| Table 386. | Enrollment status of 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients, by undergraduate major and highest degree attained: April 1997 |
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| Enrolled in April 1997 \1\
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Undergraduate major field of | Ever |Enrolled|Enrolled | Enrolled | Enrolled
study and educational attainment | enrolled | full | part | and | and not
| since | time | time | employed | employed
|graduation| | | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| Percent
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All graduates..........................| 29.8| 8.5| 9.2| 13.0| 4.7
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Professional fields ...................| 25.8| 5.0| 9.4| 12.0| 2.4
Engineering .........................| 33.9| 6.6| 11.1| 14.1| 3.6
Business and management .............| 16.3| 3.7| 5.7| 7.5| 1.9
Health professions ..................| 26.6| 7.6| 6.5| 9.9| 4.2
Education ...........................| 38.0| 5.5| 16.9| 20.1| 2.3
Public affairs and social services ..| 26.4| 4.1| 9.0| 12.3| 0.8
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Arts and sciences fields ..............| 38.5| 15.1| 9.3| 15.2| 9.2
Biological sciences .................| 52.1| 33.9| 8.2| 16.6| 25.5
Mathematics and other sciences | 39.2| 12.6| 8.3| 13.1| 7.8
Psychology ..........................| 42.0| 18.8| 7.7| 18.2| 8.3
Social sciences .....................| 35.9| 10.9| 11.9| 16.7| 6.1
History .............................| 40.8| 13.8| 9.2| 11.8| 11.2
Humanities ..........................| 31.7| 10.5| 8.3| 13.6| 5.2
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Other..................................| 24.0| 6.3| 8.1| 11.9| 2.5
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Highest degree attained by 1997 | | | | |
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Bachelor's degree....................| --- | 7.2| 9.3| 12.6| 3.9
Postbaccalaureate certificate........| --- | 11.0| 13.9| 19.2| 5.7
Master's degree......................| --- | 13.8| 8.0| 15.0| 6.8
First-professional degree............| --- | 33.3| 0.9| 8.7| 25.5
Doctoral degree......................| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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| ---Not available. NOTE: Data are from a sample survey of recent college graduates. Notes on methodology are included in the Guide to Sources. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1993/97 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:93/97). (This table was prepared April 2001.)
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