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Table 285. Earned degrees in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970-71 to 2000-01

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          |   Chemical engineering     |     Civil engineering      | Electrical, electronics, and|  Mechanical engineering
          |                            |                            |  communications engineering |
   Year   |____________________________|____________________________|_____________________________|_____________________________
          |Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's|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   |    11    |   12   |   13
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1970-71 ..|    3,579 |  1,100 |    406 |    6,526 |  2,425 |    446 |    12,198 |  4,282 |    879 |    8,858 |  2,237 |     438
1971-72 ..|    3,625 |  1,154 |    394 |    6,803 |  2,487 |    415 |    12,101 |  4,206 |    824 |    8,530 |  2,282 |     411
1972-73 ..|    3,578 |  1,051 |    397 |    7,390 |  2,627 |    397 |    12,313 |  3,895 |    791 |    8,523 |  2,141 |     370
1973-74 ..|    3,399 |  1,044 |    400 |    8,017 |  2,652 |    368 |    11,316 |  3,499 |    705 |    7,677 |  1,843 |     385
1974-75 ..|    3,070 |    990 |    346 |    7,651 |  2,769 |    356 |    10,161 |  3,469 |    701 |    6,890 |  1,858 |     340
          |          |        |        |          |        |        |           |        |        |          |        |
1975-76 ..|    3,140 |  1,031 |    308 |    7,923 |  2,999 |    370 |     9,791 |  3,774 |    649 |    6,800 |  1,907 |     305
1976-77 ..|    3,524 |  1,086 |    291 |    8,228 |  2,964 |    309 |     9,936 |  3,788 |    566 |    7,703 |  1,952 |     283
1977-78 ..|    4,569 |  1,235 |    259 |    9,135 |  2,685 |    277 |    11,133 |  3,740 |    503 |    8,875 |  1,942 |     279
1978-79 ..|    5,568 |  1,149 |    304 |    9,809 |  2,646 |    253 |    12,338 |  3,591 |    586 |   10,107 |  1,877 |     271
1979-80 ..|    6,320 |  1,270 |    284 |   10,326 |  2,683 |    270 |    13,821 |  3,836 |    525 |   11,808 |  2,060 |     281
          |          |        |        |          |        |        |           |        |        |          |        |
1980-81 ..|    6,527 |  1,267 |    300 |   10,678 |  2,891 |    325 |    14,938 |  3,901 |    535 |   13,329 |  2,291 |     276
1981-82 ..|    6,740 |  1,285 |    311 |   10,524 |  2,995 |    329 |    16,455 |  4,462 |    526 |   13,922 |  2,399 |     333
1982-83 ..|    7,185 |  1,368 |    319 |    9,989 |  3,074 |    340 |    18,049 |  4,531 |    550 |   15,675 |  2,511 |     299
1983-84 ..|    7,475 |  1,514 |    330 |    9,693 |  3,146 |    369 |    19,943 |  5,078 |    585 |   16,629 |  2,797 |     319
1984-85 ..|    7,146 |  1,544 |    418 |    9,162 |  3,172 |    377 |    21,691 |  5,153 |    660 |   16,794 |  3,053 |     409
          |          |        |        |          |        |        |           |        |        |          |        |
1985-86 ..|    5,877 |  1,361 |    446 |    8,679 |  2,926 |    395 |    23,742 |  5,534 |    722 |   16,194 |  3,075 |     426
1986-87 ..|    4,991 |  1,184 |    497 |    8,147 |  2,901 |    451 |    24,547 |  6,183 |    724 |   15,450 |  3,198 |     528
1987-88 ..|    3,917 |  1,088 |    579 |    7,488 |  2,836 |    481 |    23,597 |  6,688 |    860 |   14,900 |  3,329 |     596
1988-89 ..|    3,663 |  1,093 |    602 |    7,312 |  2,903 |    505 |    21,908 |  7,028 |    998 |   14,843 |  3,498 |     633
1989-90 ..|    3,430 |  1,035 |    562 |    7,252 |  2,812 |    516 |    20,711 |  7,225 |  1,162 |   14,336 |  3,424 |     742
          |          |        |        |          |        |        |           |        |        |          |        |
1990-91 ..|    3,444 |    903 |    611 |    7,314 |  2,927 |    536 |    19,320 |  7,095 |  1,220 |   13,977 |  3,516 |     757
1991-92 ..|    3,754 |    956 |    590 |    8,034 |  3,113 |    540 |    17,958 |  7,360 |  1,282 |   14,067 |  3,653 |     851
1992-93 ..|    4,459 |    990 |    595 |    8,868 |  3,610 |    577 |    17,281 |  7,870 |  1,413 |   14,464 |  3,982 |     871
1993-94 ..|    5,163 |  1,032 |    604 |    9,479 |  3,873 |    651 |    15,823 |  7,791 |  1,470 |   15,030 |  4,099 |     887
1994-95 ..|    5,901 |  1,085 |    571 |    9,927 |  4,077 |    625 |    14,929 |  7,693 |  1,543 |   14,794 |  4,213 |     890
          |          |        |        |          |        |        |           |        |        |          |        |
1995-96 ..|    6,319 |  1,176 |    670 |   10,607 |  3,905 |    616 |    13,900 |  7,103 |  1,591 |   14,177 |  3,881 |     940
1996-97 ..|    6,564 |  1,131 |    650 |   10,437 |  3,833 |    640 |    13,336 |  6,393 |  1,512 |   13,493 |  3,608 |     913
1997-98 ..|    6,319 |  1,128 |    652 |    9,926 |  3,795 |    610 |    12,995 |  6,737 |  1,458 |   13,071 |  3,441 |     933
1998-99 ..|    6,033 |  1,130 |    572 |    9,121 |  3,648 |    543 |    12,531 |  6,690 |  1,303 |   12,705 |  3,258 |     774
1999-2000 |    5,807 |  1,078 |    590 |    8,136 |  3,433 |    543 |    12,930 |  6,926 |  1,392 |   12,807 |  3,273 |     776
2000-01 ..|    5,611 |  1,083 |    610 |    7,588 |  3,310 |    571 |    13,091 |  6,815 |  1,417 |   12,817 |  3,371 |     849
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NOTE: From 1970-71 to 1981-82, civil engineering includes construction and transportation engineering. Degrees in engineering technologies are not included in this tabulation. 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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