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Table 302. Degrees in computer and information sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970–71 through 2006–07
Year Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's degrees
Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females
Number Annual percent change
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1970–71 2,388 2,064 324 1,588 1,424 164 128 125 3
1971–72 3,402 42.5 2,941 461 1,977 1,752 225 167 155 12
1972–73 4,304 26.5 3,664 640 2,113 1,888 225 196 181 15
1973–74 4,756 10.5 3,976 780 2,276 1,983 293 198 189 9
1974–75 5,033 5.8 4,080 953 2,299 1,961 338 213 199 14
                     
1975–76 5,652 12.3 4,534 1,118 2,603 2,226 377 244 221 23
1976–77 6,407 13.4 4,876 1,531 2,798 2,332 466 216 197 19
1977–78 7,201 12.4 5,349 1,852 3,038 2,471 567 196 181 15
1978–79 8,719 21.1 6,272 2,447 3,055 2,480 575 236 206 30
1979–80 11,154 27.9 7,782 3,372 3,647 2,883 764 240 213 27
                     
1980–81 15,121 35.6 10,202 4,919 4,218 3,247 971 252 227 25
1981–82 20,267 34.0 13,218 7,049 4,935 3,625 1,310 251 230 21
1982–83 24,565 21.2 15,641 8,924 5,321 3,813 1,508 262 228 34
1983–84 32,439 32.1 20,416 12,023 6,190 4,379 1,811 251 225 26
1984–85 39,121 20.6 24,737 14,384 7,101 5,064 2,037 248 223 25
                     
1985–86 42,337 8.2 27,208 15,129 8,070 5,658 2,412 344 299 45
1986–87 39,767 -6.1 25,962 13,805 8,481 5,985 2,496 374 322 52
1987–88 34,651 -12.9 23,414 11,237 9,197 6,726 2,471 428 380 48
1988–89 30,560 -11.8 21,143 9,417 9,414 6,775 2,639 551 466 85
1989–90 27,347 -10.5 19,159 8,188 9,677 6,960 2,717 627 534 93
                     
1990–91 25,159 -8.0 17,771 7,388 9,324 6,563 2,761 676 584 92
1991–92 24,821 -1.3 17,685 7,136 9,655 6,980 2,675 772 669 103
1992–93 24,519 -1.2 17,606 6,913 10,353 7,557 2,796 805 689 116
1993–94 24,527 # 17,528 6,999 10,568 7,836 2,732 810 685 125
1994–95 24,737 0.9 17,684 7,053 10,595 7,805 2,790 887 726 161
                     
1995–96 24,506 -0.9 17,757 6,749 10,579 7,729 2,850 869 743 126
1996–97 25,422 3.7 18,527 6,895 10,513 7,526 2,987 857 721 136
1997–98 27,829 9.5 20,372 7,457 11,765 8,343 3,422 858 718 140
1998–99 30,574 9.9 22,298 8,276 12,858 8,871 3,987 801 650 151
1999–2000 37,788 23.6 27,185 10,603 14,990 9,978 5,012 779 648 131
                     
2000–01 44,142 16.8 31,923 12,219 16,911 11,195 5,716 768 632 136
2001–02 50,365 14.1 36,462 13,903 17,173 11,447 5,726 752 581 171
2002–03 57,433 14.0 41,950 15,483 19,509 13,267 6,242 816 648 168
2003–04 59,488 3.6 44,585 14,903 20,143 13,868 6,275 909 709 200
2004–05 54,111 -9.0 42,125 11,986 18,416 13,136 5,280 1,119 905 214
                     
2005–06 47,480 -12.3 37,705 9,775 17,055 12,470 4,585 1,416 1,109 307
2006–07 42,170 -11.2 34,342 7,828 16,232 11,985 4,247 1,595 1,267 328
                     
Percent change                    
1996–97 to 2001–02 98.1 96.8 101.6 63.4 52.1 91.7 -12.3 -19.4 25.7
2001–02 to 2006–07 -16.3 -5.8 -43.7 -5.5 4.7 -25.8 112.1 118.1 91.8
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
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 2006–07 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2007. (This table was prepared September 2008.)

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