505 1,968 3,070 834 1,751 1,642 6,149 2,673 4,246
South Dakota 6,170 472 191 325 469 274 525 661 841 1,314 1,098
Tennessee 34,960 5,986 1,787 2,421 2,403 819 2,112 1,668 6,501 4,131 7,132
Texas 141,280 24,727 7,248 8,736 12,367 5,035 11,859 1,409 26,994 17,502 25,403
Utah 46,121 3,397 1,395 2,237 2,356 3,452 1,744 4,529 8,988 13,474 4,549

Vermont
6,481 1,154 339 736 692 398 322 203 852 463 1,322
Virginia 59,752 10,720 3,972 6,020 5,205 3,162 3,836 1,710 10,934 5,520 8,673
Washington 35,690 5,449 2,233 3,625 4,042 2,550 2,473 1,602 5,842 2,903 4,971
West Virginia 16,841 2,705 738 1,059 925 828 1,092 583 3,474 1,429 4,008
Wisconsin 36,626 3,926 1,842 2,605 4,021 1,469 2,944 2,372 7,386 4,233 5,828
Wyoming 2,228 171 119 169 277 41 306 182 336 186 441

U.S. Service Academies
3,556 378 40 733 389 139 1,204 0 339 0 334

    Other jurisdictions
21,217 1,260 1,204 643 2,358 788 1,141 1,238 3,948 5,349 3,288
American Samoa 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
Guam 522 70 22 20 43 22 0 48 137 32 128
Marshall Islands 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 20 0 0
Puerto Rico 20,417 1,186 1,172 618 2,271 757 1,141 1,125 3,718 5,297 3,132
U.S. Virgin Islands 207 4 10 5 44 9 0 14 73 20 28
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 2019, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2020.)

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