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Number of degrees conferred at Title IV institutions, by race/ethnicity, level of degree, and gender: United States, 2010-11
Level of degree and gender Total degrees American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White Two or more races Race/ ethnicity unknown Nonresident alien
   Total degrees 3,554,317 24,968 200,290 361,690 310,706 9,139 2,174,126 36,537 262,321 174,540
Men 1,466,926 9,587 89,989 117,694 119,780 3,720 909,213 14,112 109,170 93,661
Women 2,087,391 15,381 110,301 243,996 190,926 5,419 1,264,913 22,425 153,151 80,879
Associate’s degrees1 943,515 9,452 38,551 119,506 117,269 3,612 561,362 10,323 66,815 16,625
  Men 361,415 3,453 16,152 38,433 44,325 1,492 220,286 3,882 26,565 6,827
  Women 582,100 5,999 22,399 81,073 72,944 2,120 341,076 6,441 40,250 9,798
Bachelor’s degrees 1,716,053 11,139 109,065 160,741 143,995 4,013 1,104,665 19,208 110,687 52,540
  Men 734,159 4,475 50,038 54,940 56,712 1,600 485,206 7,482 47,570 26,136
  Women 981,894 6,664 59,027 105,801 87,283 2,413 619,459 11,726 63,117 26,404
Master’s degrees2 730,922 3,504 37,232 71,408 41,501 1,193 410,852 5,854 72,968 86,410
  Men 291,680 1,241 17,013 20,818 15,106 476 156,573 2,239 29,116 49,098
  Women 439,242 2,263 20,219 50,590 26,395 717 254,279 3,615 43,852 37,312
Doctor’s degrees— research/scholarship 59,579 232 3,100 3,762 2,247 55 29,470 328 4,057 16,328
  Men 30,236 97 1,431 1,257 998 25 14,011 147 1,954 10,316
  Women 29,343 135 1,669 2,505 1,249 30 15,459 181 2,103 6,012
Doctor’s degrees— professional practice 102,951 638 12,263 6,125 5,645 262 66,995 816 7,681 2,526
  Men 48,832 318 5,316 2,174 2,619 125 32,803 359 3,910 1,208
  Women 54,119 320 6,947 3,951 3,026 137 34,192 457 3,771 1,318
Doctor’s degrees—other 1,297 3 79 148 49 4 782 8 113 111
  Men 604 3 39 72 20 2 334 3 55 76
  Women 693 0 40 76 29 2 448 5 58 35

1 Includes nine associate’s degrees awarded by one 2-year institution that was classified as non-degree-granting in the collection year (2011-12).

2 Includes 14 master’s degrees awarded by one institution that was a 2-year institution in the collection year (2011-12).

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. Although they are not Title IV eligible, four of the U.S. service academies are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public. Degrees displayed in this table were conferred during the 12-month period July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011. Degrees to individuals of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are included in the Hispanic or Latino category regardless of race. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2011, Completions component (final data).

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