Science and Engineering Graduate Students Per Million Residents, 1998
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Table
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Rank |
State |
Amt. |
Rank |
State |
Amt. |
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1 |
Massachusetts |
3,189 |
27 |
Hawaii |
1,323 |
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2 |
NEW YORK |
2,142 |
28 |
North Carolina |
1,312 |
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3 |
Kansas |
2,139 |
29 |
New Jersey |
1,243 |
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|
4 |
Colorado |
2,100 |
30 |
Idaho |
1,198 |
|
|
5 |
Delaware |
1,961 |
31 |
West Virginia |
1,184 |
|
|
6 |
Connecticut |
1,860 |
32 |
Louisiana |
1,183 |
|
|
7 |
Illinois |
1,810 |
33 |
Alabama |
1,176 |
|
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8 |
Maryland |
1,797 |
34 |
Oklahoma |
1,162 |
|
|
9 |
Utah |
1,775 |
35 |
South Dakota |
1,134 |
|
|
10 |
New Mexico |
1,754 |
36 |
Alaska |
1,130 |
|
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11 |
Virginia |
1,654 |
37 |
Georgia |
1,109 |
|
|
12 |
Wyoming |
1,644 |
38 |
Oregon |
1,103 |
|
|
13 |
California |
1,585 |
39 |
Tennessee |
1,097 |
|
|
14 |
Rhode Island |
1,569 |
40 |
Mississippi |
1,070 |
|
|
15 |
North Dakota |
1,530 |
41 |
Missouri |
1,042 |
|
|
16 |
Iowa |
1,528 |
42 |
Vermont |
1,033 |
|
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17 |
Pennsylvania |
1,524 |
43 |
Washington |
1,022 |
|
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18 |
Ohio |
1,452 |
44 |
New Hampshire |
962 |
|
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19 |
Michigan |
1,450 |
45 |
Florida |
932 |
|
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20 |
Wisconsin |
1,408 |
46 |
Kentucky |
891 |
|
|
21 |
Montana |
1,393 |
47 |
South Carolina |
870 |
|
|
22 |
Minnesota |
1,388 |
48 |
Nevada |
838 |
|
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23 |
Arizona |
1,369 |
49 |
Arkansas |
810 |
|
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24 |
Nebraska |
1,356 |
50 |
Maine |
470 |
|
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25 |
Indiana |
1,355 |
U.S. average |
1,493 |
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26 |
Texas |
1,342 |
N.Y.S. above avg. |
43.5% |
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Source: National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf00322/htmstart.htm |
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New York is a leader in high-level science and engineering education; new businesses often grow where entrepreneurs receive their degrees. |
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