National Center for Education Statistics

Number of degrees conferred at Title IV institutions, by race/ethnicity, level of degree, and gender: United States, 2015–16
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		3,892,911	22,397	234,762	407,690	481,764	9,330	2,183,640	105,390	186,799	261,139
Men		1,618,669	8,295	105,136	138,070	185,470	3,996	913,904	41,964	78,947	142,887
Women		2,274,242	14,102	129,626	269,620	296,294	5,334	1,269,736	63,426	107,852	118,252
Associate’s degrees1		1,008,270	9,091	48,352	128,301	188,075	3,123	542,601	27,723	41,630	19,374
Men		392,109	3,183	20,998	42,680	71,205	1,362	215,796	10,741	17,522	8,622
Women		616,161	5,908	27,354	85,621	116,870	1,761	326,805	16,982	24,108	10,752
Bachelor’s degrees2		1,920,750	9,306	127,829	185,650	224,895	4,442	1,145,109	58,927	80,339	84,253
Men		821,746	3,648	58,472	66,580	88,768	1,945	499,439	24,029	34,950	43,915
Women		1,099,004	5,658	69,357	119,070	136,127	2,497	645,670	34,898	45,389	40,338
Master’s degrees		785,757	3,242	40,590	81,320	57,828	1,455	396,188	15,221	53,935	135,978
Men		320,574	1,119	17,747	24,595	20,745	557	151,614	5,598	21,388	77,211
Women		465,183	2,123	22,843	56,725	37,083	898	244,574	9,623	32,547	58,767
Doctor’s degrees— research/scholarship		69,586	249	3,596	5,270	3,442	93	33,293	979	4,098	18,566
Men		34,808	106	1,671	1,659	1,462	38	15,734	432	1,908	11,798
Women		34,778	143	1,925	3,611	1,980	55	17,559	547	2,190	6,768
Doctor’s degrees— professional practice		106,576	502	14,269	6,914	7,406	212	65,308	2,482	6,640	2,843
Men		48,642	238	6,197	2,449	3,248	93	30,903	1,142	3,098	1,274
Women		57,934	264	8,072	4,465	4,158	119	34,405	1,340	3,542	1,569
Doctor’s degrees—other		1,972	7	126	235	118	5	1,141	58	157	125
Men		790	1	51	107	42	1	418	22	81	67
Women		1,182	6	75	128	76	4	723	36	76	58

1Includes 21 associate’s degrees awarded by three institutions that were less-than-2-year institutions in the collection year (2016–17) and 21 associate’s degrees awarded by one 2-year institution that was classified as non-degree-granting in the collection year (2016–17).

2Includes two bachelor’s degrees awarded by one institution that was a 2-year institution in the collection year (2016–17).

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. The four U.S. service academies that are not Title IV eligible 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, 2015, to June 30, 2016. Degrees to individuals who self-identify with more than one race are included in the Two or more races category. Degrees to individuals who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis, and who are not authorized to remain indefinitely, are included in the nonresident alien category regardless of race or ethnicity. 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 https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/VisGlossaryAll.aspx.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2016, Completions component (final data).