Table 287. | Earned degrees in modern foreign languages and literatures conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 to 2001-02 |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Bachelor's degrees | Master's degrees | Doctor's degrees Year |_____________________________|_____________________________|_____________________________ | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women ____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 ____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ 1949-50 ....| 4,477| 1,746| 2,731| 919| 456| 463| 168| 135| 33 1959-60 ....| 4,527| 1,548| 2,979| 832| 392| 440| 150| 100| 50 1967-68 ....| 17,499| 4,450| 13,049| 3,911| 1,555| 2,356| 491| 336| 155 1969-70 ....| 19,457| 4,921| 14,536| 4,154| 1,476| 2,678| 590| 369| 221 | | | | | | | | | 1970-71 ....| 19,055| 4,734| 14,321| 4,407| 1,492| 2,915| 703| 425| 278 1971-72 ....| 18,137| 4,445| 13,692| 4,277| 1,449| 2,828| 753| 466| 287 1972-73 ....| 18,232| 4,347| 13,885| 3,992| 1,407| 2,585| 889| 519| 370 1973-74 ....| 18,252| 4,276| 13,976| 3,793| 1,252| 2,541| 875| 487| 388 1974-75 ....| 17,115| 3,912| 13,203| 3,672| 1,179| 2,493| 829| 442| 387 | | | | | | | | | 1975-76 ....| 15,079| 3,495| 11,584| 3,359| 1,095| 2,264| 830| 429| 401 1976-77 ....| 13,626| 3,225| 10,401| 2,986| 886| 2,100| 728| 347| 381 1977-78 ....| 12,448| 2,938| 9,510| 2,653| 768| 1,885| 626| 282| 344 1978-79 ....| 11,531| 2,705| 8,826| 2,338| 685| 1,653| 625| 287| 338 1979-80 ....| 10,816| 2,583| 8,233| 2,152| 628| 1,524| 522| 217| 305 | | | | | | | | | 1980-81 ....| 10,050| 2,402| 7,648| 2,018| 657| 1,361| 556| 259| 297 1981-82 ....| 9,576| 2,278| 7,298| 1,913| 571| 1,342| 495| 220| 275 1982-83 ....| 9,334| 2,343| 6,991| 1,597| 528| 1,069| 451| 183| 268 1983-84 ....| 9,152| 2,399| 6,753| 1,640| 512| 1,128| 424| 191| 233 1984-85 ....| 9,675| 2,529| 7,146| 1,611| 503| 1,108| 387| 156| 231 | | | | | | | | | 1985-86 ....| 9,808| 2,685| 7,123| 1,655| 482| 1,173| 426| 173| 253 1986-87 ....| 9,858| 2,655| 7,203| 1,692| 491| 1,201| 403| 162| 241 1987-88 ....| 9,790| 2,628| 7,162| 1,795| 564| 1,231| 380| 159| 221 1988-89 ....| 10,498| 2,767| 7,731| 1,821| 552| 1,269| 389| 145| 244 1989-90 ....| 11,092| 2,902| 8,190| 1,931| 584| 1,347| 475| 183| 292 | | | | | | | | | 1990-91 ....| 11,724| 3,207| 8,517| 1,973| 595| 1,378| 477| 200| 277 1991-92 ....| 12,367| 3,390| 8,977| 2,119| 652| 1,467| 537| 222| 315 1992-93 ....| 12,819| 3,537| 9,282| 2,353| 744| 1,609| 535| 210| 325 1993-94 ....| 12,785| 3,672| 9,113| 2,343| 712| 1,631| 578| 208| 370 1994-95 ....| 12,309| 3,666| 8,643| 2,306| 688| 1,618| 626| 250| 376 | | | | | | | | | 1995-96 ....| 12,401| 3,576| 8,825| 2,283| 699| 1,584| 579| 225| 354 1996-97 ....| 12,256| 3,553| 8,703| 2,229| 668| 1,561| 622| 247| 375 1997-98 ....| 12,769| 3,679| 9,090| 2,064| 612| 1,452| 628| 253| 375 1998-99 ....| 13,268| 3,835| 9,433| 1,964| 578| 1,386| 591| 231| 360 1999-2000 ..| 13,172| 3,666| 9,506| 1,900| 564| 1,336| 614| 237| 377 | | | | | | | | | 2000-01 ....| 13,260| 3,656| 9,604| 1,923| 574| 1,349| 605| 214| 391 2001-02 ....| 13,242| 3,645| 9,597| 1,947| 563| 1,384| 594| 233| 361 ____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ |
NOTE: Includes degrees conferred in a single language or a combination of modern foreign languages. Excludes degrees in linguistics, Latin, classics, ancient and medieval Greek, and other foreign languages. Data for 1998-99 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys, 1986-87 through 1998-99, and Fall 2000 through Fall 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared August 2003.)
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