Table 6. Doctorates awarded, by state or location, broad field of study, and sex of doctorate recipients: 2015
State or location |
Totala |
Life sciencesb |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
Psychology and social sciences |
Engineering |
Education |
Humanities and arts |
Otherc |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
United Statesd |
29,596 |
25,403 |
5,578 |
6,941 |
3,935 |
1,988 |
2,880 |
943 |
3,762 |
5,332 |
7,596 |
2,301 |
1,614 |
3,502 |
2,767 |
2,832 |
1,464 |
1,564 |
Alabama |
386 |
309 |
112 |
96 |
23 |
15 |
37 |
9 |
36 |
55 |
105 |
28 |
33 |
72 |
12 |
13 |
28 |
21 |
Alaska |
27 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Arizona |
541 |
449 |
79 |
88 |
93 |
45 |
51 |
12 |
82 |
102 |
120 |
29 |
44 |
74 |
44 |
74 |
28 |
25 |
Arkansas |
130 |
95 |
37 |
34 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
14 |
15 |
46 |
12 |
6 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
5 |
California |
3,386 |
2,686 |
568 |
687 |
510 |
245 |
384 |
83 |
495 |
704 |
893 |
265 |
86 |
210 |
358 |
385 |
92 |
107 |
Colorado |
567 |
439 |
91 |
112 |
104 |
63 |
45 |
19 |
58 |
76 |
164 |
61 |
49 |
65 |
32 |
24 |
24 |
19 |
Connecticut |
392 |
387 |
83 |
130 |
67 |
30 |
36 |
13 |
53 |
77 |
63 |
28 |
5 |
18 |
63 |
70 |
22 |
21 |
Delaware |
127 |
100 |
18 |
22 |
24 |
14 |
17 |
9 |
D |
D |
43 |
16 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
District of Columbia |
265 |
311 |
21 |
40 |
23 |
7 |
D |
D |
73 |
125 |
49 |
18 |
D |
D |
51 |
30 |
22 |
40 |
Florida |
1,237 |
1,127 |
205 |
275 |
189 |
84 |
132 |
33 |
161 |
261 |
303 |
83 |
63 |
188 |
103 |
116 |
81 |
87 |
Georgia |
785 |
696 |
141 |
227 |
69 |
43 |
89 |
37 |
66 |
89 |
269 |
90 |
51 |
98 |
67 |
69 |
33 |
43 |
Hawaii |
122 |
118 |
25 |
38 |
20 |
6 |
D |
D |
26 |
26 |
D |
D |
16 |
27 |
15 |
10 |
D |
D |
Idaho |
68 |
47 |
28 |
11 |
12 |
6 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
7 |
20 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Illinois |
1,413 |
1,066 |
225 |
249 |
170 |
82 |
134 |
36 |
208 |
224 |
360 |
104 |
52 |
111 |
170 |
161 |
94 |
99 |
Indiana |
870 |
711 |
110 |
162 |
106 |
65 |
94 |
44 |
81 |
132 |
264 |
80 |
68 |
98 |
105 |
93 |
42 |
37 |
Iowa |
393 |
293 |
102 |
82 |
48 |
33 |
34 |
12 |
37 |
44 |
96 |
17 |
28 |
52 |
26 |
23 |
22 |
30 |
Kansas |
301 |
275 |
65 |
62 |
32 |
23 |
23 |
7 |
58 |
78 |
51 |
19 |
23 |
44 |
31 |
24 |
18 |
18 |
Kentucky |
304 |
199 |
51 |
68 |
21 |
6 |
26 |
7 |
40 |
37 |
62 |
17 |
24 |
27 |
63 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
Louisiana |
333 |
299 |
94 |
78 |
39 |
24 |
35 |
6 |
31 |
59 |
63 |
22 |
15 |
49 |
31 |
33 |
25 |
28 |
Maine |
33 |
39 |
11 |
15 |
7 |
6 |
D |
D |
0 |
9 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Maryland |
745 |
660 |
193 |
284 |
98 |
39 |
87 |
32 |
109 |
114 |
179 |
59 |
19 |
52 |
40 |
40 |
20 |
40 |
Massachusetts |
1,570 |
1,266 |
291 |
366 |
238 |
133 |
158 |
42 |
217 |
253 |
367 |
142 |
68 |
108 |
164 |
154 |
67 |
68 |
Michigan |
1,103 |
889 |
168 |
250 |
134 |
92 |
100 |
32 |
147 |
156 |
346 |
82 |
78 |
150 |
88 |
79 |
42 |
48 |
Minnesota |
594 |
714 |
134 |
218 |
51 |
17 |
44 |
12 |
115 |
216 |
103 |
30 |
49 |
126 |
37 |
20 |
61 |
75 |
Mississippi |
214 |
232 |
36 |
51 |
D |
D |
13 |
10 |
20 |
