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(18 KB)| Table 256. | Doctor's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by discipline division: 1970-71 to 1997-98 |
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Discipline division |1970-71|1975-76|1980-81|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96 |1996-97 | 1997-98
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Total .....................................|32,107 |34,064 |32,958 |33,653 |34,041 |34,870 |35,720 |38,371 |39,294 |40,659 |42,132 |43,185 |44,446 | 44,652 | 45,876 | 46,010
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Agriculture and natural resources ..............| 1,086 | 928 | 1,067 | 1,158 | 1,049 | 1,142 | 1,183 | 1,295 | 1,185 | 1,214 | 1,173 | 1,278 | 1,264 | 1,271 | 1,217 | 1,302
Architecture and related programs ..............| 36 | 82 | 93 | 73 | 92 | 98 | 86 | 103 | 135 | 132 | 148 | 161 | 141 | 141 | 135 | 131
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies .............| 144 | 188 | 162 | 159 | 134 | 142 | 114 | 131 | 167 | 155 | 178 | 155 | 186 | 184 | 182 | 181
Biological sciences/life sciences ..............| 3,645 | 3,392 | 3,718 | 3,358 | 3,419 | 3,629 | 3,520 | 3,844 | 4,093 | 4,243 | 4,435 | 4,534 | 4,645 | 4,780 | 4,812 | 4,961
Business .......................................| 757 | 900 | 795 | 934 | 1,062 | 1,063 | 1,100 | 1,093 | 1,185 | 1,242 | 1,346 | 1,364 | 1,394 | 1,368 | 1,336 | 1,290
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Communications .................................| 145 | 196 | 171 | 212 | 273 | 230 | 247 | 267 | 259 | 252 | 293 | 337 | 320 | 338 | 296 | 354
Communications technologies ....................| 0 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5
Computer and information sciences ..............| 128 | 244 | 252 | 344 | 374 | 428 | 551 | 627 | 676 | 772 | 805 | 810 | 884 | 867 | 857 | 858
Education ......................................| 6,041 | 7,202 | 7,279 | 6,605 | 6,407 | 6,060 | 6,337 | 6,502 | 6,187 | 6,864 | 7,030 | 6,908 | 6,905 | 6,676 | 6,751 | 6,729
Engineering ....................................| 3,637 | 2,819 | 2,551 | 3,398 | 3,801 | 4,174 | 4,506 | 4,967 | 5,258 | 5,488 | 5,823 | 5,963 | 6,110 | 6,369 | 6,201 | 5,980
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Engineering-related technologies ...............| 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 14
English language and literature/letters ........| 1,650 | 1,672 | 1,164 | 991 | 961 | 981 | 1,022 | 1,078 | 1,184 | 1,273 | 1,341 | 1,344 | 1,561 | 1,535 | 1,575 | 1,639
Foreign languages and literatures...............| 988 | 1,076 | 804 | 672 | 661 | 602 | 632 | 724 | 758 | 850 | 830 | 886 | 905 | 876 | 915 | 959
Health professions and related sciences ........| 466 | 577 | 842 | 1,241 | 1,213 | 1,261 | 1,437 | 1,536 | 1,613 | 1,661 | 1,767 | 1,902 | 2,069 | 2,119 | 2,672 | 2,484
Home economics and vocational home economics ...| 123 | 178 | 247 | 311 | 296 | 307 | 264 | 301 | 253 | 293 | 345 | 365 | 388 | 414 | 382 | 424
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Law and legal studies ..........................| 20 | 76 | 60 | 54 | 120 | 89 | 76 | 111 | 90 | 68 | 86 | 79 | 88 | 91 | 81 | 66
Liberal arts and sciences, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
general studies, and humanities ..............| 32 | 162 | 121 | 90 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 63 | 70 | 67 | 81 | 80 | 90 | 75 | 77 | 87
Library science ................................| 39 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 57 | 46 | 61 | 42 | 56 | 50 | 77 | 45 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 48
Mathematics ....................................| 1,249 | 909 | 775 | 777 | 759 | 796 | 915 | 966 | 1,036 | 1,082 | 1,189 | 1,157 | 1,226 | 1,209 | 1,174 | 1,259
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ................| 59 | 111 | 158 | 263 | 247 | 224 | 212 | 272 | 220 | 231 | 196 | 227 | 238 | 441 | 451 | 508
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Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 2 | 15 | 42 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 61 | 108 | 116 | 149 | 104 | 108 | 129
Philosophy and religion ........................| 554 | 554 | 410 | 477 | 421 | 405 | 465 | 439 | 456 | 475 | 448 | 528 | 507 | 549 | 593 | 585
Physical sciences and science technologies......| 4,390 | 3,431 | 3,141 | 3,551 | 3,673 | 3,809 | 3,858 | 4,164 | 4,290 | 4,391 | 4,393 | 4,650 | 4,483 | 4,571 | 4,474 | 4,571
Precision production trades.....................| --- | --- | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Protective services ............................| 1 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 26 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 31 | 39
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Psychology .....................................| 2,144 | 3,157 | 3,576 | 3,593 | 3,560 | 3,480 | 3,685 | 3,811 | 3,932 | 3,373 | 3,651 | 3,563 | 3,822 | 3,711 | 4,053 | 4,073
Public administration and services .............| 174 | 292 | 362 | 382 | 398 | 470 | 428 | 508 | 430 | 432 | 459 | 519 | 556 | 499 | 518 | 499
R.O.T.C. and military technologies .............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Social sciences and history.....................| 3,660 | 4,157 | 3,122 | 2,955 | 2,916 | 2,781 | 2,885 | 3,010 | 3,012 | 3,218 | 3,460 | 3,627 | 3,725 | 3,760 | 3,989 | 4,127
Theological studies/religious vocations ........| 312 | 1,033 | 1,276 | 1,185 | 1,230 | 1,199 | 1,166 | 1,317 | 1,079 | 1,259 | 1,417 | 1,448 | 1,591 | 1,521 | 1,395 | 1,460
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Transportation and material moving workers......| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Visual and performing arts .....................| 621 | 620 | 654 | 722 | 793 | 727 | 753 | 849 | 838 | 906 | 882 | 1,054 | 1,080 | 1,067 | 1,060 | 1,163
Not classified by field of study ...............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 579 | 61 | 258 | 747 | 569 | 111 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 482 | 85
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---Not available. NOTE: Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Excludes first-professional degrees such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees. 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 Agricultural business and production, Agricultural sciences, and Conservation and renewable natural resources; "Business" includes Business management and administrative services, Marketing operations/marketing and distribution, and Consumer and personal 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, 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 June 2000.)
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