Earned degrees in psychology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and by sex of student: 1949-50 to 2000-01

Table 293.

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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 ..|  9,569 |  6,055 |  3,514 |  1,316 |    948 |    368 |   283 |   241 |    42
1959-60 ..|  8,061 |  4,773 |  3,288 |  1,406 |    981 |    425 |   641 |   544 |    97
1967-68 ..| 23,819 | 13,792 | 10,027 |  3,479 |  2,321 |  1,158 | 1,268 |   982 |   286
1969-70 ..| 33,679 | 19,077 | 14,602 |  5,158 |  2,975 |  2,183 | 1,962 | 1,505 |   457
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1970-71 ..| 38,187 | 21,227 | 16,960 |  5,717 |  3,395 |  2,322 | 2,144 | 1,629 |   515
1971-72 ..| 43,433 | 23,352 | 20,081 |  6,764 |  3,934 |  2,830 | 2,277 | 1,694 |   583
1972-73 ..| 47,940 | 25,117 | 22,823 |  7,619 |  4,325 |  3,294 | 2,550 | 1,797 |   753
1973-74 ..| 52,139 | 25,868 | 26,271 |  8,796 |  4,983 |  3,813 | 2,872 | 1,987 |   885
1974-75 ..| 51,245 | 24,284 | 26,961 |  9,394 |  5,035 |  4,359 | 2,913 | 1,979 |   934
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1975-76 ..| 50,278 | 22,898 | 27,380 | 10,167 |  5,136 |  5,031 | 3,157 | 2,115 | 1,042
1976-77 ..| 47,861 | 20,627 | 27,234 | 10,859 |  5,293 |  5,566 | 3,386 | 2,127 | 1,259
1977-78 ..| 44,879 | 18,422 | 26,457 | 10,282 |  4,670 |  5,612 | 3,164 | 1,974 | 1,190
1978-79 ..| 42,697 | 16,540 | 26,157 | 10,132 |  4,405 |  5,727 | 3,228 | 1,895 | 1,333
1979-80 ..| 42,093 | 15,440 | 26,653 |  9,938 |  4,096 |  5,842 | 3,395 | 1,921 | 1,474
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1980-81 ..| 41,068 | 14,332 | 26,736 | 10,223 |  4,066 |  6,157 | 3,576 | 2,002 | 1,574
1981-82 ..| 41,212 | 13,645 | 27,567 |  9,947 |  3,823 |  6,124 | 3,461 | 1,856 | 1,605
1982-83 ..| 40,460 | 13,131 | 27,329 |  9,981 |  3,647 |  6,334 | 3,602 | 1,838 | 1,764
1983-84 ..| 39,955 | 12,812 | 27,143 |  9,525 |  3,400 |  6,125 | 3,535 | 1,774 | 1,761
1984-85 ..| 39,900 | 12,706 | 27,194 |  9,891 |  3,452 |  6,439 | 3,447 | 1,739 | 1,708
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1985-86 ..| 40,628 | 12,605 | 28,023 |  9,845 |  3,347 |  6,498 | 3,593 | 1,724 | 1,869
1986-87 ..| 42,994 | 13,362 | 29,632 |  9,562 |  3,172 |  6,390 | 3,560 | 1,615 | 1,945
1987-88 ..| 45,187 | 13,538 | 31,649 |  9,180 |  2,923 |  6,257 | 3,480 | 1,573 | 1,907
1988-89 ..| 48,910 | 14,246 | 34,664 |  9,940 |  3,122 |  6,818 | 3,685 | 1,590 | 2,095
1989-90 ..| 53,952 | 15,336 | 38,616 | 10,730 |  3,377 |  7,353 | 3,811 | 1,566 | 2,245
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1990-91 ..| 58,655 | 16,067 | 42,588 | 11,349 |  3,329 |  8,020 | 3,932 | 1,520 | 2,412
1991-92 ..| 63,513 | 17,031 | 46,482 | 10,215 |  2,988 |  7,227 | 3,373 | 1,359 | 2,014
1992-93 ..| 66,728 | 17,908 | 48,820 | 10,957 |  3,029 |  7,928 | 3,651 | 1,415 | 2,236
1993-94 ..| 69,259 | 18,642 | 50,617 | 12,181 |  3,401 |  8,780 | 3,563 | 1,346 | 2,217
1994-95 ..| 72,083 | 19,548 | 52,535 | 13,921 |  3,893 | 10,028 | 3,822 | 1,431 | 2,391
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1995-96 ..| 73,291 | 19,817 | 53,474 | 13,792 |  3,813 |  9,979 | 3,711 | 1,259 | 2,452
1996-97 ..| 74,191 | 19,379 | 54,812 | 14,353 |  3,852 | 10,501 | 4,053 | 1,350 | 2,703
1997-98 ..| 73,972 | 18,959 | 55,013 | 13,747 |  3,699 | 10,048 | 4,073 | 1,325 | 2,748
1998-99 ..| 73,536 | 18,294 | 55,242 | 14,247 |  3,693 | 10,554 | 4,248 | 1,385 | 2,863
1999-2000 | 74,060 | 17,430 | 56,630 | 14,465 |  3,552 | 10,913 | 4,310 | 1,405 | 2,905
2000-01 ..| 73,534 | 16,572 | 56,962 | 15,196 |  3,615 | 11,581 | 4,659 | 1,475 | 3,184
__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______

NOTE: 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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