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Table 276. Earned degrees in agriculture and natural resources conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 2000-01

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            |      Bachelor's degrees     |       Master's degrees      |      Doctor's degrees
    Year    |_____________________________|_____________________________|_____________________________
            |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total  |   Men   |  Women
____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
     1      |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10
____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1970-71 ....|  12,672 |  12,136 |     536 |   2,457 |   2,313 |     144 |   1,086 |   1,055 |      31
1971-72 ....|  13,516 |  12,779 |     737 |   2,680 |   2,490 |     190 |     971 |     945 |      26
1972-73 ....|  14,756 |  13,661 |   1,095 |   2,807 |   2,588 |     219 |   1,059 |   1,031 |      28
1973-74 ....|  16,253 |  14,684 |   1,569 |   2,928 |   2,640 |     288 |     930 |     897 |      33
1974-75 ....|  17,528 |  15,061 |   2,467 |   3,067 |   2,703 |     364 |     991 |     958 |      33
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1975-76 ....|  19,402 |  15,845 |   3,557 |   3,340 |   2,862 |     478 |     928 |     867 |      61
1976-77 ....|  21,467 |  16,690 |   4,777 |   3,724 |   3,177 |     547 |     893 |     831 |      62
1977-78 ....|  22,650 |  17,069 |   5,581 |   4,023 |   3,268 |     755 |     971 |     909 |      62
1978-79 ....|  23,134 |  16,854 |   6,280 |   3,994 |   3,187 |     807 |     950 |     877 |      73
1979-80 ....|  22,802 |  16,045 |   6,757 |   3,976 |   3,082 |     894 |     991 |     879 |     112
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1980-81 ....|  21,886 |  15,154 |   6,732 |   4,003 |   3,061 |     942 |   1,067 |     940 |     127
1981-82 ....|  21,029 |  14,443 |   6,586 |   4,163 |   3,114 |   1,049 |   1,079 |     925 |     154
1982-83 ....|  20,909 |  14,085 |   6,824 |   4,254 |   3,129 |   1,125 |   1,149 |   1,004 |     145
1983-84 ....|  19,317 |  13,206 |   6,111 |   4,178 |   2,989 |   1,189 |   1,172 |   1,001 |     171
1984-85 ....|  18,107 |  12,477 |   5,630 |   3,928 |   2,846 |   1,082 |   1,213 |   1,036 |     177
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1985-86 ....|  16,823 |  11,544 |   5,279 |   3,801 |   2,701 |   1,100 |   1,158 |     966 |     192
1986-87 ....|  14,991 |  10,314 |   4,677 |   3,522 |   2,460 |   1,062 |   1,049 |     871 |     178
1987-88 ....|  14,222 |   9,744 |   4,478 |   3,479 |   2,427 |   1,052 |   1,142 |     926 |     216
1988-89 ....|  13,492 |   9,298 |   4,194 |   3,245 |   2,231 |   1,014 |   1,183 |     950 |     233
1989-90 ....|  12,900 |   8,822 |   4,078 |   3,382 |   2,239 |   1,143 |   1,295 |   1,038 |     257
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1990-91 ....|  13,124 |   8,832 |   4,292 |   3,295 |   2,160 |   1,135 |   1,185 |     953 |     232
1991-92 ....|  15,124 |   9,869 |   5,255 |   3,735 |   2,413 |   1,322 |   1,214 |     963 |     251
1992-93 ....|  16,778 |  11,080 |   5,698 |   3,965 |   2,477 |   1,488 |   1,173 |     879 |     294
1993-94 ....|  18,070 |  11,748 |   6,322 |   4,119 |   2,515 |   1,604 |   1,278 |     982 |     296
1994-95 ....|  19,841 |  12,692 |   7,149 |   4,252 |   2,551 |   1,701 |   1,264 |     962 |     302
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1995-96 ....|  21,431 |  13,535 |   7,896 |   4,569 |   2,650 |   1,919 |   1,271 |     935 |     336
1996-97 ....|  22,602 |  13,794 |   8,808 |   4,516 |   2,608 |   1,908 |   1,217 |     884 |     333
1997-98 ....|  23,284 |  13,809 |   9,475 |   4,475 |   2,552 |   1,923 |   1,302 |     931 |     371
1998-99 ....|  23,930 |  13,873 |  10,057 |   4,417 |   2,381 |   2,036 |   1,248 |     869 |     379
1999-2000 ..|  24,247 |  13,850 |  10,397 |   4,375 |   2,362 |   2,013 |   1,181 |     811 |     370
2000-01 ....|  23,382 |  12,845 |  10,537 |   4,281 |   2,254 |   2,027 |   1,139 |     749 |     390
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NOTE: Includes degrees in agricultural business and production; agricultural sciences; and conservation and renewable natural resources. Data for 1998-99 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared September 2002.)


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