Number of credential-seeking undergraduates, and percentage distribution in each career field of study by credential goal: United States and selected states, 2003

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Table P67. Number of credential-seeking undergraduates, and percentage distribution in each career field of study by credential goal: United States and selected states, 2003–04
Credential goal and state	Number of career education students	Total	Career field of study
Credential goal and state	Number of career education students	Total	Agriculture and natural resources	Business manage- ment, support and mar- keting	Communi- cations	Com- puter and infor- mation sciences	Con- sumer services	Edu- cation	Engi- neering, architec- tural, and science tech- nologies	Health sciences	Manufac- turing, construc- tion, repair, and transpor- tation	Pro- tective services	Public, legal, and social services

Total, all states¹
Any credential goal	10,701,700	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	5,404,900	50.5	35.4	40.5	23.2	51.2	65.2	38.3	37.0	73.8	84.5	54.7	43.9
Bachelor's degree	5,296,800	49.5	64.6	59.5	76.8	48.8	34.8	61.7	63.0	26.2	15.5	45.3	56.1

California
Any credential goal	1,153,800	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	758,900	65.8	61.3	56.2	34.4	58.6	82.1	61.8	61.4	84.3	92.5	67.3	61.9
Bachelor's degree	394,800	34.2	38.7	43.8	65.6	41.4	17.9 !	38.2	38.6	15.7	7.5 !	32.7	38.1

Connecticut
Any credential goal	93,700	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	46,100	49.2	‡	39.3	22.1 !	48.0	‡	40.3	22.8	66.3	92.1	55.6	48.0
Bachelor's degree	47,600	50.8	‡	60.7	77.9	52.0	‡	59.7	77.2	33.7	8.0 !	44.4	52.0

Delaware
Any credential goal	38,700	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	19,100	49.4	‡	43.0	‡	29.1 !	‡	25.9	45.8	81.4	‡	63.5	75.4
Bachelor's degree	19,600	50.7	‡	57.0	‡	70.9	‡	74.1	54.2	18.6	‡	36.5	24.6

Georgia
Any credential goal	347,500	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	202,300	58.2	‡	49.1	28.2	58.5	73.6	40.2	38.2	78.2	99.2	62.9	33.2
Bachelor's degree	145,200	41.8	‡	50.9	71.8	41.5	26.4	59.8	61.8	21.8	0.8	37.1	66.8

Illinois
Any credential goal	414,800	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	214,300	51.7	‡	41.5	15.1 !	48.5	71.5	35.3	51.3	75.9	83.5	64.6	35.3
Bachelor's degree	200,500	48.3	‡	58.5	84.9	51.5	28.5	64.7	48.7	24.1	16.5 !	35.4	64.7

Indiana
Any credential goal	259,000	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
subbaccalaureate credential	102,400	39.6	‡	35.0	7.9 !	51.3	68.5	12.1	31.1	61.1	‡	25.0 !	44.8
Bachelor's degree	156,500	60.5	‡	65.0	92.1	48.7	31.5 !	87.9	68.9	38.9	‡	75.0	55.2

Minnesota
Any credential goal	180,200	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	97,300	54.0	‡	44.1	25.1 !	59.0	‡	25.8	48.7	75.6	94.2	76.2	30.8
Bachelor's degree	82,800	46.0	‡	55.9	74.9	41.0	‡	74.2	51.3	24.4	5.8	23.8	69.2

Nebraska
Any credential goal	68,200	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	20,400	30.0	‡	20.3	7.1 !	41.5	‡	19.3	26.3 !	45.9	67.5	21.7 !	‡
Bachelor's degree	47,800	70.1	‡	79.7	92.9	58.5	‡	80.7	73.7	54.1	32.5 !	78.3	‡

New York
Any credential goal	648,200	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	295,900	45.7	‡	39.6	29.9	37.7	77.6	22.9	28.6	70.1	76.7	48.4	39.9
Bachelor's degree	352,200	54.3	‡	60.4	70.1	62.3	22.4	77.1	71.4	29.9	23.3 !	51.6	60.1

Oregon
Any credential goal	122,500	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	73,400	60.0	‡	58.4	30.3	44.4	75.4 !	50.1	49.7	78.2	99.0	‡	‡
Bachelor's degree	49,000	40.0	‡	41.6	69.7	55.6	24.6 !	49.9	50.3	21.8	1.0 !	‡	‡

Tennessee
Any credential goal	243,700	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	151,800	62.3	‡	51.7	28.3	64.4	73.3	46.0	46.4 !	81.9	85.3	71.4	53.4
Bachelor's degree	91,900	37.7	‡	48.3	71.7	35.6	26.7 !	54.0	53.6	18.1 !	14.7 !	28.6 !	46.6

Texas
Any credential goal	793,800	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subbaccalaureate credential	453,500	57.1	43.2	44.1	24.3	68.4	68.6	52.3	48.4	76.8	98.4	54.3	48.6
Bachelor's degree	340,300	42.9	56.8	55.9	75.7	31.6	31.4	47.7	51.6	23.2	1.6 !	45.7	51.4
! Interpret data with caution. Standard error is more than one-third the estimate. ‡ Reporting standards not met; too few cases to report. ¹ Includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. NOTE: This table shows, for example, that 14.7 percent of all credential-seeking career education undergraduates in California were seeking certificates in 2003–04. This table lists all states for which NPSAS:2003–04 included a state representative sample. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04).

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