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Table 276. Earned degrees in agriculture and natural resources conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1970-71 to 2001-02

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            |      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
1998-99 ....|   23,930|   13,873|   10,057|    4,417|    2,381|    2,036|    1,248|      869|      379
1999-2000 ..|   24,247|   13,850|   10,397|    4,375|    2,362|    2,013|    1,181|      811|      370
2000-01 ....|   23,382|   12,845|   10,537|    4,281|    2,254|    2,027|    1,139|      749|      390
2001-02 ....|   23,353|   12,643|   10,710|    4,519|    2,345|    2,174|    1,166|      775|      391
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NOTE: Includes degrees in agricultural business and production; agricultural sciences; and conservation and renewable natural resources. Data for 1998-99 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" 1970-71 through 1985-86 surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey, 1986-87 through 1998-99, and Fall 2000 through Fall 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared August 2003.)

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