| Table 28.-Master's degrees, by sex of recipient, with projections: 1985-86 to 2010-11
| | Year ending | Total | Men | Women |
| 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 |
| 1998 | 430,164 | 184,375 | 245,789 |
| | Middle alternative projections |
| 1999 | 431,000 | 182,000 | 249,000 |
| 2000 | 444,000 | 185,000 | 259,000 |
| 2001 | 428,000 | 178,000 | 250,000 |
| 2002 | 432,000 | 179,000 | 253,000 |
| 2003 | 436,000 | 180,000 | 256,000 |
| 2004 | 442,000 | 181,000 | 261,000 |
| 2005 | 448,000 | 182,000 | 266,000 |
| 2006 | 453,000 | 183,000 | 270,000 |
| 2007 | 458,000 | 184,000 | 274,000 |
| 2008 | 464,000 | 186,000 | 278,000 |
| 2009 | 468,000 | 187,000 | 281,000 |
| 2010 | 472,000 | 188,000 | 284,000 |
| 2011 | 477,000 | 190,000 | 287,000 |
| | Low alternative projections |
| 1999 | 426,000 | 180,000 | 246,000 |
| 2000 | 427,000 | 178,000 | 249,000 |
| 2001 | 416,000 | 173,000 | 243,000 |
| 2002 | 423,000 | 175,000 | 248,000 |
| 2003 | 427,000 | 176,000 | 251,000 |
| 2004 | 433,000 | 177,000 | 256,000 |
| 2005 | 440,000 | 179,000 | 261,000 |
| 2006 | 445,000 | 180,000 | 265,000 |
| 2007 | 449,000 | 180,000 | 269,000 |
| 2008 | 454,000 | 182,000 | 272,000 |
| 2009 | 458,000 | 183,000 | 275,000 |
| 2010 | 462,000 | 184,000 | 278,000 |
| 2011 | 467,000 | 186,000 | 281,000 |
| | High alternative projections |
| 1999
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435,000
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184,000
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251,000 |
| 2000 | 461,000 | 192,000 | 269,000 |
| 2001 | 440,000 | 183,000 | 257,000 |
| 2002 | 441,000 | 183,000 | 258,000 |
| 2003 | 445,000 | 183,000 | 262,000 |
| 2004 | 452,000 | 185,000 | 267,000 |
| 2005 | 458,000 | 186,000 | 272,000 |
| 2006 | 463,000 | 187,000 | 276,000 |
| 2007 | 468,000 | 188,000 | 280,000 |
| 2008 | 474,000 | 190,000 | 284,000 |
| 2009 | 478,000 | 191,000 | 287,000 |
| 2010 | 482,000 | 192,000 | 290,000 |
| 2011 | 487,000 | 194,000 | 293,000 |
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A2.
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 June 2001.)
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