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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

Science and Engineering Doctorates Awarded, 2008

Total doctorates awarded ranking
State
Total doctorates awarded
Engineering doctorates awarded
1 California 5,924 1,082
2 New York 3,983 438
3 Texas 3,378 605
4 Massachusetts 2,590 432
5 Pennsylvania 2,461 468
6 Illinois 2,362 403
7 Florida 2,017 363
8 Ohio 1,912 380
9 Michigan 1,598 331
10 North Carolina 1,447 191
11 Georgia 1,355 325
12 Maryland 1,302 210
13 Indiana 1,283 242
14 Virginia 1,216 243
15 New Jersey 1,023 169
16 Wisconsin 961 157
17 Minnesota 960 129
18 Arizona 893 142
19 Missouri 880 125
20 Washington 815 112
21 Tennessee 788 124
22 Colorado 780 109
23 Iowa 693 108
24 Connecticut 662 72
25 Alabama 623 90
26 District of Columbia 550 49
27 Louisiana 540 67
28 Kentucky 448 58
29 Kansas 443 44
30 Utah 434 70
31 Oregon 413 36
32 South Carolina 413 83
33 Mississippi 401 D
34 Oklahoma 360 49
35 Nebraska 296 D
36 Rhode Island 278 37
37 New Mexico 264 44
38 Delaware 227 D
39 Hawaii 193 D
40 Arkansas 191 19
41 West Virginia 184 D
42 North Dakota 152 6
43 Nevada 151 D
44 Idaho 140 D
45 New Hampshire 140 D
46 Montana 98 D
47 South Dakota 83 D
48 Vermont 80 D
49 Wyoming 66 11
50 Maine 51 D
51 Alaska 29 5
  United Statese 48,767 7,852
D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.  
e Includes the 50 states and District of Columbia    
SOURCE:  NSF/NIH/USED/USDA/NEH/NASA, 2008 Survey of Earned Doctorates.