Degrees Awarded > Postsecondary statistics - states compared

DEFINITION
This is the number of bachelors' degrees awarded. A baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, is an award that normally requires at least 4 but not more than 5 years of full-time equivalent college-level work. This includes all bachelor's degrees conferred in a 5-year cooperative (work-study) program. A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their college studies. Also includes bachelor's degrees in which the normal 4 years of work are completed in 3 years. Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.

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

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

District of Columbia:

1.714 per 100 people

# 2

Rhode Island:

0.86 per 100 people

# 3

Utah:

0.806 per 100 people

# 4

North Dakota:

0.791 per 100 people

# 5

Vermont:

0.746 per 100 people

# 6

Massachusetts:

0.712 per 100 people

# 7

Iowa:

0.68 per 100 people

# 8

Nebraska:

0.65 per 100 people

# 9

South Dakota:

0.612 per 100 people

# 10

Pennsylvania:

0.606 per 100 people

# 11

Delaware:

0.605 per 100 people

# 12

New Hampshire:

0.604 per 100 people

# 13

Missouri:

0.586 per 100 people

# 14

Kansas:

0.584 per 100 people

# 15

Indiana:

0.58 per 100 people

= 16

Wisconsin:

0.574 per 100 people

= 16

Montana:

0.574 per 100 people

# 18

New York:

0.562 per 100 people

# 19

Colorado:

0.541 per 100 people

# 20

Minnesota:

0.532 per 100 people

# 21

Michigan:

0.506 per 100 people

# 22

West Virginia:

0.501 per 100 people

= 23

Ohio:

0.491 per 100 people

= 23

Oklahoma:

0.491 per 100 people

# 25

Connecticut:

0.48 per 100 people

# 26

Louisiana:

0.472 per 100 people

# 27

Virginia:

0.471 per 100 people

# 28

Alabama:

0.469 per 100 people

# 29

Illinois:

0.466 per 100 people

= 30

Maine:

0.458 per 100 people

= 30

Oregon:

0.458 per 100 people

= 32

North Carolina:

0.447 per 100 people

= 32

Maryland:

0.447 per 100 people

# 34

Arizona:

0.442 per 100 people

# 35

Washington:

0.433 per 100 people

# 36

Hawaii:

0.431 per 100 people

# 37

Idaho:

0.423 per 100 people

# 38

South Carolina:

0.42 per 100 people

# 39

Tennessee:

0.419 per 100 people

# 40

Kentucky:

0.413 per 100 people

= 41

Georgia:

0.399 per 100 people

= 41

Mississippi:

0.399 per 100 people

# 43

California:

0.394 per 100 people

# 44

Arkansas:

0.388 per 100 people

= 45

Texas:

0.374 per 100 people

= 45

New Mexico:

0.374 per 100 people

# 47

Florida:

0.359 per 100 people

# 48

New Jersey:

0.351 per 100 people

# 49

Wyoming:

0.328 per 100 people

# 50

Nevada:

0.213 per 100 people

# 51

Alaska:

0.212 per 100 people

Weighted average:

0.5 per 100 people

DEFINITION: This is the number of bachelors' degrees awarded. A baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, is an award that normally requires at least 4 but not more than 5 years of full-time equivalent college-level work. This includes all bachelor's degrees conferred in a 5-year cooperative (work-study) program. A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their college studies. Also includes bachelor's degrees in which the normal 4 years of work are completed in 3 years. Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.

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

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