| Table 34. Actual and projected numbers for master's degrees conferred by postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by sex of recipient: 1996–97 through 2021–22 |
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| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | |||
| 1996–97 | 425,260 | 185,270 | 239,990 |
| 1997–98 | 436,037 | 188,718 | 247,319 |
| 1998–99 | 446,038 | 190,230 | 255,808 |
| 1999–2000 | 463,185 | 196,129 | 267,056 |
| 2000–01 | 473,502 | 197,770 | 275,732 |
| 2001–02 | 487,313 | 202,604 | 284,709 |
| 2002–03 | 518,699 | 215,172 | 303,527 |
| 2003–04 | 564,272 | 233,056 | 331,216 |
| 2004–05 | 580,151 | 237,155 | 342,996 |
| 2005–06 | 599,731 | 241,656 | 358,075 |
| 2006–07 | 610,597 | 242,189 | 368,408 |
| 2007–08 | 630,666 | 250,169 | 380,497 |
| 2008–09 | 662,079 | 263,538 | 398,541 |
| 2009–10 | 693,025 | 275,197 | 417,828 |
| Projected | |||
| 2010–11 | 723,000 | 291,000 | 432,000 |
| 2011–12 | 738,000 | 298,000 | 440,000 |
| 2012–13 | 756,000 | 303,000 | 453,000 |
| 2013–14 | 778,000 | 311,000 | 466,000 |
| 2014–15 | 798,000 | 317,000 | 481,000 |
| 2015–16 | 817,000 | 322,000 | 494,000 |
| 2016–17 | 836,000 | 328,000 | 508,000 |
| 2017–18 | 857,000 | 335,000 | 523,000 |
| 2018–19 | 879,000 | 342,000 | 538,000 |
| 2019–20 | 898,000 | 347,000 | 551,000 |
| 2020–21 | 915,000 | 351,000 | 564,000 |
| 2021–22 | 930,000 | 354,000 | 576,000 |
| NOTE: Includes some degrees formerly classified as first professional such as divinity degrees (M.Div. and M.H.L./Rav). All data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), “Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:97–99); IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2010, Completions component; and Degrees Conferred Model, 1980–81 through 2009–10. (This table was prepared March 2012.) |
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