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(39KB)| Table 294. | Earned degrees in economics, history, political science and government, and sociology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: Selected years, 1949-50 to 2002-03 |
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| Economics | History | Political science | Sociology
| | | and government |
Year |____________________________|____________________________|____________________________|____________________________
|Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's|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 | 11 | 12 | 13
____________|__________|________|________|__________|________|________|__________|________|________|__________|________|________
1949-50 ....| 14,568| 921| 200| 13,542| 1,801| 275| 6,336| 710| 127| 7,870| 552| 98
1951-52 ....| 8,593| 695| 239| 10,187| 1,445| 317| 4,911| 525| 147| 6,648| 517| 141
1953-54 ....| 6,719| 609| 245| 9,363| 1,220| 355| 5,314| 534| 153| 5,692| 440| 184
1955-56 ....| 6,555| 581| 232| 10,510| 1,114| 259| 5,633| 509| 203| 5,878| 402| 170
1957-58 ....| 7,457| 669| 239| 12,840| 1,397| 297| 6,116| 665| 170| 6,568| 397| 150
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1959-60 ....| 7,453| 708| 237| 14,737| 1,794| 342| 6,596| 722| 201| 7,147| 440| 161
1961-62 ....| 8,366| 853| 268| 17,340| 2,163| 343| 8,326| 839| 214| 8,120| 578| 173
1963-64 ....| 10,583| 1,104| 385| 23,668| 2,705| 507| 12,126| 1,163| 263| 10,943| 646| 198
1965-66 ....| 11,555| 1,522| 458| 28,612| 3,883| 599| 15,242| 1,429| 336| 15,038| 981| 244
1967-68 ....| 15,193| 1,916| 600| 35,291| 4,845| 688| 20,387| 1,937| 457| 21,710| 1,193| 367
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1969-70 ....| 17,197| 1,988| 794| 43,386| 5,049| 1,038| 25,713| 2,105| 525| 30,436| 1,813| 534
1970-71 ....| 15,758| 1,995| 721| 44,663| 5,157| 991| 27,482| 2,318| 700| 33,263| 1,808| 574
1971-72 ....| 15,231| 2,224| 794| 43,695| 5,217| 1,133| 28,135| 2,451| 758| 35,216| 1,944| 636
1972-73 ....| 14,770| 2,225| 845| 40,943| 5,030| 1,140| 30,100| 2,398| 747| 35,436| 1,923| 583
1973-74 ....| 14,285| 2,141| 788| 37,049| 4,533| 1,114| 30,744| 2,448| 766| 35,491| 2,196| 632
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1974-75 ....| 14,046| 2,127| 815| 31,470| 4,226| 1,117| 29,126| 2,333| 680| 31,488| 2,112| 693
1975-76 ....| 14,741| 2,087| 763| 28,400| 3,658| 1,014| 28,302| 2,191| 723| 27,634| 2,009| 729
1976-77 ....| 15,296| 2,158| 758| 25,433| 3,393| 921| 26,411| 2,222| 641| 24,713| 1,830| 714
1977-78 ....| 15,661| 1,995| 706| 23,004| 3,033| 813| 26,069| 2,069| 636| 22,750| 1,611| 599
1978-79 ....| 16,409| 1,955| 712| 21,019| 2,536| 756| 25,628| 2,037| 563| 20,285| 1,415| 612
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1979-80 ....| 17,863| 1,821| 677| 19,301| 2,367| 712| 25,457| 1,938| 535| 18,881| 1,341| 583
1980-81 ....| 18,753| 1,911| 727| 18,301| 2,237| 643| 24,977| 1,875| 484| 17,272| 1,240| 610
1981-82 ....| 19,876| 1,964| 677| 17,146| 2,210| 636| 25,658| 1,954| 513| 16,042| 1,145| 558
1982-83 ....| 20,517| 1,972| 734| 16,467| 2,041| 575| 25,791| 1,829| 435| 14,105| 1,112| 522
1983-84 ....| 20,719| 1,891| 729| 16,643| 1,940| 561| 25,719| 1,769| 457| 13,145| 1,008| 520
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1984-85 ....| 20,711| 1,992| 749| 16,049| 1,921| 468| 25,834| 1,500| 441| 11,968| 1,022| 480
1985-86 ....| 21,602| 1,937| 789| 16,415| 1,961| 497| 26,439| 1,704| 439| 12,271| 965| 504
1986-87 ....| 22,378| 1,855| 750| 16,997| 2,021| 534| 26,817| 1,618| 435| 12,239| 950| 451
1987-88 ....| 22,911| 1,847| 770| 18,207| 2,093| 517| 27,207| 1,579| 391| 13,024| 984| 452
1988-89 ....| 23,454| 1,886| 827| 20,159| 2,121| 487| 30,450| 1,598| 452| 14,435| 1,135| 451
1989-90 ....| 23,923| 1,950| 806| 22,476| 2,369| 570| 33,560| 1,580| 480| 16,035| 1,198| 432
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1990-91 ....| 23,488| 1,951| 802| 24,541| 2,591| 606| 35,737| 1,772| 468| 17,550| 1,260| 465
1991-92 ....| 23,423| 2,106| 866| 26,966| 2,754| 644| 37,805| 1,908| 535| 19,568| 1,347| 501
1992-93 ....| 21,321| 2,292| 879| 27,774| 2,952| 690| 37,931| 1,943| 529| 20,896| 1,521| 536
1993-94 ....| 19,496| 2,521| 869| 27,503| 3,009| 752| 36,097| 2,147| 616| 22,368| 1,639| 530
1994-95 ....| 17,673| 2,400| 910| 26,598| 3,091| 816| 33,013| 2,019| 637| 22,886| 1,748| 546
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1995-96 ....| 16,674| 2,533| 916| 26,005| 2,898| 805| 30,775| 2,024| 634| 24,071| 1,772| 527
1996-97 ....| 16,539| 2,433| 968| 25,214| 2,901| 873| 28,969| 1,909| 686| 24,672| 1,731| 591
1997-98 ....| 17,074| 2,435| 928| 25,726| 2,895| 937| 28,044| 1,957| 705| 24,806| 1,737| 596
1998-99\1\ .| 17,611| 2,323| 810| 24,794| 2,633| 921| 27,418| 1,681| 696| 24,933| 1,943| 515
1999-2000 ..| 18,441| 2,168| 851| 25,247| 2,573| 984| 27,635| 1,627| 693| 25,598| 1,996| 595
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2000-01 ....| 19,437| 2,139| 851| 25,090| 2,365| 931| 27,792| 1,596| 688| 25,268| 1,845| 546
2001-02 ....| 20,927| 2,330| 826| 26,001| 2,420| 924| 29,354| 1,641| 625| 25,202| 1,928| 534
2002-03 ....| 23,007| 2,582| 836| 27,730| 2,525| 861| 33,204| 1,664| 671| 26,089| 1,897| 591
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\1\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1949-50 through 1963-64; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1965-66 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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