| Table 8-20 | |||||||||||
| Natural sciences and engineering degrees as a percentage of higher education degrees conferred, by state: 2000, 2005, and 2009 | |||||||||||
| NS&E degrees | All higher education degrees | NS&E/higher education degrees (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 | ||
| United States | 283,371 | 331,247 | 353,509 | 1,739,739 | 2,066,513 | 2,322,054 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.2 | ||
| Alabama | 4,464 | 4,732 | 5,261 | 29,848 | 32,180 | 35,725 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | ||
| Alaska | 360 | 419 | 475 | 1,901 | 2,107 | 2,267 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 21.0 | ||
| Arizona | 4,063 | 6,343 | 6,989 | 31,863 | 49,921 | 72,140 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 9.7 | ||
| Arkansas | 1,734 | 2,022 | 1,970 | 11,916 | 14,291 | 16,089 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 12.2 | ||
| California | 30,833 | 38,181 | 40,990 | 171,337 | 207,416 | 230,605 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 17.8 | ||
| Colorado | 6,823 | 7,663 | 7,827 | 31,689 | 38,125 | 43,834 | 21.5 | 20.1 | 17.9 | ||
| Connecticut | 3,007 | 3,634 | 4,624 | 23,703 | 26,359 | 29,078 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 15.9 | ||
| Delaware | 917 | 980 | 1,069 | 6,296 | 7,512 | 8,118 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 13.2 | ||
| District of Columbia | 2,091 | 2,561 | 2,949 | 14,433 | 18,348 | 22,525 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 13.1 | ||
| Florida | 9,942 | 12,636 | 15,036 | 71,408 | 92,917 | 112,165 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.4 | ||
| Georgia | 7,099 | 8,354 | 9,025 | 40,661 | 49,851 | 57,165 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 15.8 | ||
| Hawaii | 1,004 | 1,011 | 1,109 | 6,986 | 7,497 | 8,001 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 13.9 | ||
| Idaho | 1,272 | 1,568 | 1,797 | 5,943 | 9,057 | 10,816 | 21.4 | 17.3 | 16.6 | ||
| Illinois | 13,053 | 16,027 | 15,937 | 84,112 | 102,657 | 111,875 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 14.2 | ||
| Indiana | 6,723 | 7,637 | 7,493 | 41,655 | 49,048 | 54,032 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 13.9 | ||
| Iowa | 3,939 | 4,205 | 4,633 | 23,165 | 25,774 | 33,315 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 13.9 | ||
| Kansas | 3,196 | 3,557 | 3,290 | 19,617 | 22,348 | 24,284 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 13.5 | ||
| Kentucky | 2,819 | 3,215 | 3,392 | 20,865 | 24,937 | 28,070 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 12.1 | ||
| Louisiana | 4,357 | 4,895 | 4,260 | 26,338 | 28,930 | 28,256 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 15.1 | ||
| Maine | 1,228 | 1,272 | 1,305 | 6,916 | 8,188 | 8,717 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 15.0 | ||
| Maryland | 6,854 | 9,110 | 9,142 | 33,753 | 40,381 | 44,369 | 20.3 | 22.6 | 20.6 | ||
| Massachusetts | 11,309 | 12,222 | 13,219 | 69,410 | 76,108 | 83,467 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 15.8 | ||
| Michigan | 11,873 | 13,474 | 13,861 | 67,567 | 75,675 | 78,332 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.7 | ||
| Minnesota | 5,056 | 6,333 | 6,873 | 31,839 | 42,566 | 52,323 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 13.1 | ||
| Mississippi | 2,195 | 2,225 | 2,427 | 14,598 | 15,931 | 17,023 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.3 | ||
| Missouri | 5,974 | 6,935 | 7,182 | 43,783 | 52,849 | 59,466 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.1 | ||
| Montana | 1,458 | 1,455 | 1,529 | 6,187 | 6,416 | 6,559 | 23.6 | 22.7 | 23.3 | ||
| Nebraska | 1,958 | 2,212 | 2,393 | 14,008 | 16,427 | 17,411 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 13.7 | ||
| Nevada | 756 | 1,035 | 1,326 | 5,813 | 7,776 | 9,884 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.4 | ||
| New Hampshire | 1,656 | 1,563 | 1,730 | 10,330 | 11,025 | 12,375 | 16.0 | 14.2 | 14.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 7,469 | 7,859 | 8,283 | 37,278 | 45,515 | 49,544 | 20.0 | 17.3 | 16.7 | ||
| New Mexico | 1,704 | 2,015 | 1,982 | 9,664 | 10,874 | 11,366 | 17.6 | 18.5 | 17.4 | ||
| New York | 20,638 | 24,534 | 25,832 | 146,896 | 176,054 | 193,777 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.3 | ||
| North Carolina | 8,070 | 9,084 | 10,110 | 46,045 | 52,192 | 60,854 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 16.6 | ||
| North Dakota | 1,026 | 1,087 | 1,147 | 5,798 | 6,454 | 7,128 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 16.1 | ||
| Ohio | 10,671 | 11,425 | 11,767 | 68,854 | 79,349 | 83,813 | 15.5 | 14.4 | 14.0 | ||
| Oklahoma | 3,366 | 3,821 | 3,740 | 21,374 | 24,398 | 25,995 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 14.4 | ||
| Oregon | 3,224 | 3,852 | 3,947 | 19,647 | 23,492 | 24,858 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 15.9 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 15,119 | 18,344 | 19,701 | 90,495 | 107,174 | 119,761 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 16.5 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1,589 | 1,914 | 1,988 | 10,524 | 11,883 | 13,002 | 15.1 | 16.1 | 15.3 | ||
| South Carolina | 3,417 | 3,971 | 3,967 | 20,995 | 24,268 | 26,666 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 14.9 | ||
| South Dakota | 1,142 | 1,324 | 1,253 | 5,456 | 6,077 | 6,377 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 19.6 | ||
| Tennessee | 4,430 | 4,560 | 5,083 | 31,502 | 35,453 | 40,553 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 12.5 | ||
| Texas | 17,004 | 20,489 | 22,601 | 103,283 | 124,122 | 142,321 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 15.9 | ||
| Utah | 3,541 | 4,327 | 4,699 | 20,866 | 25,382 | 27,003 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.4 | ||
| Vermont | 1,008 | 1,097 | 1,365 | 6,350 | 6,638 | 8,031 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 17.0 | ||
| Virginia | 8,627 | 8,689 | 10,456 | 45,870 | 51,210 | 60,840 | 18.8 | 17.0 | 17.2 | ||
| Washington | 5,009 | 5,981 | 6,415 | 32,085 | 37,831 | 40,136 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 16.0 | ||
| West Virginia | 1,571 | 1,764 | 2,042 | 11,144 | 12,522 | 15,787 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 12.9 | ||
| Wisconsin | 6,105 | 7,124 | 7,466 | 35,426 | 40,806 | 43,694 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.1 | ||
| Wyoming | 628 | 510 | 552 | 2,247 | 2,202 | 2,262 | 27.9 | 23.2 | 24.4 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 3,314 | 3,244 | 3,586 | 19,261 | 21,111 | 23,501 | 17.2 | 15.4 | 15.3 | ||
NS&E = natural sciences and engineering NOTES: NS&E degrees include bachelor's, master's, and doctorate. NS&E degrees include physical, computer, agricultural, biological, earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences; mathematics; and engineering. All higher education degrees include bachelor's, master's, and doctorate. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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