| Table 30. Actual and alternative projected numbers for doctor’s degrees, by sex of recipient: 1993–94 through 2018–19 |
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| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | |||
| 1993–94 | 43,185 | 26,552 | 16,633 |
| 1994–95 | 44,446 | 26,916 | 17,530 |
| 1995–96 | 44,652 | 26,841 | 17,811 |
| 1996–97 | 45,876 | 27,146 | 18,730 |
| 1997–98 | 46,010 | 26,664 | 19,346 |
| 1998–99 | 44,077 | 25,146 | 18,931 |
| 1999–2000 | 44,808 | 25,028 | 19,780 |
| 2000–01 | 44,904 | 24,728 | 20,176 |
| 2001–02 | 44,160 | 23,708 | 20,452 |
| 2002–03 | 46,042 | 24,351 | 21,691 |
| 2003–04 | 48,378 | 25,323 | 23,055 |
| 2004–05 | 52,631 | 26,973 | 25,658 |
| 2005–06 | 56,067 | 28,634 | 27,433 |
| 2006–07 | 60,616 | 30,251 | 30,365 |
| Middle alternative projections | |||
| 2007–08 | 61,800 | 30,600 | 31,300 |
| 2008–09 | 64,400 | 31,500 | 32,900 |
| 2009–10 | 67,000 | 32,400 | 34,600 |
| 2010–11 | 69,600 | 33,400 | 36,300 |
| 2011–12 | 72,200 | 34,300 | 37,900 |
| 2012–13 | 74,800 | 35,200 | 39,600 |
| 2013–14 | 77,400 | 36,100 | 41,300 |
| 2014–15 | 80,000 | 37,100 | 42,900 |
| 2015–16 | 82,600 | 38,000 | 44,600 |
| 2016–17 | 85,200 | 38,900 | 46,300 |
| 2017–18 | 87,800 | 39,900 | 48,000 |
| 2018–19 | 90,400 | 40,800 | 49,600 |
| Low alternative projections | |||
| 2007–08 | 61,800 | 30,600 | 31,300 |
| 2008–09 | 61,700 | 30,100 | 31,500 |
| 2009–10 | 65,000 | 31,400 | 33,600 |
| 2010–11 | 66,000 | 31,600 | 34,400 |
| 2011–12 | 69,200 | 32,900 | 36,400 |
| 2012–13 | 73,100 | 34,400 | 38,700 |
| 2013–14 | 73,000 | 34,100 | 38,900 |
| 2014–15 | 75,500 | 35,000 | 40,500 |
| 2015–16 | 77,900 | 35,900 | 42,100 |
| 2016–17 | 80,400 | 36,700 | 43,700 |
| 2017–18 | 82,900 | 37,600 | 45,200 |
| 2018–19 | 85,300 | 38,500 | 46,800 |
| High alternative projections | |||
| 2007–08 | 61,800 | 30,600 | 31,300 |
| 2008–09 | 67,200 | 32,800 | 34,300 |
| 2009–10 | 69,000 | 33,400 | 35,600 |
| 2010–11 | 73,200 | 35,100 | 38,100 |
| 2011–12 | 75,200 | 35,700 | 39,500 |
| 2012–13 | 76,500 | 36,000 | 40,500 |
| 2013–14 | 81,800 | 38,200 | 43,600 |
| 2014–15 | 84,600 | 39,200 | 45,400 |
| 2015–16 | 87,300 | 40,200 | 47,100 |
| 2016–17 | 90,100 | 41,200 | 48,900 |
| 2017–18 | 92,800 | 42,100 | 50,700 |
| 2018–19 | 95,600 | 43,100 | 52,400 |
| NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A2, appendix A. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:94–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2007; and Degrees Conferred Model, 1975–76 through 2006–07. (This table was prepared February 2009.) |
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