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(11 KB)| Table 311. | Mean number of semester credits completed by bachelor's degree recipients, by major and course area: 1976, 1984, and 1992-93 |
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| Course areas
Selected college |__________________________________________________________________________________________________
majors | | |Computer| Educa- |Engineer-| Mathe- |Biological|Physical|Social sciences|
| Total |Business|science | tion | ing | matics | sciences |sciences|and psychology | Other
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
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| 1972 high school seniors who completed bachelor's degrees by 1976
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Mean, all majors .....| 124.0 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 30.3 | 48.8
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Business and management .| 124.4 | 41.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 30.4 | 32.0
Computer science ........| 133.3 | 6.6 | 33.5 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 22.4 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 20.6 | 34.8
Education ...............| 126.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 40.2 | --- | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 23.9 | 46.4
Engineering .............| 134.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 18.2 | 1.3 | 20.5 | 14.0 | 27.1
English .................| 117.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 24.2 | 75.2
Fine arts ...............| 124.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.6 | --- | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 13.6 | 98.4
Life sciences ...........| 122.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | --- | 8.4 | 35.6 | 26.2 | 17.8 | 31.3
Physical sciences .......| 122.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 16.2 | 9.6 | 49.5 | 13.1 | 29.2
Psychology ..............| 119.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 56.0 | 36.9
Social sciences .........| 120.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 60.3 | 40.1
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| 1980 high school seniors who completed bachelor's degrees by 1984
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Mean, all majors ......| 123.5 | 12.8 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 27.5 | 47.2
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Business and management .| 122.8 | 41.2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 27.5 | 32.7
Computer science ........| 129.3 | 11.8 | 27.9 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 21.3 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 19.0 | 33.9
Education ...............| 127.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 45.5 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 20.8 | 47.3
Engineering .............| 132.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 52.5 | 16.2 | 1.1 | 20.2 | 12.3 | 25.9
English .................| 114.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 6.9 | --- | 2.2 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 21.4 | 74.4
Fine arts ...............| 120.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 5.1 | --- | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 14.1 | 93.1
Life sciences ...........| 121.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 33.5 | 22.6 | 18.1 | 33.3
Physical sciences .......| 124.3 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 48.7 | 11.6 | 30.0
Psychology ..............| 120.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | --- | 6.5 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 55.2 | 41.2
Social sciences .........| 119.2 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 52.0 | 43.3
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| 1988-89 high school graduates who completed bachelor's degrees by 1993
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Mean, all majors ......| 126.5 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 29.5 | 51.7
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Business and management .| 123.9 | 44.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 23.1 | 37.9
Computer science ........| 127.6 | 15.7 | 34.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 15.7 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 17.6 | 33.5
Education ...............| 126.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 32.6 | --- | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 24.5 | 51.6
Engineering .............| 136.9 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 57.9 | 16.7 | 1.4 | 19.0 | 12.2 | 20.8
English .................| 127.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 22.7 | 87.5
Fine arts ...............| 129.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 19.8 | 95.7
Life sciences ...........| 128.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 33.8 | 23.3 | 20.7 | 37.5
Physical sciences .......| 129.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 49.3 | 16.9 | 33.2
Psychology ..............| 125.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 53.6 | 48.6
Social sciences .........| 125.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 55.7 | 47.6
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| All bachelor's degree recipients of 1992-93
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Mean, all majors ......| 132.2 | 14.6 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 27.3 | 52.0
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Business and management .| 129.5 | 46.8 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 23.6 | 37.6
Computer science ........| 137.0 | 17.4 | 37.1 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 17.3 | 33.0
Education ...............| 135.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 40.1 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 24.7 | 50.5
Engineering .............| 142.1 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 61.3 | 17.8 | 1.3 | 18.1 | 11.4 | 22.8
English .................| 128.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 23.2 | 84.5
Fine arts ...............| 133.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 19.3 | 94.7
Life sciences ...........| 132.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 34.8 | 22.3 | 21.3 | 38.2
Physical sciences .......| 137.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 15.5 | 8.2 | 50.6 | 18.2 | 33.9
Psychology ..............| 129.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 52.4 | 52.0
Social sciences .........| 127.9 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 54.8 | 48.6
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---Not available. NOTE: All majors total includes fields not shown separately. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Longitudinal Study of 1972; High School and Beyond; and Baccalaureate and Beyond survey. (This table was prepared January 1999.)
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