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Table 290. Earned degrees in chemistry, geology, and physics conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970-71 to 2002-03

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            |           Chemistry         | Geology and earth science\1\ |           Physics\2\
Year        |_____________________________|______________________________|____________________________
            |Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's |Bachelor's|Master's |Doctor's |Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's
____________|__________|________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|________|________
1           |        2 |      3 |       4 |        5 |       6 |       7 |        8 |      9 |     10
____________|__________|________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|________|________
1970-71 ....|    11,061|   2,244|    2,093|     3,312|    1,074|      408|     5,071|   2,188|   1,482
1971-72 ....|    10,588|   2,229|    1,943|     3,766|    1,233|      433|     4,634|   2,033|   1,344
1972-73 ....|    10,124|   2,198|    1,827|     4,117|    1,296|      430|     4,259|   1,747|   1,328
1973-74 ....|    10,430|   2,082|    1,755|     4,526|    1,479|      416|     3,952|   1,655|   1,115
1974-75 ....|    10,541|   1,961|    1,773|     4,566|    1,340|      433|     3,706|   1,574|   1,080
            |          |        |         |          |         |         |          |        |
1975-76 ....|    11,015|   1,745|    1,578|     4,677|    1,384|      445|     3,544|   1,700|     997
1976-77 ....|    11,200|   1,717|    1,522|     5,280|    1,446|      480|     3,420|   1,319|     945
1977-78 ....|    11,304|   1,832|    1,461|     5,648|    1,633|      419|     3,330|   1,294|     873
1978-79 ....|    11,499|   1,724|    1,475|     5,753|    1,616|      414|     3,337|   1,319|     918
1979-80 ....|    11,229|   1,671|    1,500|     5,785|    1,623|      440|     3,396|   1,192|     830
            |          |        |         |          |         |         |          |        |
1980-81 ....|    12,682|   1,862|    1,649|     6,332|    1,702|      404|     3,441|   1,294|     866
1981-82 ....|    11,058|   1,683|    1,682|     6,650|    1,865|      452|     3,503|   1,318|     878
1982-83 ....|    10,789|   1,582|    1,691|     6,981|    1,784|      406|     3,793|   1,369|     873
1983-84 ....|    10,698|   1,632|    1,707|     7,524|    1,747|      408|     3,907|   1,532|     953
1984-85 ....|    10,472|   1,675|    1,735|     7,194|    1,927|      401|     4,097|   1,523|     951
            |          |        |         |          |         |         |          |        |
1985-86 ....|    10,110|   1,712|    1,878|     5,760|    2,036|      395|     4,180|   1,501|   1,010
1986-87 ....|     9,660|   1,695|    1,932|     3,943|    1,835|      399|     4,318|   1,543|   1,074
1987-88 ....|     9,043|   1,671|    1,944|     3,204|    1,722|      462|     4,100|   1,675|   1,093
1988-89 ....|     8,618|   1,742|    1,974|     2,847|    1,609|      492|     4,352|   1,736|   1,112
1989-90 ....|     8,122|   1,643|    2,135|     2,372|    1,399|      562|     4,155|   1,831|   1,192
            |          |        |         |          |         |         |          |        |
1990-91 ....|     8,311|   1,637|    2,196|     2,367|    1,336|      600|     4,236|   1,725|   1,209
1991-92 ....|     8,629|   1,746|    2,233|     2,784|    1,245|      549|     4,098|   1,834|   1,337
1992-93 ....|     8,903|   1,822|    2,216|     3,123|    1,195|      626|     4,063|   1,777|   1,277
1993-94 ....|     9,417|   1,968|    2,298|     3,456|    1,221|      577|     4,001|   1,945|   1,465
1994-95 ....|     9,706|   2,062|    2,211|     4,032|    1,280|      539|     3,823|   1,817|   1,424
            |          |        |         |          |         |         |          |        |
1995-96 ....|    10,395|   2,214|    2,228|     4,019|    1,288|      555|     3,679|   1,678|   1,462
1996-97 ....|    10,609|   2,203|    2,202|     4,023|    1,258|      564|     3,376|   1,496|   1,410
1997-98 ....|    10,528|   2,108|    2,291|     3,866|    1,227|      588|     3,441|   1,371|   1,393
1998-99\3\ .|    10,068|   2,002|    2,143|     3,544|    1,200|      533|     3,213|   1,309|   1,252
1999-2000 ..|     9,989|   1,857|    2,028|     3,516|    1,186|      492|     3,342|   1,232|   1,208
            |          |        |         |          |         |         |          |        |
2000-01 ....|     9,466|   1,952|    2,056|     3,495|    1,220|      472|     3,418|   1,365|   1,169
2001-02 ....|     9,084|   1,823|    1,984|     3,449|    1,174|      494|     3,627|   1,344|   1,096
2002-03 ....|     9,006|   1,777|    2,092|     3,381|    1,323|      466|     3,898|   1,438|   1,089
____________|__________|________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|________|________

\1\Includes geology; earth science; geochemistry; geophysics; paleontology; hydrology; oceanography; and geological and earth sciences, other.
\2\Includes physics, general; atomic/molecular physics; elementary particle physics; nuclear physics; optics; acoustics; theoretical physics; and physics, other.
\3\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.)