Earned degrees in communications, journalism, and related programs conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 2002-03

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Table 279.

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            |      Bachelor's degrees     |       Master's degrees      |       Doctor's degrees
Year        |_____________________________|_____________________________|_____________________________
            |   Total |   Males | Females |   Total |   Males | Females |   Total |   Males | Females
____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1           |       2 |       3 |       4 |       5 |       6 |       7 |       8 |       9 |      10
____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1970-71 ....|   10,802|    6,989|    3,813|    1,856|    1,214|      642|      145|      126|       19
1971-72 ....|   12,340|    7,964|    4,376|    2,200|    1,443|      757|      111|       96|       15
1972-73 ....|   14,317|    9,074|    5,243|    2,406|    1,546|      860|      139|      114|       25
1973-74 ....|   17,096|   10,536|    6,560|    2,640|    1,668|      972|      175|      146|       29
1974-75 ....|   19,248|   11,455|    7,793|    2,794|    1,618|    1,176|      165|      119|       46
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1975-76 ....|   21,282|   12,458|    8,824|    3,126|    1,818|    1,308|      204|      154|       50
1976-77 ....|   23,214|   12,932|   10,282|    3,091|    1,719|    1,372|      171|      130|       41
1977-78 ....|   25,400|   13,480|   11,920|    3,296|    1,673|    1,623|      191|      138|       53
1978-79 ....|   26,457|   13,266|   13,191|    2,882|    1,483|    1,399|      192|      138|       54
1979-80 ....|   28,616|   13,656|   14,960|    3,082|    1,527|    1,555|      193|      121|       72
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1980-81 ....|   31,282|   14,179|   17,103|    3,105|    1,448|    1,657|      182|      107|       75
1981-82 ....|   34,222|   14,917|   19,305|    3,327|    1,578|    1,749|      200|      136|       64
1982-83.....|   38,647|   16,213|   22,434|    3,600|    1,660|    1,940|      208|      123|       85
1983-84.....|   40,203|   16,662|   23,541|    3,620|    1,578|    2,042|      216|      129|       87
1984-85.....|   42,102|   17,233|   24,869|    3,657|    1,574|    2,083|      232|      141|       91
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1985-86 ....|   43,145|   17,681|   25,464|    3,808|    1,603|    2,205|      218|      116|      102
1986-87 ....|   45,521|   18,201|   27,320|    3,881|    1,584|    2,297|      275|      158|      117
1987-88 ....|   46,916|   18,672|   28,244|    3,916|    1,568|    2,348|      233|      133|      100
1988-89 ....|   48,889|   19,357|   29,532|    4,249|    1,734|    2,515|      248|      137|      111
1989-90 ....|   51,572|   20,374|   31,198|    4,353|    1,705|    2,648|      272|      145|      127
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1990-91 ....|   53,047|   20,806|   32,241|    4,327|    1,711|    2,616|      272|      150|      122
1991-92 ....|   55,144|   21,601|   33,543|    4,463|    1,692|    2,771|      255|      132|      123
1992-93 ....|   54,907|   22,154|   32,753|    5,179|    1,969|    3,210|      301|      146|      155
1993-94 ....|   52,033|   21,484|   30,549|    5,388|    2,088|    3,300|      345|      174|      171
1994-95 ....|   48,969|   20,501|   28,468|    5,559|    2,086|    3,473|      321|      162|      159
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1995-96 ....|   48,173|   19,868|   28,305|    5,561|    2,153|    3,408|      345|      190|      155
1996-97 ....|   47,894|   19,771|   28,123|    5,552|    1,989|    3,563|      300|      155|      145
1997-98 ....|   50,263|   20,103|   30,160|    6,097|    2,369|    3,728|      359|      171|      188
1998-99\1\ .|   52,460|   20,950|   31,510|    5,556|    2,001|    3,555|      352|      183|      169
1999-2000 ..|   57,058|   22,152|   34,906|    5,525|    2,030|    3,495|      357|      168|      189
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
2000-01 ....|   59,191|   22,542|   36,649|    5,645|    1,964|    3,681|      370|      190|      180
2001-02 ....|   64,036|   23,692|   40,344|    5,980|    2,169|    3,811|      383|      168|      215
2002-03 ....|   69,792|   25,325|   44,467|    6,495|    2,301|    4,194|      398|      179|      219
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\1\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

NOTE: Includes degrees in communications and communications technologies. 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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