National Center for Education Statistics

Degrees conferred at Title IV institutions, by race/ethnicity, level of degree, and gender: United States, academic year 2009-10
Level of degree and gender	Total awards	American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	White	Two or more races1	Race/ ethnicity unknown	Nonresident alien
Total awards	3,351,169	25,400	201,850	333,941	279,124	2,079,777	13,535	254,508	163,034
Men	1,381,402	9,488	89,820	107,738	106,740	869,411	5,240	105,600	87,365
Women	1,969,767	15,912	112,030	226,203	172,384	1,210,366	8,295	148,908	75,669
Associate’s degrees2	849,572	9,592	40,750	105,464	103,976	513,167	3,534	56,974	16,115
Men	322,967	3,356	16,887	33,380	39,051	200,043	1,237	22,425	6,588
Women	526,605	6,236	23,863	72,084	64,925	313,124	2,297	34,549	9,527
Bachelor’s degrees3	1,650,014	11,480	108,701	152,218	129,768	1,082,095	7,398	110,820	47,534
Men	706,633	4,514	49,440	51,931	50,955	475,869	3,018	47,505	23,401
Women	943,381	6,966	59,261	100,287	78,813	606,226	4,380	63,315	24,133
Master’s degrees	693,025	3,462	37,197	66,778	38,051	389,638	2,133	74,434	81,332
Men	275,197	1,228	16,901	19,152	13,450	147,695	756	29,616	46,399
Women	417,828	2,234	20,296	47,626	24,601	241,943	1,377	44,818	34,933
Doctor’s degrees—research/scholarship	57,151	224	3,180	3,372	2,067	28,668	112	3,892	15,636
Men	28,914	100	1,420	1,100	888	13,665	49	1,867	9,825
Women	28,237	124	1,760	2,272	1,179	15,003	63	2,025	5,811
Doctor’s degrees—professional practice	99,695	631	11,904	5,972	5,184	65,132	354	8,202	2,316
Men	46,985	285	5,111	2,119	2,376	31,714	178	4,121	1,081
Women	52,710	346	6,793	3,853	2,808	33,418	176	4,081	1,235
Doctor’s degrees—other	1,712	11	118	137	78	1,077	4	186	101
Men	706	5	61	56	20	425	2	66	71
Women	1,006	6	57	81	58	652	2	120	30

¹ Two or more races was an optional reporting category in IPEDS 2010-11, and 1,323 institutions represented in this table reported awarding degrees or certificates using this option. The figures reported here should not be considered representative of all completions awarded to individuals who could be classified into Two or more races.

² Includes 77 associate’s degrees awarded by one institution that was a less-than-2-year institution in the collection year (2010-11) and 43 associate’s degrees awarded by three 2-year institutions that were classified as non-degree-granting in the collection year (2010-11).

³ Includes five bachelor’s degrees awarded by one institution that was a 2-year institution in the collection year (2010-11).

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Degrees conferred to individuals of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010, Completions component.