Table 26.1. Number, percentage conferred on females, and percentage distribution of degrees awarded by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree, race/ethnicity, and sex: 2007

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Table 26.1.

Number, percentage conferred on females, and percentage distribution of degrees awarded by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree, race/ethnicity, and sex: 2007–08

Race/ethnicity and sex	Total	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	First-professional¹	Doctor's
	Number of degrees
Total²	3,093,277	750,164	1,563,069	625,023	91,309	63,712
White	2,134,839	501,079	1,122,675	409,312	65,383	36,390
Male	892,057	194,099	492,137	155,035	34,618	16,168
Female	1,242,782	306,980	630,538	254,277	30,765	20,222
Percent female	58.2	61.3	56.2	62.1	47.1	55.6
Black	323,527	95,702	152,457	65,062	6,400	3,906
Male	104,321	30,016	52,247	18,357	2,389	1,312
Female	219,206	65,686	100,210	46,705	4,011	2,594
Percent female	67.8	68.6	65.7	71.8	62.7	66.4
Hispanic	256,940	91,274	123,048	36,801	4,840	2,279
Male	98,036	33,817	47,884	13,057	2,301	977
Female	158,904	57,457	75,164	23,744	2,539	1,302
Percent female	61.8	63.0	61.1	64.5	52.5	57.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	200,773	38,843	109,058	37,408	11,846	3,618
Male	89,411	15,936	49,485	17,227	5,135	1,628
Female	111,362	22,907	59,573	20,181	6,711	1,990
Percent female	55.5	59.0	54.6	53.9	56.7	55.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	25,063	8,849	11,509	3,758	675	272
Male	9,264	3,003	4,523	1,280	343	115
Female	15,799	5,846	6,986	2,478	332	157
Percent female	63.0	66.1	60.7	65.9	49.2	57.7

	Percentage distribution
Total²	100.0	24.3	50.5	20.2	3.0	2.1
White	100.0	23.5	52.6	19.2	3.1	1.7
Male	100.0	21.8	55.2	17.4	3.9	1.8
Female	100.0	24.7	50.7	20.5	2.5	1.6
Black	100.0	29.6	47.1	20.1	2.0	1.2
Male	100.0	28.8	50.1	17.6	2.3	1.3
Female	100.0	30.0	45.7	21.3	1.8	1.2
Hispanic	100.0	35.5	47.9	14.3	1.9	0.9
Male	100.0	34.5	48.8	13.3	2.3	1.0
Female	100.0	36.2	47.3	14.9	1.6	0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	100.0	19.3	54.3	18.6	5.9	1.8
Male	100.0	17.8	55.3	19.3	5.7	1.8
Female	100.0	20.6	53.5	18.1	6.0	1.8
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	35.3	45.9	15.0	2.7	1.1
Male	100.0	32.4	48.8	13.8	3.7	1.2
Female	100.0	37.0	44.2	15.7	2.1	1.0
¹ Includes degrees that require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training). By the National Center for Education Statistics' definition, first-professional degrees are awarded in the fields of dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.), medicine (M.D.), optometry (O.D.), osteopathic medicine (D.O.), pharmacy (D.Phar.), podiatric medicine (D.P.M.), veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.), law (J.D.), and theological professions (M.Div. or M.H.L.). ² Includes degrees conferred to nonresident aliens not separately shown; therefore, numbers within each degree do not sum to totals. NOTE: Estimates in this table may differ from those reported in other publications due to a change in the level of award categories; see Appendix A: Guide to Sources for more information. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007–08 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2008.