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Table 319.30. Bachelor's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: Academic year 2020-21
State or jurisdiction Total Humanities1 Psychology Social sciences and history Natural sciences and mathematics2 Computer and information sciences and support services Engineering3 Education Business4 Health professions and related programs Other fields5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
   United States 2,066,445 263,894 126,944 160,827 187,829 104,874 145,041 89,398 391,375 268,018 328,245
Alabama 34,821 2,785 1,523 1,593 2,851 1,195 3,832 1,813 8,272 4,513 6,444
Alaska 1,812 273 110 124 159 29 166 57 320 261 313
Arizona 68,101 6,191 2,848 3,118 4,153 2,815 2,996 3,780 16,575 13,917 11,708
Arkansas 17,101 2,117 932 877 1,284 512 964 1,206 3,492 2,503 3,214
California 233,473 36,528 18,472 28,510 24,801 10,674 16,111 6,217 38,924 18,168 35,068

Colorado
35,815 3,591 2,075 2,964 3,952 2,136 3,077 812 8,024 3,293 5,891
Connecticut 23,110 2,945 1,725 2,525 2,268 792 1,407 617 4,147 3,277 3,407
Delaware 7,219 458 365 748 505 410 428 442 1,414 1,230 1,219
District of Columbia 10,675 1,222 471 2,833 818 422 373 69 2,399 897 1,171
Florida 114,202 13,058 7,937 7,604 9,529 5,031 7,021 4,271 24,499 16,957 18,295

Georgia
56,514 7,241 3,558 3,735 5,445 3,603 3,985 2,738 11,492 6,186 8,531
Hawaii 6,077 803 367 584 544 199 242 310 1,346 544 1,138
Idaho 13,806 2,134 567 634 1,055 517 924 836 2,433 2,478 2,228
Illinois 71,121 8,626 3,996 4,670 5,862 3,385 4,424 3,564 11,284 15,182 10,128
Indiana 52,271 5,364 2,525 2,527 3,891 2,832 5,012 2,646 10,276 8,264 8,934

Iowa
23,183 2,639 1,113 1,339 1,790 755 2,394 1,644 4,760 1,990 4,759
Kansas 20,711 2,343 1,005 1,028 1,417 793 1,691 1,612 5,017 2,513 3,292
Kentucky 24,251 2,729 1,401 1,318 1,824 771 1,504 1,764 4,163 3,747 5,030
Louisiana 23,481 3,179 1,400 1,509 2,215 700 1,860 1,226 4,572 3,524 3,296
Maine 7,681 1,052 424 877 871 188 503 369 1,014 1,247 1,136

Maryland
35,906 3,410 2,415 3,649 3,268 5,667 1,951 1,022 6,074 3,278 5,172
Massachusetts 60,801 7,970 3,997 6,702 6,777 3,898 4,930 1,473 10,994 6,575 7,485
Michigan 60,012 5,924 3,146 3,735 5,960 3,187 6,208 2,208 11,745 7,553 10,346
Minnesota 39,290 4,057 2,728 2,494 3,895 2,037 1,725 2,319 6,617 8,568 4,850
Mississippi 17,319 2,013 906 759 1,555 348 1,370 1,441 3,368 2,122 3,437

Missouri
37,902 4,743 2,355 1,995 3,054 1,738 2,300 2,644 7,528 5,561 5,984
Montana 5,653 595 287 393 749 124 725 441 797 641 901
Nebraska 15,125 1,486 731 674 1,198 821 588 1,125 3,752 1,758 2,992
Nevada 10,430 900 720 821 928 258 756 457 2,065 1,878 1,647
New Hampshire 23,335 3,190 2,170 1,525 1,105 1,336 528 324 6,510 3,265 3,382

New Jersey
46,477 6,707 3,604 3,403 4,667 3,067 3,046 1,329 9,404 4,516 6,734
New Mexico 8,325 1,392 628 458 764 203 744 550 1,175 1,278 1,133
New York 144,819 24,552 11,220 14,431 13,237 8,438 8,253 5,114 24,376 14,701 20,497
North Carolina 58,885 6,815 3,301 4,718 6,293 2,705 3,931 2,694 10,209 6,356 11,863
North Dakota 6,584 543 275 187 442 178 707 607 1,122 946 1,577

Ohio
71,018 7,294 3,436 4,375 6,025 1,950 6,858 4,402 13,597 11,841 11,240
Oklahoma 21,533 3,014 1,160 900 1,808 734 1,864 1,171 4,597 2,349 3,936
Oregon 22,899 3,362 1,628 2,580 2,246 1,260 1,694 710 3,366 2,108 3,945
Pennsylvania 88,506 10,399 4,857 6,900 9,488 5,053 7,170 3,623 16,616 12,074 12,326
Rhode Island 11,942 1,259 679 929 1,068 573 534 404 3,009 1,267 2,220

South Carolina
27,176 2,858 1,667 1,982 3,065 890 1,864 1,652 5,941 3,071 4,186
South Dakota 5,969 483 234 229 528 342 409 495 844 1,274 1,131
Tennessee 35,526 5,784 1,921 2,244 2,626 935 2,081 1,508 6,421 4,843 7,163
Texas 148,196 23,085 8,488 8,458 13,387 6,484 11,940 2,808 27,238 18,884 27,424
Utah 53,313 3,353 1,481 2,323 2,461 5,424 1,862 5,629 10,391 15,440 4,949

Vermont
6,256 979 332 722 706 473 318 218 686 489 1,333
Virginia 61,611 10,776 4,618 5,837 5,540 3,566 3,898 1,933 10,693 5,541 9,209
Washington 36,342 5,161 2,296 3,684 4,114 2,826 2,658 1,879 5,810 3,047 4,867
West Virginia 17,661 2,200 758 893 952 867 1,012 546 4,172 1,633 4,628
Wisconsin 36,389 3,803 1,894 2,710 4,059 1,544 2,805 2,499 7,223 4,278 5,574
Wyoming 2,205 172 143 142 269 46 235 180 329 192 497

U.S. Service Academies
3,615 337 55 858 361 143 1,163 0 283 0 415

   Other jurisdictions
20,282 1,278 1,167 478 2,711 678 1,357 1,187 4,002 4,303 3,121
American Samoa 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0
Guam 502 35 24 19 67 15 0 51 122 46 123
Marshall Islands 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 22 0 0
Palau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 19,446 1,235 1,128 455 2,607 659 1,357 1,024 3,791 4,226 2,964
U.S. Virgin Islands 219 8 15 4 37 4 0 19 67 31 34
1Includes 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.
2Includes biological and biomedical sciences; physical sciences; science technologies/technicians; and mathematics and statistics.
3Includes engineering; engineering technologies/technicians; mechanic and repair technologies/technicians; and construction trades.
4Includes business, management, marketing, and related support services; and personal and culinary services.
5Includes 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 2021, Completions component. (This table was prepared January 2023.)

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