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Bachelor's degrees in science and engineering

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North Carolina

Science and Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

Bachelor’s Degrees in Science and Engineering Conferred Per 1,000 Individuals 18-24 Years Old

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A bachelor’s degree in science and engineering can prepare workers for an advanced technical education and jobs with higher than average pay. Additionally, availability of a STEM-educated workforce is an important driver of the innovation economy.

NC Education Index

North Carolina Ranking

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* Source: National Science Foundation

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Bachelor’s Degrees in Science and Engineering Degrees

State	2000-01	2001-01	2002-01	2003-01	2004-01	2005-01	2006-01	2007-01	2008-01	2009-01	2010-01	2011-01	2012-01	2013-01	2014-01	2015-01	2016-01	2017-01	2018-01	2019-01
Alabama	12.63	12.33	11.57	11.18	11.67	12.59	13.11	13.10	13.09	13.61	13.88	15.37	15.71	16.18	16.53	17.13	17.90	19.09	20.55	21.52
Alaska	6.81	6.80	6.17	6.11	6.41	5.98	6.92	6.59	6.71	7.63	8.03	9.10	7.82	8.69	9.18	9.18	9.53	9.88	9.93	9.68
Arizona	9.92	9.62	10.76	11.41	12.72	13.34	13.81	14.72	15.29	16.16	18.70	21.27	26.93	28.35	26.86	24.31	23.94	24.14	24.27	24.35
Arkansas	9.07	8.97	9.63	9.90	9.75	10.01	9.71	9.75	9.66	9.76	10.20	11.04	12.26	12.49	13.69	14.07	14.95	15.13	15.67	16.27
California	13.70	13.69	14.35	14.95	15.35	15.89	16.37	16.28	16.49	16.33	16.64	17.19	17.91	18.92	20.46	21.15	22.31	23.89	25.30	26.20
Colorado	20.34	19.23	20.32	20.83	21.32	21.95	23.09	22.81	23.39	22.39	21.60	22.41	24.10	24.77	26.07	25.77	25.91	27.13	27.71	28.47
Connecticut	18.86	18.53	18.39	19.47	20.12	19.43	20.17	20.46	20.84	20.92	21.12	21.42	22.42	22.80	22.58	23.67	24.44	25.47	25.99	26.66
Delaware	20.35	18.45	20.10	19.45	19.19	19.77	20.40	18.52	18.93	18.80	18.42	20.82	20.95	23.55	24.68	27.35	27.86	27.67	30.53	31.87
District of Columbia	39.89	53.47	56.50	58.77	60.02	56.16	62.65	55.15	56.75	52.99	47.98	47.68	52.97	57.18	57.28	57.47	59.02	61.53	61.80	67.07
Florida	10.50	10.25	10.51	11.09	11.92	12.02	12.40	12.47	12.73	13.06	13.67	14.25	15.39	16.09	16.80	18.01	18.71	18.65	19.37	20.24
Georgia	10.64	10.53	10.96	12.05	13.47	12.64	12.25	12.38	12.38	12.18	12.72	13.46	14.04	15.21	16.13	16.79	17.49	18.25	18.27	19.31
Hawaii	14.30	13.24	12.78	12.37	14.18	14.25	14.88	14.68	15.58	16.08	14.27	15.06	15.17	17.40	17.61	19.12	19.49	20.60	20.18	19.97
