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| Table 38.-Master's degrees, by sex of recipient, with projections: 1984-85 to 2009-10 |
| Year |
Total |
Men |
Women |
| 1985 |
286,251 |
143,390 |
142,861 |
| 1986 |
288,567 |
143,508 |
145,059 |
| 1987 |
289,349 |
141,269 |
148,080 |
| 1988 |
299,317 |
145,163 |
154,154 |
| 1989 |
310,621 |
149,354 |
161,267 |
| 1990 |
324,301 |
153,653 |
170,648 |
| 1991 |
337,168 |
156,482 |
180,686 |
| 1992 |
352,838 |
161,842 |
190,996 |
| 1993 |
369,585 |
169,258 |
200,327 |
| 1994 |
387,070 |
176,085 |
210,985 |
| 1995 |
397,629 |
178,598 |
219,031 |
| 1996 |
406,301 |
179,081 |
227,220 |
| 1997 |
419,401 |
180,947 |
238,454 |
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Projected |
| 1998 |
427,000 |
181,000 |
246,000 |
| 1999 |
405,000 |
172,000 |
233,000 |
| 2000 |
398,000 |
168,000 |
230,000 |
| 2001 |
396,000 |
166,000 |
230,000 |
| 2002 |
396,000 |
165,000 |
231,000 |
| 2003 |
399,000 |
165,000 |
233,000 |
| 2004 |
402,000 |
166,000 |
236,000 |
| 2005 |
406,000 |
167,000 |
239,000 |
| 2006 |
411,000 |
168,000 |
243,000 |
| 2007 |
417,000 |
169,000 |
248,000 |
| 2008 |
425,000 |
171,000 |
254,000 |
| 2009 |
432,000 |
173,000 |
260,000 |
| 2010 |
439,000 |
175,000 |
264,000 |
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" survey; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey; and Earned Degrees Conferred Model. (This table was prepared March 2000.) |
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