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Table 293. Degrees in economics, history, political science and government, and sociology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2003-04
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            |           Economics        |            History         |        and government      |          Sociology
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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
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1           |         2|       3|       4|         5|       6|       7|         8|       9|      10|        11|      12|      13
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1949-50 ....|    14,568|     921|     200|    13,542|   1,801|     275|     6,336|     710|     127|     7,870|     552|      98
1951-52 ....|     8,593|     695|     239|    10,187|   1,445|     317|     4,911|     525|     147|     6,648|     517|     141
1953-54 ....|     6,719|     609|     245|     9,363|   1,220|     355|     5,314|     534|     153|     5,692|     440|     184
1955-56 ....|     6,555|     581|     232|    10,510|   1,114|     259|     5,633|     509|     203|     5,878|     402|     170
1957-58 ....|     7,457|     669|     239|    12,840|   1,397|     297|     6,116|     665|     170|     6,568|     397|     150
            |          |        |        |          |        |        |          |        |        |          |        |
1959-60 ....|     7,453|     708|     237|    14,737|   1,794|     342|     6,596|     722|     201|     7,147|     440|     161
1961-62 ....|     8,366|     853|     268|    17,340|   2,163|     343|     8,326|     839|     214|     8,120|     578|     173
1963-64 ....|    10,583|   1,104|     385|    23,668|   2,705|     507|    12,126|   1,163|     263|    10,943|     646|     198
1965-66 ....|    11,555|   1,522|     458|    28,612|   3,883|     599|    15,242|   1,429|     336|    15,038|     981|     244
1967-68 ....|    15,193|   1,916|     600|    35,291|   4,845|     688|    20,387|   1,937|     457|    21,710|   1,193|     367
            |          |        |        |          |        |        |          |        |        |          |        |
1969-70 ....|    17,197|   1,988|     794|    43,386|   5,049|   1,038|    25,713|   2,105|     525|    30,436|   1,813|     534
1970-71 ....|    15,758|   1,995|     721|    44,663|   5,157|     991|    27,482|   2,318|     700|    33,263|   1,808|     574
1971-72 ....|    15,231|   2,224|     794|    43,695|   5,217|   1,133|    28,135|   2,451|     758|    35,216|   1,944|     636
1972-73 ....|    14,770|   2,225|     845|    40,943|   5,030|   1,140|    30,100|   2,398|     747|    35,436|   1,923|     583
1973-74 ....|    14,285|   2,141|     788|    37,049|   4,533|   1,114|    30,744|   2,448|     766|    35,491|   2,196|     632
            |          |        |        |          |        |        |          |        |        |          |        |
1974-75 ....|    14,046|   2,127|     815|    31,470|   4,226|   1,117|    29,126|   2,333|     680|    31,488|   2,112|     693
1975-76 ....|    14,741|   2,087|     763|    28,400|   3,658|   1,014|    28,302|   2,191|     723|    27,634|   2,009|     729
1976-77 ....|    15,296|   2,158|     758|    25,433|   3,393|     921|    26,411|   2,222|     641|    24,713|   1,830|     714
1977-78 ....|    15,661|   1,995|     706|    23,004|   3,033|     813|    26,069|   2,069|     636|    22,750|   1,611|     599
1978-79 ....|    16,409|   1,955|     712|    21,019|   2,536|     756|    25,628|   2,037|     563|    20,285|   1,415|     612
            |          |        |        |          |        |        |          |        |        |          |        |
1979-80 ....|    17,863|   1,821|     677|    19,301|   2,367|     712|    25,457|   1,938|     535|    18,881|   1,341|     583
1980-81 ....|    18,753|   1,911|     727|    18,301|   2,237|     643|    24,977|   1,875|     484|    17,272|   1,240|     610
1981-82 ....|    19,876|   1,964|     677|    17,146|   2,210|     636|    25,658|   1,954|     513|    16,042|   1,145|     558
1982-83 ....|    20,517|   1,972|     734|    16,467|   2,041|     575|    25,791|   1,829|     435|    14,105|   1,112|     522
1983-84 ....|    20,719|   1,891|     729|    16,643|   1,940|     561|    25,719|   1,769|     457|    13,145|   1,008|     520
            |          |        |        |          |        |        |          |        |        |          |        |
1984-85 ....|    20,711|   1,992|     749|    16,049|   1,921|     468|    25,834|   1,500|     441|    11,968|   1,022|     480
1985-86 ....|    21,602|   1,937|     789|    16,415|   1,961|     497|    26,439|   1,704|     439|    12,271|     965|     504
1986-87 ....|    22,378|   1,855|     750|    16,997|   2,021|     534|    26,817|   1,618|     435|    12,239|     950|     451
1987-88 ....|    22,911|   1,847|     770|    18,207|   2,093|     517|    27,207|   1,579|     391|    13,024|     984|     452
1988-89 ....|    23,454|   1,886|     827|    20,159|   2,121|     487|    30,450|   1,598|     452|    14,435|   1,135|     451
1989-90 ....|    23,923|   1,950|     806|    22,476|   2,369|     570|    33,560|   1,580|     480|    16,035|   1,198|     432
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1990-91 ....|    23,488|   1,951|     802|    24,541|   2,591|     606|    35,737|   1,772|     468|    17,550|   1,260|     465
1991-92 ....|    23,423|   2,106|     866|    26,966|   2,754|     644|    37,805|   1,908|     535|    19,568|   1,347|     501
1992-93 ....|    21,321|   2,292|     879|    27,774|   2,952|     690|    37,931|   1,943|     529|    20,896|   1,521|     536
1993-94 ....|    19,496|   2,521|     869|    27,503|   3,009|     752|    36,097|   2,147|     616|    22,368|   1,639|     530
1994-95 ....|    17,673|   2,400|     910|    26,598|   3,091|     816|    33,013|   2,019|     637|    22,886|   1,748|     546
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1995-96 ....|    16,674|   2,533|     916|    26,005|   2,898|     805|    30,775|   2,024|     634|    24,071|   1,772|     527
1996-97 ....|    16,539|   2,433|     968|    25,214|   2,901|     873|    28,969|   1,909|     686|    24,672|   1,731|     591
1997-98 ....|    17,074|   2,435|     928|    25,726|   2,895|     937|    28,044|   1,957|     705|    24,806|   1,737|     596
1998-99\1\ .|    17,611|   2,323|     810|    24,794|   2,633|     921|    27,418|   1,681|     696|    24,933|   1,943|     515
1999-2000 ..|    18,441|   2,168|     851|    25,247|   2,573|     984|    27,635|   1,627|     693|    25,598|   1,996|     595
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2000-01 ....|    19,437|   2,139|     851|    25,090|   2,365|     931|    27,792|   1,596|     688|    25,268|   1,845|     546
2001-02 ....|    20,927|   2,330|     826|    26,001|   2,420|     924|    29,354|   1,641|     625|    25,202|   1,928|     534
2002-03 ....|    23,007|   2,582|     836|    27,730|   2,525|     861|    33,204|   1,664|     671|    26,089|   1,897|     591
2003-04 ....|    24,069|   2,824|     849|    29,808|   2,522|     855|    35,581|   1,869|     618|    26,939|   2,009|     558
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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 through 1963-64; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1965-66 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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