Idaho	10.67	9.81	10.26	11.81	11.07	12.80	14.03	14.16	13.96	15.08	16.00	15.74	17.18	19.76	20.71	21.61	21.87	22.33	21.87	22.41
Illinois	13.12	13.12	13.40	14.30	14.05	15.24	15.45	15.37	15.52	15.59	16.07	16.46	16.98	17.51	17.95	18.05	19.00	19.41	19.91	20.16
Indiana	14.42	13.92	14.81	15.39	15.61	16.38	16.28	16.73	16.35	15.74	16.95	18.56	19.39	19.86	20.59	21.81	22.30	23.07	23.76	24.70
Iowa	18.56	17.72	18.02	19.10	19.09	19.52	19.60	20.65	22.34	24.95	31.88	37.55	39.51	37.91	27.13	27.36	26.94	27.55	27.31	26.86
Kansas	14.81	15.32	14.53	15.37	15.51	15.73	15.33	15.94	15.57	15.92	15.91	15.51	16.68	16.53	17.24	17.12	17.79	17.90	20.32	20.36
Kentucky	10.28	9.83	10.50	10.05	10.64	10.96	11.93	11.98	12.00	12.03	12.03	12.50	13.47	13.82	14.22	14.57	15.11	16.18	16.23	16.96
Louisiana	11.69	11.30	11.38	11.96	11.77	12.11	12.13	12.90	12.46	12.22	11.59	12.47	12.94	13.74	14.14	14.59	14.94	15.69	16.34	17.65
Maine	20.27	19.24	19.31	20.75	19.48	20.18	20.37	21.04	22.12	21.51	23.27	24.49	25.29	24.10	25.29	26.40	28.05	28.12	28.53	27.96
Maryland	18.93	18.88	19.00	19.98	20.90	21.37	21.24	20.49	20.45	20.63	21.16	21.92	23.58	24.72	25.37	27.44	28.57	29.21	31.58	32.41
Massachusetts	27.58	27.22	27.27	27.55	27.82	28.21	27.93	27.31	27.79	27.35	28.06	28.96	30.24	31.42	32.96	33.99	35.38	36.23	36.90	38.76
Michigan	14.74	14.51	14.83	15.63	15.93	15.88	16.07	16.43	17.10	17.35	17.85	17.69	18.16	18.39	19.27	19.61	20.49	21.47	22.05	22.22
Minnesota	15.74	15.45	15.86	16.09	16.97	17.99	18.43	18.50	19.54	19.80	20.77	21.82	23.32	24.46	24.85	25.19	25.44	25.94	26.17	26.54
Mississippi	8.86	8.97	8.92	8.33	8.74	8.88	9.22	9.79	9.63	9.96	10.24	10.32	11.10	10.97	12.04	12.05	12.70	13.56	14.38	15.57
Missouri	15.26	15.26	16.03	16.38	16.54	16.37	16.55	16.65	16.51	16.84	17.19	17.70	18.54	19.36	19.43	20.07	21.04	21.15	22.03	21.91
Montana	20.15	19.26	19.01	20.16	19.22	18.32	17.74	19.06	18.47	19.59	18.03	19.48	18.28	20.56	22.61	23.41	22.45	23.76	23.82	26.66
Nebraska	15.40	14.55	13.80	13.99	14.41	16.00	16.21	16.57	17.14	17.09	17.82	18.59	19.13	19.58	20.60	19.31	20.24	20.36	21.28	22.71
Nevada	5.76	5.13	5.48	5.86	6.96	6.72	8.00	7.50	8.17	8.27	8.50	9.15	9.54	9.67	10.63	11.69	11.81	12.33	12.78	13.38
New Hampshire	26.85	23.00	21.98	22.77	24.00	23.53	23.15	23.37	22.73	23.74	25.01	26.13	26.27	27.00	27.96	31.77	31.83	36.99	42.77	49.05
New Jersey	15.93	15.38	15.84	16.48	16.81	16.45	16.00	15.81	15.61	15.80	16.32	16.48	17.73	18.14	18.56	19.21	19.87	20.66	21.84	22.23
New Mexico	10.89	9.86	9.44	10.40	10.56	10.78	10.71	11.29	10.81	11.40	11.26	11.85	12.24	12.57	14.07	13.51	15.01	15.67	15.81	15.15
