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(20 KB)| Table 267. | Bachelor's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by racial/ethnic group, major field of study, and sex of student: 1996-97 |
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| Total | Men | Women
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| | White, |Black, | | Asian/ |American| | | White, |Black, | | Asian/ |American| | | White, |Black, | | Asian/ |American|
Major field of study | Total | non- | non- | His- |Pacific |Indian/ |Nonresi-| Total | non- | non- | His- |Pacific |Indian/ |Nonresi-| Total | non- | non- | His- |Pacific |Indian/ | Nonresi-
| |Hispanic| His- | panic |Islander|Alaskan | dent | |Hispanic| His- | panic |Islander|Alaskan | dent | |Hispanic| His- | panic |Islander|Alaskan | dent
| | | panic | | | Native | alien | | | panic | | | Native | alien | | | panic | | | Native | alien
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All fields, total .............................|1,168,023 |898,224 |94,053 |61,941 | 67,969 | 7,409 | 38,427 |517,901 |401,878 |33,509 |26,007 | 32,111 | 2,988 | 21,408 |650,122 |496,346 |60,544 |35,934 | 35,858 | 4,421 | 17,019
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Agriculture and natural resources ...............| 22,602 | 20,313 | 600 | 616 | 548 | 181 | 344 | 13,794 | 12,575 | 308 | 341 | 251 | 94 | 225 | 8,808 | 7,738 | 292 | 275 | 297 | 87 | 119
Architecture and related programs ...............| 7,944 | 5,850 | 301 | 579 | 663 | 40 | 511 | 5,090 | 3,778 | 203 | 382 | 393 | 27 | 307 | 2,854 | 2,072 | 98 | 197 | 270 | 13 | 204
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies ..............| 5,839 | 3,617 | 710 | 616 | 636 | 72 | 188 | 1,995 | 1,240 | 240 | 224 | 204 | 27 | 60 | 3,844 | 2,377 | 470 | 392 | 432 | 45 | 128
Biological sciences/life sciences ...............| 63,975 | 46,398 | 4,209 | 2,839 | 8,729 | 346 | 1,454 | 29,470 | 21,913 | 1,334 | 1,299 | 4,101 | 159 | 664 | 34,505 | 24,485 | 2,875 | 1,540 | 4,628 | 187 | 790
Business ........................................| 226,633 |166,729 |19,999 |11,787 | 13,952 | 1,122 | 13,044 |116,519 | 88,722 | 7,725 | 5,621 | 6,442 | 527 | 7,482 |110,114 | 78,007 |12,274 | 6,166 | 7,510 | 595 | 5,562
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Communications...................................| 47,230 | 37,678 | 4,192 | 2,208 | 1,537 | 243 | 1,372 | 19,412 | 15,937 | 1,498 | 825 | 553 | 75 | 524 | 27,818 | 21,741 | 2,694 | 1,383 | 984 | 168 | 848
Communications technologies .....................| 538 | 426 | 79 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 276 | 227 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 262 | 199 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5
Computer and information sciences................| 24,768 | 16,232 | 2,463 | 1,106 | 2,870 | 101 | 1,996 | 18,037 | 12,534 | 1,259 | 745 | 1,999 | 72 | 1,428 | 6,731 | 3,698 | 1,204 | 361 | 871 | 29 | 568
Construction trades .............................| 108 | 91 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 93 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Education........................................| 105,233 | 90,004 | 7,540 | 4,155 | 1,637 | 932 | 965 | 26,271 | 22,353 | 1,952 | 995 | 476 | 226 | 269 | 78,962 | 67,651 | 5,588 | 3,160 | 1,161 | 706 | 696
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Engineering......................................| 61,185 | 42,642 | 3,149 | 3,072 | 7,257 | 268 | 4,797 | 50,058 | 35,450 | 2,070 | 2,465 | 5,752 | 200 | 4,121 | 11,127 | 7,192 | 1,079 | 607 | 1,505 | 68 | 676
Engineering-related technologies.................| 13,816 | 10,826 | 1,383 | 488 | 478 | 97 | 544 | 12,452 | 9,897 | 1,101 | 441 | 428 | 83 | 502 | 1,364 | 929 | 282 | 47 | 50 | 14 | 42
English language and literature/letters..........| 49,345 | 40,962 | 3,438 | 2,197 | 1,926 | 303 | 519 | 16,531 | 14,038 | 885 | 746 | 585 | 114 | 163 | 32,814 | 26,924 | 2,553 | 1,451 | 1,341 | 189 | 356
Foreign languages and literatures ...............| 13,674 | 9,878 | 479 | 2,138 | 643 | 62 | 474 | 4,138 | 3,078 | 127 | 617 | 192 | 16 | 108 | 9,536 | 6,800 | 352 | 1,521 | 451 | 46 | 366
Health professions and related sciences..........| 85,631 | 69,702 | 6,599 | 3,152 | 4,523 | 553 | 1,102 | 15,877 | 12,678 | 962 | 692 | 1,139 | 116 | 290 | 69,754 | 57,024 | 5,637 | 2,460 | 3,384 | 437 | 812
