Earned degrees in the social sciences\1\ and history conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 1992-93

Table 287.

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               |     Bachelor's degrees      |       Master's degrees      |      Doctor's degrees
     Year      |_____________________________|_____________________________|_____________________________
               |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total  |   Men   |  Women
_______________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
       1       |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10
_______________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1970-71 .......| 155,324 |  98,173 |  57,151 |  16,539 |  11,833 |   4,706 |   3,660 |   3,153 |     507
1971-72 .......| 158,060 | 100,895 |  57,165 |  17,445 |  12,540 |   4,905 |   4,081 |   3,483 |     598
1972-73 .......| 155,970 |  99,735 |  56,235 |  17,477 |  12,605 |   4,872 |   4,234 |   3,573 |     661
1973-74 .......| 150,320 |  95,650 |  54,670 |  17,293 |  12,321 |   4,972 |   4,124 |   3,383 |     741
1974-75 .......| 135,190 |  84,826 |  50,364 |  16,977 |  11,875 |   5,102 |   4,212 |   3,334 |     878
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1975-76 .......| 126,396 |  78,691 |  47,705 |  15,953 |  10,918 |   5,035 |   4,157 |   3,262 |     895
1976-77 .......| 117,040 |  71,128 |  45,912 |  15,533 |  10,413 |   5,120 |   3,802 |   2,957 |     845
1977-78 .......| 112,952 |  67,217 |  45,735 |  14,718 |   9,845 |   4,873 |   3,594 |   2,722 |     872
1978-79 .......| 108,059 |  62,852 |  45,207 |  12,963 |   8,395 |   4,568 |   3,371 |   2,501 |     870
1979-80 .......| 103,662 |  58,511 |  45,151 |  12,176 |   7,794 |   4,382 |   3,230 |   2,357 |     873
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1980-81 .......| 100,513 |  56,131 |  44,382 |  11,945 |   7,457 |   4,488 |   3,122 |   2,274 |     848
1981-82 .......|  99,705 |  55,196 |  44,509 |  12,002 |   7,468 |   4,534 |   3,061 |   2,237 |     824
1982-83 .......|  95,228 |  52,771 |  42,457 |  11,205 |   6,974 |   4,231 |   2,931 |   2,042 |     889
1983-84 .......|  93,323 |  52,154 |  41,169 |  10,577 |   6,551 |   4,026 |   2,911 |   2,030 |     881
1984-85 .......|  91,570 |  51,226 |  40,344 |  10,503 |   6,475 |   4,028 |   2,851 |   1,933 |     918
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1985-86 .......|  93,840 |  52,724 |  41,116 |  10,564 |   6,419 |   4,145 |   2,955 |   1,970 |     985
1986-87 .......|  96,342 |  53,949 |  42,393 |  10,506 |   6,373 |   4,133 |   2,916 |   2,026 |     890
1987-88 .......| 100,460 |  56,377 |  44,083 |  10,412 |   6,310 |   4,102 |   2,781 |   1,849 |     932
1988-89 .......| 108,151 |  60,121 |  48,030 |  11,023 |   6,599 |   4,424 |   2,885 |   1,949 |     936
1989-90 .......| 118,083 |  65,887 |  52,196 |  11,634 |   6,898 |   4,736 |   3,010 |   2,019 |     991
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1990-91 .......| 125,107 |  68,701 |  56,406 |  12,233 |   7,016 |   5,217 |   3,012 |   1,956 |   1,056
1991-92 .......| 133,974 |  73,001 |  60,973 |  12,702 |   7,237 |   5,465 |   3,218 |   2,126 |   1,092
1992-93 .......| 135,703 |  73,589 |  62,114 |  13,471 |   7,671 |   5,800 |   3,460 |   2,203 |   1,257
_______________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________

\1\Includes degrees in social sciences, general; anthropology; archeology; criminology; demography and population affairs; economics; geography; history; international relations and affairs; political science and government; sociology; urban/affairs studies; and social sciences and history, other.

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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