Degrees Awarded > Postsecondary statistics - states compared

DEFINITION
This is the count of all degrees awarded to Hispanics. 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. A Hispanic is a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Hispanic (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

California:

65,656

# 2

Texas:

39,061

# 3

Florida:

27,018

# 4

New York:

21,132

# 5

Arizona:

11,314

# 6

Illinois:

10,487

# 7

New Mexico:

5,857

# 8

New Jersey:

5,260

# 9

Colorado:

4,941

# 10

Massachusetts:

3,875

# 11

Pennsylvania:

3,203

# 12

Washington:

3,053

# 13

Michigan:

2,303

# 14

Virginia:

2,129

# 15

Georgia:

1,897

# 16

Missouri:

1,838

# 17

Connecticut:

1,739

# 18

Ohio:

1,632

# 19

North Carolina:

1,619

# 20

Maryland:

1,598

# 21

Indiana:

1,587

# 22

Wisconsin:

1,579

# 23

Oregon:

1,353

# 24

Kansas:

1,244

# 25

Oklahoma:

1,033

# 26

Nevada:

1,012

# 27

District of Columbia:

975

# 28

Utah:

974

# 29

Louisiana:

954

# 30

Minnesota:

915

# 31

Iowa:

741

# 32

Rhode Island:

698

# 33

Tennessee:

676

# 34

Alabama:

490

# 35

Nebraska:

472

# 36

South Carolina:

436

# 37

Kentucky:

387

# 38

Idaho:

363

# 39

New Hampshire:

354

# 40

Wyoming:

317

# 41

Hawaii:

312

# 42

Arkansas:

311

# 43

Delaware:

205

# 44

Mississippi:

180

# 45

Vermont:

136

# 46

West Virginia:

131

# 47

Alaska:

103

# 48

Montana:

# 49

Maine:

# 50

South Dakota:

# 51

North Dakota:

Total:

233,875

Weighted average:

4,585.8

DEFINITION: This is the count of all degrees awarded to Hispanics. 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. A Hispanic is a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Hispanic (most recent) by state

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