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50 State Comparison - Postsecondary Education Data Table

Degrees Awarded

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Master's 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 8,441 9,059 9,993 10,295 9,757 10,619 10,669
Alaska 506 585 655 582 716 692 604
Arizona 12,618 17,464 19,882 24,777 27,831 28,042 30,569
Arkansas 2,384 2,597 2,851 3,097 3,257 3,509 3,757
California 48,651 53,293 54,254 56,029 56,797 59,652 62,215
Colorado 9,232 10,027 10,921 11,705 11,672 11,841 12,829
Connecticut 8,252 8,381 8,851 8,599 8,405 8,586 9,158
Delaware 1,763 1,940 2,031 2,114 2,292 2,291 2,378
District of Columbia 7,460 8,468 8,536 9,267 9,610 10,066 10,812
Florida 20,785 23,175 24,014 24,041 25,573 26,576 28,376
Georgia 12,059 14,442 13,111 12,490 12,337 13,131 14,842
Hawaii 1,728 1,897 2,025 1,991 1,922 1,959 1,993
Idaho 1,487 1,116 1,623 1,660 1,609 1,576 1,581
Illinois 30,240 32,732 35,992 37,502 37,828 39,339 39,662
Indiana 9,503 10,836 11,087 11,345 11,832 12,292 12,903
Iowa 3,948 3,967 4,316 4,430 4,544 5,251 6,153
Kansas 5,604 5,989 5,668 5,852 5,830 6,268 6,309
Kentucky 5,430 6,190 6,564 6,896 7,322 7,113 7,472
Louisiana 5,813 6,414 6,874 6,476 6,335 5,962 6,210
Maine 1,349 1,542 1,648 1,655 1,614 1,661 1,747
Maryland 12,057 12,999 13,163 13,438 14,169 14,653 15,147
Massachusetts 26,946 27,768 27,663 27,874 27,802 29,370 30,091
Michigan 23,196 24,204 22,834 21,986 21,090 20,858 21,674
Minnesota 9,185 11,433 13,052 15,188 16,387 17,991 19,020
Mississippi 3,417 3,668 3,877 3,834 3,949 3,987 4,146
Missouri 15,591 16,285 17,180 17,083 17,368 17,534 19,288
Montana 979 1,087 1,122 1,103 1,159 1,114 1,167
Nebraska 3,533 3,630 3,936 3,953 3,551 4,148 4,460
Nevada 1,527 1,796 2,042 2,152 2,059 2,568 2,505
New Hampshire 2,387 2,839 2,751 3,068 3,017 3,185 3,328
New Jersey 11,140 12,035 12,386 12,607 12,736 13,219 13,448
New Mexico 2,622 2,983 3,219 3,347 3,105 3,300 3,203
New York 58,210 63,270 60,505 63,687 64,365 63,720 66,847
North Carolina 10,143 11,378 11,534 12,347 12,921 13,450 14,329
North Dakota 928 1,054 1,104 1,167 1,317 1,326 1,349
Ohio 18,824 19,246 20,360 20,680 20,409 20,991 21,358
Oklahoma 5,389 5,607 5,719 5,389 5,386 5,435 5,907
Oregon 5,622 5,877 6,148 5,936 6,054 5,924 6,308
Pennsylvania 24,038 26,288 26,450 27,593 28,876 29,867 31,707
Rhode Island 2,056 2,171 2,223 2,146 2,230 2,240 2,375
South Carolina 4,496 4,765 5,007 5,076 5,112 5,180 5,015
South Dakota 1,070 1,116 1,217 1,117 1,191 1,243 1,242
Tennessee 8,136 8,304 8,530 9,047 9,031 9,104 10,041
Texas 27,879 30,549 32,391 32,606 32,802 33,929 36,213
Utah 3,827 4,167 4,210 4,640 4,465 5,056 5,025
Vermont 1,449 1,474 1,684 1,782 1,951 2,302 2,178
Virginia 11,251 11,948 12,736 13,414 13,833 14,975 16,488
Washington 8,310 8,481 8,773 8,931 8,778 8,796 9,059
West Virginia 2,479 2,829 2,735 3,030 3,302 3,897 4,220
Wisconsin 8,288 9,155 8,716 8,604 8,686 8,812 8,971
Wyoming 417 420 455 437 423 423 428

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Source of Data: Digest of Education Statistics
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