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Table 276. Degrees in biology, microbiology, and zoology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970-71 through 2003-04
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            |       Biology, general     |        Microbiology       |           Zoology
            |____________________________|___________________________|____________________________
Year        |Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's|Bachelor's|Master'|Doctor's|Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's
____________|__________|________|________|__________|_______|________|__________|________|________
1           |         2|       3|       4|         5|      6|       7|         8|       9|      10
____________|__________|________|________|__________|_______|________|__________|________|________
1970-71 ....|    26,294|   2,665|     536|     1,475|    456|     365|     5,721|   1,027|     878
1971-72 ....|    27,473|   2,943|     580|     1,548|    470|     351|     5,518|   1,040|     836
1972-73 ....|    31,185|   2,959|     627|     1,940|    517|     344|     5,763|   1,042|     803
1973-74 ....|    36,188|   3,186|     657|     2,311|    505|     384|     6,128|   1,091|     677
1974-75 ....|    38,748|   3,109|     637|     2,767|    552|     345|     6,110|   1,039|     697
            |          |        |        |          |       |        |          |        |
1975-76 ....|    40,163|   3,177|     624|     2,927|    585|     364|     6,077|     976|     645
1976-77 ....|    39,530|   3,322|     608|     2,884|    659|     325|     5,574|     985|     696
1977-78 ....|    37,598|   3,094|     664|     2,695|    615|     353|     5,096|     958|     624
1978-79 ....|    35,962|   3,093|     663|     2,670|    597|     395|     4,738|     946|     669
1979-80 ....|    33,523|   2,911|     718|     2,631|    596|     376|     4,301|     922|     639
            |          |        |        |          |       |        |          |        |
1980-81 ....|    31,323|   2,598|     734|     2,414|    482|     370|     3,873|     881|     613
1981-82 ....|    29,651|   2,579|     678|     2,377|    470|     350|     3,615|     868|     625
1982-83 ....|    28,022|   2,354|     521|     2,324|    499|     358|     3,407|     738|     533
1983-84 ....|    27,379|   2,313|     617|     2,349|    505|     388|     3,231|     700|     521
1984-85 ....|    27,593|   2,130|     658|     2,207|    471|     319|     3,069|     664|     508
            |          |        |        |          |       |        |          |        |
1985-86 ....|    27,618|   2,173|     574|     2,257|    392|     362|     2,894|     618|     548
1986-87 ....|    27,465|   2,022|     537|     2,159|    451|     380|     2,791|     623|     464
1987-88 ....|    26,838|   1,981|     576|     2,061|    404|     442|     2,537|     629|     492
1988-89 ....|    26,229|   2,097|     527|     1,833|    449|     423|     2,549|     634|     466
1989-90 ....|    27,213|   1,998|     551|     1,973|    403|     441|     2,473|     548|     545
            |          |        |        |          |       |        |          |        |
1990-91 ....|    29,285|   1,956|     632|     1,788|    343|     443|     2,641|     551|     516
1991-92 ....|    31,909|   1,995|     657|     1,750|    372|     532|     2,811|     530|     494
1992-93 ....|    34,932|   2,000|     671|     1,798|    367|     621|     3,036|     559|     465
1993-94 ....|    38,103|   2,178|     665|     1,872|    359|     591|     3,162|     658|     503
1994-95 ....|    41,658|   2,350|     729|     1,992|    326|     572|     3,149|     586|     487
            |          |        |        |          |       |        |          |        |
1995-96 ....|    44,818|   2,606|     768|     2,220|    364|     606|     3,463|     677|     501
1996-97 ....|    46,632|   2,742|     693|     2,530|    363|     612|     3,438|     720|     474
1997-98 ....|    47,054|   2,617|     809|     2,926|    401|     585|     3,653|     685|     465
1998-99\1\ .|    46,078|   2,608|     711|     2,871|    410|     547|     3,426|     604|     461
1999-2000 ..|    44,982|   2,599|     727|     3,049|    383|     551|     3,226|     616|     481
            |          |        |        |          |       |        |          |        |
2000-01 ....|    42,310|   2,582|     780|     2,779|    334|     553|     3,045|     560|     380
2001-02 ....|    42,281|   2,424|     689|     2,622|    325|     538|     2,979|     578|     413
2002-03 ....|    42,668|   2,341|     680|     2,455|    297|     507|     2,488|     385|     360
2003-04 ....|    43,465|   2,529|     681|     2,365|    350|     599|     2,454|     367|     245
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\1\Data 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, 1970-71 through 1985-86; and 1986-87 through 2003-04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2004. (This table was prepared July 2005.)

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