Table 277. | Earned degrees in agriculture and natural resources conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 1997-98 |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Bachelor's degrees | Master's degrees | Doctor's degrees Year |_____________________________|_____________________________|_____________________________ | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women ____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 ____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ 1970-71 ....| 12,672 | 12,136 | 536 | 2,457 | 2,313 | 144 | 1,086 | 1,055 | 31 1971-72 ....| 13,516 | 12,779 | 737 | 2,680 | 2,490 | 190 | 971 | 945 | 26 1972-73 ....| 14,756 | 13,661 | 1,095 | 2,807 | 2,588 | 219 | 1,059 | 1,031 | 28 1973-74 ....| 16,253 | 14,684 | 1,569 | 2,928 | 2,640 | 288 | 930 | 897 | 33 1974-75 ....| 17,528 | 15,061 | 2,467 | 3,067 | 2,703 | 364 | 991 | 958 | 33 | | | | | | | | | 1975-76 ....| 19,402 | 15,845 | 3,557 | 3,340 | 2,862 | 478 | 928 | 867 | 61 1976-77 ....| 21,467 | 16,690 | 4,777 | 3,724 | 3,177 | 547 | 893 | 831 | 62 1977-78 ....| 22,650 | 17,069 | 5,581 | 4,023 | 3,268 | 755 | 971 | 909 | 62 1978-79 ....| 23,134 | 16,854 | 6,280 | 3,994 | 3,187 | 807 | 950 | 877 | 73 1979-80 ....| 22,802 | 16,045 | 6,757 | 3,976 | 3,082 | 894 | 991 | 879 | 112 | | | | | | | | | 1980-81 ....| 21,886 | 15,154 | 6,732 | 4,003 | 3,061 | 942 | 1,067 | 940 | 127 1981-82 ....| 21,029 | 14,443 | 6,586 | 4,163 | 3,114 | 1,049 | 1,079 | 925 | 154 1982-83 ....| 20,909 | 14,085 | 6,824 | 4,254 | 3,129 | 1,125 | 1,149 | 1,004 | 145 1983-84 ....| 19,317 | 13,206 | 6,111 | 4,178 | 2,989 | 1,189 | 1,172 | 1,001 | 171 1984-85 ....| 18,107 | 12,477 | 5,630 | 3,928 | 2,846 | 1,082 | 1,213 | 1,036 | 177 | | | | | | | | | 1985-86 ....| 16,823 | 11,544 | 5,279 | 3,801 | 2,701 | 1,100 | 1,158 | 966 | 192 1986-87 ....| 14,991 | 10,314 | 4,677 | 3,522 | 2,460 | 1,062 | 1,049 | 871 | 178 1987-88 ....| 14,222 | 9,744 | 4,478 | 3,479 | 2,427 | 1,052 | 1,142 | 926 | 216 1988-89 ....| 13,492 | 9,298 | 4,194 | 3,245 | 2,231 | 1,014 | 1,183 | 950 | 233 1989-90 ....| 12,900 | 8,822 | 4,078 | 3,382 | 2,239 | 1,143 | 1,295 | 1,038 | 257 | | | | | | | | | 1990-91 ....| 13,124 | 8,832 | 4,292 | 3,295 | 2,160 | 1,135 | 1,185 | 953 | 232 1991-92 ....| 15,124 | 9,869 | 5,255 | 3,735 | 2,413 | 1,322 | 1,214 | 963 | 251 1992-93 ....| 16,778 | 11,080 | 5,698 | 3,965 | 2,477 | 1,488 | 1,173 | 879 | 294 1993-94 ....| 18,070 | 11,748 | 6,322 | 4,119 | 2,515 | 1,604 | 1,278 | 982 | 296 1994-95 ....| 19,841 | 12,692 | 7,149 | 4,252 | 2,551 | 1,701 | 1,264 | 962 | 302 | | | | | | | | | 1995-96 ....| 21,431 | 13,535 | 7,896 | 4,569 | 2,650 | 1,919 | 1,271 | 935 | 336 1996-97 ....| 22,602 | 13,794 | 8,808 | 4,516 | 2,608 | 1,908 | 1,217 | 884 | 333 1997-98 ....| 23,284 | 13,809 | 9,475 | 4,475 | 2,552 | 1,923 | 1,302 | 931 | 371 ____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ |
NOTE: Includes degrees in agricultural business and production; agricultural sciences; and conservation and renewable natural resources. 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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