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Table 319.20. Degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction: 2017-18 through 2019-20
State or jurisdiction 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 1,011,696 1,980,665 820,242 183,734 1,036,640 2,013,086 833,792 187,577 1,018,233 2,038,431 843,449 190,178
Alabama 12,300 32,498 13,119 2,663 13,198 33,068 13,418 2,687 13,110 34,701 13,737 2,720
Alaska 1,221 1,923 628 61 1,197 1,922 605 48 1,284 1,929 551 59
Arizona 27,745 57,186 26,962 3,609 26,875 60,301 29,583 3,890 25,769 62,335 31,086 4,059
Arkansas 9,061 16,215 6,042 1,038 10,060 16,746 5,766 1,060 10,143 16,892 5,719 1,106
California 170,896 216,813 80,483 19,538 197,184 219,663 83,371 19,886 204,409 226,626 83,031 20,011

Colorado
13,351 35,549 14,689 2,925 12,931 36,814 15,447 2,980 12,651 37,649 16,107 2,994
Connecticut 6,323 22,906 11,424 2,199 6,590 23,672 11,299 2,195 6,115 23,454 11,028 2,302
Delaware 2,121 7,385 4,281 497 2,037 7,274 3,480 458 1,960 7,036 3,083 449
District of Columbia 658 9,609 12,808 3,404 759 10,220 13,226 3,415 817 9,785 13,403 3,359
Florida 93,043 104,845 34,751 9,272 94,671 108,201 34,382 9,195 92,561 110,440 35,413 9,027

Georgia
18,880 52,537 19,743 4,867 18,553 54,038 20,136 4,855 19,059 56,015 21,136 4,863
Hawaii 4,253 6,458 1,585 513 4,015 6,365 1,312 479 3,894 6,139 1,443 501
Idaho 5,384 12,312 2,055 385 5,193 12,955 2,008 386 5,525 13,420 2,169 396
Illinois 37,785 75,610 43,610 8,807 35,642 72,735 42,953 8,981 33,902 71,348 41,997 9,060
Indiana 13,172 47,743 15,897 4,018 14,656 51,271 18,865 4,060 14,188 51,915 19,041 4,091

Iowa
13,355 27,285 8,232 2,950 11,293 24,153 5,865 2,850 11,062 24,066 5,818 2,824
Kansas 10,695 20,306 7,528 1,671 10,958 20,359 7,570 1,689 10,497 20,656 7,606 1,740
Kentucky 11,839 24,261 10,571 2,395 12,049 24,522 12,207 2,512 12,048 24,844 14,550 2,621
Louisiana 6,551 22,497 7,594 2,406 6,804 23,096 8,646 2,438 6,703 23,251 9,185 2,553
Maine 2,695 7,573 2,225 669 2,572 7,337 2,195 716 2,445 7,456 2,144 674

Maryland
16,965 34,570 20,901 3,073 16,890 34,586 21,045 2,947 16,742 35,276 20,959 2,896
Massachusetts 12,645 61,778 41,255 8,459 12,198 61,878 42,222 8,523 11,217 61,909 43,672 8,511
Michigan 26,775 60,710 21,627 5,789 25,444 59,782 20,919 5,716 23,282 59,891 20,287 5,928
Minnesota 17,234 37,143 25,113 5,181 17,088 37,025 26,203 5,707 15,970 37,402 25,884 6,004
Mississippi 13,704 15,796 5,146 1,390 13,632 16,608 5,216 1,531 13,478 16,798 5,314 1,500

Missouri
15,774 41,242 20,658 5,070 15,322 40,610 19,721 5,201 14,627 39,714 20,059 5,059
Montana 2,198 5,889 1,308 437 2,409 6,242 1,309 520 2,112 5,913 1,283 589
Nebraska 4,703 14,374 5,643 1,663 5,007 14,445 5,390 1,779 4,389 14,081 5,532 1,743
Nevada 6,133 9,429 2,193 1,040 6,209 9,702 2,296 1,073 6,313 9,793 2,422 1,118
New Hampshire 4,190 17,198 9,537 464 4,566 19,006 9,465 517 5,077 20,273 8,107 533

