50 State Comparison - Postsecondary Education Data Table
Degrees Awarded
Description
Associate degrees awarded by public, degree-granting institutions, 2002-03 to 2008-09.| State | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Alabama | 7,321 | 7,735 | 8,040 | 7,928 | 7,443 | 8,150 | 7,985 |
| Alaska | 854 | 922 | 816 | 944 | 976 | 993 | 932 |
| Arizona | 8,362 | 9,662 | 10,490 | 11,029 | 11,994 | 12,400 | 12,741 |
| Arkansas | 4,431 | 4,689 | 4,970 | 5,289 | 5,534 | 5,349 | 6,276 |
| California | 73,645 | 74,564 | 77,855 | 78,433 | 81,968 | 81,743 | 83,469 |
| Colorado | 5,304 | 5,827 | 6,151 | 6,101 | 5,638 | 6,003 | 6,111 |
| Connecticut | 3,503 | 3,556 | 3,795 | 3,747 | 3,940 | 4,020 | 4,398 |
| Delaware | 922 | 912 | 1,045 | 1,122 | 1,243 | 1,314 | 1,438 |
| District of Columbia | 157 | 138 | 166 | 169 | 147 | 152 | 184 |
| Florida | 41,048 | 43,440 | 44,961 | 47,084 | 47,284 | 51,305 | 54,154 |
| Georgia | 8,522 | 9,678 | 10,359 | 10,310 | 10,471 | 10,959 | 11,575 |
| Hawaii | 2,375 | 2,296 | 2,346 | 2,295 | 2,393 | 2,280 | 2,408 |
| Idaho | 1,825 | 1,723 | 1,963 | 1,941 | 1,903 | 1,862 | 1,881 |
| Illinois | 23,040 | 23,718 | 25,194 | 25,813 | 25,759 | 25,177 | 26,523 |
| Indiana | 8,934 | 9,148 | 9,637 | 9,862 | 9,787 | 9,880 | 9,825 |
| Iowa | 9,008 | 9,457 | 10,185 | 10,284 | 10,553 | 10,262 | 10,322 |
| Kansas | 6,637 | 7,069 | 7,356 | 7,229 | 7,177 | 7,557 | 7,188 |
| Kentucky | 5,866 | 6,451 | 6,759 | 7,114 | 7,425 | 7,360 | 7,615 |
| Louisiana | 4,267 | 4,609 | 4,384 | 3,510 | 3,851 | 3,805 | 4,072 |
| Maine | 1,626 | 1,778 | 1,889 | 1,942 | 1,954 | 1,890 | 2,054 |
| Maryland | 7,987 | 8,518 | 9,200 | 9,572 | 9,874 | 10,446 | 10,624 |
| Massachusetts | 7,985 | 8,473 | 8,915 | 8,659 | 8,494 | 8,739 | 9,073 |
| Michigan | 17,607 | 17,873 | 19,273 | 19,869 | 20,217 | 21,478 | 21,845 |
| Minnesota | 10,275 | 10,990 | 11,879 | 11,963 | 12,341 | 12,742 | 13,176 |
| Mississippi | 7,231 | 7,923 | 8,327 | 8,084 | 8,239 | 8,420 | 8,652 |
| Missouri | 8,080 | 8,514 | 8,768 | 8,698 | 8,834 | 9,077 | 9,056 |
| Montana | 1,510 | 1,637 | 1,584 | 1,580 | 1,434 | 1,455 | 1,504 |
| Nebraska | 3,507 | 3,621 | 3,828 | 4,053 | 4,105 | 4,044 | 3,964 |
| Nevada | 2,075 | 2,296 | 2,365 | 2,595 | 2,593 | 2,735 | 2,829 |
| New Hampshire | 1,578 | 1,713 | 1,795 | 1,759 | 1,801 | 1,764 | 1,844 |
| New Jersey | 11,494 | 12,712 | 13,284 | 13,932 | 14,805 | 15,807 | 16,617 |
| New Mexico | 3,589 | 4,019 | 4,302 | 4,667 | 4,595 | 4,761 | 4,700 |
| New York | 38,463 | 39,492 | 40,598 | 40,869 | 41,151 | 40,588 | 41,312 |
| North Carolina | 14,404 | 16,399 | 17,229 | 17,484 | 17,767 | 17,783 | 18,412 |
| North Dakota | 1,762 | 1,891 | 1,924 | 1,816 | 1,912 | 1,813 | 1,948 |
| Ohio | 16,404 | 16,919 | 17,446 | 18,395 | 18,076 | 18,978 | 19,317 |
| Oklahoma | 7,449 | 8,002 | 8,184 | 8,354 | 8,478 | 8,313 | 8,201 |
| Oregon | 6,345 | 6,889 | 6,964 | 6,933 | 6,896 | 6,879 | 7,168 |
| Pennsylvania | 11,949 | 12,966 | 13,613 | 13,752 | 14,385 | 14,714 | 15,070 |
| Rhode Island | 1,157 | 1,177 | 1,107 | 1,046 | 1,145 | 1,223 | 1,254 |
| South Carolina | 6,520 | 6,829 | 6,826 | 6,950 | 6,792 | 7,003 | 7,351 |
| South Dakota | 1,622 | 1,790 | 1,713 | 1,751 | 1,735 | 1,563 | 1,519 |
| Tennessee | 6,345 | 6,362 | 6,992 | 7,058 | 7,151 | 6,998 | 7,028 |
| Texas | 30,348 | 33,691 | 35,904 | 38,023 | 39,498 | 41,006 | 42,452 |
| Utah | 8,225 | 8,225 | 8,649 | 8,574 | 8,460 | 8,571 | 8,996 |
| Vermont | 760 | 795 | 834 | 874 | 860 | 850 | 878 |
| Virginia | 10,413 | 10,659 | 11,133 | 11,658 | 11,898 | 12,375 | 13,298 |
| Washington | 20,452 | 22,362 | 21,186 | 20,749 | 20,110 | 20,405 | 21,083 |
| West Virginia | 2,258 | 2,344 | 2,707 | 2,476 | 2,728 | 2,744 | 2,730 |
| Wisconsin | 9,938 | 10,458 | 10,690 | 10,696 | 10,634 | 10,638 | 10,879 |
| Wyoming | 1,753 | 1,964 | 1,939 | 2,099 | 2,087 | 2,147 | 2,167 |
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