50 State Comparison - Postsecondary Education Data Table
Degrees Awarded
Description
Associate degrees awarded by all degree-granting institutions, 2002-03 to 2008-09.| State | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Alabama | 8,744 | 8,914 | 9,274 | 8,895 | 8,265 | 9,171 | 9,314 |
| Alaska | 952 | 986 | 879 | 1,045 | 1,039 | 1,031 | 999 |
| Arizona | 12,042 | 14,018 | 15,918 | 16,732 | 25,780 | 33,325 | 41,970 |
| Arkansas | 4,714 | 4,887 | 5,166 | 5,462 | 5,721 | 5,567 | 6,485 |
| California | 90,028 | 89,534 | 92,687 | 92,737 | 95,797 | 97,010 | 98,511 |
| Colorado | 8,860 | 9,827 | 9,788 | 9,645 | 8,999 | 11,219 | 14,548 |
| Connecticut | 4,641 | 4,737 | 5,022 | 4,993 | 5,069 | 5,056 | 5,538 |
| Delaware | 1,147 | 1,159 | 1,262 | 1,328 | 1,396 | 1,475 | 1,645 |
| District of Columbia | 664 | 816 | 447 | 1,105 | 1,083 | 1,047 | 1,135 |
| Florida | 55,603 | 57,926 | 60,441 | 63,489 | 63,080 | 65,948 | 70,883 |
| Georgia | 10,689 | 12,927 | 12,705 | 12,990 | 13,098 | 13,684 | 14,358 |
| Hawaii | 3,745 | 3,654 | 3,423 | 3,204 | 3,254 | 3,128 | 3,221 |
| Idaho | 3,788 | 3,273 | 3,189 | 3,065 | 2,945 | 2,924 | 3,359 |
| Illinois | 27,827 | 28,738 | 34,715 | 36,303 | 35,180 | 34,013 | 36,163 |
| Indiana | 12,776 | 13,253 | 13,836 | 14,836 | 14,110 | 14,598 | 15,005 |
| Iowa | 10,518 | 11,076 | 12,199 | 13,837 | 14,368 | 13,537 | 13,639 |
| Kansas | 7,266 | 7,732 | 7,954 | 7,850 | 7,845 | 8,175 | 7,842 |
| Kentucky | 7,860 | 8,660 | 9,009 | 9,578 | 9,976 | 10,148 | 10,813 |
| Louisiana | 5,604 | 5,841 | 5,734 | 4,429 | 4,974 | 4,997 | 5,419 |
| Maine | 2,144 | 2,252 | 2,374 | 2,416 | 2,463 | 2,679 | 2,636 |
| Maryland | 8,432 | 9,023 | 9,834 | 10,131 | 10,421 | 10,964 | 11,305 |
| Massachusetts | 10,842 | 11,373 | 11,595 | 11,139 | 10,691 | 10,926 | 11,360 |
| Michigan | 21,298 | 21,836 | 23,509 | 24,373 | 25,191 | 26,443 | 27,142 |
| Minnesota | 13,302 | 14,189 | 15,469 | 15,125 | 15,817 | 16,592 | 17,085 |
| Mississippi | 7,515 | 8,224 | 8,630 | 8,480 | 8,623 | 8,822 | 9,045 |
| Missouri | 12,004 | 12,396 | 13,451 | 13,947 | 13,994 | 14,445 | 14,703 |
| Montana | 1,666 | 1,811 | 1,782 | 1,776 | 1,598 | 1,601 | 1,630 |
| Nebraska | 4,366 | 4,295 | 4,630 | 4,909 | 4,918 | 4,836 | 4,763 |
| Nevada | 2,489 | 2,872 | 3,236 | 3,702 | 3,695 | 3,415 | 3,670 |
| New Hampshire | 3,149 | 3,289 | 3,498 | 3,237 | 3,346 | 3,179 | 2,912 |
| New Jersey | 13,066 | 14,206 | 14,726 | 15,338 | 15,848 | 16,904 | 17,513 |
| New Mexico | 3,871 | 4,271 | 4,590 | 4,911 | 4,845 | 5,053 | 5,058 |
| New York | 53,569 | 55,634 | 56,877 | 57,524 | 57,775 | 57,807 | 59,048 |
| North Carolina | 15,460 | 17,517 | 18,460 | 19,420 | 19,690 | 19,622 | 20,599 |
| North Dakota | 1,931 | 2,172 | 2,213 | 2,138 | 2,310 | 2,211 | 2,326 |
| Ohio | 21,063 | 22,310 | 22,674 | 24,205 | 24,175 | 26,830 | 27,965 |
| Oklahoma | 8,070 | 8,701 | 9,243 | 9,204 | 9,801 | 9,457 | 9,512 |
| Oregon | 7,365 | 8,301 | 8,506 | 8,322 | 8,130 | 8,023 | 8,164 |
| Pennsylvania | 24,177 | 24,576 | 25,619 | 26,282 | 26,317 | 26,575 | 27,045 |
| Rhode Island | 3,516 | 3,540 | 3,573 | 3,831 | 3,822 | 3,692 | 4,029 |
| South Carolina | 7,526 | 8,039 | 8,123 | 7,885 | 7,791 | 7,943 | 8,431 |
| South Dakota | 2,200 | 2,508 | 2,225 | 2,315 | 2,268 | 2,045 | 1,964 |
| Tennessee | 8,826 | 8,733 | 9,707 | 10,176 | 10,592 | 9,712 | 9,756 |
| Texas | 34,919 | 39,302 | 41,778 | 43,785 | 44,701 | 45,867 | 47,936 |
| Utah | 9,374 | 9,401 | 9,915 | 9,805 | 9,835 | 9,904 | 10,235 |
| Vermont | 1,419 | 1,390 | 1,271 | 1,380 | 1,275 | 1,264 | 1,198 |
| Virginia | 13,486 | 14,034 | 14,924 | 15,987 | 16,946 | 17,675 | 18,769 |
| Washington | 21,773 | 23,676 | 22,338 | 21,735 | 20,923 | 21,194 | 21,858 |
| West Virginia | 3,216 | 3,323 | 3,738 | 3,297 | 3,742 | 3,844 | 3,828 |
| Wisconsin | 10,690 | 11,340 | 11,705 | 11,695 | 11,787 | 11,884 | 12,208 |
| Wyoming | 2,720 | 2,809 | 2,799 | 3,073 | 2,805 | 2,703 | 2,785 |
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