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50 State Comparison - Postsecondary Education Data Table
Degrees Awarded
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Master's degrees awarded by private, degree-granting institutions, 2002-03 to 2008-09.| State | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Alabama | 530 | 524 | 630 | 586 | 662 | 1,332 | 1,224 |
| Alaska | 78 | 84 | 84 | 72 | 73 | 88 | 67 |
| Arizona | 6,627 | 11,041 | 13,924 | 18,781 | 21,792 | 21,805 | 23,746 |
| Arkansas | 177 | 271 | 306 | 469 | 539 | 558 | 607 |
| California | 26,351 | 28,060 | 28,368 | 29,297 | 30,268 | 32,216 | 34,142 |
| Colorado | 3,837 | 4,551 | 5,150 | 5,980 | 6,442 | 6,555 | 7,299 |
| Connecticut | 5,275 | 5,409 | 5,548 | 5,310 | 5,307 | 5,416 | 6,040 |
| Delaware | 939 | 1,186 | 1,253 | 1,337 | 1,381 | 1,457 | 1,525 |
| District of Columbia | 7,397 | 8,401 | 8,499 | 9,227 | 9,555 | 10,014 | 10,737 |
| Florida | 8,851 | 10,360 | 10,886 | 11,342 | 12,015 | 12,268 | 13,472 |
| Georgia | 4,008 | 5,707 | 4,057 | 4,120 | 4,056 | 4,527 | 5,242 |
| Hawaii | 710 | 844 | 882 | 810 | 806 | 790 | 808 |
| Idaho | 191 | 123 | 192 | 172 | 227 | 218 | 274 |
| Illinois | 18,693 | 20,905 | 24,391 | 25,860 | 26,286 | 27,068 | 27,555 |
| Indiana | 3,078 | 3,715 | 3,755 | 3,783 | 4,272 | 4,591 | 5,061 |
| Iowa | 1,359 | 1,346 | 1,549 | 1,596 | 2,015 | 2,620 | 3,567 |
| Kansas | 1,455 | 1,665 | 1,482 | 1,670 | 1,768 | 1,944 | 1,805 |
| Kentucky | 925 | 1,090 | 1,185 | 1,386 | 1,776 | 1,667 | 1,810 |
| Louisiana | 1,525 | 1,704 | 1,782 | 1,423 | 1,680 | 1,531 | 1,890 |
| Maine | 576 | 691 | 731 | 731 | 726 | 725 | 866 |
| Maryland | 5,740 | 6,266 | 6,441 | 6,385 | 6,576 | 6,885 | 7,031 |
| Massachusetts | 22,553 | 23,111 | 23,000 | 23,266 | 23,040 | 24,177 | 24,805 |
| Michigan | 6,896 | 7,372 | 6,180 | 6,105 | 5,323 | 5,149 | 5,596 |
| Minnesota | 5,129 | 7,307 | 8,538 | 10,508 | 11,707 | 13,065 | 14,272 |
| Mississippi | 690 | 728 | 906 | 934 | 990 | 1,013 | 1,094 |
| Missouri | 10,740 | 11,207 | 12,148 | 12,072 | 12,352 | 12,429 | 13,453 |
| Montana | 30 | 50 | 33 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 77 |
| Nebraska | 836 | 1,029 | 1,222 | 1,278 | 1,418 | 1,732 | 1,912 |
| Nevada | 283 | 449 | 480 | 499 | 558 | 588 | 697 |
| New Hampshire | 1,591 | 1,870 | 1,783 | 1,976 | 1,902 | 2,038 | 2,098 |
| New Jersey | 4,953 | 5,322 | 5,463 | 5,659 | 5,795 | 6,188 | 6,257 |
| New Mexico | 495 | 581 | 666 | 675 | 588 | 691 | 639 |
| New York | 41,892 | 45,230 | 43,466 | 46,268 | 46,913 | 46,459 | 49,640 |
| North Carolina | 2,772 | 3,145 | 3,124 | 3,521 | 3,714 | 3,807 | 4,269 |
| North Dakota | 259 | 266 | 342 | 373 | 371 | 351 | 375 |
| Ohio | 7,159 | 7,298 | 7,755 | 7,787 | 8,002 | 8,116 | 8,330 |
| Oklahoma | 1,257 | 1,246 | 1,283 | 1,219 | 1,273 | 1,293 | 1,292 |
| Oregon | 1,975 | 1,743 | 2,015 | 2,059 | 2,097 | 2,143 | 2,454 |
| Pennsylvania | 15,094 | 16,554 | 16,976 | 17,793 | 18,740 | 19,570 | 20,861 |
| Rhode Island | 1,274 | 1,346 | 1,379 | 1,365 | 1,414 | 1,510 | 1,617 |
| South Carolina | 734 | 934 | 1,104 | 1,205 | 1,316 | 1,525 | 1,377 |
| South Dakota | 182 | 235 | 244 | 229 | 308 | 280 | 339 |
| Tennessee | 2,948 | 3,245 | 3,359 | 3,804 | 3,944 | 3,956 | 4,479 |
| Texas | 6,743 | 6,975 | 7,084 | 7,306 | 7,701 | 7,893 | 8,622 |
| Utah | 1,560 | 1,572 | 1,831 | 1,978 | 1,911 | 2,136 | 2,287 |
| Vermont | 1,073 | 961 | 1,161 | 1,326 | 1,459 | 1,810 | 1,799 |
| Virginia | 2,425 | 2,627 | 2,864 | 2,920 | 3,397 | 4,042 | 5,676 |
| Washington | 3,682 | 3,796 | 4,005 | 4,183 | 4,067 | 4,081 | 4,287 |
| West Virginia | 263 | 350 | 330 | 487 | 791 | 1,348 | 1,680 |
| Wisconsin | 3,140 | 3,310 | 3,277 | 3,366 | 3,253 | 3,372 | 3,521 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 |
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