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Table 308. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control, level of degree, and state or jurisdiction: 2004–05
State or jurisdiction Public Private
Associate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees First- professional degrees1  Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.) Associate's degrees Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees First- professional degrees1  Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
United States 547,519 932,443 291,505 35,768 31,743 149,141 506,821 283,113 51,521 20,888
Alabama 8,040 17,810 9,363 689 529 1,234 3,806 630 411 42
Alaska 816 1,304 571 0 25 63 123 84 0 0
Arizona 10,490 18,299 5,958 474 811 5,428 10,834 13,924 314 95
Arkansas 4,970 8,843 2,545 505 249 196 2,348 306 0 0
California 77,855 107,630 25,886 2,309 3,069 14,832 39,329 28,368 6,879 3,134
                     
Colorado 6,151 20,064 5,771 617 707 3,637 5,166 5,150 437 355
Connecticut 3,795 8,506 3,303 402 261 1,227 8,111 5,548 612 414
Delaware 1,045 3,970 778 0 189 217 1,277 1,253 335 45
District of Columbia 166 281 37 53 0 281 8,918 8,499 2,897 613
Florida 44,961 43,481 13,128 1,578 1,518 15,480 22,358 10,886 2,138 1,546
                     
Georgia 10,359 24,894 9,054 815 950 2,346 10,621 4,057 1,214 275
Hawaii 2,346 3,294 1,143 154 156 1,077 2,006 882 1 16
Idaho 1,963 4,939 1,431 163 139 1,226 2,356 192 0 0
Illinois 25,194 31,775 11,601 1,168 1,197 9,521 32,138 24,391 3,405 1,555
Indiana 9,637 24,774 7,332 1,134 1,096 4,199 11,881 3,755 630 210
                     
Iowa 10,185 11,389 2,767 676 597 2,014 9,397 1,549 1,007 75
Kansas 7,356 12,856 4,186 759 413 598 3,365 1,482 8 0
Kentucky 6,759 13,549 5,379 864 388 2,250 4,313 1,185 247 123
Louisiana 4,384 17,537 5,092 792 425 1,350 3,957 1,782 859 137
Maine 1,889 3,908 917 95 40 485 2,592 731 122 0
                     
Maryland 9,200 19,405 6,722 910 816 634 5,613 6,441 170 412
Massachusetts 8,915 13,754 4,663 104 424 2,680 31,960 23,000 4,201 2,252
Michigan 19,273 38,901 16,654 1,688 1,572 4,236 12,306 6,180 1,254 62
Minnesota 11,879 17,648 4,514 777 678 3,590 10,627 8,538 982 561
Mississippi 8,327 9,767 2,971 461 373 303 1,914 906 146 0
                     
Missouri 8,768 17,998 5,032 711 439 4,683 16,354 12,148 1,914 924
Montana 1,584 4,607 1,089 129 117 198 570 33 0 0
Nebraska 3,828 7,352 2,714 353 391 802 4,647 1,222 511 101
Nevada 2,365 5,010 1,562 180 126 871 598 480 0 0
New Hampshire 1,795 4,263 968 0 63 1,703 3,844 1,783 183 104
                     
New Jersey 13,284 23,110 6,923 1,145 623 1,442 8,877 5,463 672 519
New Mexico 4,302 6,052 2,553 250 313 288 1,290 666 0 0
New York 40,598 46,363 17,039 1,271 1,293 16,279 63,489 43,466 7,461 3,057
North Carolina 17,229 27,000 8,410 864 990 1,231 12,303 3,124 1,061 365
North Dakota 1,924 4,382 762 178 189 289 779 342 0 0
                     
Ohio 17,446 36,749 12,605 2,160 1,541 5,228 20,220 7,755 1,238 477
Oklahoma 8,184 14,649 4,436 711 359 1,059 3,617 1,283 383 54
Oregon 6,964 12,426 4,133 439 378 1,542 4,441 2,015 708 99
Pennsylvania 13,613 39,219 9,474 1,715 1,376 12,006 38,546 16,976 3,175 1,583
Rhode Island 1,107 3,031 844 80 78 2,466 6,441 1,379 238 165
                     
South Carolina 6,826 13,614 3,903 628 450 1,297 5,181 1,104 229 16
South Dakota 1,713 3,265 973 189 81 512 1,506 244 21 8
Tennessee 6,992 16,441 5,171 723 534 2,715 9,591 3,359 679 357
Texas 35,904 69,172 25,307 3,305 2,514 5,874 19,585 7,084 2,093 460
Utah 8,649 12,502 2,379 267 298 1,266 8,297 1,831 156 75
                     
Vermont 834 2,560 523 88 59 437 2,332 1,161 171 3
Virginia 11,133 27,739 9,872 1,324 1,195 3,791 9,231 2,864 1,172 309
Washington 21,186 20,692 4,768 649 737 1,152 7,573 4,005 708 56
West Virginia 2,707 7,783 2,405 449 169 1,031 1,791 330 0 44
Wisconsin 10,690 22,742 5,439 648 756 1,015 8,402 3,277 479 190
Wyoming 1,939 1,695 455 125 52 860 0 0 0 0
                     
U.S. Service Schools2  0 3,449 0 0 0
Other jurisdictions 1,986 7,984 800 348 72 3,088 9,153 3,546 535 152
American Samoa 191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of Micronesia 201 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 94 289 48 0 0 2 3 0 0 0
Marshall Islands 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 92 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 1,184 7,496 695 348 72 3,086 9,150 3,546 535 152
Virgin Islands 93 172 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
†Not applicable.
1 Includes degrees that require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training). See Definitions for details.
2 Excludes Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, National Defense University, Air Force Institute of Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Naval Postgraduate School, Joint Military Intelligence College, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004–05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2005. (This table was prepared July 2006.)

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