New Jersey
23,336 44,371 17,353 3,256 22,647 44,690 17,236 3,338 22,573 45,617 16,659 3,242
New Mexico 9,889 8,885 3,247 671 9,670 8,560 3,341 683 9,263 8,222 3,136 804
New York 65,660 141,082 75,055 14,672 64,521 143,792 76,229 14,677 60,562 144,347 76,641 14,934
North Carolina 33,505 55,952 18,809 5,054 34,326 56,892 19,722 5,170 33,035 57,736 20,152 5,223
North Dakota 2,319 6,580 1,769 622 2,323 6,623 1,876 613 2,202 6,744 1,951 622

Ohio
30,396 71,661 24,242 6,064 31,330 72,247 24,153 6,325 30,498 71,670 23,972 6,353
Oklahoma 10,779 21,362 6,852 1,620 11,240 21,574 6,671 1,640 10,796 21,687 7,024 1,666
Oregon 14,240 23,705 8,193 2,222 13,538 24,107 8,152 2,292 12,503 23,339 6,579 2,205
Pennsylvania 23,706 91,830 39,570 10,520 23,031 91,190 39,367 10,654 20,609 90,777 39,780 10,815
Rhode Island 3,530 12,314 3,181 762 3,311 12,345 3,328 777 3,207 12,469 3,194 770

South Carolina
10,587 26,317 6,310 1,883 10,322 26,761 6,516 2,087 10,382 27,001 6,285 2,171
South Dakota 2,250 5,991 1,750 454 2,433 6,170 2,024 463 2,321 6,237 1,853 511
Tennessee 13,858 35,375 11,582 4,107 14,090 34,959 11,974 4,184 15,659 35,199 12,024 4,517
Texas 94,286 135,667 55,026 11,262 97,018 141,280 54,211 11,712 95,638 142,990 54,691 11,847
Utah 14,006 40,837 16,629 1,282 13,939 46,121 19,343 1,349 14,536 51,084 23,540 1,413

Vermont
1,082 6,630 2,467 375 941 6,481 2,335 382 911 6,400 2,084 379
Virginia 23,512 58,709 24,525 5,492 23,251 59,751 24,971 5,814 22,672 59,583 25,854 6,359
Washington 30,993 34,222 10,089 2,745 30,855 35,690 10,282 2,885 28,432 36,024 10,421 2,969
West Virginia 6,525 16,948 5,953 1,131 6,718 16,841 5,937 1,139 6,653 16,817 5,751 1,197
Wisconsin 12,653 36,985 9,527 2,825 12,459 36,632 9,518 2,861 11,897 37,580 9,624 2,681
Wyoming 2,935 2,127 501 262 2,675 2,228 484 238 2,535 2,295 465 210

U.S. Service Academies
0 3,475 4 0 0 3,556 2 0 0 3,606 3 0

    Other jurisdictions
8,834 20,966 5,519 1,333 8,538 21,217 5,857 1,452 7,791 20,664 5,484 1,361
American Samoa 215 10 0 0 189 14 0 0 168 10 0 0
Federated States of
     Micronesia
284 0 0 0 300 0 0 0 243 8 0 0
Guam 290 498 110 0 313 522 118 0 243 509 144 0
Marshall Islands 118 0 0 0 152 13 0 0 136 7 0 0
Northern Marianas 195 47 0 0 165 44 0 0 193 44 0 0
Palau 114 0 0 0 105 0 0 0 84 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 7,587 20,190 5,348 1,333 7,286 20,417 5,708 1,446 6,689 19,866 5,295 1,352
U.S. Virgin Islands 31 221 61 0 28 207 31 6 35 220 45 9
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 2018 through Fall 2020, Completions component. (This table was prepared January 2022.)

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