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Table 281. Earned degrees in education conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 to 2002-03

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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
____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_______|_______
1949-50 ....|   61,472|   31,398|   30,074|   20,069|   12,025|    8,044|    953|    797|    156
1959-60 ....|   89,002|   25,556|   63,446|   33,433|   18,057|   15,376|  1,591|  1,279|    312
1967-68 ....|  133,965|   31,926|  102,039|   63,399|   30,672|   32,727|  4,078|  3,250|    828
1969-70 ....|  163,964|   40,420|  123,544|   78,020|   34,832|   43,188|  5,588|  4,479|  1,109
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
1970-71 ....|  176,307|   44,896|  131,411|   87,666|   38,365|   49,301|  6,041|  4,771|  1,270
1971-72 ....|  190,880|   49,344|  141,536|   96,668|   41,141|   55,527|  6,648|  5,104|  1,544
1972-73 ....|  193,984|   51,300|  142,684|  103,777|   43,298|   60,479|  6,857|  5,191|  1,666
1973-74 ....|  184,907|   48,997|  135,910|  110,402|   44,112|   66,290|  6,757|  4,974|  1,783
1974-75 ....|  166,758|   44,463|  122,295|  117,841|   44,430|   73,411|  6,975|  4,856|  2,119
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
1975-76 ....|  154,437|   42,004|  112,433|  126,061|   44,831|   81,230|  7,202|  4,826|  2,376
1976-77 ....|  143,234|   39,867|  103,367|  124,267|   42,308|   81,959|  7,338|  4,832|  2,506
1977-78 ....|  135,821|   37,410|   98,411|  116,916|   37,662|   79,254|  7,018|  4,281|  2,737
1978-79 ....|  125,873|   33,743|   92,130|  109,866|   34,410|   75,456|  7,170|  4,174|  2,996
1979-80 ....|  118,038|   30,901|   87,137|  101,819|   30,300|   71,519|  7,314|  4,100|  3,214
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
1980-81 ....|  108,074|   27,039|   81,035|   96,713|   27,548|   69,165|  7,279|  3,843|  3,436
1981-82 ....|  100,932|   24,380|   76,552|   91,601|   25,339|   66,262|  6,999|  3,612|  3,387
1982-83 ....|   97,908|   23,651|   74,257|   83,254|   22,824|   60,430|  7,063|  3,550|  3,513
1983-84 ....|   92,310|   22,200|   70,110|   75,700|   21,164|   54,536|  6,914|  3,448|  3,466
1984-85 ....|   88,078|   21,254|   66,824|   74,667|   20,539|   54,128|  6,614|  3,174|  3,440
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
1985-86 ....|   87,147|   20,982|   66,165|   74,816|   20,302|   54,514|  6,610|  3,088|  3,522
1986-87 ....|   86,788|   20,705|   66,083|   72,619|   18,955|   53,664|  5,905|  2,745|  3,160
1987-88 ....|   90,928|   20,947|   69,981|   75,270|   18,777|   56,493|  5,568|  2,530|  3,038
1988-89 ....|   96,740|   21,643|   75,097|   79,793|   19,616|   60,177|  5,884|  2,522|  3,362
1989-90 ....|  105,112|   23,007|   82,105|   84,890|   20,469|   64,421|  6,503|  2,776|  3,727
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
1990-91 ....|  110,807|   23,417|   87,390|   87,352|   20,448|   66,904|  6,189|  2,614|  3,575
1991-92 ....|  107,836|   22,655|   85,181|   91,225|   20,897|   70,328|  6,423|  2,652|  3,771
1992-93 ....|  107,578|   23,199|   84,379|   94,497|   21,857|   72,640|  6,581|  2,712|  3,869
1993-94 ....|  107,440|   24,424|   83,016|   97,427|   22,656|   74,771|  6,450|  2,555|  3,895
1994-95 ....|  105,929|   25,619|   80,310|   99,835|   23,511|   76,324|  6,475|  2,490|  3,985
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
1995-96 ....|  105,384|   26,214|   79,170|  104,936|   24,955|   79,981|  6,246|  2,404|  3,842
1996-97 ....|  105,116|   26,242|   78,874|  108,720|   25,518|   83,202|  6,297|  2,367|  3,930
1997-98 ....|  105,833|   26,285|   79,548|  113,374|   26,814|   86,560|  6,261|  2,334|  3,927
1998-99\1\ .|  107,086|   26,224|   80,862|  118,048|   27,997|   90,051|  6,394|  2,298|  4,096
1999-2000 ..|  108,034|   26,103|   81,931|  123,045|   29,081|   93,964|  6,409|  2,295|  4,114
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
2000-01 ....|  105,458|   24,580|   80,878|  127,829|   29,997|   97,832|  6,284|  2,237|  4,047
2001-02 ....|  106,295|   24,049|   82,246|  135,189|   31,907|  103,282|  6,549|  2,211|  4,338
2002-03 ....|  105,790|   22,602|   83,188|  147,448|   33,871|  113,577|  6,835|  2,315|  4,520
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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, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1949-50 and 1959-60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967-68 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.)