Postsecondary degrees awarded (most recent) by state

	New York	11.3%
	California	9.5%
	Illinois	5.9%
	Texas	5.5%
	Massachusetts	5%
	Pennsylvania	4.7%
	Michigan	4.3%
	Florida	4.1%
	Ohio	3.4%
	Arizona	3.1%
	Missouri	2.9%
	Georgia	2.6%
	Maryland	2.3%
	New Jersey	2.2%
	Virginia	2.1%
	Minnesota	2%
	North Carolina	2%
	Indiana	1.9%
	Colorado	1.8%
	Wisconsin	1.6%

Rank	States	Amount
# 1	New York:	63,270
# 2	California:	53,293
# 3	Illinois:	32,732
# 4	Texas:	30,549
# 5	Massachusetts:	27,768
# 6	Pennsylvania:	26,288
# 7	Michigan:	24,204
# 8	Florida:	23,175
# 9	Ohio:	19,246
# 10	Arizona:	17,464
# 11	Missouri:	16,285
# 12	Georgia:	14,442
# 13	Maryland:	12,999
# 14	New Jersey:	12,035
# 15	Virginia:	11,948
# 16	Minnesota:	11,433
# 17	North Carolina:	11,378
# 18	Indiana:	10,836
# 19	Colorado:	10,027
# 20	Wisconsin:	9,155
# 21	Alabama:	9,059
# 22	Washington:	8,481
# 23	District of Columbia:	8,468
# 24	Connecticut:	8,381
# 25	Tennessee:	8,304
# 26	Louisiana:	6,414
# 27	Kentucky:	6,190
# 28	Kansas:	5,989
# 29	Oregon:	5,877
# 30	Oklahoma:	5,607
# 31	South Carolina:	4,765
# 32	Utah:	4,167
# 33	Iowa:	3,967
# 34	Mississippi:	3,668
# 35	Nebraska:	3,630
# 36	New Mexico:	2,983
# 37	New Hampshire:	2,839
# 38	West Virginia:	2,829
# 39	Arkansas:	2,597
# 40	Rhode Island:	2,171
# 41	Delaware:	1,940
# 42	Hawaii:	1,897
# 43	Nevada:	1,796
# 44	Maine:	1,542
# 45	Vermont:	1,474
= 46	Idaho:	1,116
= 46	South Dakota:	1,116
# 48	Montana:	1,087
# 49	North Dakota:	1,054
# 50	Alaska:	585
# 51	Wyoming:	420
	Total:	558,940
	Weighted average:	10,959.6

DEFINITION: This is the number of masters' degrees awarded. A Masters is an award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of at least the full-time equivalent of 1 but not more than 2 academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree.

SOURCE: National Center for Educational Statistics

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