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

Science and engineering doctorates awarded, 2004
Rank State Total doctorates awarded Rank, engineering doctorates Engineering doctorates awarded
1
 California 3,499 1 780
2
 NEW YORK 2,326 3 344
3
 Texas 1,595 2 423
4
 Massachusetts 1,481 5 313
5
 Pennsylvania 1,280 4 323
6
 Illinois 1,199 6 281
7
 Michigan 1,012 7 273
8
 Ohio 992 8 264
9
 Florida 991 10 223
10
 North Carolina 795 13 156
11
 Maryland 677 15 147
12
 Georgia 655 9 235
13
 Virginia 655 11 174
14
 New Jersey 641 14 155
15
 Indiana 630 12 164
16
 Wisconsin 514 17 115
17
 Arizona 485 18 109
18
 Washington 477 19 106
19
 Colorado 466 16 120
20
 Missouri 438 22 74
21
 Minnesota 419 21 82
22
 Connecticut 388 28 49
23
 Tennessee 370 23 72
24
 Iowa 340 20 96
25
 Louisiana 313 24 64
26
 Alabama 285 26 60
27
 Oregon 274 31 37
28
 Kansas 260 30 39
29
 Utah 240 27 57
30
 Oklahoma 221 29 44
31
 South Carolina 211 25 62
32
 Kentucky 209 32 30
33
 New Mexico 191 29 44
34
 Mississippi 165 34 20
35
 Rhode Island 160 33 24
36
 Nebraska 150 34 20
37
 Delaware 141 28 49
38
 West Virginia 112 36 18
39
 Hawaii 99 40 4
40
 Arkansas 93 35 19
41
 New Hampshire 91 39 11
42
 Nevada 76 37 13
43
 Montana 59 42 2
44
 Idaho 56 38 12
45
 North Dakota 42 42 2
46
 South Dakota 39 42 2
47
 Vermont 34 40 4
48
 Wyoming 31 41 3
49
 Maine 30 40 4
U.S. total 26,275 5,776
N.Y.S. share of U.S. total 8.9% 6.0%

Source: The National Science Foundation www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06308/tables.htm
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