Table 319.40.

Master's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by field of study and state or jurisdiction: 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	866,894	57,633	31,776	19,845	38,794	54,174	53,632	153,756	202,334	142,025	112,925
Alabama	14,716	399	277	260	432	313	1,081	2,432	3,907	3,213	2,402
Alaska	564	34	12	4	43	2	29	159	118	57	106
Arizona	36,056	953	1,813	522	631	1,400	1,425	11,317	7,559	6,783	3,653
Arkansas	5,794	213	24	61	163	199	386	2,387	651	717	993
California	83,996	6,633	6,221	1,950	3,421	4,873	7,333	14,890	17,030	10,553	11,092
Colorado	15,768	922	953	360	725	1,068	1,138	1,836	4,535	1,808	2,423
Connecticut	11,100	946	334	255	1,019	238	503	1,554	3,118	1,536	1,597
Delaware	3,256	76	15	81	171	281	86	627	1,206	396	317
District of Columbia	13,101	1,023	232	1,560	975	753	397	613	3,265	1,724	2,559
Florida	36,430	2,125	1,667	541	1,790	1,658	2,377	3,781	10,172	7,103	5,216
Georgia	21,244	1,411	365	395	841	3,035	1,256	3,798	4,378	3,438	2,327
Hawaii	1,375	100	114	50	75	20	50	366	238	95	267
Idaho	2,215	117	24	59	85	25	124	450	470	344	517
Illinois	43,208	3,031	1,685	840	2,246	3,138	2,263	5,513	10,851	8,234	5,407
Indiana	20,164	2,028	507	248	758	788	1,416	3,319	4,990	3,569	2,541
Iowa	6,092	446	58	39	266	502	303	1,247	1,521	1,002	708
Kansas	7,834	502	249	76	233	159	300	2,604	1,971	593	1,147
Kentucky	14,270	562	722	128	306	2,672	340	2,859	2,611	2,266	1,804
Louisiana	10,438	408	181	184	620	151	219	1,380	4,083	1,577	1,635
Maine	1,938	152	54	29	32	11	26	480	276	459	419
Maryland	20,950	1,444	197	1,170	1,355	2,527	1,601	2,791	5,219	2,837	1,809
Massachusetts	42,778	2,856	1,181	1,571	2,394	3,165	4,283	5,739	10,515	5,507	5,567
Michigan	20,907	1,301	546	338	1,071	891	2,815	2,311	5,268	3,245	3,121
Minnesota	26,134	855	2,667	109	416	612	494	4,597	3,808	9,514	3,062
Mississippi	5,618	214	57	66	501	49	122	1,908	1,515	517	669
Missouri	19,814	1,403	384	324	615	1,267	931	3,539	5,423	3,586	2,342
Montana	1,187	98	39	39	100	15	69	283	140	218	186
Nebraska	6,381	215	146	247	208	282	120	2,341	1,472	774	576
Nevada	2,373	117	32	56	78	80	116	636	396	452	410
New Hampshire	10,326	688	732	328	78	851	199	837	4,022	1,488	1,103
New Jersey	16,922	1,188	597	304	979	1,478	1,463	3,163	3,774	1,659	2,317
New Mexico	3,027	244	52	78	141	92	296	715	502	464	443
New York	77,681	6,618	2,016	2,272	4,384	6,555	5,006	14,320	15,032	10,072	11,406
North Carolina	20,564	1,844	202	473	1,113	1,205	1,485	2,651	5,470	3,245	2,876
North Dakota	1,869	53	54	27	66	45	80	518	401	321	304
Ohio	23,687	1,880	758	559	1,556	966	1,691	3,174	5,149	5,030	2,924
Oklahoma	7,098	832	317	99	206	155	446	1,374	1,703	734	1,232
Oregon	6,746	593	194	114	409	200	476	1,589	954	1,275	942
Pennsylvania	38,799	2,464	1,403	648	2,037	2,561	3,056	6,219	8,424	7,421	4,566
Rhode Island	3,260	275	88	93	161	171	125	381	932	457	577
South Carolina	7,026	374	126	87	307	138	508	1,698	1,706	1,097	985
South Dakota	1,746	85	58	23	99	120	141	428	336	223	233
Tennessee	12,238	948	314	178	608	345	374	2,356	2,792	2,710	1,613
Texas	56,058	3,670	1,599	1,212	2,707	3,423	3,732	9,331	15,001	8,167	7,216
Utah	28,428	412	156	84	193	2,478	375	8,776	7,547	7,538	869
Vermont	1,933	357	65	156	37	97	56	287	364	191	323
Virginia	26,606	2,979	1,363	713	1,000	1,444	930	5,356	5,503	3,848	3,470
Washington	10,543	696	333	108	583	1,143	799	1,883	2,001	1,332	1,665
West Virginia	5,979	257	148	266	102	208	180	820	1,741	646	1,611
Wisconsin	10,215	543	438	452	413	321	578	2,045	2,208	1,937	1,280
Wyoming	440	49	7	9	45	4	31	78	66	53	98
U.S. Service Academies	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Other jurisdictions	5,774	240	447	102	202	51	252	767	1,549	1,541	623
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	135	8	1	0	6	0	0	79	13	0	28
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	5,596	232	442	102	196	51	252	680	1,523	1,541	577
U.S. Virgin Islands	43	0	4	0	0	0	0	8	13	0	18

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 April 2023.)