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Table 287. Earned degrees in modern foreign languages and literatures conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1949-50 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
__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1949-50 ..|   4,477 |   1,746 |   2,731 |     919 |     456 |     463 |     168 |     135 |      33
1959-60 ..|   4,527 |   1,548 |   2,979 |     832 |     392 |     440 |     150 |     100 |      50
1967-68 ..|  17,499 |   4,450 |  13,049 |   3,911 |   1,555 |   2,356 |     491 |     336 |     155
1969-70 ..|  19,457 |   4,921 |  14,536 |   4,154 |   1,476 |   2,678 |     590 |     369 |     221
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1970-71 ..|  19,055 |   4,734 |  14,321 |   4,407 |   1,492 |   2,915 |     703 |     425 |     278
1971-72 ..|  18,137 |   4,445 |  13,692 |   4,277 |   1,449 |   2,828 |     753 |     466 |     287
1972-73 ..|  18,232 |   4,347 |  13,885 |   3,992 |   1,407 |   2,585 |     889 |     519 |     370
1973-74 ..|  18,252 |   4,276 |  13,976 |   3,793 |   1,252 |   2,541 |     875 |     487 |     388
1974-75 ..|  17,115 |   3,912 |  13,203 |   3,672 |   1,179 |   2,493 |     829 |     442 |     387
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1975-76 ..|  15,079 |   3,495 |  11,584 |   3,359 |   1,095 |   2,264 |     830 |     429 |     401
1976-77 ..|  13,626 |   3,225 |  10,401 |   2,986 |     886 |   2,100 |     728 |     347 |     381
1977-78 ..|  12,448 |   2,938 |   9,510 |   2,653 |     768 |   1,885 |     626 |     282 |     344
1978-79 ..|  11,531 |   2,705 |   8,826 |   2,338 |     685 |   1,653 |     625 |     287 |     338
1979-80 ..|  10,816 |   2,583 |   8,233 |   2,152 |     628 |   1,524 |     522 |     217 |     305
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1980-81 ..|  10,050 |   2,402 |   7,648 |   2,018 |     657 |   1,361 |     556 |     259 |     297
1981-82 ..|   9,576 |   2,278 |   7,298 |   1,913 |     571 |   1,342 |     495 |     220 |     275
1982-83 ..|   9,334 |   2,343 |   6,991 |   1,597 |     528 |   1,069 |     451 |     183 |     268
1983-84 ..|   9,152 |   2,399 |   6,753 |   1,640 |     512 |   1,128 |     424 |     191 |     233
1984-85 ..|   9,675 |   2,529 |   7,146 |   1,611 |     503 |   1,108 |     387 |     156 |     231
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1985-86 ..|   9,808 |   2,685 |   7,123 |   1,655 |     482 |   1,173 |     426 |     173 |     253
1986-87 ..|   9,858 |   2,655 |   7,203 |   1,692 |     491 |   1,201 |     403 |     162 |     241
1987-88 ..|   9,790 |   2,628 |   7,162 |   1,795 |     564 |   1,231 |     380 |     159 |     221
1988-89 ..|  10,498 |   2,767 |   7,731 |   1,821 |     552 |   1,269 |     389 |     145 |     244
1989-90 ..|  11,092 |   2,902 |   8,190 |   1,931 |     584 |   1,347 |     475 |     183 |     292
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1990-91 ..|  11,724 |   3,207 |   8,517 |   1,973 |     595 |   1,378 |     477 |     200 |     277
1991-92 ..|  12,367 |   3,390 |   8,977 |   2,119 |     652 |   1,467 |     537 |     222 |     315
1992-93 ..|  12,819 |   3,537 |   9,282 |   2,353 |     744 |   1,609 |     535 |     210 |     325
1993-94 ..|  12,785 |   3,672 |   9,113 |   2,343 |     712 |   1,631 |     578 |     208 |     370
1994-95 ..|  12,309 |   3,666 |   8,643 |   2,306 |     688 |   1,618 |     626 |     250 |     376
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1995-96 ..|  12,401 |   3,576 |   8,825 |   2,283 |     699 |   1,584 |     579 |     225 |     354
1996-97 ..|  12,256 |   3,553 |   8,703 |   2,229 |     668 |   1,561 |     622 |     247 |     375
1997-98 ..|  12,769 |   3,679 |   9,090 |   2,064 |     612 |   1,452 |     628 |     253 |     375
1998-99 ..|  13,268 |   3,835 |   9,433 |   1,964 |     578 |   1,386 |     591 |     231 |     360
1999-2000 |  13,172 |   3,666 |   9,506 |   1,900 |     564 |   1,336 |     614 |     237 |     377
2000-01 ..|  13,260 |   3,656 |   9,604 |   1,923 |     574 |   1,349 |     605 |     214 |     391
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NOTE: Includes degrees conferred in a single language or a combination of modern foreign languages. Excludes degrees in linguistics, Latin, classics, ancient and medieval Greek, and other foreign languages. 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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