Table 319.40.

Master'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	833,706	57,952	29,135	20,301	36,591	45,667	55,922	146,432	197,089	131,569	113,048
Alabama	13,418	397	324	214	455	239	1,051	2,257	3,393	2,876	2,212
Alaska	605	47	11	7	33	4	57	203	83	28	132
Arizona	29,583	805	1,451	483	620	929	1,364	8,486	6,641	5,914	2,890
Arkansas	5,766	221	26	52	146	263	309	2,441	583	743	982
California	83,342	6,839	5,194	1,963	3,549	4,190	8,018	14,181	17,112	9,971	12,325
Colorado	15,447	969	903	426	691	919	1,211	2,072	4,212	2,193	1,851
Connecticut	11,322	949	434	305	817	269	673	1,683	2,896	1,720	1,576
Delaware	3,480	85	14	65	174	496	104	547	1,184	443	368
District of Columbia	13,226	1,014	204	1,628	1,030	562	402	625	3,128	1,725	2,908
Florida	34,375	2,066	1,163	518	1,576	1,458	2,327	3,284	10,362	6,740	4,881
Georgia	20,136	1,428	380	373	886	1,976	1,263	3,345	4,081	4,093	2,311
Hawaii	1,312	130	84	50	74	18	34	275	254	97	296
Idaho	2,008	116	17	60	90	28	119	545	328	294	411
Illinois	42,953	2,883	1,554	925	1,843	2,905	2,761	5,389	10,667	7,934	6,092
Indiana	18,865	1,798	437	233	559	571	1,354	2,951	4,981	3,471	2,510
Iowa	5,865	458	80	48	213	593	312	1,216	1,345	901	699
Kansas	7,570	531	230	120	256	144	367	2,391	1,777	636	1,118
Kentucky	12,207	605	598	132	281	2,142	379	3,164	1,444	1,821	1,641
Louisiana	8,645	434	146	154	728	139	215	1,284	2,577	1,462	1,506
Maine	2,195	149	19	24	43	8	30	452	340	607	523
Maryland	21,045	1,407	200	1,203	1,256	2,584	1,482	2,790	5,524	2,746	1,853
Massachusetts	42,146	2,888	1,097	1,444	2,096	2,617	3,696	6,031	10,987	5,232	6,058
Michigan	20,919	1,292	544	309	1,122	722	3,065	2,531	5,249	2,807	3,278
Minnesota	26,203	778	2,276	254	494	665	553	5,938	4,311	8,118	2,816
Mississippi	5,216	175	70	70	520	59	178	1,661	1,182	641	660
Missouri	19,721	1,224	475	347	554	808	1,030	3,436	5,766	3,442	2,639
Montana	1,309	109	44	45	100	15	66	324	145	258	203
Nebraska	5,390	283	71	249	223	314	109	1,511	1,230	848	552
Nevada	2,296	118	32	52	89	60	108	714	396	379	348
New Hampshire	9,465	706	568	325	65	487	255	931	3,975	1,210	943
New Jersey	17,236	1,578	600	268	1,124	1,520	1,672	3,006	3,582	1,626	2,260
New Mexico	3,341	280	47	84	164	115	353	791	592	492	423
New York	76,229	7,364	2,044	2,418	3,927	5,507	4,717	12,980	15,334	9,738	12,200
North Carolina	19,722	1,746	219	513	1,107	1,048	1,525	2,607	5,255	2,905	2,797
North Dakota	1,876	53	79	34	70	22	103	516	292	416	291
Ohio	24,153	1,653	836	573	1,584	750	1,978	3,460	5,324	4,882	3,113
Oklahoma	6,671	818	368	105	233	184	510	1,079	1,618	772	984
Oregon	8,152	613	210	114	353	171	483	3,108	903	1,273	924
Pennsylvania	39,367	2,355	1,394	762	1,727	2,229	3,170	6,572	8,917	7,233	5,008
Rhode Island	3,328	308	79	103	195	187	160	374	925	465	532
South Carolina	6,516	350	142	74	333	125	460	1,513	1,481	1,068	970
South Dakota	2,024	81	52	16	92	110	166	586	443	241	237
Tennessee	11,974	862	358	163	540	278	415	2,453	2,974	2,424	1,507
Texas	54,215	3,598	1,807	1,226	2,393	3,193	4,290	9,268	14,468	7,204	6,768
Utah	19,343	283	179	98	232	1,400	412	5,151	6,770	4,054	764
Vermont	2,335	547	57	228	75	99	40	347	492	173	277
Virginia	24,971	2,859	1,118	567	850	1,200	1,047	5,041	5,691	3,724	2,874
Washington	10,282	688	374	138	514	840	667	1,833	2,046	1,267	1,915
West Virginia	5,937	450	126	372	129	229	204	900	1,597	557	1,373
Wisconsin	9,518	514	392	341	329	269	620	2,089	2,151	1,658	1,155
Wyoming	484	48	8	26	37	7	36	100	81	47	94
U.S. Service Academies	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Other jurisdictions	5,857	291	394	81	234	87	218	920	1,523	1,453	656
American Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	118	8	5	0	6	0	0	63	6	0	30
Marshall Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Marianas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	5,708	283	388	81	228	87	218	851	1,512	1,453	607
U.S. Virgin Islands	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	5	0	19

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.)