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Table 290. Degrees in psychology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2003-04
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            |  Bachelor's degrees  |    Master's degrees  |    Doctor's degrees
            |______________________|______________________|_____________________
Year        |  Total| Males|Females|  Total|Males| Females|  Total|Males|Females
____________|_______|______|_______|_______|_____|________|_______|_____|_______
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 ....| 43,152|13,395| 29,757| 11,000|3,516|   7,484|  4,062|1,801|  2,261
1987-88 ....| 45,371|13,579| 31,792| 10,488|3,256|   7,232|  3,973|1,783|  2,190
1988-89 ....| 49,083|14,265| 34,818| 11,329|3,465|   7,864|  4,143|1,773|  2,370
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 ....| 63,683|17,062| 46,621| 11,659|3,335|   8,324|  3,814|1,490|  2,324
1992-93 ....| 66,931|17,942| 48,989| 12,518|3,380|   9,138|  4,100|1,570|  2,530
1993-94 ....| 69,419|18,668| 50,751| 13,723|3,763|   9,960|  4,021|1,497|  2,524
1994-95 ....| 72,233|19,570| 52,663| 15,378|4,210|  11,168|  4,252|1,562|  2,690
            |       |      |       |       |     |        |       |     |
1995-96 ....| 73,416|19,836| 53,580| 15,152|4,090|  11,062|  4,141|1,380|  2,761
1996-97 ....| 74,308|19,408| 54,900| 15,769|4,155|  11,614|  4,507|1,495|  3,012
1997-98 ....| 74,107|18,976| 55,131| 15,142|3,978|  11,164|  4,541|1,470|  3,071
1998-99\1\ .| 73,636|18,304| 55,332| 15,688|3,990|  11,698|  4,695|1,510|  3,185
1999-2000 ..| 74,194|17,451| 56,743| 15,740|3,821|  11,919|  4,731|1,529|  3,202
            |       |      |       |       |     |        |       |     |
2000-01 ....| 73,645|16,585| 57,060| 16,539|3,892|  12,647|  5,091|1,598|  3,493
2001-02 ....| 76,775|17,284| 59,491| 16,357|3,814|  12,543|  4,759|1,503|  3,256
2002-03 ....| 78,613|17,504| 61,109| 17,123|3,827|  13,296|  4,831|1,481|  3,350
2003-04 ....| 82,098|18,193| 63,905| 17,898|3,789|  14,109|  4,827|1,496|  3,331
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\1\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1949-50 and 1959-60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967-68 through 1985-86; and 1986-87 through 2003-04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2004. (This table was prepared July 2005.)


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