Postsecondary degrees awarded by state. Definition, graph and map.

DEFINITION
This is the count of all degrees awarded to Whites. 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. "White" refers to persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East (except those of Hispanic origin).

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

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

California:

154,813

# 2

New York:

142,695

# 3

Pennsylvania:

110,854

# 4

Florida:

105,276

# 5

Texas:

104,856

# 6

Illinois:

102,030

# 7

Ohio:

87,952

# 8

Michigan:

81,732

# 9

North Carolina:

60,603

# 10

Georgia:

59,055

# 11

Wisconsin:

58,964

# 12

Massachusetts:

58,481

# 13

Missouri:

55,168

# 14

Indiana:

55,035

# 15

Minnesota:

52,886

# 16

Virginia:

50,881

# 17

Washington:

49,220

# 18

Arizona:

44,678

# 19

Colorado:

40,696

# 20

Tennessee:

37,328

# 21

Kentucky:

37,283

# 22

New Jersey:

36,569

# 23

Iowa:

35,846

# 24

Maryland:

33,447

# 25

Alabama:

31,122

# 26

Utah:

30,915

# 27

Kansas:

29,919

# 28

Oregon:

28,016

# 29

South Carolina:

26,565

# 30

Oklahoma:

25,645

# 31

Louisiana:

24,865

# 32

Connecticut:

23,332

# 33

Nebraska:

19,461

# 34

Arkansas:

17,816

# 35

Mississippi:

16,903

# 36

West Virginia:

15,012

# 37

New Hampshire:

11,718

# 38

Rhode Island:

11,471

# 39

District of Columbia:

10,734

# 40

Idaho:

10,477

# 41

Maine:

9,364

# 42

North Dakota:

8,107

# 43

South Dakota:

8,063

# 44

New Mexico:

7,342

# 45

Montana:

7,334

# 46

Nevada:

7,034

# 47

Vermont:

6,754

# 48

Delaware:

6,327

# 49

Wyoming:

5,784

# 50

Hawaii:

3,205

# 51

Alaska:

2,315

Total:

2,061,948

Weighted average:

40,430.4

DEFINITION: This is the count of all degrees awarded to Whites. 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. "White" refers to persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East (except those of Hispanic origin).

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

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