Postsecondary degrees awarded by state. Definition, graph and map.

DEFINITION
This is the count of all degrees awarded to American Indians and Alaska natives. A degree is an award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official recognition for the successful completion of a program of studies. "American Indian / Alaska Native" refers to persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > American Indian / Alaska Native (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

California:

3,174

# 2

Oklahoma:

2,971

# 3

Arizona:

2,567

# 4

New Mexico:

1,336

# 5

Washington:

1,012

# 6

Texas:

943

# 7

North Carolina:

937

# 8

New York:

870

# 9

Michigan:

770

# 10

Florida:

723

# 11

Colorado:

675

# 12

Minnesota:

610

# 13

Virginia:

601

# 14

Illinois:

598

# 15

Montana:

586

# 16

Wisconsin:

583

# 17

Kansas:

563

# 18

North Dakota:

521

# 19

Missouri:

422

# 20

South Dakota:

391

= 21

Alaska:

385

= 21

Oregon:

385

# 23

Alabama:

343

# 24

Massachusetts:

332

# 25

Ohio:

322

# 26

Georgia:

293

# 27

Pennsylvania:

282

# 28

Utah:

263

# 29

Louisiana:

246

# 30

Arkansas:

212

# 31

Maryland:

209

# 32

New Jersey:

204

# 33

Indiana:

198

# 34

South Carolina:

182

# 35

Tennessee:

174

# 36

Nevada:

160

# 37

Iowa:

156

# 38

Wyoming:

125

# 39

Nebraska:

120

# 40

Idaho:

112

= 41

Connecticut:

110

= 41

Maine:

110

# 43

Kentucky:

109

# 44

Mississippi:

= 45

Vermont:

= 45

District of Columbia:

# 47

New Hampshire:

# 48

Hawaii:

# 49

West Virginia:

# 50

Rhode Island:

# 51

Delaware:

Total:

26,379

Weighted average:

517.2

DEFINITION: This is the count of all degrees awarded to American Indians and Alaska natives. A degree is an award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official recognition for the successful completion of a program of studies. "American Indian / Alaska Native" refers to persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

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