48 |
33 |
11 |
46 |
75 |
D |
D |
19 |
14 |
Missouri |
522 |
464 |
114 |
124 |
65 |
33 |
47 |
15 |
60 |
74 |
118 |
37 |
36 |
85 |
57 |
53 |
25 |
43 |
Montana |
70 |
58 |
23 |
24 |
21 |
7 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
11 |
17 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Nebraska |
196 |
176 |
74 |
55 |
18 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
15 |
39 |
39 |
7 |
17 |
41 |
10 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
Nevada |
109 |
102 |
10 |
20 |
19 |
13 |
D |
D |
17 |
32 |
D |
D |
12 |
24 |
9 |
7 |
D |
D |
New Hampshire |
89 |
80 |
33 |
34 |
17 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
16 |
18 |
6 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
New Jersey |
660 |
468 |
89 |
116 |
114 |
30 |
91 |
17 |
87 |
98 |
158 |
54 |
21 |
38 |
80 |
83 |
20 |
32 |
New Mexico |
176 |
169 |
22 |
32 |
41 |
17 |
18 |
5 |
19 |
24 |
51 |
20 |
8 |
39 |
10 |
17 |
7 |
15 |
New York |
2,090 |
1,996 |
356 |
475 |
289 |
138 |
204 |
84 |
364 |
524 |
437 |
138 |
79 |
213 |
288 |
319 |
73 |
105 |
North Carolina |
857 |
846 |
242 |
297 |
89 |
58 |
110 |
37 |
78 |
155 |
212 |
83 |
28 |
94 |
61 |
86 |
37 |
36 |
North Dakota |
87 |
88 |
16 |
32 |
13 |
6 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
29 |
5 |
13 |
20 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Ohio |
1,069 |
924 |
195 |
247 |
126 |
68 |
84 |
26 |
104 |
171 |
323 |
93 |
101 |
176 |
84 |
95 |
52 |
48 |
Oklahoma |
296 |
219 |
50 |
49 |
39 |
13 |
22 |
6 |
33 |
44 |
71 |
21 |
21 |
52 |
24 |
17 |
36 |
17 |
Oregon |
252 |
237 |
57 |
67 |
50 |
25 |
21 |
9 |
34 |
51 |
48 |
15 |
16 |
29 |
14 |
26 |
12 |
15 |
Pennsylvania |
1,442 |
1,186 |
256 |
322 |
171 |
81 |
143 |
72 |
126 |
207 |
464 |
154 |
70 |
123 |
138 |
149 |
74 |
78 |
Puerto Rico |
65 |
129 |
8 |
31 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
15 |
66 |
8 |
5 |
D |
D |
20 |
8 |
D |
D |
Rhode Island |
160 |
160 |
27 |
31 |
D |
D |
27 |
9 |
18 |
30 |
23 |
12 |
D |
D |
30 |
42 |
D |
D |
South Carolina |
320 |
266 |
56 |
95 |
38 |
13 |
29 |
15 |
36 |
33 |
117 |
27 |
18 |
54 |
9 |
9 |
17 |
20 |
South Dakota |
64 |
46 |
29 |
22 |
D |
D |
7 |
0 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Tennessee |
464 |
436 |
113 |
144 |
46 |
23 |
26 |
9 |
45 |
90 |
118 |
34 |
30 |
70 |
52 |
47 |
34 |
19 |
Texas |
2,224 |
1,842 |
436 |
492 |
281 |
136 |
192 |
77 |
237 |
332 |
636 |
189 |
124 |
336 |
177 |
156 |
141 |
124 |
Utah |
365 |
211 |
67 |
71 |
49 |
16 |
34 |
7 |
48 |
39 |
113 |
26 |
24 |
21 |
13 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
Vermont |
42 |
34 |
20 |
17 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
0 |
0 |
Virginia |
826 |
709 |
107 |
140 |
91 |
54 |
92 |
23 |
110 |
147 |
253 |
52 |
61 |
154 |
54 |
84 |
58 |
55 |
Washington |
502 |
456 |
118 |
150 |
69 |
37 |
61 |
23 |
52 |
83 |
112 |
41 |
27 |
60 |
31 |
39 |
32 |
23 |
West Virginia |
116 |
101 |
24 |
27 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
17 |
24 |
32 |
5 |
6 |
27 |
16 |
9 |
D |
D |
Wisconsin |
575 |
546 |
126 |
158 |
88 |
47 |
50 |
17 |
67 |
79 |
135 |
43 |
27 |
84 |
55 |
76 |
27 |
42 |
Wyoming |
52 |
33 |
12 |
17 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
7 |
6 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |