Bachelor's degrees conferred by institutions of higher education, by discipline division: 1970-71 to 1992-93

Table 243.

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            Discipline division                    | 1970-71  | 1975-76  | 1979-80  | 1980-81  | 1981-82  | 1982-83  | 1983-84  | 1984-85  | 1985-86  | 1986-87  | 1987-88  | 1988-89  | 1989-90  | 1990-91  | 1991-92  | 1992-93
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                   1                               |    2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6     |    7     |    8     |    9     |    10    |    11    |    12    |    13    |    14    |    15    |    16    |    17
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     Total ........................................|  839,730 |  925,746 |  929,417 |  935,140 |  952,998 |  969,510 |  974,309 |  979,477 |  987,823 |  991,264 |  994,829 |1,018,755 |1,051,344 |1,094,538 |1,136,553 |1,165,178
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Agriculture and natural resources .................|   12,672 |   19,402 |   22,802 |   21,886 |   21,029 |   20,909 |   19,317 |   18,107 |   16,823 |   14,991 |   14,222 |   13,492 |   12,900 |   13,124 |   15,124 |   16,778
Architecture and related programs .................|    5,570 |    9,146 |    9,132 |    9,455 |    9,728 |    9,823 |    9,186 |    9,325 |    9,119 |    8,950 |    8,603 |    9,150 |    9,364 |    9,781 |    8,753 |    9,167
Area, ethnic and cultural studies .................|    2,582 |    3,577 |    2,840 |    2,887 |    2,862 |    3,068 |    3,005 |    2,985 |    3,178 |    3,427 |    3,601 |    4,102 |    4,613 |    4,884 |    5,342 |    5,481
Biological sciences/life sciences .................|   35,743 |   54,275 |   46,370 |   43,216 |   41,639 |   39,982 |   38,640 |   38,445 |   38,524 |   38,121 |   36,755 |   36,059 |   37,204 |   39,530 |   42,941 |   47,038
Business management and administrative services....|  114,729 |  142,034 |  184,867 |  198,983 |  213,374 |  226,627 |  229,478 |  232,636 |  237,319 |  240,546 |  243,021 |  246,399 |  248,698 |  249,311 |  256,603 |  256,842
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Communications ....................................|   10,324 |   20,045 |   26,927 |   29,428 |   32,428 |   36,954 |   38,586 |   40,358 |   41,666 |   43,953 |   45,410 |   47,405 |   50,114 |   51,650 |   54,257 |   53,874
Communications technologies .......................|      478 |    1,237 |    1,689 |    1,854 |    1,794 |    1,613 |    1,527 |    1,644 |    1,410 |    1,384 |    1,239 |    1,204 |    1,194 |    1,123 |      720 |      832
Computer and information sciences .................|    2,388 |    5,652 |   11,154 |   15,121 |   20,267 |   24,510 |   32,172 |   38,878 |   41,889 |   39,589 |   34,523 |   30,454 |   27,257 |   25,083 |   24,557 |   24,200
Education .........................................|  176,307 |  154,437 |  118,038 |  108,074 |  100,932 |   97,895 |   92,299 |   88,072 |   87,114 |   86,936 |   91,112 |   96,913 |  105,112 |  110,807 |  108,006 |  107,781
Engineering .......................................|   44,898 |   38,388 |   58,402 |   63,287 |   67,021 |   72,163 |   75,638 |   77,066 |   76,225 |   73,747 |   69,380 |   66,099 |   63,609 |   61,531 |   61,206 |   61,973
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Engineering-related technologies ..................|    5,148 |    7,943 |   10,491 |   11,713 |   12,984 |   16,855 |   18,547 |   18,762 |   19,435 |   19,069 |   19,126 |   18,903 |   17,713 |   17,119 |   16,335 |   16,078
English language and literature/letters ...........|   64,342 |   42,006 |   32,541 |   32,254 |   33,419 |   31,829 |   32,834 |   33,218 |   34,552 |   36,284 |   38,661 |   42,470 |   47,519 |   51,841 |   54,951 |   56,133
Foreign languages and literatures..................|   20,536 |   16,484 |   12,089 |   11,273 |   10,756 |   10,599 |   10,384 |   10,827 |   10,984 |   11,034 |   10,926 |   11,693 |   12,386 |   13,133 |   13,903 |   14,387
Health professions and related sciences ...........|   25,226 |   53,958 |   63,920 |   63,649 |   63,653 |   64,685 |   64,288 |   64,422 |   64,396 |   63,103 |   60,644 |   59,005 |   58,302 |   59,070 |   61,720 |   67,089
Home economics and vocational home economics ......|   11,167 |   17,409 |   18,411 |   18,370 |   17,872 |   16,296 |   15,948 |   15,157 |   14,889 |   14,417 |   14,320 |   14,160 |   14,491 |   14,892 |   14,898 |   15,100
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Law and legal studies .............................|      545 |      531 |      683 |      776 |      846 |    1,099 |    1,272 |    1,157 |    1,197 |    1,178 |    1,303 |    1,976 |    1,592 |    1,758 |    2,144 |    2,056
Liberal arts and sciences,                         |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
  general studies, and humanities .................|    7,481 |   18,855 |   23,196 |   21,643 |   21,089 |   21,603 |   21,479 |   21,818 |   21,336 |   23,717 |   24,274 |   26,388 |   27,985 |   30,526 |   32,174 |   33,456
Library science ...................................|    1,013 |      843 |      398 |      375 |      307 |      254 |      252 |      197 |      155 |      136 |      119 |      121 |       77 |       90 |       97 |       83
Mathematics .......................................|   24,937 |   16,329 |   11,872 |   11,433 |   12,226 |   12,719 |   13,764 |   15,861 |   17,147 |   16,999 |   16,608 |   15,994 |   15,176 |   15,310 |   14,783 |   14,812
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ...................|    6,286 |   13,588 |   11,277 |   12,848 |   14,707 |   14,107 |   13,940 |   12,978 |   13,489 |   13,933 |   14,723 |   15,168 |   16,267 |   17,561 |   20,647 |   23,955
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Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies ....|    1,621 |    5,182 |    5,753 |    5,729 |    5,335 |    5,214 |    4,850 |    4,725 |    4,620 |    4,264 |    4,235 |    4,376 |    4,582 |    4,315 |    8,446 |    9,859
Philosophy and religion ...........................|    8,146 |    8,447 |    7,069 |    6,776 |    6,309 |    6,483 |    6,435 |    6,400 |    6,239 |    5,984 |    5,963 |    6,425 |    6,868 |    7,315 |    7,526 |    7,781
Physical sciences and science technologies.........|   21,412 |   21,465 |   23,410 |   23,952 |   24,052 |   23,381 |   23,651 |   23,704 |   21,717 |   20,070 |   17,806 |   17,186 |   16,066 |   16,344 |   16,960 |   17,545
Precision production trades........................|        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |      384 |      371 |      553 |      400 |      455 |      481 |      482 |      528 |      460 |      378 |      388
Protective services ...............................|    2,045 |   12,507 |   15,015 |   13,707 |   12,438 |   12,579 |   12,654 |   12,510 |   12,704 |   12,930 |   13,367 |   14,698 |   15,354 |   16,806 |   18,855 |   20,902
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Psychology ........................................|   38,187 |   50,278 |   42,093 |   41,068 |   41,212 |   40,460 |   39,955 |   39,900 |   40,628 |   42,994 |   45,187 |   48,910 |   53,952 |   58,655 |   63,513 |   66,728
Public administration and services ................|    5,466 |   15,440 |   16,644 |   16,707 |   16,495 |   14,414 |   12,570 |   11,754 |   11,887 |   12,328 |   12,385 |   13,162 |   13,908 |   14,350 |   15,987 |   16,775
R.O.T.C. and military technologies ................|      357 |      952 |       38 |       42 |       55 |      267 |      195 |      299 |      256 |      384 |       82 |      198 |      196 |      183 |      184 |       11
Social sciences and history........................|  155,324 |  126,396 |  103,662 |  100,513 |   99,705 |   95,228 |   93,323 |   91,570 |   93,840 |   96,342 |  100,460 |  108,151 |  118,083 |  125,107 |  133,974 |  135,703
Theological studies/religious vocations ...........|    3,744 |    5,520 |    6,207 |    5,841 |    5,998 |    6,054 |    5,920 |    6,047 |    5,607 |    5,730 |    5,565 |    5,318 |    5,200 |    4,813 |    4,729 |    5,433
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Transportation and material moving ................|      662 |    1,282 |    1,535 |    1,801 |    2,044 |    1,662 |    1,698 |    1,962 |    1,837 |    1,654 |    1,983 |    2,062 |    2,387 |    2,622 |    3,598 |    3,930
Visual and performing arts ........................|   30,394 |   42,138 |   40,892 |   40,479 |   40,422 |   39,794 |   40,131 |   38,140 |   37,241 |   36,615 |   36,944 |   38,227 |   39,934 |   42,186 |   46,522 |   47,761
Not classified by field of study ..................|        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |    1,801 |    2,405 |    2,713 |   13,258 |    6,720 |    5,247
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NOTE.--The new Classification of Instructional Programs was initiated in 1991-92. The figures for earlier years have been reclassified when necessary to make them conform to the new taxonomy. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS "Completions" survey: "Agriculture and natural resources" includes Agribusiness and agriculture production, Agricultural sciences, and Conservation and renewable natural resources; "Business management and administrative services" includes Business and management, Business (administrative support), Marketing and distribution, and Consumer, personal, and miscellaneous services; and "Engineering-related technologies" includes Engineering-related technologies, Mechanics and repairers, and Construction trades.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared January 1995.)

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