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Table 279. Earned degrees in biology, microbiology, and zoology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970-71 to 2000-01

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          |        Biology, general      |      Microbiology\1\         |          Zoology\2\
   Year   |______________________________|______________________________|______________________________
          |Bachelor's|Master's |Doctor's |Bachelor's|Master's |Doctor's |Bachelor's|Master's |Doctor's
__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
    1     |    2     |    3    |    4    |    5     |    6    |    7    |    8     |    9    |   10
__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
1970-71 ..|   26,294 |   2,665 |     536 |    1,475 |     456 |     365 |    5,722 |   1,167 |   1,107
1971-72 ..|   27,473 |   2,943 |     580 |    1,548 |     470 |     351 |    5,522 |   1,189 |   1,094
1972-73 ..|   31,185 |   2,959 |     627 |    1,940 |     517 |     344 |    5,770 |   1,191 |   1,008
1973-74 ..|   36,188 |   3,186 |     657 |    2,311 |     505 |     384 |    6,192 |   1,250 |     919
1974-75 ..|   38,748 |   3,109 |     637 |    2,767 |     552 |     345 |    6,116 |   1,216 |     920
          |          |         |         |          |         |         |          |         |
1975-76 ..|   40,163 |   3,177 |     624 |    2,927 |     585 |     364 |    6,105 |   1,153 |     909
1976-77 ..|   39,530 |   3,322 |     608 |    2,884 |     659 |     325 |    5,608 |   1,168 |     950
1977-78 ..|   37,598 |   3,094 |     664 |    2,695 |     615 |     353 |    5,139 |   1,160 |     885
1978-79 ..|   35,962 |   3,093 |     663 |    2,670 |     597 |     395 |    4,913 |   1,109 |     938
1979-80 ..|   33,523 |   2,911 |     718 |    2,631 |     596 |     376 |    4,374 |   1,078 |     955
          |          |         |         |          |         |         |          |         |
1980-81 ..|   31,323 |   2,598 |     734 |    2,414 |     482 |     370 |    3,946 |   1,090 |     946
1981-82 ..|   29,651 |   2,579 |     678 |    2,377 |     470 |     350 |    3,664 |   1,028 |     936
1982-83 ..|   28,022 |   2,354 |     521 |    2,306 |     446 |     331 |    3,453 |     918 |     809
1983-84 ..|   27,379 |   2,313 |     617 |    2,329 |     447 |     360 |    3,294 |     867 |     826
1984-85 ..|   27,593 |   2,130 |     658 |    2,180 |     413 |     302 |    3,128 |     778 |     802
          |          |         |         |          |         |         |          |         |
1985-86 ..|   27,618 |   2,173 |     574 |    2,217 |     353 |     336 |    2,940 |     723 |     844
1986-87 ..|   27,465 |   2,022 |     537 |    2,098 |     390 |     337 |    2,858 |     740 |     787
1987-88 ..|   26,838 |   1,981 |     576 |    2,014 |     357 |     386 |    2,580 |     725 |     786
1988-89 ..|   26,229 |   2,097 |     527 |    1,780 |     411 |     356 |    2,582 |     736 |     744
1989-90 ..|   27,213 |   1,998 |     551 |    1,814 |     366 |     409 |    2,501 |     638 |     810
          |          |         |         |          |         |         |          |         |
1990-91 ..|   29,285 |   1,956 |     632 |    1,757 |     324 |     419 |    2,673 |     640 |     833
1991-92 ..|   31,909 |   1,995 |     657 |    1,722 |     336 |     454 |    2,840 |     620 |     818
1992-93 ..|   34,932 |   2,000 |     671 |    1,769 |     328 |     520 |    3,071 |     637 |     786
1993-94 ..|   38,103 |   2,178 |     665 |    1,841 |     332 |     478 |    3,207 |     749 |     805
1994-95 ..|   41,658 |   2,350 |     729 |    1,908 |     295 |     443 |    3,206 |     689 |     767
          |          |         |         |          |         |         |          |         |
1995-96 ..|   44,818 |   2,606 |     768 |    2,130 |     324 |     477 |    3,549 |     815 |     855
1996-97 ..|   46,632 |   2,742 |     693 |    2,417 |     326 |     455 |    3,526 |     875 |     807
1997-98 ..|   47,054 |   2,617 |     809 |    2,781 |     352 |     438 |    3,723 |     821 |     819
1998-99\3\|   46,078 |   2,608 |     711 |    2,768 |     355 |     365 |    3,507 |     739 |     800
1999-2000 |   44,982 |   2,599 |     727 |    2,948 |     323 |     383 |    3,291 |     743 |     821
2000-01 ..|   42,310 |   2,582 |     780 |    2,694 |     289 |     386 |    3,119 |     736 |     694
__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________

\1\Includes bacteriology.
\2\Includes general zoology; entomology; pathology; pharmacology; physiology; and zoology, other.
\3\Data 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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