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

DEFINITION
This is the number of doctors' degrees awarded. A doctorate is the highest award a student can earn for graduate study. The doctor's degree classification includes such degrees as Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, Doctor of Public Health, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in any field such as agronomy, food technology, education, engineering, public administration, ophthalmology, or radiology.

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

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

California:

5,913

# 2

New York:

3,990

# 3

Florida:

2,908

# 4

Pennsylvania:

2,799

# 5

Texas:

2,752

# 6

Illinois:

2,498

# 7

Massachusetts:

2,484

# 8

Ohio:

1,850

# 9

Michigan:

1,559

# 10

Virginia:

1,249

# 11

North Carolina:

1,248

# 12

Missouri:

1,233

# 13

New Jersey:

1,182

# 14

Georgia:

1,134

# 15

Indiana:

1,124

# 16

Maryland:

1,063

# 17

Minnesota:

1,032

# 18

Arizona:

931

# 19

Tennessee:

846

# 20

Wisconsin:

802

# 21

Colorado:

780

# 22

Washington:

729

# 23

Connecticut:

680

# 24

Iowa:

606

# 25

District of Columbia:

576

# 26

Louisiana:

571

# 27

Alabama:

521

# 28

Oregon:

504

# 29

Kansas:

433

# 30

South Carolina:

432

# 31

Kentucky:

424

# 32

Oklahoma:

402

# 33

Nebraska:

382

# 34

Utah:

362

# 35

Mississippi:

357

# 36

New Mexico:

283

# 37

Rhode Island:

249

# 38

Arkansas:

219

# 39

Delaware:

201

# 40

West Virginia:

169

= 41

Hawaii:

127

= 41

New Hampshire:

127

# 43

Nevada:

121

# 44

Idaho:

105

# 45

South Dakota:

# 46

North Dakota:

# 47

Montana:

# 48

Vermont:

# 49

Maine:

# 50

Wyoming:

# 51

Alaska:

Total:

48,378

Weighted average:

948.6

DEFINITION: This is the number of doctors' degrees awarded. A doctorate is the highest award a student can earn for graduate study. The doctor's degree classification includes such degrees as Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, Doctor of Public Health, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in any field such as agronomy, food technology, education, engineering, public administration, ophthalmology, or radiology.

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