Degrees Awarded > Postsecondary statistics - states compared

DEFINITION
This is the count of all degrees awarded to non-Hispanic blacks. 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. "Black, Non-Hispanic" refers to persons having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin).

Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Black, Non-Hispanic (most recent) by state

Showing latest available data.

Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Georgia:

26,620

# 2

Florida:

26,444

# 3

New York:

26,263

# 4

California:

20,466

# 5

Texas:

19,734

# 6

Illinois:

18,321

# 7

North Carolina:

16,568

# 8

Alabama:

12,381

# 9

Virginia:

12,344

# 10

Pennsylvania:

11,116

# 11

Louisiana:

10,663

# 12

Maryland:

10,481

# 13

Michigan:

10,001

# 14

Ohio:

9,654

# 15

South Carolina:

9,357

# 16

Mississippi:

8,684

# 17

Tennessee:

7,886

# 18

Missouri:

7,820

# 19

New Jersey:

6,027

# 20

District of Columbia:

5,367

# 21

Massachusetts:

5,362

# 22

Indiana:

4,400

# 23

Arizona:

3,489

# 24

Arkansas:

3,483

# 25

Kentucky:

3,073

# 26

Oklahoma:

2,694

# 27

Wisconsin:

2,568

# 28

Connecticut:

2,423

# 29

Minnesota:

2,403

# 30

Washington:

2,334

# 31

Colorado:

2,147

# 32

Kansas:

1,975

# 33

Delaware:

1,199

# 34

Iowa:

1,028

# 35

Nebraska:

821

# 36

Rhode Island:

761

# 37

Nevada:

743

# 38

West Virginia:

675

# 39

Oregon:

531

# 40

New Mexico:

377

# 41

Hawaii:

314

# 42

New Hampshire:

261

# 43

Utah:

174

# 44

Alaska:

121

# 45

Maine:

# 46

South Dakota:

# 47

Vermont:

# 48

North Dakota:

# 49

Idaho:

# 50

Wyoming:

# 51

Montana:

Total:

320,024

Weighted average:

6,275.0

DEFINITION: This is the count of all degrees awarded to non-Hispanic blacks. 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. "Black, Non-Hispanic" refers to persons having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin).

Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Black, Non-Hispanic (most recent) by state

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