Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 246.Earned degrees conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree and by state: 1993-94 and 1994-95 

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                      |                        1993-94                         |                       1994-95
                      |________________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
                      |          |          |            |        |  Doctor's  |         |          |            |        |  Doctor's
        State         |Associate |Bachelor's|   First-   |Master's|  degrees   |Associate|Bachelor's|   First-   |Master's|  degrees
    or other area     |degrees\1\| degrees  |professional|degrees |  (Ph.D.,   | degrees | degrees  |professional|degrees |  (Ph.D.,
                      |          |          | degrees\2\ |        |Ed.D., etc.)|         |          | degrees\2\ |        |Ed.D., etc.)
______________________|__________|__________|____________|________|____________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________
          1           |    2     |    3     |     4      |   5    |     6      |    7    |    8     |     9      |   10   |     11
______________________|__________|__________|____________|________|____________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________
   United States .....|  530,632 |1,169,275 |     75,418 |387,070 |     43,185 | 539,691 |1,160,134 |     75,800 |397,629 |     44,446
                      |__________|__________|____________|________|____________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________
Alabama ..............|    7,781 |   21,150 |        908 |  5,763 |        476 |   7,835 |   19,924 |        963 |  5,983 |        438
Alaska ...............|    1,002 |    1,396 |         ---|    422 |         24 |     960 |    1,526 |          0 |    463 |         19
Arizona ..............|    6,796 |   16,093 |        462 |  6,399 |        754 |   6,809 |   16,175 |        445 |  6,498 |        787
Arkansas .............|    2,808 |    8,549 |        441 |  1,995 |        146 |   2,492 |    8,623 |        482 |  2,041 |        155
California ...........|   56,417 |  111,848 |      9,228 | 38,708 |      5,034 |  60,503 |  109,714 |      8,783 | 38,065 |      5,367
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Colorado .............|    6,746 |   18,954 |        809 |  6,859 |        765 |   6,984 |   19,929 |        833 |  7,111 |        788
Connecticut ..........|    5,081 |   13,929 |        769 |  6,649 |        646 |   4,800 |   13,972 |        920 |  6,419 |        707
Delaware .............|    1,191 |    4,187 |        461 |    955 |        121 |   1,141 |    4,466 |        418 |  1,102 |        169
District of Columbia .|      305 |    7,184 |      2,420 |  6,176 |        489 |     205 |    7,027 |      2,467 |  6,607 |        474
Florida ..............|   40,620 |   44,075 |      2,382 | 14,056 |      1,644 |  40,733 |   44,924 |      2,494 | 14,793 |      1,653
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Georgia ..............|    9,419 |   26,283 |      2,015 |  8,326 |        813 |   9,143 |   26,312 |      2,061 |  8,644 |        934
Hawaii ...............|    2,391 |    4,314 |        172 |  1,369 |        175 |   2,387 |    4,500 |        160 |  1,520 |        166
Idaho ................|    4,068 |    4,203 |        148 |  1,017 |         88 |   4,181 |    4,235 |        167 |  1,077 |         80
Illinois .............|   27,022 |   52,330 |      4,321 | 23,689 |      2,592 |  27,126 |   52,270 |      4,360 | 23,487 |      2,850
Indiana...............|    9,589 |   30,769 |      1,454 |  6,962 |      1,103 |  10,063 |   30,253 |      1,485 |  7,597 |      1,152
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Iowa .................|    8,314 |   17,846 |      1,442 |  3,488 |        689 |   8,191 |   17,421 |      1,535 |  3,478 |        686
Kansas ...............|    6,716 |   14,599 |        619 |  4,618 |        415 |   6,961 |   14,594 |        591 |  4,350 |        450
Kentucky .............|    6,416 |   14,629 |      1,118 |  4,028 |        401 |   6,446 |   14,570 |      1,127 |  4,219 |        397
Louisiana ............|    3,303 |   17,787 |      1,582 |  5,205 |        447 |   3,369 |   17,920 |      1,680 |  5,346 |        499
Maine ................|    2,463 |    5,953 |        173 |    896 |         53 |   2,445 |    5,893 |        180 |    953 |         42
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Maryland .............|    8,292 |   20,720 |        972 |  8,182 |        934 |   8,632 |   19,908 |      1,001 |  8,991 |        877
Massachusetts ........|   13,084 |   42,351 |      3,771 | 20,745 |      2,228 |  12,808 |   40,279 |      3,656 | 21,276 |      2,283
Michigan .............|   24,215 |   44,925 |      2,746 | 15,474 |      1,483 |  22,696 |   44,317 |      2,496 | 15,460 |      1,548
Minnesota ............|    9,708 |   24,746 |      1,536 |  5,678 |        917 |  12,216 |   24,068 |      1,538 |  5,760 |        889
Mississippi ..........|    5,538 |   10,524 |        478 |  2,630 |        352 |   5,519 |   10,335 |        492 |  2,621 |        399
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Missouri..............|    8,424 |   27,494 |      2,206 | 10,130 |        778 |   8,928 |   27,931 |      2,296 | 10,355 |        719
Montana ..............|    1,031 |    4,357 |         70 |    803 |         57 |   1,329 |    4,354 |         78 |    857 |         66
