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Table 301. Degrees in the physical sciences and science technologies conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1959-60 through 2005-06
Year Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's degrees
Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females
Number Annual
percent
change
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1959–60 16,007 14,013 1,994 3,376 3,049 327 1,838 1,776 62
1967–68 19,380 16,739 2,641 5,499 4,869 630 3,593 3,405 188
1969–70 21,439 18,522 2,917 5,908 5,069 839 4,271 4,038 233
                     
1970–71 21,410 -0.1 18,457 2,953 6,336 5,495 841 4,324 4,082 242
1971–72 20,743 -3.1 17,661 3,082 6,268 5,390 878 4,075 3,805 270
1972–73 20,692 -0.2 17,622 3,070 6,230 5,388 842 3,961 3,698 263
1973–74 21,170 2.3 17,669 3,501 6,019 5,157 862 3,558 3,312 246
1974–75 20,770 -1.9 16,986 3,784 5,782 4,949 833 3,577 3,284 293
                     
1975–76 21,458 3.3 17,349 4,109 5,428 4,622 806 3,388 3,097 291
1976–77 22,482 4.8 17,985 4,497 5,281 4,411 870 3,295 2,981 314
1977–78 22,975 2.2 18,083 4,892 5,507 4,583 924 3,073 2,763 310
1978–79 23,197 1.0 17,976 5,221 5,418 4,438 980 3,061 2,717 344
1979–80 23,407 0.9 17,861 5,546 5,167 4,210 957 3,044 2,669 375
                     
1980–81 23,936 2.3 18,052 5,884 5,246 4,172 1,074 3,105 2,733 372
1981–82 24,045 0.5 17,861 6,184 5,446 4,274 1,172 3,246 2,804 442
1982–83 23,374 -2.8 16,988 6,386 5,250 4,131 1,119 3,214 2,767 447
1983–84 23,645 1.2 17,112 6,533 5,541 4,249 1,292 3,269 2,789 480
1984–85 23,694 0.2 17,065 6,629 5,752 4,425 1,327 3,349 2,808 541
                     
1985–86 21,711 -8.4 15,750 5,961 5,860 4,443 1,417 3,521 2,946 575
1986–87 20,060 -7.6 14,365 5,695 5,586 4,193 1,393 3,629 3,004 625
1987–88 17,797 -11.3 12,385 5,412 5,696 4,300 1,396 3,758 3,085 673
1988–89 17,179 -3.5 12,071 5,108 5,691 4,180 1,511 3,795 3,046 749
1989–90 16,056 -6.5 11,026 5,030 5,410 3,996 1,414 4,116 3,328 788
                     
1990–91 16,334 1.7 11,170 5,164 5,281 3,823 1,458 4,248 3,417 831
1991–92 16,948 3.8 11,425 5,523 5,340 3,888 1,452 4,344 3,402 942
1992–93 17,534 3.5 11,819 5,715 5,346 3,803 1,543 4,348 3,404 944
1993–94 18,392 4.9 12,218 6,174 5,648 4,010 1,638 4,595 3,606 989
1994–95 19,161 4.2 12,490 6,671 5,716 3,996 1,720 4,421 3,386 1,035
                     
1995–96 19,627 2.4 12,566 7,061 5,807 3,943 1,864 4,512 3,479 1,033
1996–97 19,496 -0.7 12,213 7,283 5,526 3,732 1,794 4,417 3,411 1,006
1997–98 19,362 -0.7 11,924 7,438 5,328 3,417 1,911 4,520 3,387 1,133
1998–99 18,285 -5.6 11,003 7,282 5,124 3,366 1,758 4,142 3,144 998
1999–2000 18,331 0.3 10,946 7,385 4,810 3,114 1,696 3,963 2,959 1,004
                     
2000–01 17,919 -2.2 10,553 7,366 5,049 3,212 1,837 3,911 2,875 1,036
2001–02 17,799 -0.7 10,292 7,507 5,012 3,135 1,877 3,760 2,719 1,041
2002–031  17,950 0.8 10,562 7,388 5,109 3,211 1,898 3,858 2,792 1,066
2003–04 17,983 0.2 10,476 7,507 5,570 3,364 2,206 3,815 2,753 1,062
2004–05 18,905 5.1 10,934 7,971 5,678 3,457 2,221 4,114 2,966 1,148
2005–06 20,318 7.5 11,831 8,487 5,922 3,568 2,354 4,489 3,143 1,346
Percent change                    
1995–96 to 2000–01 -8.7 -16.0 4.3 -13.1 -18.5 -1.4 -13.3 -17.4 0.3
2000–01 to 2005–06 13.4 12.1 15.2 17.3 11.1 28.1 14.8 9.3 29.9
† Not applicable.
1 Data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1959–60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967–68 through 1985–86; and 1986–87 through 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2006. (This table was prepared June 2007.)

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