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DEFINITION
This is the number of masters' degrees awarded. A Masters is an award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of at least the full-time equivalent of 1 but not more than 2 academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree.
Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters (most recent) by state
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| Rank |
States
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 |
New York: |
63,270 |
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| #2 |
California: |
53,293 |
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| #3 |
Illinois: |
32,732 |
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| #4 |
Texas: |
30,549 |
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| #5 |
Massachusetts: |
27,768 |
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| #6 |
Pennsylvania: |
26,288 |
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| #7 |
Michigan: |
24,204 |
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| #8 |
Florida: |
23,175 |
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| #9 |
Ohio: |
19,246 |
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| #10 |
Arizona: |
17,464 |
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| #11 |
Missouri: |
16,285 |
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| #12 |
Georgia: |
14,442 |
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| #13 |
Maryland: |
12,999 |
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| #14 |
New Jersey: |
12,035 |
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| #15 |
Virginia: |
11,948 |
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| #16 |
Minnesota: |
11,433 |
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| #17 |
North Carolina: |
11,378 |
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| #18 |
Indiana: |
10,836 |
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| #19 |
Colorado: |
10,027 |
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| #20 |
Wisconsin: |
9,155 |
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| #21 |
Alabama: |
9,059 |
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| #22 |
Washington: |
8,481 |
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| #23 |
District of Columbia: |
8,468 |
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| #24 |
Connecticut: |
8,381 |
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| #25 |
Tennessee: |
8,304 |
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| #26 |
Louisiana: |
6,414 |
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| #27 |
Kentucky: |
6,190 |
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| #28 |
Kansas: |
5,989 |
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| #29 |
Oregon: |
5,877 |
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| #30 |
Oklahoma: |
5,607 |
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| #31 |
South Carolina: |
4,765 |
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| #32 |
Utah: |
4,167 |
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| #33 |
Iowa: |
3,967 |
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| #34 |
Mississippi: |
3,668 |
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| #35 |
Nebraska: |
3,630 |
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| #36 |
New Mexico: |
2,983 |
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| #37 |
New Hampshire: |
2,839 |
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| #38 |
West Virginia: |
2,829 |
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| #39 |
Arkansas: |
2,597 |
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| #40 |
Rhode Island: |
2,171 |
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| #41 |
Delaware: |
1,940 |
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| #42 |
Hawaii: |
1,897 |
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| #43 |
Nevada: |
1,796 |
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| #44 |
Maine: |
1,542 |
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| #45 |
Vermont: |
1,474 |
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| #46 |
South Dakota: |
1,116 |
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| #47 |
Idaho: |
1,116 |
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| #48 |
Montana: |
1,087 |
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| #49 |
North Dakota: |
1,054 |
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| #50 |
Alaska: |
585 |
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| #51 |
Wyoming: |
420 |
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Total: |
558,940 |
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Weighted average: |
10,959.6 |
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DEFINITION: This is the number of masters' degrees awarded. A Masters is an award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of at least the full-time equivalent of 1 but not more than 2 academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree.
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