New York	18.16	18.42	18.25	20.10	20.05	20.28	19.99	19.86	19.81	20.12	20.72	21.55	22.27	23.43	24.43	25.93	27.30	28.68	29.82	31.56
North Carolina	14.76	14.34	14.96	15.45	16.02	15.83	15.17	15.93	15.94	15.95	16.15	17.22	17.95	18.45	19.14	19.43	19.93	20.15	20.82	21.31
North Dakota	18.11	15.88	16.20	16.87	15.58	15.30	14.95	16.06	16.12	16.37	17.44	16.99	17.60	17.77	17.48	19.52	19.48	21.48	21.59	23.54
Ohio	13.06	12.97	13.22	13.79	14.05	14.21	14.52	15.03	14.59	14.81	15.32	16.09	17.13	16.69	17.71	18.71	19.34	20.52	20.79	21.65
Oklahoma	11.17	11.00	11.03	10.53	11.45	12.30	12.68	12.85	12.61	12.84	12.23	12.50	13.21	13.34	13.74	13.99	15.00	15.55	16.98	17.21
Oregon	16.31	15.35	15.74	16.57	17.79	17.92	18.44	18.65	18.35	18.20	19.20	19.94	21.91	23.56	25.49	25.88	25.58	27.53	27.88	28.49
Pennsylvania	19.20	18.74	19.15	20.24	20.55	20.89	20.91	20.84	21.11	21.17	21.53	22.26	23.09	24.52	25.74	26.54	27.03	28.58	29.35	29.31
Rhode Island	23.36	21.27	22.18	24.24	24.51	24.54	25.47	24.71	25.94	25.61	26.40	27.48	28.32	30.18	33.01	34.45	36.57	36.95	37.11	38.29
South Carolina	12.15	11.84	12.10	12.88	12.51	13.25	13.41	12.96	12.93	13.02	13.42	14.58	14.69	15.94	16.81	17.48	17.91	18.65	18.95	19.58
South Dakota	19.31	17.51	17.63	16.99	18.14	17.65	18.74	19.38	19.63	19.21	20.16	20.11	20.34	20.98	21.11	21.10	22.47	23.28	23.74	24.29
Tennessee	11.82	11.15	11.67	12.35	12.33	12.39	12.36	12.32	12.57	12.85	13.07	13.61	14.51	14.63	14.93	15.28	15.91	16.57	16.45	16.40
Texas	9.41	9.10	9.16	9.82	10.03	10.39	10.51	10.76	10.87	10.88	11.18	11.59	11.94	12.42	12.75	13.14	13.72	14.67	15.51	16.35
Utah	16.40	15.49	17.21	19.04	20.20	21.03	21.01	22.06	21.54	21.87	22.20	24.09	25.01	25.17	26.38	27.74	28.22	28.21	29.35	31.60
Vermont	32.06	31.17	30.24	29.83	29.33	30.69	30.81	32.36	33.22	36.07	39.29	39.22	41.09	41.22	38.95	40.13	40.13	41.16	43.60	44.53
Virginia	18.87	17.72	17.43	17.74	17.42	17.90	18.18	18.19	18.63	18.95	20.11	21.71	23.39	24.54	25.39	26.20	26.68	26.52	26.85	27.63
Washington	14.03	13.74	14.03	14.79	15.31	16.27	16.15	16.76	16.22	16.40	17.19	17.69	18.82	20.28	20.39	21.23	21.87	22.42	22.77	24.09
West Virginia	12.74	12.48	12.83	13.42	12.66	13.37	14.40	15.97	18.13	17.43	18.80	20.65	22.47	24.76	27.03	29.06	31.87	31.99	33.19	34.29
Wisconsin	16.46	16.50	16.44	17.33	17.98	17.89	18.28	19.16	19.19	19.63	20.13	20.87	21.35	22.40	23.24	23.69	24.03	24.53	24.98	25.40
Wyoming	13.66	11.60	11.57	11.12	10.80	9.82	11.61	10.69	11.85	11.30	11.79	12.87	13.73	13.56	14.18	14.03	16.29	18.57	16.82	19.84
U.S. Average	15.84	15.47	15.74	16.33	16.65	16.85	17.25	17.31	17.56	17.71	18.22	19.09	20.08	20.89	21.40	22.08	22.78	23.63	24.35	25.31