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Home economics and vocational home economics ....| 16,571 | 13,813 | 1,203 | 589 | 605 | 86 | 275 | 1,914 | 1,519 | 175 | 83 | 69 | 13 | 55 | 14,657 | 12,294 | 1,028 | 506 | 536 | 73 | 220
Law and legal studies ...........................| 2,038 | 1,572 | 234 | 120 | 85 | 18 | 9 | 603 | 453 | 61 | 49 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1,435 | 1,119 | 173 | 71 | 52 | 13 | 7
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and humanities ................................| 34,776 | 26,126 | 3,607 | 2,855 | 1,233 | 344 | 611 | 13,483 | 10,549 | 1,181 | 889 | 436 | 152 | 276 | 21,293 | 15,577 | 2,426 | 1,966 | 797 | 192 | 335
Library science..................................| 48 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
Mathematics......................................| 12,820 | 9,693 | 1,089 | 570 | 887 | 58 | 523 | 6,908 | 5,208 | 520 | 332 | 501 | 29 | 318 | 5,912 | 4,485 | 569 | 238 | 386 | 29 | 205
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Mechanics and repairers .........................| 48 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Multi/interdisciplinary studies .................| 26,137 | 19,347 | 2,074 | 2,441 | 1,722 | 175 | 378 | 8,901 | 6,689 | 622 | 616 | 718 | 61 | 195 | 17,236 | 12,658 | 1,452 | 1,825 | 1,004 | 114 | 183
Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies ..| 15,401 | 13,187 | 932 | 673 | 280 | 101 | 228 | 7,858 | 6,551 | 544 | 419 | 151 | 55 | 138 | 7,543 | 6,636 | 388 | 254 | 129 | 46 | 90
Philosophy and religion..........................| 7,685 | 6,425 | 331 | 323 | 439 | 37 | 130 | 4,882 | 4,132 | 192 | 202 | 255 | 21 | 80 | 2,803 | 2,293 | 139 | 121 | 184 | 16 | 50
Physical sciences and science technologies ......| 19,531 | 15,368 | 1,140 | 566 | 1,685 | 103 | 669 | 12,228 | 10,003 | 479 | 345 | 913 | 59 | 429 | 7,303 | 5,365 | 661 | 221 | 772 | 44 | 240
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Precision production trades .....................| 326 | 278 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 257 | 223 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 69 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1
Protective services..............................| 25,165 | 18,334 | 3,873 | 2,053 | 553 | 225 | 127 | 15,150 | 11,711 | 1,715 | 1,171 | 366 | 104 | 83 | 10,015 | 6,623 | 2,158 | 882 | 187 | 121 | 44
Psychology.......................................| 74,191 | 56,737 | 6,811 | 4,934 | 4,162 | 508 | 1,039 | 19,379 | 14,904 | 1,633 | 1,228 | 1,237 | 127 | 250 | 54,812 | 41,833 | 5,178 | 3,706 | 2,925 | 381 | 789
Public administration and services ..............| 20,649 | 14,623 | 3,640 | 1,425 | 566 | 226 | 169 | 4,177 | 2,813 | 786 | 319 | 174 | 45 | 40 | 16,472 | 11,810 | 2,854 | 1,106 | 392 | 181 | 129
R.O.T.C. and military sciences...................| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Social sciences and history .....................| 124,891 | 93,662 |11,298 | 7,836 | 7,379 | 877 | 3,839 | 64,115 | 49,868 | 4,564 | 3,665 | 3,519 | 400 | 2,099 | 60,776 | 43,794 | 6,734 | 4,171 | 3,860 | 477 | 1,740
Theological studies and religious vocations .....| 5,591 | 4,895 | 227 | 135 | 144 | 23 | 167 | 4,119 | 3,656 | 149 | 92 | 98 | 21 | 103 | 1,472 | 1,239 | 78 | 43 | 46 | 2 | 64
Transportation and material moving workers ......| 3,547 | 3,020 | 165 | 138 | 68 | 23 | 133 | 3,130 | 2,667 | 143 | 123 | 61 | 18 | 118 | 417 | 353 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 15
Visual and performing arts ......................| 50,083 | 39,711 | 2,243 | 2,316 | 2,745 | 275 | 2,793 | 20,729 | 16,383 | 1,028 | 1,071 | 1,051 | 137 | 1,059 | 29,354 | 23,328 | 1,215 | 1,245 | 1,694 | 138 | 1,734
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NOTE: Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Excludes 2,614 men and 2,242 women whose racial/ethnic group and field of study were not available. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS "Completions" survey: "Agriculture and natural resources" includes Agricultural business and production, Agricultural sciences, and Conservation and renewable natural resources; and "Business" includes Business management and administrative services, Marketing operations/marketing and distribution, and Consumer and personal services. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey. (This table was prepared August 1999.)
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