Table 343.

Degrees in agriculture and natural resources conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 through 2010-11

Year	Bachelor's degrees					Master's degrees			Doctor's degrees
	Total		Males	Females	Females as a percent of total	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
	Number	Annual percent change
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1970-71	12,672	†	12,136	536	4.2	2,457	2,313	144	1,086	1,055	31
1971-72	13,516	6.7	12,779	737	5.5	2,680	2,490	190	971	945	26
1972-73	14,756	9.2	13,661	1,095	7.4	2,807	2,588	219	1,059	1,031	28
1973-74	16,253	10.1	14,684	1,569	9.7	2,928	2,640	288	930	897	33
1974-75	17,528	7.8	15,061	2,467	14.1	3,067	2,703	364	991	958	33
1975-76	19,402	10.7	15,845	3,557	18.3	3,340	2,862	478	928	867	61
1976-77	21,467	10.6	16,690	4,777	22.3	3,724	3,177	547	893	831	62
1977-78	22,650	5.5	17,069	5,581	24.6	4,023	3,268	755	971	909	62
1978-79	23,134	2.1	16,854	6,280	27.1	3,994	3,187	807	950	877	73
1979-80	22,802	-1.4	16,045	6,757	29.6	3,976	3,082	894	991	879	112
1980-81	21,886	-4.0	15,154	6,732	30.8	4,003	3,061	942	1,067	940	127
1981-82	21,029	-3.9	14,443	6,586	31.3	4,163	3,114	1,049	1,079	925	154
1982-83	20,909	-0.6	14,085	6,824	32.6	4,254	3,129	1,125	1,149	1,004	145
1983-84	19,317	-7.6	13,206	6,111	31.6	4,178	2,989	1,189	1,172	1,001	171
1984-85	18,107	-6.3	12,477	5,630	31.1	3,928	2,846	1,082	1,213	1,036	177
1985-86	16,823	-7.1	11,544	5,279	31.4	3,801	2,701	1,100	1,158	966	192
1986-87	14,991	-10.9	10,314	4,677	31.2	3,522	2,460	1,062	1,049	871	178
1987-88	14,222	-5.1	9,744	4,478	31.5	3,479	2,427	1,052	1,142	926	216
1988-89	13,492	-5.1	9,298	4,194	31.1	3,245	2,231	1,014	1,183	950	233
1989-90	12,900	-4.4	8,822	4,078	31.6	3,382	2,239	1,143	1,295	1,038	257
1990-91	13,124	1.7	8,832	4,292	32.7	3,295	2,160	1,135	1,185	953	232
1991-92	15,113	15.2	9,867	5,246	34.7	3,730	2,409	1,321	1,205	955	250
1992-93	16,769	11.0	11,079	5,690	33.9	3,959	2,474	1,485	1,159	869	290
1993-94	18,056	7.7	11,746	6,310	34.9	4,110	2,512	1,598	1,262	969	293
1994-95	19,832	9.8	12,686	7,146	36.0	4,234	2,541	1,693	1,256	955	301
1995-96	21,425	8.0	13,531	7,894	36.8	4,551	2,642	1,909	1,259	926	333
1996-97	22,597	5.5	13,791	8,806	39.0	4,505	2,601	1,904	1,202	875	327
1997-98	23,276	3.0	13,806	9,470	40.7	4,464	2,545	1,919	1,290	924	366
1998-99	24,179	3.9	14,045	10,134	41.9	4,376	2,360	2,016	1,249	869	380
1999-2000	24,238	0.2	13,843	10,395	42.9	4,360	2,356	2,004	1,168	803	365
2000-01	23,370	-3.6	12,840	10,530	45.1	4,272	2,251	2,021	1,127	741	386
2001-02	23,331	-0.2	12,630	10,701	45.9	4,503	2,340	2,163	1,148	760	388
2002-03	23,348	0.1	12,343	11,005	47.1	4,492	2,232	2,260	1,229	790	439
2003-04	22,835	-2.2	11,889	10,946	47.9	4,783	2,306	2,477	1,185	758	427
2004-05	23,002	0.7	11,987	11,015	47.9	4,746	2,288	2,458	1,173	763	410
2005-06	23,053	0.2	12,063	10,990	47.7	4,640	2,280	2,360	1,194	710	484
2006-07	23,133	0.3	12,309	10,824	46.8	4,623	2,174	2,449	1,272	768	504
2007-08	24,113	4.2	12,634	11,479	47.6	4,684	2,180	2,504	1,257	742	515
2008-09	24,988	3.6	13,101	11,887	47.6	4,877	2,328	2,549	1,328	741	587
2009-10	26,336	5.4	13,519	12,817	48.7	5,211	2,509	2,702	1,147	625	522
2010-11	28,623	8.7	14,675	13,948	48.7	5,773	2,750	3,023	1,246	675	571
Percent change
2000-01 to 2005-06	-1.4	†	-6.1	4.4	†	8.6	1.3	16.8	5.9	-4.2	25.4
2005-06 to 2010-11	24.2	†	21.7	26.9	†	24.4	20.6	28.1	4.4	-4.9	18.0

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and in natural resources and conservation.

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; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)