Earned degrees in education conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 to 2001-02

_________________________ | Bachelor's degrees | Master's degrees Year |_____________________________|_____________________________| | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | ____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________| 1949-50 ....| 61,472| 31,398| 30,074| 20,069| 12,025| 8,044| 1959-60 ....| 89,002| 25,556| 63,446| 33,433| 18,057| 15,376| 1967-68 ....| 133,965| 31,926| 102,039| 63,399| 30,672| 32,727| 1969-70 ....| 163,964| 40,420| 123,544| 78,020| 34,832| 43,188| | | | | | | 1970-71 ....| 176,307| 44,896| 131,411| 87,666| 38,365| 49,301| 1971-72 ....| 190,880| 49,344| 141,536| 96,668| 41,141| 55,527| 1972-73 ....| 193,984| 51,300| 142,684| 103,777| 43,298| 60,479| 1973-74 ....| 184,907| 48,997| 135,910| 110,402| 44,112| 66,290| 1974-75 ....| 166,758| 44,463| 122,295| 117,841| 44,430| 73,411| | | | | | | 1975-76 ....| 154,437| 42,004| 112,433| 126,061| 44,831| 81,230| 1976-77 ....| 143,234| 39,867| 103,367| 124,267| 42,308| 81,959| 1977-78 ....| 135,821| 37,410| 98,411| 116,916| 37,662| 79,254| 1978-79 ....| 125,873| 33,743| 92,130| 109,866| 34,410| 75,456| 1979-80 ....| 118,038| 30,901| 87,137| 101,819| 30,300| 71,519| | | | | | | 1980-81 ....| 108,074| 27,039| 81,035| 96,713| 27,548| 69,165| 1981-82 ....| 100,932| 24,380| 76,552| 91,601| 25,339| 66,262| 1982-83 ....| 97,895| 23,644| 74,251| 83,250| 22,823| 60,427| 1983-84 ....| 92,299| 22,195| 70,104| 75,664| 21,142| 54,522| 1984-85 ....| 88,072| 21,252| 66,820| 74,654| 20,537| 54,117| | | | | | | 1985-86 ....| 87,114| 20,959| 66,155| 74,801| 20,295| 54,506| 1986-87 ....| 86,936| 20,729| 66,207| 74,045| 19,293| 54,752| 1987-88 ....| 91,112| 20,988| 70,124| 76,566| 19,108| 57,458| 1988-89 ....| 96,913| 21,662| 75,251| 81,174| 19,956| 61,218| 1989-90 ....| 105,112| 23,007| 82,105| 84,881| 20,467| 64,414| | | | | | | 1990-91 ....| 110,807| 23,417| 87,390| 87,343| 20,448| 66,895| 1991-92 ....| 108,006| 22,686| 85,320| 92,668| 21,244| 71,424| 1992-93 ....| 107,781| 23,233| 84,548| 96,028| 22,197| 73,831| 1993-94 ....| 107,600| 24,450| 83,150| 98,938| 23,008| 75,930| 1994-95 ....| 106,079| 25,641| 80,438| 101,242| 23,806| 77,436| | | | | | | 1995-96 ....| 105,509| 26,233| 79,276| 106,253| 25,214| 81,039| 1996-97 ....| 105,233| 26,271| 78,962| 110,087| 25,806| 84,281| 1997-98 ....| 105,968| 26,302| 79,666| 114,691| 27,070| 87,621| 1998-99 ....| 107,172| 26,226| 80,946| 119,427| 28,263| 91,164| 1999-2000 ..| 108,168| 26,124| 82,044| 124,240| 29,321| 94,919| | | | | | | 2000-01 ....| 105,566| 24,592| 80,974| 129,066| 30,238| 98,828| 2001-02 ....| 106,383| 24,051| 82,332| 136,579| 32,172| 104,407| ____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|

valign="top" width="85">Table 283. Earned degrees in education conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 to 2001-02 > _____________________________________________________________________________ | Doctor's degrees _____________________________ Men | Women _________|_________|_________ 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 _________|_________|_________ 953| 797| 156 1,591| 1,279| 312 4,078| 3,250| 828 5,588| 4,479| 1,109 | | | 6,041| 4,771| 1,270 6,648| 5,104| 1,544 6,857| 5,191| 1,666 6,757| 4,974| 1,783 6,975| 4,856| 2,119 | | | 7,202| 4,826| 2,376 7,338| 4,832| 2,506 7,018| 4,281| 2,737 7,170| 4,174| 2,996 7,314| 4,100| 3,214 | | | 7,279| 3,843| 3,436 6,999| 3,612| 3,387 7,057| 3,547| 3,510 6,911| 3,446| 3,465 6,612| 3,172| 3,440 | | | 6,605| 3,088| 3,517 6,407| 2,931| 3,476 6,060| 2,739| 3,321 6,337| 2,704| 3,633 6,502| 2,776| 3,726 | | | 6,187| 2,613| 3,574 6,864| 2,783| 4,081 7,030| 2,867| 4,163 6,908| 2,706| 4,202 6,905| 2,621| 4,284 | | | 6,676| 2,525| 4,151 6,751| 2,512| 4,239 6,729| 2,479| 4,250 6,841| 2,423| 4,418 6,830| 2,419| 4,411 | | | 6,716| 2,360| 4,356 6,967| 2,335| 4,632 _________|_________|_________

NOTE: 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" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys, 1986-87 through 1998-99, and Fall 2000 through Fall 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared August 2003.)

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