Human Capital Investment Composite Index
Recent Master's Degrees in Science and Engineering per 1,000 Civilian Workers

2016
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Massachusetts	2014	1	0.90	100
Maryland	2014	2	0.78	98
Pennsylvania	2014	3	0.64	96
New York	2014	4	0.63	94
Illinois	2014	5	0.55	92
New Hampshire	2014	6	0.51	90
Connecticut	2014	7	0.49	88
Colorado	2014	8	0.47	86
Michigan	2014	9	0.44	84
Missouri	2014	10	0.44	82
New Jersey	2014	11	0.44	80
Arizona	2014	12	0.39	78
Utah	2014	13	0.39	76
North Dakota	2014	14	0.38	74
Ohio	2014	15	0.37	72
Indiana	2014	16	0.37	70
Nebraska	2014	17	0.37	68
North Carolina	2014	18	0.36	66
California	2014	19	0.36	64
South Dakota	2014	20	0.36	62
Minnesota	2014	21	0.36	60
Delaware	2014	22	0.36	58
Texas	2014	23	0.35	56
Virginia	2014	24	0.33	54
Rhode Island	2014	25	0.33	52
Oklahoma	2014	26	0.33	50
Kansas	2014	27	0.32	48
New Mexico	2014	28	0.31	46
Iowa	2014	29	0.31	44
Georgia	2014	30	0.30	42
Alabama	2014	31	0.30	40
Arkansas	2014	32	0.29	38
Vermont	2014	33	0.28	36
Wisconsin	2014	34	0.28	34
Florida	2014	35	0.28	32
Idaho	2014	36	0.27	30
Montana	2014	37	0.27	28
Oregon	2014	38	0.26	26
Kentucky	2014	39	0.24	24
Washington	2014	40	0.23	22
Wyoming	2014	41	0.23	20
West Virginia	2014	42	0.22	18
Tennessee	2014	43	0.21	16
South Carolina	2014	44	0.20	14
Louisiana	2014	45	0.19	12
Mississippi	2014	46	0.19	10
Alaska	2014	47	0.16	8
Hawaii	2014	48	0.12	6
Maine	2014	49	0.12	4
Nevada	2014	50	0.09	2

2014
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Alabama	2012	11	1.38	80
Alaska	2012	49	0.43	4
Arizona	2012	2	1.97	98
Arkansas	2012	36	0.92	30
California	2012	31	0.95	40
Colorado	2012	13	1.32	76
Connecticut	2012	10	1.40	82
Delaware	2012	27	1.02	48
Florida	2012	38	0.89	26
Georgia	2012	25	1.03	52
Hawaii	2012	48	0.60	6
Idaho	2012	41	0.82	20
Illinois	2012	8	1.41	86
Indiana	2012	18	1.15	66
Iowa	2012	16	1.18	70
Kansas	2012	26	1.02	50
Kentucky	2012	30	0.98	42
Louisiana	2012	22	1.05	58
Maine	2012	47	0.64	8
Maryland	2012	5	1.76	92
Massachusetts	2012	1	2.28	100
Michigan	2012	14	1.26	74
Minnesota	2012	4	1.76	94
Mississippi	2012	34	0.95	34
Missouri	2012	9	1.40	84
Montana	2012	43	0.71	16
Nebraska	2012	17	1.18	68
Nevada	2012	50	0.41	2
New Hampshire	2012	20	1.11	62
New Jersey	2012	29	1.00	44
New Mexico	2012	40	0.84	22
New York	2012	6	1.64	90
North Carolina	2012	19	1.12	64
North Dakota	2012	3	1.80	96
Ohio	2012	21	1.08	60
Oklahoma	2012	32	0.95	38
Oregon	2012	39	0.86	24
Pennsylvania	2012	7	1.54	88
Rhode Island	2012	37	0.91	28
South Carolina	2012	46	0.64	10
South Dakota	2012	28	1.01	46
Tennessee	2012	35	0.94	32
Texas	2012	33	0.95	36
Utah	2012	15	1.19	72
Vermont	2012	24	1.03	54
Virginia	2012	23	1.04	56
Washington	2012	45	0.65	12
West Virginia	2012	12	1.35	78
Wisconsin	2012	42	0.79	18
Wyoming	2012	44	0.70	14

2012
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Massachusetts	2010	1	2.00	100
Arizona	2010	2	1.62	98
Maryland	2010	3	1.50	96
New York	2010	4	1.44	94
Minnesota	2010	5	1.42	92
Pennsylvania	2010	6	1.37	90
North Dakota	2010	7	1.29	88
Connecticut	2010	8	1.28	86
Illinois	2010	9	1.19	84
Alabama	2010	10	1.16	82
Michigan	2010	11	1.09	80
West Virginia	2010	12	1.05	78
Missouri	2010	13	1.04	76
Colorado	2010	14	1.04	74
Nebraska	2010	15	1.01	72
Louisiana	2010	16	1.01	70
New Hampshire	2010	17	0.99	68
Virginia	2010	18	0.99	66
Utah	2010	19	0.98	64
North Carolina	2010	20	0.92	62
Indiana	2010	21	0.92	60
Delaware	2010	22	0.90	58
California	2010	23	0.89	56
Georgia	2010	24	0.87	54
New Jersey	2010	25	0.83	52
Oklahoma	2010	26	0.83	50
Vermont	2010	27	0.82	48
Kentucky	2010	28	0.82	46
Ohio	2010	29	0.82	44
Texas	2010	30	0.81	42
Kansas	2010	31	0.80	40
Arkansas	2010	32	0.80	38
Tennessee	2010	33	0.78	36
Florida	2010	34	0.78	34
New Mexico	2010	35	0.78	32
South Dakota	2010	36	0.77	30
Mississippi	2010	37	0.76	28
Rhode Island	2010	38	0.75	26
Wisconsin	2010	39	0.69	24
Oregon	2010	40	0.68	22
Iowa	2010	41	0.66	20
Idaho	2010	42	0.66	18
Washington	2010	43	0.61	16
Hawaii	2010	44	0.60	14
Maine	2010	45	0.60	12
Montana	2010	46	0.59	10
South Carolina	2010	47	0.56	8
Wyoming	2010	48	0.49	6
Alaska	2010	49	0.43	4
Nevada	2010	50	0.29	2