| Table 285. | Earned degrees in modern foreign languages and literatures 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
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
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1949-50 ....| 4,477| 1,746| 2,731| 919| 456| 463| 168| 135| 33
1959-60 ....| 4,527| 1,548| 2,979| 832| 392| 440| 150| 100| 50
1967-68 ....|17,499| 4,450| 13,049| 3,911| 1,555| 2,356| 491| 336| 155
1969-70 ....|19,457| 4,921| 14,536| 4,154| 1,476| 2,678| 590| 369| 221
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1970-71 ....|19,806| 4,994| 14,812| 4,847| 1,668| 3,179| 854| 536| 318
1971-72 ....|18,673| 4,635| 14,038| 4,692| 1,633| 3,059| 911| 575| 336
1972-73 ....|18,989| 4,589| 14,400| 4,422| 1,578| 2,844| 1,092| 650| 442
1973-74 ....|18,807| 4,486| 14,321| 4,105| 1,399| 2,706| 1,035| 575| 460
1974-75 ....|17,842| 4,174| 13,668| 4,004| 1,330| 2,674| 969| 504| 465
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1975-76 ....|15,731| 3,718| 12,013| 3,670| 1,235| 2,435| 1,010| 514| 496
1976-77 ....|14,162| 3,416| 10,746| 3,293| 1,019| 2,274| 875| 430| 445
1977-78 ....|13,037| 3,127| 9,910| 2,913| 870| 2,043| 768| 351| 417
1978-79 ....|11,957| 2,845| 9,112| 2,563| 771| 1,792| 765| 363| 402
1979-80 ....|11,315| 2,783| 8,532| 2,376| 704| 1,672| 639| 278| 361
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1980-81 ....|10,464| 2,542| 7,922| 2,255| 739| 1,516| 708| 328| 380
1981-82 ....|10,014| 2,426| 7,588| 2,170| 671| 1,499| 646| 281| 365
1982-83 ....|10,026| 2,560| 7,466| 1,891| 633| 1,258| 594| 254| 340
1983-84 ....| 9,829| 2,611| 7,218| 1,929| 602| 1,327| 565| 242| 323
1984-85 ....|10,357| 2,719| 7,638| 1,879| 597| 1,282| 558| 236| 322
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1985-86 ....|10,407| 2,884| 7,523| 1,870| 562| 1,308| 523| 206| 317
1986-87 ....|10,740| 2,988| 7,752| 1,918| 586| 1,332| 545| 230| 315
1987-88 ....|10,513| 2,839| 7,674| 2,028| 665| 1,363| 534| 228| 306
1988-89 ....|11,376| 3,037| 8,339| 2,110| 654| 1,456| 512| 216| 296
1989-90 ....|11,991| 3,185| 8,806| 2,225| 674| 1,551| 599| 239| 360
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1990-91 ....|12,704| 3,526| 9,178| 2,282| 710| 1,572| 647| 274| 373
1991-92 ....|13,300| 3,679| 9,621| 2,400| 738| 1,662| 706| 284| 422
1992-93 ....|13,904| 3,848| 10,056| 2,683| 857| 1,826| 717| 287| 430
1993-94 ....|13,761| 3,960| 9,801| 2,699| 830| 1,869| 747| 273| 474
1994-95 ....|13,196| 3,949| 9,247| 2,578| 790| 1,788| 814| 335| 479
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1995-96 ....|13,337| 3,881| 9,456| 2,562| 792| 1,770| 746| 292| 454
1996-97 ....|13,053| 3,792| 9,261| 2,470| 753| 1,717| 793| 316| 477
1997-98 ....|13,618| 3,926| 9,692| 2,367| 715| 1,652| 819| 327| 492
1998-99\1\ .|14,163| 4,084| 10,079| 2,267| 657| 1,610| 757| 294| 463
1999-2000 ..|14,186| 3,939| 10,247| 2,228| 669| 1,559| 804| 311| 493
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2000-01 ....|14,292| 3,966| 10,326| 2,244| 664| 1,580| 818| 294| 524
2001-02 ....|14,236| 3,945| 10,291| 2,284| 648| 1,636| 780| 313| 467
2002-03 ....|14,843| 4,202| 10,641| 2,256| 600| 1,656| 749| 282| 467
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\1\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) NOTE: Includes degrees conferred in a single language or a combination of modern foreign languages. Excludes degrees in linguistics, Latin, classics, ancient and middle/near Eastern biblical and Semitic languages, ancient/classical Greek, and Sanskrit and classical Indian languages. 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.)
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