Table 296. | Earned degrees in economics, history, political science and government, and sociology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: Selected years, 1949-50 to 2001-02 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Economics | History | Political science | Sociology Year | | | and government | |____________________________|____________________________|____________________________|_____________________________ |Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's|Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's|Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's|Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's ____________|__________|________|________|__________|________|________|__________|________|________|__________|________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ____________|__________|________|________|__________|________|________|__________|________|________|__________|________|_________ 1949-50 ....| 14,568| 921| 200| 13,542| 1,801| 275| 6,336| 710| 127| 7,870| 552| 98 1951-52 ....| 8,593| 695| 239| 10,187| 1,445| 317| 4,911| 525| 147| 6,648| 517| 141 1953-54 ....| 6,719| 609| 245| 9,363| 1,220| 355| 5,314| 534| 153| 5,692| 440| 184 1955-56 ....| 6,555| 581| 232| 10,510| 1,114| 259| 5,633| 509| 203| 5,878| 402| 170 1957-58 ....| 7,457| 669| 239| 12,840| 1,397| 297| 6,116| 665| 170| 6,568| 397| 150 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1959-60 ....| 7,453| 708| 237| 14,737| 1,794| 342| 6,596| 722| 201| 7,147| 440| 161 1961-62 ....| 8,366| 853| 268| 17,340| 2,163| 343| 8,326| 839| 214| 8,120| 578| 173 1963-64 ....| 10,583| 1,104| 385| 23,668| 2,705| 507| 12,126| 1,163| 263| 10,943| 646| 198 1965-66 ....| 11,555| 1,522| 458| 28,612| 3,883| 599| 15,242| 1,429| 336| 15,038| 981| 244 1967-68 ....| 15,193| 1,916| 600| 35,291| 4,845| 688| 20,387| 1,937| 457| 21,710| 1,193| 367 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1969-70 ....| 17,197| 1,988| 794| 43,386| 5,049| 1,038| 25,713| 2,105| 525| 30,436| 1,813| 534 1970-71 ....| 15,758| 1,995| 721| 44,663| 5,157| 991| 27,482| 2,318| 700| 33,263| 1,808| 574 1971-72 ....| 15,231| 2,224| 794| 43,695| 5,217| 1,133| 28,135| 2,451| 758| 35,216| 1,944| 636 1972-73 ....| 14,770| 2,225| 845| 40,943| 5,030| 1,140| 30,100| 2,398| 747| 35,436| 1,923| 583 1973-74 ....| 14,285| 2,141| 788| 37,049| 4,533| 1,114| 30,744| 2,448| 766| 35,491| 2,196| 632 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1974-75 ....| 14,046| 2,127| 815| 31,470| 4,226| 1,117| 29,126| 2,333| 680| 31,488| 2,112| 693 1975-76 ....| 14,741| 2,087| 763| 28,400| 3,658| 1,014| 28,302| 2,191| 723| 27,634| 2,009| 729 1976-77 ....| 15,296| 2,158| 758| 25,433| 3,393| 921| 26,411| 2,222| 641| 24,713| 1,830| 714 1977-78 ....| 15,661| 1,995| 706| 23,004| 3,033| 813| 26,069| 2,069| 636| 22,750| 1,611| 599 1978-79 ....| 16,409| 1,955| 712| 21,019| 2,536| 756| 25,628| 2,037| 563| 20,285| 1,415| 612 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1979-80 ....| 17,863| 1,821| 677| 19,301| 2,367| 712| 25,457| 1,938| 535| 18,881| 1,341| 583 1980-81 ....| 18,753| 1,911| 727| 18,301| 2,237| 643| 24,977| 1,875| 484| 17,272| 1,240| 610 1981-82 ....| 19,876| 1,964| 677| 17,146| 2,210| 636| 25,658| 1,954| 513| 16,042| 1,145| 558 1982-83 ....| 20,517| 1,972| 734| 16,467| 2,041| 575| 25,791| 1,829| 435| 14,105| 1,112| 522 1983-84 ....| 20,719| 1,891| 729| 16,643| 1,940| 561| 25,719| 1,769| 457| 13,145| 1,008| 520 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1984-85 ....| 20,711| 1,992| 749| 16,049| 1,921| 468| 25,834| 1,500| 441| 11,968| 1,022| 480 1985-86 ....| 21,602| 1,937| 789| 16,415| 1,961| 497| 26,439| 1,704| 439| 12,271| 965| 504 1986-87 ....| 22,378| 1,855| 750| 16,997| 2,021| 534| 26,817| 1,618| 435| 12,239| 950| 451 1987-88 ....| 22,911| 1,847| 770| 18,207| 2,093| 517| 27,207| 1,579| 391| 13,024| 984| 452 1988-89 ....| 23,454| 1,886| 827| 20,159| 2,121| 487| 30,450| 1,598| 452| 14,435| 1,135| 451 1989-90 ....| 23,923| 1,950| 806| 22,476| 2,369| 570| 33,560| 1,580| 480| 16,035| 1,198| 432 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1990-91 ....| 23,488| 1,951| 802| 24,541| 2,591| 606| 35,737| 1,772| 468| 17,550| 1,260| 465 1991-92 ....| 23,423| 2,106| 866| 26,966| 2,754| 644| 37,805| 1,908| 535| 19,568| 1,347| 501 1992-93 ....| 21,321| 2,292| 879| 27,774| 2,952| 690| 37,931| 1,943| 529| 20,896| 1,521| 536 1993-94 ....| 19,496| 2,521| 869| 27,503| 3,009| 752| 36,097| 2,147| 616| 22,368| 1,639| 530 1994-95 ....| 17,673| 2,400| 910| 26,598| 3,091| 816| 33,013| 2,019| 637| 22,886| 1,748| 546 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995-96 ....| 16,674| 2,533| 916| 26,005| 2,898| 805| 30,775| 2,024| 634| 24,071| 1,772| 527 1996-97 ....| 16,539| 2,433| 968| 25,214| 2,901| 873| 28,969| 1,909| 686| 24,672| 1,731| 591 1997-98 ....| 17,074| 2,435| 928| 25,726| 2,895| 937| 28,044| 1,957| 705| 24,806| 1,737| 596 1998-99 ....| 17,611| 2,323| 810| 24,794| 2,633| 921| 27,418| 1,681| 696| 24,933| 1,943| 515 1999-2000 ..| 18,441| 2,168| 851| 25,247| 2,573| 984| 27,635| 1,627| 693| 25,598| 1,996| 595 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2000-01 ....| 19,437| 2,139| 851| 25,090| 2,365| 931| 27,792| 1,596| 688| 25,268| 1,845| 546 2001-02 ....| 20,927| 2,330| 826| 26,001| 2,420| 924| 29,354| 1,641| 625| 25,202| 1,928| 534 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NOTE: Political science and government excludes degrees in public administration and international relations. 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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