Nebraska .............|    3,189 |   10,087 |        811 |  2,201 |        244 |   3,365 |   10,105 |        825 |  2,252 |        255
Nevada ...............|    1,295 |    3,276 |         39 |    922 |         52 |   1,411 |    3,371 |         54 |    897 |         77
New Hampshire ........|    3,350 |    7,546 |        182 |  2,228 |        136 |   3,530 |    7,395 |        193 |  2,262 |        112
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
New Jersey ...........|   12,625 |   25,234 |      1,709 |  8,274 |      1,032 |  12,855 |   24,627 |      1,670 |  8,261 |      1,053
New Mexico ...........|    3,065 |    6,118 |        192 |  2,348 |        243 |   3,277 |    6,363 |        172 |  2,438 |        285
New York .............|   53,784 |   93,134 |      7,442 | 42,903 |      4,025 |  54,671 |   93,549 |      7,636 | 44,726 |      3,974
North Carolina .......|   13,621 |   32,730 |      1,673 |  7,276 |        988 |  14,107 |   32,321 |      1,696 |  7,430 |      1,022
North Dakota .........|    1,718 |    4,558 |        189 |    675 |         74 |   1,738 |    4,440 |        187 |    628 |         84
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Ohio .................|   20,117 |   50,982 |      3,251 | 14,992 |      2,127 |  20,183 |   49,588 |      3,069 | 15,387 |      2,191
Oklahoma .............|    6,689 |   15,734 |        846 |  4,954 |        387 |   7,011 |   15,307 |        955 |  4,928 |        414
Oregon ...............|    5,986 |   13,272 |        946 |  3,617 |        531 |   5,813 |   12,917 |        904 |  3,914 |        493
Pennsylvania .........|   21,172 |   64,326 |      3,745 | 18,906 |      2,247 |  20,569 |   63,027 |      3,942 | 19,637 |      2,402
Rhode Island .........|    3,941 |    9,145 |         87 |  2,019 |        255 |   3,890 |    8,978 |         76 |  2,041 |        295
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
South Carolina .......|    6,218 |   15,318 |        627 |  4,452 |        459 |   6,165 |   15,176 |        614 |  4,525 |        391
South Dakota .........|      873 |    4,164 |        141 |  1,038 |         60 |     834 |    4,293 |        137 |  1,007 |         63
Tennessee ............|    6,894 |   19,992 |      1,296 |  5,740 |        672 |   6,721 |   20,463 |      1,436 |  6,193 |        665
Texas ................|   25,787 |   69,298 |      4,768 | 21,838 |      2,732 |  25,800 |   70,048 |      4,775 | 22,740 |      2,727
Utah .................|    5,318 |   14,191 |        367 |  2,837 |        338 |   5,812 |   14,541 |        373 |  3,045 |        358
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
Vermont ..............|    1,268 |    4,671 |         93 |  1,174 |         62 |   1,311 |    4,591 |         90 |  1,091 |         54
Virginia .............|   11,339 |   31,226 |      1,839 |  9,980 |      1,006 |  10,882 |   31,106 |      1,817 | 10,706 |      1,077
Washington ...........|   18,365 |   21,321 |        918 |  7,268 |        696 |  19,102 |   21,828 |        909 |  7,947 |        687
West Virginia.........|    3,012 |    9,045 |        367 |  2,032 |        127 |   2,840 |    8,656 |        358 |  2,268 |        159
Wisconsin ............|    9,394 |   27,484 |        966 |  6,267 |        956 |   9,262 |   26,943 |        977 |  6,446 |        907
Wyoming ..............|    1,862 |    1,794 |         66 |    457 |         73 |   1,663 |    1,777 |         70 |    396 |         63
                      |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
U.S. Service Schools .|   11,010 |    3,434 |        155 |  1,450 |         39 |  11,977 |    3,284 |        157 |  1,391 |         44
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   Outlying areas ....|    4,125 |   13,866 |        582 |  1,938 |         76 |   4,403 |   14,302 |        657 |  1,799 |         67
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American Samoa .......|       44 |       ---|         ---|     ---|         ---|     419 |       ---|         ---|     ---|         ---
Federated States of   |          |          |            |        |            |         |          |            |        |
   Micronesia ........|      105 |       ---|         ---|     ---|         ---|     163 |       ---|         ---|     ---|         ---
Guam .................|       25 |      208 |         ---|     26 |         ---|      48 |      295 |         ---|     45 |         ---
Marshall Islands .....|       40 |       ---|         ---|     ---|         ---|      40 |       ---|         ---|     ---|         ---
Northern Marianas ....|       69 |       ---|         ---|     ---|         ---|     180 |       ---|         ---|     ---|         ---
Palau ................|       13 |       ---|         ---|     ---|         ---|      21 |       ---|         ---|     ---|         ---
Puerto Rico ..........|    3,769 |   13,486 |        582 |  1,858 |         76 |   3,476 |   13,812 |        657 |  1,690 |         67
Virgin Islands .......|       60 |      172 |         ---|     54 |         ---|      56 |      195 |         ---|     64 |         ---
______________________|__________|__________|____________|________|____________|_________|__________|____________|________|____________

\1\Data revised from previously published figures.

\2\Includes degrees which require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training). See Definitions for details.

---Data not available or not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey. (This table was prepared April 1997.)



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