Earned degrees in biology, microbiology, and zoology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970-71 to 2002-03

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Table 277.

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            |       Biology, general   |        Microbiology     |          Zoology
Year        |__________________________|_________________________|__________________________
            |Bachelor'|Master's|Doctor'|Bachelor'|Master'|Doctor'|Bachelor'|Master's|Doctor's
____________|_________|________|_______|_________|_______|_______|_________|________|__________
1           |       2 |      3 |     4 |       5 |     6 |     7 |       8 |      9 |    10
____________|_________|________|_______|_________|_______|_______|_________|________|__________
1970-71 ....|   26,294|   2,665|    536|    1,475|    456|    365|    5,721|   1,027|    878
1971-72 ....|   27,473|   2,943|    580|    1,548|    470|    351|    5,518|   1,040|    836
1972-73 ....|   31,185|   2,959|    627|    1,940|    517|    344|    5,763|   1,042|    803
1973-74 ....|   36,188|   3,186|    657|    2,311|    505|    384|    6,128|   1,091|    677
1974-75 ....|   38,748|   3,109|    637|    2,767|    552|    345|    6,110|   1,039|    697
            |         |        |       |         |       |       |         |        |
1975-76 ....|   40,163|   3,177|    624|    2,927|    585|    364|    6,077|     976|    645
1976-77 ....|   39,530|   3,322|    608|    2,884|    659|    325|    5,574|     985|    696
1977-78 ....|   37,598|   3,094|    664|    2,695|    615|    353|    5,096|     958|    624
1978-79 ....|   35,962|   3,093|    663|    2,670|    597|    395|    4,738|     946|    669
1979-80 ....|   33,523|   2,911|    718|    2,631|    596|    376|    4,301|     922|    639
            |         |        |       |         |       |       |         |        |
1980-81 ....|   31,323|   2,598|    734|    2,414|    482|    370|    3,873|     881|    613
1981-82 ....|   29,651|   2,579|    678|    2,377|    470|    350|    3,615|     868|    625
1982-83 ....|   28,022|   2,354|    521|    2,324|    499|    358|    3,407|     738|    533
1983-84 ....|   27,379|   2,313|    617|    2,349|    505|    388|    3,231|     700|    521
1984-85 ....|   27,593|   2,130|    658|    2,207|    471|    319|    3,069|     664|    508
            |         |        |       |         |       |       |         |        |
1985-86 ....|   27,618|   2,173|    574|    2,257|    392|    362|    2,894|     618|    548
1986-87 ....|   27,465|   2,022|    537|    2,159|    451|    380|    2,791|     623|    464
1987-88 ....|   26,838|   1,981|    576|    2,061|    404|    442|    2,537|     629|    492
1988-89 ....|   26,229|   2,097|    527|    1,833|    449|    423|    2,549|     634|    466
1989-90 ....|   27,213|   1,998|    551|    1,973|    403|    441|    2,473|     548|    545
            |         |        |       |         |       |       |         |        |
1990-91 ....|   29,285|   1,956|    632|    1,788|    343|    443|    2,641|     551|    516
1991-92 ....|   31,909|   1,995|    657|    1,750|    372|    532|    2,811|     530|    494
1992-93 ....|   34,932|   2,000|    671|    1,798|    367|    621|    3,036|     559|    465
1993-94 ....|   38,103|   2,178|    665|    1,872|    359|    591|    3,162|     658|    503
1994-95 ....|   41,658|   2,350|    729|    1,992|    326|    572|    3,149|     586|    487
            |         |        |       |         |       |       |         |        |
1995-96 ....|   44,818|   2,606|    768|    2,220|    364|    606|    3,463|     677|    501
1996-97 ....|   46,632|   2,742|    693|    2,530|    363|    612|    3,438|     720|    474
1997-98 ....|   47,054|   2,617|    809|    2,926|    401|    585|    3,653|     685|    465
1998-99\1\ .|   46,078|   2,608|    711|    2,871|    410|    547|    3,426|     604|    461
1999-2000 ..|   44,982|   2,599|    727|    3,049|    383|    551|    3,226|     616|    481
            |         |        |       |         |       |       |         |        |
2000-01 ....|   42,310|   2,582|    780|    2,779|    334|    553|    3,045|     560|    380
2001-02 ....|   42,281|   2,424|    689|    2,622|    325|    538|    2,979|     578|    413
2002-03 ....|   42,668|   2,341|    680|    2,455|    297|    507|    2,488|     385|    360
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\1\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

NOTE: Data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1970-71 through 1985-86; and 1986-87 through 2002-03 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2003. (This table was prepared April 2005.)

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