Table 319.40.

Master's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 2019-20

State or jurisdiction	Total	Humani- ties1	Psycho- logy	Social sciences and history	Natural sciences and mathe- matics2	Computer and information sciences and support services	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	843,449	57,197	29,763	19,507	37,791	51,521	53,485	146,975	197,422	135,324	114,464
Alabama	13,737	374	325	213	446	243	1,110	2,271	3,585	2,943	2,227
Alaska	551	34	15	14	37	7	34	164	104	23	119
Arizona	31,086	830	1,649	502	622	1,099	1,278	9,394	6,763	5,714	3,235
Arkansas	5,719	173	28	64	151	241	325	2,375	613	765	984
California	83,031	6,741	5,700	1,868	3,480	4,372	7,737	14,125	16,679	10,188	12,141
Colorado	16,107	925	917	423	736	993	1,151	2,017	4,525	2,344	2,076
Connecticut	11,028	986	312	309	918	232	499	1,714	2,895	1,668	1,495
Delaware	3,083	83	18	53	191	342	96	542	1,058	345	355
District of Columbia	13,403	965	216	1,601	929	712	513	649	3,281	1,789	2,748
Florida	35,413	2,144	1,249	544	1,842	1,406	2,216	3,481	10,287	7,178	5,066
Georgia	21,136	1,421	366	394	870	2,567	1,389	3,819	4,054	3,871	2,385
Hawaii	1,443	152	86	51	66	27	37	412	245	98	269
Idaho	2,169	98	23	68	83	44	130	501	367	325	530
Illinois	41,997	2,941	1,562	905	1,988	2,779	2,331	5,245	10,295	8,090	5,861
Indiana	19,041	1,890	404	250	556	601	1,418	3,111	5,020	3,359	2,432
Iowa	5,818	438	71	31	254	493	324	1,288	1,333	910	676
Kansas	7,606	542	229	106	271	141	350	2,413	1,783	578	1,193
Kentucky	14,550	594	634	157	359	4,561	338	2,783	1,667	1,830	1,627
Louisiana	9,185	463	152	159	660	150	241	1,188	3,117	1,543	1,512
Maine	2,144	158	46	26	45	4	38	492	347	503	485
Maryland	20,959	1,332	209	1,312	1,335	2,546	1,475	2,847	5,242	2,758	1,903
Massachusetts	43,672	2,905	1,181	1,423	2,223	3,031	3,874	6,018	11,835	5,168	6,014
Michigan	20,287	1,294	532	322	1,127	787	2,761	2,329	5,188	2,895	3,052
Minnesota	25,884	761	2,491	125	475	545	462	4,884	4,085	9,026	3,030
Mississippi	5,314	182	63	60	503	53	160	1,665	1,355	628	645
Missouri	20,059	1,228	435	361	584	1,223	882	3,628	5,641	3,457	2,620
Montana	1,283	104	32	47	122	16	70	313	151	234	194
Nebraska	5,532	211	85	208	190	304	123	1,642	1,383	825	561
Nevada	2,422	117	58	42	82	73	95	787	379	395	394
New Hampshire	8,107	624	558	285	61	438	209	754	3,205	1,172	801
New Jersey	16,659	1,463	657	320	1,014	1,414	1,394	2,985	3,486	1,673	2,253
New Mexico	3,136	273	49	78	153	96	278	782	495	501	431
New York	76,641	6,970	1,869	2,130	4,038	6,158	4,833	13,284	14,726	9,971	12,662
North Carolina	20,152	1,670	168	494	1,091	1,284	1,473	2,700	5,166	3,234	2,872
North Dakota	1,951	55	65	23	62	16	90	512	328	480	320
Ohio	23,972	1,740	787	564	1,609	829	1,675	3,353	5,334	5,048	3,033
Oklahoma	7,024	765	341	105	204	166	474	1,276	1,717	835	1,141
Oregon	6,579	625	208	89	391	174	442	1,526	922	1,241	961
Pennsylvania	39,780	2,386	1,469	673	2,009	2,385	3,234	6,516	8,997	7,253	4,858
Rhode Island	3,194	290	88	79	169	169	158	346	912	422	561
South Carolina	6,285	329	106	69	366	105	471	1,345	1,553	1,003	938
South Dakota	1,853	66	58	27	103	121	114	517	368	247	232
Tennessee	12,024	884	365	164	596	376	408	2,349	2,746	2,489	1,647
Texas	54,691	3,612	1,597	1,162	2,491	3,383	3,728	9,531	14,341	8,027	6,819
Utah	23,540	368	183	76	193	1,998	400	6,603	7,961	4,949	809
Vermont	2,084	485	48	166	72	77	57	312	391	159	317
Virginia	25,854	2,950	1,166	628	956	1,281	1,006	5,459	5,639	3,605	3,164
Washington	10,421	681	346	130	512	1,003	785	1,857	1,944	1,171	1,992
West Virginia	5,751	280	129	251	118	212	164	836	1,641	589	1,531
Wisconsin	9,624	530	414	335	393	240	598	1,951	2,191	1,753	1,219
Wyoming	465	65	4	21	45	4	34	84	82	52	74
U.S. Service Academies	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Other jurisdictions	5,484	212	378	68	242	82	191	791	1,498	1,396	626
American Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Federated States of      Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	144	4	2	0	7	0	0	66	10	0	55
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
Palau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	5,295	208	372	68	235	82	191	714	1,476	1,396	553
U.S. Virgin Islands	45	0	4	0	0	0	0	11	12	0	18

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 agricultural, animal, plant, veterinary science, and related fields; 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, fitness, and kinesiology; 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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2020, Completions component. (This table was prepared January 2022.)