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