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Table 376. Postsecondary enrollment status of 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients, by undergraduate major: 1997
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                                       |          |        Enrolled in April 1997\1\
                                       |      Ever|__________________________________________
                                       |  enrolled|Enrolled|         |   Enrolled|  Enrolled
Undergraduate major field of study     |     since|    full| Enrolled|        and|   and not
and educational attainment             |graduation|    time|part time|   employed|  employed
_______________________________________|__________|________|_________|___________|___________
1                                      |         2|       3|        4|          5|          6
_______________________________________|__________|________|_________|___________|___________
                                       |                         Percent
                                       |_____________________________________________________
   All graduates.......................|      29.8|     8.5|      9.2|       13.0|        4.7
                                       |__________|________|_________|___________|___________
Professional fields ...................|      25.8|     5.0|      9.4|       12.0|        2.4
  Engineering .........................|      33.9|     6.6|     11.1|       14.1|        3.6
  Business and management .............|      16.3|     3.7|      5.7|        7.5|        1.9
  Health professions ..................|      26.6|     7.6|      6.5|        9.9|        4.2
  Education ...........................|      38.0|     5.5|     16.9|       20.1|        2.3
  Public affairs and social services ..|      26.4|     4.1|      9.0|       12.3|        0.8
                                       |          |        |         |           |
Arts and sciences fields ..............|      38.5|    15.1|      9.3|       15.2|        9.2
  Biological sciences .................|      52.1|    33.9|      8.2|       16.6|       25.5
  Mathematics and other sciences ......|      39.2|    12.6|      8.3|       13.1|        7.8
  Psychology ..........................|      42.0|    18.8|      7.7|       18.2|        8.3
  Social sciences .....................|      35.9|    10.9|     11.9|       16.7|        6.1
  History .............................|      40.8|    13.8|      9.2|       11.8|       11.2
  Humanities ..........................|      31.7|    10.5|      8.3|       13.6|        5.2
                                       |          |        |         |           |
Other..................................|      24.0|     6.3|      8.1|       11.9|        2.5
_______________________________________|__________|________|_________|___________|___________
\1\ Includes enrollment at any level in a degree or non-degree program.
NOTE: Data are from a sample survey of recent college graduates. Notes on methodology are included in the Guide to Sources.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1993/97 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:93/97). (This table was prepared April 2001.)


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