Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 32
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associate Bachelor's Master's First-professional Doctor's degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees\1\ Year ----------------- ------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- Total Percent Total Percent Total Percent Total Percent Total Percent to women to women to women to women to women ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949-50 2\. --- --- 432,058 23.9 58,183 29.2 --- --- 6,420 9.6 1959-60\2\. --- --- 392,440 35.3 74,435 31.6 --- --- 9,829 10.5 1969-70 ... 206,023 43.0 792,317 43.1 208,291 39.7 34,578 5.2 29,912 13.4 1979-80 ... 400,910 54.2 929,417 49.0 298,081 49.4 70,131 24.8 32,615 29.7 1980-81 ... 416,377 54.7 935,140 49.8 295,739 50.3 71,956 26.6 32,958 31.1 1981-82 ... 434,515 54.7 952,998 50.3 295,546 50.8 72,032 27.5 32,707 32.1 1982-83 ... 456,441 54.6 969,510 50.6 289,921 50.1 73,136 29.8 32,775 33.2 1983-84 ... 452,416 55.2 974,309 50.5 284,263 49.5 74,407 31.0 33,209 33.6 1984-85 ... 454,712 55.4 979,477 50.7 286,251 49.9 75,063 32.8 32,943 34.1 1985-86 ... 446,047 56.0 987,823 50.8 288,567 50.3 73,910 33.4 33,653 35.2 1986-87 ... 437,137 56.2 991,339 51.5 289,557 51.2 72,750 34.8 34,120 35.2 1987-88 ... 435,085 56.3 994,829 52.0 299,317 51.5 70,735 35.7 34,870 35.1 1988-89 ... 436,764 57.3 1,018,755 52.6 310,621 51.9 70,856 36.4 35,720 36.6 1989-90 ... 455,102 58.0 1,051,344 53.2 324,301 52.6 70,988 38.1 38,371 36.4 1990-91 ... 481,720 58.8 1,094,538 53.9 337,168 53.6 71,948 39.1 39,294 37.0 1991-92 ... 504,231 58.9 1,136,553 54.2 352,838 54.1 74,146 39.2 40,659 37.1 1992-93 ... 514,756 58.8 1,165,178 54.3 369,585 54.2 75,387 40.1 42,132 38.1 1993-94 ....542,739 59.3 1,169,275 54.5 387,070 54.5 75,418 40.7 43,185 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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/1/ Includes degrees in medicine, dentistry, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, and theological professions.
/2/ Data for first-professional degrees are included with the bachelor's degrees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey..
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