Earned degrees in the social sciences and history conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 2002-03

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Table 293.

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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 ....|  155,324|   98,173|   57,151|  16,539|  11,833|   4,706|   3,660|   3,153|     507
1971-72 ....|  158,060|  100,895|   57,165|  17,445|  12,540|   4,905|   4,081|   3,483|     598
1972-73 ....|  155,970|   99,735|   56,235|  17,477|  12,605|   4,872|   4,234|   3,573|     661
1973-74 ....|  150,320|   95,650|   54,670|  17,293|  12,321|   4,972|   4,124|   3,383|     741
1974-75 ....|  135,190|   84,826|   50,364|  16,977|  11,875|   5,102|   4,212|   3,334|     878
            |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |
1975-76 ....|  126,396|   78,691|   47,705|  15,953|  10,918|   5,035|   4,157|   3,262|     895
1976-77 ....|  117,040|   71,128|   45,912|  15,533|  10,413|   5,120|   3,802|   2,957|     845
1977-78 ....|  112,952|   67,217|   45,735|  14,718|   9,845|   4,873|   3,594|   2,722|     872
1978-79 ....|  108,059|   62,852|   45,207|  12,963|   8,395|   4,568|   3,371|   2,501|     870
1979-80 ....|  103,662|   58,511|   45,151|  12,176|   7,794|   4,382|   3,230|   2,357|     873
            |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |
1980-81 ....|  100,513|   56,131|   44,382|  11,945|   7,457|   4,488|   3,122|   2,274|     848
1981-82 ....|   99,705|   55,196|   44,509|  12,002|   7,468|   4,534|   3,061|   2,237|     824
1982-83 ....|   95,228|   52,771|   42,457|  11,205|   6,974|   4,231|   2,931|   2,042|     889
1983-84 ....|   93,323|   52,154|   41,169|  10,577|   6,551|   4,026|   2,911|   2,030|     881
1984-85 ....|   91,570|   51,226|   40,344|  10,503|   6,475|   4,028|   2,851|   1,933|     918
            |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |
1985-86 ....|   93,840|   52,724|   41,116|  10,564|   6,419|   4,145|   2,955|   1,970|     985
1986-87 ....|   96,342|   53,949|   42,393|  10,506|   6,373|   4,133|   2,916|   2,026|     890
1987-88 ....|  100,460|   56,377|   44,083|  10,412|   6,310|   4,102|   2,781|   1,849|     932
1988-89 ....|  108,151|   60,121|   48,030|  11,023|   6,599|   4,424|   2,885|   1,949|     936
1989-90 ....|  118,083|   65,887|   52,196|  11,634|   6,898|   4,736|   3,010|   2,019|     991
            |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |
1990-91 ....|  125,107|   68,701|   56,406|  12,233|   7,016|   5,217|   3,012|   1,956|   1,056
1991-92 ....|  133,974|   73,001|   60,973|  12,702|   7,237|   5,465|   3,218|   2,126|   1,092
1992-93 ....|  135,703|   73,589|   62,114|  13,471|   7,671|   5,800|   3,460|   2,203|   1,257
1993-94 ....|  133,680|   72,006|   61,674|  14,561|   8,152|   6,409|   3,627|   2,317|   1,310
1994-95 ....|  128,154|   68,139|   60,015|  14,845|   8,207|   6,638|   3,725|   2,319|   1,406
            |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |
1995-96 ....|  126,479|   65,872|   60,607|  15,012|   8,093|   6,919|   3,760|   2,339|   1,421
1996-97 ....|  124,891|   64,115|   60,776|  14,787|   7,830|   6,957|   3,989|   2,479|   1,510
1997-98 ....|  125,040|   63,537|   61,503|  14,938|   7,960|   6,978|   4,127|   2,445|   1,682
1998-99\1\ .|  124,658|   61,736|   62,922|  14,431|   7,456|   6,975|   3,855|   2,270|   1,585
1999-2000 ..|  127,101|   62,062|   65,039|  14,066|   7,024|   7,042|   4,095|   2,407|   1,688
            |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |
2000-01 ....|  128,036|   61,749|   66,287|  13,791|   6,816|   6,975|   3,930|   2,302|   1,628
2001-02 ....|  132,874|   64,170|   68,704|  14,112|   6,941|   7,171|   3,902|   2,219|   1,683
2002-03 ....|  143,218|   69,498|   73,720|  14,634|   7,202|   7,432|   3,850|   2,196|   1,654
____________|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________

\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, 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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