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Table 244.Master's degrees conferred by institutions of higher education, by discipline division: 1970-71 to 1992-93 

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            Discipline division                    | 1970-71  | 1975-76  | 1979-80  | 1980-81  | 1981-82  | 1982-83  | 1983-84  | 1984-85  | 1985-86  | 1986-87  | 1987-88  | 1988-89  | 1989-90  | 1990-91  | 1991-92  | 1992-93
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                   1                               |    2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6     |    7     |    8     |    9     |    10    |    11    |    12    |    13    |    14    |    15    |    16    |    17
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     Total ........................................|  230,509 |  311,771 |  298,081 |  295,739 |  295,546 |  289,921 |  284,263 |  286,251 |  288,567 |  289,349 |  299,317 |  310,621 |  324,301 |  337,168 |  352,838 |  369,585
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Agriculture and natural resources .................|    2,457 |    3,340 |    3,976 |    4,003 |    4,163 |    4,254 |    4,178 |    3,928 |    3,801 |    3,522 |    3,479 |    3,245 |    3,382 |    3,295 |    3,735 |    3,965
Architecture and related programs .................|    1,705 |    3,215 |    3,139 |    3,153 |    3,327 |    3,357 |    3,223 |    3,275 |    3,260 |    3,163 |    3,159 |    3,383 |    3,499 |    3,490 |    3,640 |    3,808
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies ................|    1,032 |      995 |      852 |      804 |      809 |      845 |      897 |      904 |      945 |      864 |      911 |    1,016 |    1,212 |    1,263 |    1,385 |    1,523
Biological sciences/life sciences .................|    5,728 |    6,582 |    6,510 |    5,978 |    5,874 |    5,696 |    5,406 |    5,059 |    5,013 |    4,952 |    4,784 |    4,961 |    4,869 |    4,765 |    4,785 |    4,756
Business management and administrative services....|   25,977 |   42,054 |   54,484 |   57,391 |   60,763 |   64,758 |   66,150 |   66,996 |   66,689 |   67,093 |   69,230 |   73,065 |   76,676 |   78,255 |   84,642 |   89,615
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Communications ....................................|    1,770 |    2,961 |    2,911 |    2,896 |    3,104 |    3,502 |    3,513 |    3,460 |    3,500 |    3,622 |    3,678 |    3,940 |    4,063 |    4,123 |    4,180 |    4,754
Communications technologies .......................|       86 |      165 |      171 |      209 |      223 |      102 |      143 |      209 |      323 |      271 |      247 |      317 |      299 |      213 |      284 |      455
Computer and information sciences .................|    1,588 |    2,603 |    3,647 |    4,218 |    4,935 |    5,321 |    6,190 |    7,101 |    8,070 |    8,481 |    9,197 |    9,414 |    9,677 |    9,324 |    9,530 |   10,163
Education .........................................|   87,666 |  126,061 |  101,819 |   96,713 |   91,601 |   83,250 |   75,664 |   74,654 |   74,801 |   74,045 |   76,566 |   81,174 |   84,881 |   87,343 |   92,668 |   96,028
Engineering .......................................|   16,309 |   16,014 |   15,904 |   16,386 |   17,526 |   18,807 |   20,078 |   20,905 |   21,040 |   22,015 |   22,627 |   23,740 |   23,863 |   23,962 |   24,983 |   27,626
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Engineering-related technologies ..................|      134 |      328 |      339 |      323 |      413 |      537 |      577 |      650 |      617 |      639 |      758 |      828 |      909 |      996 |      994 |    1,100
English language and literature/letters ...........|   10,686 |    8,809 |    6,189 |    5,929 |    5,772 |    5,048 |    5,010 |    5,187 |    5,518 |    5,483 |    5,562 |    5,950 |    6,567 |    7,026 |    7,450 |    7,790
Foreign languages and literatures..................|    5,217 |    4,190 |    2,854 |    2,690 |    2,657 |    2,478 |    2,581 |    2,471 |    2,494 |    2,379 |    2,469 |    2,595 |    2,760 |    2,800 |    2,926 |    3,198
Health professions and related sciences ...........|    5,749 |   12,556 |   15,704 |   16,515 |   16,503 |   17,047 |   17,411 |   17,385 |   18,573 |   18,394 |   18,657 |   19,268 |   20,321 |   21,200 |   23,065 |   25,718
Home economics and vocational home economics ......|    1,452 |    2,179 |    2,690 |    2,570 |    2,355 |    2,385 |    2,416 |    2,375 |    2,294 |    2,064 |    2,047 |    2,164 |    2,100 |    2,019 |    2,412 |    2,479
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Law and legal studies .............................|      955 |    1,442 |    1,817 |    1,832 |    1,893 |    2,091 |    1,802 |    1,796 |    1,924 |    1,943 |    1,880 |    2,013 |    1,888 |    2,057 |    2,369 |    2,197
Liberal arts and sciences,                         |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
