Table 6. Doctorates awarded, by state or location, broad field of study, and sex of doctorate recipients: 2016
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 |
29,616 |
25,278 |
5,643 |
6,923 |
4,286 |
1,963 |
2,998 |
959 |
3,749 |
5,329 |
7,277 |
2,192 |
1,550 |
3,603 |
2,639 |
2,843 |
1,474 |
1,466 |
Alabama |
387 |
334 |
101 |
100 |
36 |
17 |
34 |
12 |
33 |
49 |
104 |
27 |
48 |
89 |
13 |
20 |
18 |
20 |
Alaska |
24 |
24 |
8 |
12 |
9 |
5 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Arizona |
482 |
407 |
63 |
92 |
89 |
31 |
36 |
11 |
62 |
90 |
133 |
38 |
23 |
61 |
51 |
59 |
25 |
25 |
Arkansas |
126 |
124 |
51 |
53 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
9 |
17 |
10 |
16 |
D |
D |
California |
3,376 |
2,741 |
545 |
672 |
563 |
253 |
372 |
103 |
536 |
763 |
877 |
269 |
88 |
251 |
292 |
334 |
103 |
96 |
Colorado |
631 |
439 |
100 |
125 |
130 |
37 |
56 |
17 |
55 |
70 |
183 |
50 |
46 |
87 |
39 |
30 |
22 |
23 |
Connecticut |
434 |
325 |
118 |
97 |
64 |
27 |
37 |
13 |
61 |
66 |
64 |
20 |
D |
D |
65 |
75 |
D |
D |
Delaware |
166 |
114 |
29 |
26 |
32 |
17 |
D |
D |
17 |
32 |
64 |
20 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
District of Columbia |
292 |
317 |
17 |
46 |
18 |
14 |
26 |
5 |
79 |
121 |
55 |
17 |
23 |
43 |
57 |
46 |
17 |
25 |
Florida |
1,215 |
1,072 |
216 |
262 |
200 |
97 |
122 |
58 |
138 |
230 |
286 |
89 |
101 |
180 |
91 |
84 |
61 |
72 |
Georgia |
793 |
669 |
134 |
192 |
96 |
45 |
87 |
29 |
57 |
117 |
268 |
65 |
41 |
116 |
51 |
61 |
59 |
44 |
Hawaii |
91 |
110 |
15 |
30 |
16 |
11 |
D |
D |
22 |
28 |
D |
D |
10 |
20 |
6 |
14 |
D |
D |
Idaho |
65 |
44 |
14 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
15 |
10 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Illinois |
1,337 |
1,089 |
221 |
245 |
201 |
83 |
127 |
30 |
192 |
261 |
286 |
98 |
58 |
109 |
168 |
170 |
84 |
93 |
Indiana |
877 |
641 |
105 |
161 |
126 |
53 |
104 |
24 |
84 |
103 |
265 |
63 |
54 |
105 |
93 |
90 |
46 |
42 |
Iowa |
397 |
315 |
105 |
87 |
37 |
25 |
33 |
18 |
43 |
47 |
96 |
31 |
27 |
53 |
34 |
26 |
22 |
28 |
Kansas |
262 |
252 |
70 |
75 |
22 |
18 |
D |
D |
51 |
53 |
D |
D |
15 |
39 |
19 |
24 |
15 |
22 |
Kentucky |
261 |
219 |
63 |
69 |
15 |
7 |
26 |
7 |
41 |
39 |
41 |
18 |
10 |
34 |
52 |
33 |
13 |
12 |
Louisiana |
365 |
293 |
87 |
89 |
42 |
28 |
28 |
16 |
44 |
58 |
71 |
15 |
17 |
38 |
45 |
28 |
31 |
21 |
Maine |
38 |
37 |
9 |
13 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
6 |
9 |
D |
D |
8 |
7 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Maryland |
677 |
597 |
143 |
258 |
89 |
47 |
103 |
29 |
80 |
107 |
177 |
49 |
23 |
37 |
42 |
46 |
20 |
24 |
Massachusetts |
1,640 |
1,257 |
317 |
396 |
287 |
120 |
148 |
46 |
207 |
257 |
426 |
149 |
46 |
87 |
138 |
142 |
71 |
60 |
Michigan |
1,045 |
862 |
174 |
198 |
146 |
76 |
102 |
33 |
130 |
183 |
288 |
69 |
81 |
173 |
77 |
89 |
47 |
41 |
Minnesota |
606 |
859 |
151 |
265 |
56 |
23 |
40 |
15 |
121 |
250 |
106 |
39 |
36 |
140 |
21 |
40 |
75 |
87 |
Mississippi |
208 |
240 |
65 |
51 |
23 |
15 |
9 |
5 |
19 |
37 |
23 |
7 |
33 |
93 |
13 |
12 |
23 |
20 |
