Postsecondary degrees awarded (most recent) by state

DEFINITION
This is the count of all degrees awarded to nonresident aliens. 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 nonresident alien is a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely.

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

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

California:

20,875

# 2

New York:

19,333

# 3

Texas:

10,529

# 4

Massachusetts:

8,737

# 5

Illinois:

8,227

# 6

Florida:

7,797

# 7

Pennsylvania:

6,507

# 8

Michigan:

6,068

# 9

Ohio:

4,681

# 10

New Jersey:

3,879

# 11

Missouri:

3,512

# 12

Georgia:

3,478

# 13

Indiana:

3,469

# 14

Arizona:

3,186

# 15

Maryland:

2,852

# 16

Virginia:

2,798

# 17

Washington:

2,670

# 18

District of Columbia:

2,427

# 19

Minnesota:

2,425

# 20

Oklahoma:

2,321

# 21

North Carolina:

2,251

# 22

Connecticut:

2,114

# 23

Wisconsin:

1,869

# 24

Colorado:

1,792

# 25

Iowa:

1,787

# 26

Oregon:

1,751

# 27

Louisiana:

1,632

# 28

Kansas:

1,610

# 29

Alabama:

1,524

# 30

Utah:

1,396

# 31

Tennessee:

1,314

# 32

South Carolina:

1,155

# 33

Rhode Island:

951

# 34

Kentucky:

905

# 35

Nebraska:

875

# 36

New Hampshire:

764

# 37

Arkansas:

758

# 38

Hawaii:

625

# 39

Nevada:

607

# 40

West Virginia:

561

# 41

Mississippi:

518

# 42

New Mexico:

481

# 43

Maine:

457

# 44

Idaho:

375

# 45

Delaware:

315

# 46

North Dakota:

285

# 47

Vermont:

258

# 48

Montana:

190

# 49

South Dakota:

166

# 50

Alaska:

146

# 51

Wyoming:

127

Total:

155,330

Weighted average:

3,045.7

DEFINITION: This is the count of all degrees awarded to nonresident aliens. 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 nonresident alien is a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely.

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

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