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Digest of Education Statistics: 2004
Digest of Education Statistics: 2004

NCES 2006-005
October 2005


Table 295. Earned degrees in visual and performing arts conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 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
____________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1           |     2 |     3 |     4 |     5 |     6 |     7 |     8 |     9 |    10
____________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1970-71 ....| 30,394| 12,256| 18,138|  6,675|  3,510|  3,165|    621|    483|    138
1971-72 ....| 33,831| 13,580| 20,251|  7,537|  4,049|  3,488|    572|    428|    144
1972-73 ....| 36,017| 14,267| 21,750|  7,254|  4,005|  3,249|    616|    449|    167
1973-74 ....| 39,730| 15,821| 23,909|  8,001|  4,325|  3,676|    585|    440|    145
1974-75 ....| 40,782| 15,532| 25,250|  8,362|  4,448|  3,914|    649|    446|    203
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1975-76 ....| 42,138| 16,491| 25,647|  8,817|  4,507|  4,310|    620|    447|    173
1976-77 ....| 41,793| 16,166| 25,627|  8,636|  4,211|  4,425|    662|    447|    215
1977-78 ....| 40,951| 15,572| 25,379|  9,036|  4,327|  4,709|    708|    448|    260
1978-79 ....| 40,969| 15,380| 25,589|  8,524|  3,933|  4,591|    700|    454|    246
1979-80 ....| 40,892| 15,065| 25,827|  8,708|  4,067|  4,641|    655|    413|    242
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1980-81 ....| 40,479| 14,798| 25,681|  8,629|  4,056|  4,573|    654|    396|    258
1981-82 ....| 40,422| 14,819| 25,603|  8,746|  3,866|  4,880|    670|    380|    290
1982-83 ....| 39,804| 14,695| 25,109|  8,763|  4,013|  4,750|    692|    404|    288
1983-84 ....| 40,131| 15,089| 25,042|  8,526|  3,897|  4,629|    730|    406|    324
1984-85 ....| 38,285| 14,518| 23,767|  8,720|  3,896|  4,824|    696|    407|    289
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1985-86 ....| 37,241| 14,236| 23,005|  8,420|  3,775|  4,645|    722|    396|    326
1986-87 ....| 36,873| 13,980| 22,893|  8,508|  3,756|  4,752|    793|    447|    346
1987-88 ....| 37,150| 14,225| 22,925|  7,939|  3,442|  4,497|    727|    424|    303
1988-89 ....| 38,420| 14,698| 23,722|  8,267|  3,611|  4,656|    753|    446|    307
1989-90 ....| 39,934| 15,189| 24,745|  8,481|  3,706|  4,775|    849|    472|    377
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1990-91 ....| 42,186| 15,761| 26,425|  8,657|  3,830|  4,827|    838|    466|    372
1991-92 ....| 46,522| 17,616| 28,906|  9,353|  4,078|  5,275|    906|    504|    402
1992-93 ....| 47,761| 18,610| 29,151|  9,440|  4,099|  5,341|    882|    478|    404
1993-94 ....| 49,053| 19,538| 29,515|  9,925|  4,229|  5,696|  1,054|    585|    469
1994-95 ....| 48,690| 19,781| 28,909| 10,277|  4,374|  5,903|  1,080|    545|    535
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1995-96 ....| 49,296| 20,126| 29,170| 10,280|  4,361|  5,919|  1,067|    524|    543
1996-97 ....| 50,083| 20,729| 29,354| 10,627|  4,470|  6,157|  1,060|    525|    535
1997-98 ....| 52,077| 21,483| 30,594| 11,145|  4,596|  6,549|  1,163|    566|    597
1998-99\1\ .| 54,404| 22,281| 32,123| 10,753|  4,543|  6,210|  1,130|    574|    556
1999-2000 ..| 58,791| 24,003| 34,788| 10,918|  4,672|  6,246|  1,127|    537|    590
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
2000-01 ....| 61,148| 24,967| 36,181| 11,404|  4,788|  6,616|  1,167|    568|    599
2001-02 ....| 66,773| 27,130| 39,643| 11,595|  4,912|  6,683|  1,114|    490|    624
2002-03 ....| 71,474| 27,916| 43,558| 11,986|  4,975|  7,011|  1,293|    613|    680
____________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______

\1\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

NOTE: Some 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.)