Missouri |
498 |
419 |
118 |
101 |
65 |
29 |
48 |
16 |
54 |
89 |
112 |
32 |
30 |
69 |
42 |
46 |
29 |
37 |
Montana |
66 |
52 |
24 |
21 |
16 |
6 |
D |
D |
9 |
8 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
0 |
0 |
Nebraska |
191 |
197 |
75 |
84 |
19 |
6 |
15 |
10 |
15 |
37 |
38 |
12 |
13 |
33 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
Nevada |
109 |
120 |
16 |
19 |
22 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
31 |
22 |
14 |
14 |
36 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
New Hampshire |
94 |
69 |
26 |
27 |
24 |
11 |
D |
D |
12 |
16 |
17 |
5 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
0 |
0 |
New Jersey |
584 |
480 |
75 |
117 |
100 |
49 |
81 |
28 |
90 |
95 |
105 |
54 |
24 |
42 |
78 |
66 |
31 |
29 |
New Mexico |
172 |
133 |
27 |
33 |
30 |
13 |
18 |
5 |
15 |
21 |
D |
D |
13 |
31 |
12 |
19 |
D |
D |
New York |
2,165 |
2,030 |
387 |
520 |
312 |
134 |
259 |
79 |
321 |
514 |
397 |
127 |
82 |
210 |
322 |
350 |
85 |
96 |
North Carolina |
967 |
841 |
240 |
289 |
110 |
56 |
121 |
48 |
106 |
137 |
221 |
79 |
35 |
107 |
93 |
80 |
41 |
45 |
North Dakota |
93 |
92 |
24 |
28 |
12 |
6 |
15 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
22 |
5 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Ohio |
1,148 |
895 |
232 |
247 |
195 |
62 |
106 |
20 |
101 |
145 |
322 |
85 |
60 |
181 |
86 |
91 |
46 |
64 |
Oklahoma |
299 |
239 |
61 |
50 |
29 |
19 |
10 |
12 |
37 |
42 |
78 |
22 |
28 |
49 |
28 |
26 |
28 |
19 |
Oregon |
247 |
208 |
59 |
71 |
50 |
26 |
D |
D |
32 |
39 |
45 |
10 |
14 |
34 |
13 |
16 |
D |
D |
Pennsylvania |
1,480 |
1,241 |
246 |
341 |
169 |
91 |
175 |
70 |
158 |
217 |
444 |
137 |
68 |
140 |
141 |
167 |
79 |
78 |
Puerto Rico |
74 |
142 |
15 |
34 |
D |
D |
5 |
0 |
24 |
75 |
5 |
6 |
D |
D |
6 |
11 |
D |
D |
Rhode Island |
168 |
157 |
29 |
34 |
38 |
19 |
17 |
8 |
29 |
31 |
24 |
13 |
D |
D |
26 |
42 |
D |
D |
South Carolina |
272 |
272 |
42 |
97 |
34 |
23 |
26 |
8 |
26 |
34 |
91 |
31 |
20 |
45 |
12 |
14 |
21 |
20 |
South Dakota |
64 |
49 |
25 |
21 |
12 |
8 |
D |
D |
6 |
8 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Tennessee |
503 |
421 |
114 |
118 |
60 |
30 |
38 |
6 |
56 |
71 |
113 |
37 |
36 |
97 |
55 |
46 |
31 |
16 |
Texas |
2,181 |
1,793 |
395 |
432 |
320 |
139 |
216 |
73 |
215 |
314 |
623 |
196 |
107 |
303 |
155 |
207 |
150 |
129 |
Utah |
336 |
201 |
65 |
62 |
46 |
13 |
27 |
5 |
47 |
45 |
102 |
17 |
20 |
36 |
12 |
7 |
17 |
16 |
Vermont |
39 |
36 |
19 |
20 |
D |
D |
0 |
0 |
D |
D |
8 |
0 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
0 |
0 |
Virginia |
802 |
723 |
122 |
161 |
82 |
51 |
92 |
31 |
118 |
147 |
219 |
62 |
65 |
160 |
47 |
64 |
57 |
47 |
Washington |
466 |
461 |
100 |
172 |
78 |
40 |
40 |
17 |
62 |
81 |
114 |
39 |
36 |
57 |
18 |
36 |
18 |
19 |
West Virginia |
131 |
112 |
25 |
34 |
19 |
9 |
D |
D |
16 |
27 |
35 |
5 |
15 |
27 |
12 |
6 |
D |
D |
Wisconsin |
623 |
482 |
150 |
148 |
86 |
37 |
68 |
18 |
76 |
81 |
122 |
27 |
38 |
75 |
65 |
65 |
18 |
31 |
Wyoming |
49 |
32 |
11 |
10 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
5 |
9 |
D |
D |
D |
D |