  general studies, and humanities .................|      885 |    2,633 |    2,646 |    2,375 |    2,425 |    1,286 |    1,796 |    1,696 |    1,586 |    1,581 |    1,814 |    1,850 |    1,999 |    2,213 |    2,394 |    2,416
Library science ...................................|    7,001 |    8,037 |    5,374 |    4,859 |    4,506 |    3,904 |    3,782 |    3,870 |    3,564 |    3,783 |    3,674 |    3,906 |    4,341 |    4,763 |    4,893 |    4,871
Mathematics .......................................|    5,695 |    4,315 |    3,382 |    3,074 |    3,263 |    3,398 |    3,244 |    3,413 |    3,607 |    3,730 |    3,867 |    3,903 |    4,146 |    4,041 |    4,011 |    4,067
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ...................|      821 |    1,158 |    2,306 |    2,144 |    2,553 |    2,499 |    2,431 |    2,583 |    2,625 |    2,482 |    2,575 |    2,762 |    2,834 |    1,796 |    2,126 |    2,498
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Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies ....|      218 |      571 |      647 |      643 |      526 |      608 |      603 |      596 |      570 |      560 |      544 |      535 |      529 |      483 |    1,358 |    1,434
Philosophy and religion ...........................|    1,326 |    1,356 |    1,204 |    1,229 |    1,152 |    1,091 |    1,153 |    1,167 |    1,163 |    1,109 |    1,099 |    1,280 |    1,306 |    1,441 |    1,146 |    1,425
Physical sciences and science technologies.........|    6,367 |    5,466 |    5,219 |    5,284 |    5,514 |    5,290 |    5,576 |    5,796 |    5,902 |    5,629 |    5,733 |    5,723 |    5,449 |    5,309 |    5,374 |    5,366
Precision production trades........................|        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        4 |        0 |        0 |        4 |        0 |        3 |        0 |        0 |        2
Protective services ...............................|      194 |    1,197 |    1,805 |    1,538 |    1,336 |    1,300 |    1,219 |    1,235 |    1,074 |    1,019 |    1,024 |    1,047 |    1,151 |    1,108 |    1,249 |    1,357
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Psychology ........................................|    5,717 |   10,167 |    9,938 |   10,223 |    9,947 |    9,981 |    9,525 |    9,891 |    9,845 |    9,562 |    9,180 |    9,940 |   10,730 |   11,349 |   10,215 |   10,957
Public administration and services ................|    7,785 |   15,209 |   17,560 |   17,803 |   17,416 |   16,046 |   15,060 |   15,575 |   15,692 |   16,432 |   16,424 |   17,020 |   17,399 |   17,905 |   19,243 |   20,634
R.O.T.C. and military technologies ................|        2 |        0 |       46 |       43 |       49 |      110 |      127 |      119 |       83 |      119 |       49 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |      108
Social sciences and history........................|   16,539 |   15,953 |   12,176 |   11,945 |   12,002 |   11,205 |   10,577 |   10,503 |   10,564 |   10,506 |   10,412 |   11,023 |   11,634 |   12,233 |   12,702 |   13,471
Theological studies/religious vocations ...........|    2,710 |    3,290 |    3,922 |    4,220 |    4,064 |    4,871 |    5,211 |    4,435 |    4,556 |    4,966 |    4,905 |    4,749 |    4,959 |    4,810 |    5,185 |    4,985
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Transportation and material moving ................|       63 |      108 |      142 |      120 |      129 |       91 |      194 |      295 |      454 |      433 |      679 |      692 |      538 |      406 |      385 |      495
Visual and performing arts ........................|    6,675 |    8,817 |    8,708 |    8,629 |    8,746 |    8,763 |    8,526 |    8,718 |    8,420 |    8,508 |    7,939 |    8,267 |    8,481 |    8,657 |    9,353 |    9,440
Not classified by field of study ................. |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |        0 |    4,144 |      851 |    1,836 |    8,523 |    4,156 |      884
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NOTE.--The new Classification of Instructional Programs was initiated in 1991-92. The figures for earlier years have been reclassified when necessary to make them conform to the new taxonomy. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS "Completions" survey: "Agriculture and natural resources" includes Agribusiness and agriculture production, Agricultural sciences, and Conservation and renewable natural resources; "Business management and administrative services" includes Business and management, Business (administrative support), Marketing and distribution, and Consumer, personal, and miscellaneous services; and "Engineering-related technologies" includes Mechanics and repairers, Construction trades, and Engineering-related technologies.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared January 1995.)


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