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Table 297. Earned degrees in visual and performing arts 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 ..| 30,394 | 12,256 | 18,138 |  6,675 |  3,510 |  3,165 |   621 |   483 |    138
1971-72 ..| 33,831 | 13,580 | 20,251 |  7,537 |  4,049 |  3,488 |   572 |   428 |    144
1972-73 ..| 36,017 | 14,267 | 21,750 |  7,254 |  4,005 |  3,249 |   616 |   449 |    167
1973-74 ..| 39,730 | 15,821 | 23,909 |  8,001 |  4,325 |  3,676 |   585 |   440 |    145
1974-75 ..| 40,782 | 15,532 | 25,250 |  8,362 |  4,448 |  3,914 |   649 |   446 |    203
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1975-76 ..| 42,138 | 16,491 | 25,647 |  8,817 |  4,507 |  4,310 |   620 |   447 |    173
1976-77 ..| 41,793 | 16,166 | 25,627 |  8,636 |  4,211 |  4,425 |   662 |   447 |    215
1977-78 ..| 40,951 | 15,572 | 25,379 |  9,036 |  4,327 |  4,709 |   708 |   448 |    260
1978-79 ..| 40,969 | 15,380 | 25,589 |  8,524 |  3,933 |  4,591 |   700 |   454 |    246
1979-80 ..| 40,892 | 15,065 | 25,827 |  8,708 |  4,067 |  4,641 |   655 |   413 |    242
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1980-81 ..| 40,479 | 14,798 | 25,681 |  8,629 |  4,056 |  4,573 |   654 |   396 |    258
1981-82 ..| 40,422 | 14,819 | 25,603 |  8,746 |  3,866 |  4,880 |   670 |   380 |    290
1982-83 ..| 39,794 | 14,690 | 25,104 |  8,763 |  4,013 |  4,750 |   692 |   404 |    288
1983-84 ..| 40,131 | 15,089 | 25,042 |  8,526 |  3,897 |  4,629 |   730 |   406 |    324
1984-85 ..| 38,140 | 14,462 | 23,678 |  8,718 |  3,894 |  4,824 |   696 |   407 |    289
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1985-86 ..| 37,241 | 14,236 | 23,005 |  8,420 |  3,775 |  4,645 |   722 |   396 |    326
1986-87 ..| 36,615 | 13,751 | 22,864 |  8,508 |  3,756 |  4,752 |   793 |   447 |    346
1987-88 ..| 36,944 | 14,068 | 22,876 |  7,939 |  3,442 |  4,497 |   727 |   424 |    303
1988-89 ..| 38,227 | 14,539 | 23,688 |  8,267 |  3,611 |  4,656 |   753 |   446 |    307
1989-90 ..| 39,934 | 15,189 | 24,745 |  8,481 |  3,706 |  4,775 |   849 |   472 |    377
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1990-91 ..| 42,186 | 15,761 | 26,425 |  8,657 |  3,830 |  4,827 |   838 |   466 |    372
1991-92 ..| 46,522 | 17,616 | 28,906 |  9,353 |  4,078 |  5,275 |   906 |   504 |    402
1992-93 ..| 47,761 | 18,610 | 29,151 |  9,440 |  4,099 |  5,341 |   882 |   478 |    404
1993-94 ..| 49,053 | 19,538 | 29,515 |  9,925 |  4,229 |  5,696 | 1,054 |   585 |    469
1994-95 ..| 48,690 | 19,781 | 28,909 | 10,277 |  4,374 |  5,903 | 1,080 |   545 |    535
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1995-96 ..| 49,296 | 20,126 | 29,170 | 10,280 |  4,361 |  5,919 | 1,067 |   524 |    543
1996-97 ..| 50,083 | 20,729 | 29,354 | 10,627 |  4,470 |  6,157 | 1,060 |   525 |    535
1997-98 ..| 52,077 | 21,483 | 30,594 | 11,145 |  4,596 |  6,549 | 1,163 |   566 |    597
1998-99 ..| 54,404 | 22,281 | 32,123 | 10,753 |  4,543 |  6,210 | 1,130 |   574 |    556
1999-2000 | 58,791 | 24,003 | 34,788 | 10,918 |  4,672 |  6,246 | 1,127 |   537 |    590
2000-01 ..| 61,148 | 24,967 | 36,181 | 11,404 |  4,788 |  6,616 | 1,167 |   568 |    599
__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|________

NOTE: Prior to 1982-83: Includes visual and performing arts, general; crafts, folk art, and artisanry; dance; design and applied art; theatre arts; film and photographic arts; fine arts; graphic arts technology; music; and precision production. From 1982-83: Includes visual and performing arts, general; crafts, folk art, and artisanry; dance; design and applied art; theatre arts and stagecraft; film/video and photographic arts; fine arts and art studies; music; and visual and performing arts, other. 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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