Earned degrees in the physical sciences and science technologies conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1959-60 to 2002-03

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Table 289.

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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
____________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______
1959-60 ....|  16,007|  14,013|   1,994|   3,376|   3,049|     327|  1,838|  1,776|     62
1967-68 ....|  19,380|  16,739|   2,641|   5,499|   4,869|     630|  3,593|  3,405|    188
1969-70 ....|  21,439|  18,522|   2,917|   5,908|   5,069|     839|  4,271|  4,038|    233
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1970-71 ....|  21,410|  18,457|   2,953|   6,336|   5,495|     841|  4,324|  4,082|    242
1971-72 ....|  20,743|  17,661|   3,082|   6,268|   5,390|     878|  4,075|  3,805|    270
1972-73 ....|  20,692|  17,622|   3,070|   6,230|   5,388|     842|  3,961|  3,698|    263
1973-74 ....|  21,170|  17,669|   3,501|   6,019|   5,157|     862|  3,558|  3,312|    246
1974-75 ....|  20,770|  16,986|   3,784|   5,782|   4,949|     833|  3,577|  3,284|    293
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1975-76 ....|  21,458|  17,349|   4,109|   5,428|   4,622|     806|  3,388|  3,097|    291
1976-77 ....|  22,482|  17,985|   4,497|   5,281|   4,411|     870|  3,295|  2,981|    314
1977-78 ....|  22,975|  18,083|   4,892|   5,507|   4,583|     924|  3,073|  2,763|    310
1978-79 ....|  23,197|  17,976|   5,221|   5,418|   4,438|     980|  3,061|  2,717|    344
1979-80 ....|  23,407|  17,861|   5,546|   5,167|   4,210|     957|  3,044|  2,669|    375
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1980-81 ....|  23,936|  18,052|   5,884|   5,246|   4,172|   1,074|  3,105|  2,733|    372
1981-82 ....|  24,045|  17,861|   6,184|   5,446|   4,274|   1,172|  3,246|  2,804|    442
1982-83 ....|  23,374|  16,988|   6,386|   5,250|   4,131|   1,119|  3,214|  2,767|    447
1983-84 ....|  23,645|  17,112|   6,533|   5,541|   4,249|   1,292|  3,269|  2,789|    480
1984-85 ....|  23,694|  17,065|   6,629|   5,752|   4,425|   1,327|  3,349|  2,808|    541
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1985-86 ....|  21,711|  15,750|   5,961|   5,860|   4,443|   1,417|  3,521|  2,946|    575
1986-87 ....|  20,060|  14,365|   5,695|   5,586|   4,193|   1,393|  3,629|  3,004|    625
1987-88 ....|  17,797|  12,385|   5,412|   5,696|   4,300|   1,396|  3,758|  3,085|    673
1988-89 ....|  17,179|  12,071|   5,108|   5,691|   4,180|   1,511|  3,795|  3,046|    749
1989-90 ....|  16,056|  11,026|   5,030|   5,410|   3,996|   1,414|  4,116|  3,328|    788
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1990-91 ....|  16,334|  11,170|   5,164|   5,281|   3,823|   1,458|  4,248|  3,417|    831
1991-92 ....|  16,948|  11,425|   5,523|   5,340|   3,888|   1,452|  4,344|  3,402|    942
1992-93 ....|  17,534|  11,819|   5,715|   5,346|   3,803|   1,543|  4,348|  3,404|    944
1993-94 ....|  18,392|  12,218|   6,174|   5,648|   4,010|   1,638|  4,595|  3,606|    989
1994-95 ....|  19,161|  12,490|   6,671|   5,716|   3,996|   1,720|  4,421|  3,386|  1,035
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1995-96 ....|  19,627|  12,566|   7,061|   5,807|   3,943|   1,864|  4,512|  3,479|  1,033
1996-97 ....|  19,496|  12,213|   7,283|   5,526|   3,732|   1,794|  4,417|  3,411|  1,006
1997-98 ....|  19,362|  11,924|   7,438|   5,328|   3,417|   1,911|  4,520|  3,387|  1,133
1998-99\1\ .|  18,285|  11,003|   7,282|   5,124|   3,366|   1,758|  4,142|  3,144|    998
1999-2000 ..|  18,331|  10,946|   7,385|   4,810|   3,114|   1,696|  3,963|  2,959|  1,004
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
2000-01 ....|  17,919|  10,553|   7,366|   5,049|   3,212|   1,837|  3,911|  2,875|  1,036
2001-02 ....|  17,799|  10,292|   7,507|   5,012|   3,135|   1,877|  3,760|  2,719|  1,041
2002-03 ....|  17,940|  10,556|   7,384|   5,109|   3,211|   1,898|  3,858|  2,792|  1,066
____________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______

\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,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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