Degrees Awarded > Postsecondary statistics - states compared

DEFINITION
This is the count of all degrees awarded. 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. Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.

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

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

District of Columbia:

4.192 per 100 people

# 2

Utah:

1.52 per 100 people

# 3

Rhode Island:

1.507 per 100 people

# 4

Massachusetts:

1.497 per 100 people

# 5

North Dakota:

1.437 per 100 people

# 6

Iowa:

1.434 per 100 people

# 7

Arizona:

1.382 per 100 people

# 8

Kansas:

1.363 per 100 people

# 9

Minnesota:

1.362 per 100 people

# 10

Wyoming:

1.307 per 100 people

# 11

Vermont:

1.298 per 100 people

# 12

Nebraska:

1.295 per 100 people

# 13

New York:

1.291 per 100 people

# 14

Missouri:

1.265 per 100 people

# 15

Wisconsin:

1.245 per 100 people

# 16

South Dakota:

1.234 per 100 people

# 17

Illinois:

1.213 per 100 people

# 18

Colorado:

1.192 per 100 people

# 19

New Hampshire:

1.185 per 100 people

# 20

Washington:

1.182 per 100 people

# 21

Pennsylvania:

1.165 per 100 people

# 22

Delaware:

1.104 per 100 people

# 23

Michigan:

1.093 per 100 people

# 24

Georgia:

1.084 per 100 people

# 25

Indiana:

1.077 per 100 people

# 26

Kentucky:

1.038 per 100 people

# 27

Alabama:

1.036 per 100 people

# 28

Oregon:

1.019 per 100 people

# 29

Florida:

1.011 per 100 people

# 30

Oklahoma:

1.007 per 100 people

# 31

California:

1.002 per 100 people

# 32

North Carolina:

0.987 per 100 people

# 33

Ohio:

0.972 per 100 people

# 34

Virginia:

0.968 per 100 people

# 35

Maryland:

0.965 per 100 people

# 36

Connecticut:

0.955 per 100 people

# 37

Montana:

0.942 per 100 people

# 38

Hawaii:

0.938 per 100 people

# 39

West Virginia:

0.931 per 100 people

= 40

Mississippi:

0.916 per 100 people

= 40

South Carolina:

0.916 per 100 people

# 42

New Mexico:

0.907 per 100 people

# 43

Louisiana:

0.891 per 100 people

# 44

Idaho:

0.846 per 100 people

# 45

Tennessee:

0.845 per 100 people

# 46

Arkansas:

0.831 per 100 people

# 47

Texas:

0.825 per 100 people

# 48

Maine:

0.815 per 100 people

# 49

New Jersey:

0.705 per 100 people

# 50

Alaska:

0.496 per 100 people

# 51

Nevada:

0.478 per 100 people

Weighted average:

1.1 per 100 people

DEFINITION: This is the count of all degrees awarded. 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. Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.

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

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