National Center for Education Statistics

Degrees conferred by Title IV institutions, by race/ethnicity, level of degree, and gender: United States, academic year 2008-09
Level of award 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	3,205,338	23,853	192,754	311,712	253,451	2,025,644	3,476	234,986	159,462
Men	1,322,811	8,963	85,790	100,146	96,716	845,145	1,362	98,791	85,898
Women	1,882,527	14,890	106,964	211,566	156,735	1,180,499	2,114	136,195	73,564
Associate’s degrees2	787,466	8,234	38,085	94,409	91,147	487,541	1,227	51,639	15,184
Men	298,252	2,857	15,935	29,715	34,112	188,805	435	20,301	6,092
Women	489,214	5,377	22,150	64,694	57,035	298,736	792	31,338	9,092
Bachelor’s degrees3	1,601,368	11,407	104,938	145,834	120,722	1,068,983	1,759	101,842	45,883
Men	685,382	4,515	47,288	49,729	47,096	469,137	742	44,542	22,333
Women	915,986	6,892	57,650	96,105	73,626	599,846	1,017	57,300	23,550
Master’s degrees4	662,079	3,318	35,181	62,169	34,760	376,628	418	69,872	79,733
Men	263,538	1,171	16,222	17,495	12,440	141,925	161	28,152	45,972
Women	398,541	2,147	18,959	44,674	22,320	234,703	257	41,720	33,761
Doctor’s degrees5	154,425	894	14,550	9,300	6,822	92,492	72	11,633	18,662
Men	75,639	420	6,345	3,207	3,068	45,278	24	5,796	11,501
Women	78,786	474	8,205	6,093	3,754	47,214	48	5,837	7,161

¹ Two or more races was an optional reporting category in IPEDS 2009-10, and 771 institutions 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 22 associate’s degrees awarded by one institution that was a less-than-2-year institution in the collection year (2009-10) and 119 associate’s degrees awarded by four 2-year institutions that were classified as non-degree-granting in the collection year (2009-10).

³ Includes one bachelor’s degree awarded by one institution that was a 2-year institution in the collection year (2009-10).

⁴ Includes 2,812 degrees reported as first-professional degrees by 84 institutions.

⁵ Includes 44,930 degrees reported as doctor’s degrees—professional practice by 285 institutions, and 47,189 degrees reported as first-professional degrees by 184 institutions.

NOTE: 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 2009, Completions component.