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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

New Mexico:

3.037 per 1,000 people

# 2

Arizona:

1.905 per 1,000 people

# 3

California:

1.817 per 1,000 people

# 4

District of Columbia:

1.771 per 1,000 people

# 5

Texas:

1.709 per 1,000 people

# 6

Florida:

1.519 per 1,000 people

# 7

New York:

1.098 per 1,000 people

# 8

Colorado:

1.059 per 1,000 people

# 9

Illinois:

0.822 per 1,000 people

# 10

Rhode Island:

0.649 per 1,000 people

# 11

Wyoming:

0.622 per 1,000 people

# 12

Massachusetts:

0.606 per 1,000 people

# 13

New Jersey:

0.603 per 1,000 people

# 14

Connecticut:

0.495 per 1,000 people

# 15

Washington:

0.486 per 1,000 people

# 16

Kansas:

0.453 per 1,000 people

# 17

Nevada:

0.419 per 1,000 people

# 18

Utah:

0.394 per 1,000 people

# 19

Oregon:

0.372 per 1,000 people

# 20

Missouri:

0.317 per 1,000 people

# 21

Oklahoma:

0.291 per 1,000 people

= 22

Wisconsin:

0.285 per 1,000 people

= 22

Maryland:

0.285 per 1,000 people

# 24

Virginia:

0.281 per 1,000 people

# 25

New Hampshire:

0.27 per 1,000 people

# 26

Nebraska:

0.268 per 1,000 people

# 27

Pennsylvania:

0.258 per 1,000 people

# 28

Idaho:

0.254 per 1,000 people

# 29

Indiana:

0.253 per 1,000 people

# 30

Iowa:

0.25 per 1,000 people

# 31

Hawaii:

0.245 per 1,000 people

# 32

Delaware:

0.243 per 1,000 people

# 33

Michigan:

0.228 per 1,000 people

# 34

Vermont:

0.218 per 1,000 people

# 35

Louisiana:

0.211 per 1,000 people

# 36

Georgia:

0.209 per 1,000 people

# 37

North Carolina:

0.186 per 1,000 people

# 38

Minnesota:

0.178 per 1,000 people

# 39

Alaska:

0.155 per 1,000 people

# 40

Ohio:

0.142 per 1,000 people

# 41

Tennessee:

0.113 per 1,000 people

# 42

Arkansas:

0.112 per 1,000 people

# 43

Alabama:

0.108 per 1,000 people

# 44

North Dakota:

0.107 per 1,000 people

# 45

Montana:

0.106 per 1,000 people

# 46

South Carolina:

0.102 per 1,000 people

# 47

South Dakota:

0.101 per 1,000 people

# 48

Kentucky:

0.093 per 1,000 people

# 49

West Virginia:

0.072 per 1,000 people

# 50

Mississippi:

0.062 per 1,000 people

# 51

Maine:

0.061 per 1,000 people

Weighted average:

0.5 per 1,000 people

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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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

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