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). Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.

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

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

District of Columbia:

1.95 per 100 people

# 2

North Dakota:

1.273 per 100 people

# 3

Utah:

1.252 per 100 people

# 4

Iowa:

1.208 per 100 people

# 5

Wyoming:

1.136 per 100 people

# 6

Nebraska:

1.107 per 100 people

# 7

Kansas:

1.09 per 100 people

# 8

Vermont:

1.084 per 100 people

# 9

Rhode Island:

1.066 per 100 people

# 10

Wisconsin:

1.065 per 100 people

# 11

South Dakota:

1.039 per 100 people

# 12

Minnesota:

1.03 per 100 people

# 13

Missouri:

0.951 per 100 people

# 14

Massachusetts:

0.914 per 100 people

# 15

New Hampshire:

0.895 per 100 people

# 16

Kentucky:

0.893 per 100 people

# 17

Pennsylvania:

0.892 per 100 people

# 18

Indiana:

0.877 per 100 people

# 19

Colorado:

0.872 per 100 people

# 20

West Virginia:

0.826 per 100 people

# 21

Michigan:

0.808 per 100 people

# 22

Illinois:

0.799 per 100 people

# 23

Montana:

0.784 per 100 people

# 24

Washington:

0.783 per 100 people

# 25

Oregon:

0.769 per 100 people

# 26

Ohio:

0.767 per 100 people

# 27

Arizona:

0.752 per 100 people

# 28

Delaware:

0.75 per 100 people

# 29

New York:

0.741 per 100 people

# 30

Idaho:

0.733 per 100 people

# 31

Oklahoma:

0.723 per 100 people

# 32

Maine:

0.709 per 100 people

# 33

North Carolina:

0.698 per 100 people

# 34

Alabama:

0.683 per 100 people

# 35

Virginia:

0.672 per 100 people

# 36

Connecticut:

0.665 per 100 people

# 37

Georgia:

0.651 per 100 people

# 38

Arkansas:

0.641 per 100 people

# 39

Tennessee:

0.626 per 100 people

# 40

South Carolina:

0.624 per 100 people

# 41

Maryland:

0.597 per 100 people

# 42

Florida:

0.592 per 100 people

# 43

Mississippi:

0.579 per 100 people

# 44

Louisiana:

0.55 per 100 people

# 45

Texas:

0.459 per 100 people

# 46

California:

0.428 per 100 people

# 47

New Jersey:

0.419 per 100 people

# 48

New Mexico:

0.381 per 100 people

# 49

Alaska:

0.349 per 100 people

# 50

Nevada:

0.291 per 100 people

# 51

Hawaii:

0.251 per 100 people

Weighted average:

0.8 per 100 people

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). Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.

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

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