(41KB)| Table 255. | Number of degree-granting institutions conferring degrees, by control, level of degree, and discipline division: 2003-04 |
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| Total number of institutions | Public institutions | Private institutions
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| Asso-| Bach-| | | Asso-| Bach-| | | Asso-| Bach-| |
|ciate's| elor's|Master's| Doctor's|ciate's| elor's|Master's| Doctor's|ciate's| elor's|Master's| Doctor's
Discipline division |degrees|degrees| degrees|degrees\1\|degrees|degrees| degrees|degrees\1\|degrees|degrees| degrees|degrees\1\
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Total .........................................| 2,636| 2,121| 1,580| 568| 1,312| 595| 506| 239| 1,324| 1,526| 1,074| 329
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Agriculture and natural resources ................| 461| 550| 189| 83| 436| 256| 150| 76| 25| 294| 39| 7
Architecture and related services ................| 70| 175| 135| 33| 63| 108| 96| 24| 7| 67| 39| 9
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies .......| 36| 429| 121| 42| 34| 205| 76| 24| 2| 224| 45| 18
Biological and biomedical sciences ...............| 190| 1,288| 450| 229| 172| 491| 326| 160| 18| 797| 124| 69
Business .........................................| 1,845| 1,614| 955| 140| 1,152| 547| 383| 87| 693| 1,067| 572| 53
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Communications, journalism, and related programs .| 241| 1,025| 271| 58| 200| 408| 181| 44| 41| 617| 90| 14
Communications technologies ......................| 282| 86| 14| 2| 247| 39| 3| 0| 35| 47| 11| 2
Computer and information sciences ................| 1,450| 1,355| 439| 137| 912| 499| 256| 89| 538| 856| 183| 48
Construction trades ..............................| 255| 10| 0| 0| 235| 7| 0| 0| 20| 3| 0| 0
Education ........................................| 564| 1,170| 1,002| 267| 482| 432| 443| 174| 82| 738| 559| 93
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Engineering ......................................| 246| 435| 296| 186| 213| 241| 199| 135| 33| 194| 97| 51
Engineering technologies\2\ ......................| 1,163| 327| 125| 8| 873| 212| 86| 3| 290| 115| 39| 5
English language and literature/letters ..........| 137| 1,284| 451| 140| 130| 491| 307| 92| 7| 793| 144| 48
Family and consumer sciences .....................| 638| 323| 142| 42| 590| 205| 107| 33| 48| 118| 35| 9
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics ..| 155| 896| 203| 93| 142| 399| 147| 61| 13| 497| 56| 32
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Health professions and related clinical sciences .| 1,529| 1,078| 757| 202| 1,045| 462| 343| 125| 484| 616| 414| 77
Legal professions and studies ....................| 655| 168| 99| 21| 417| 53| 39| 4| 238| 115| 60| 17
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, | | | | | | | | | | | |
and humanities ................................| 1,384| 848| 188| 18| 1,063| 355| 93| 6| 321| 493| 95| 12
Library science ..................................| 25| 11| 73| 15| 24| 11| 56| 13| 1| 0| 17| 2
Mathematics and statistics .......................| 158| 1,138| 320| 148| 151| 479| 248| 105| 7| 659| 72| 43
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Mechanics and repair technologies ................| 626| 11| 0| 0| 578| 8| 0| 0| 48| 3| 0| 0
Military technologies ............................| 4| 2| 0| 0| 4| 2| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ..................| 272| 758| 292| 129| 247| 308| 185| 83| 25| 450| 107| 46
Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies ...| 164| 675| 192| 40| 141| 300| 152| 36| 23| 375| 40| 4
Philosophy and religious studies .................| 45| 893| 209| 103| 30| 293| 91| 53| 15| 600| 118| 50
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Physical sciences and science technologies .......| 283| 1,039| 334| 203| 272| 463| 246| 139| 11| 576| 88| 64
Precision production .............................| 323| 7| 3| 0| 310| 3| 0| 0| 13| 4| 3| 0
Psychology .......................................| 167| 1,326| 621| 280| 147| 489| 323| 141| 20| 837| 298| 139
Public administration and social service | | | | | | | | | | | |
professions ...................................| 294| 713| 401| 104| 268| 314| 266| 66| 26| 399| 135| 38
Security and protective services .................| 929| 602| 177| 14| 792| 290| 117| 11| 137| 312| 60| 3
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Social sciences and history ......................| 237| 1,310| 421| 173| 210| 500| 300| 116| 27| 810| 121| 57
Social sciences ................................| 229| 1,247| 355| 163| 203| 493| 248| 109| 26| 754| 107| 54
History ........................................| 85| 1,166| 328| 133| 81| 464| 254| 90| 4| 702| 74| 43
Theology and religious vocations .................| 79| 390| 287| 116| 1| 1| 0| 0| 78| 389| 287| 116
Transportation and materials moving ..............| 98| 82| 12| 0| 86| 46| 4| 0| 12| 36| 8| 0
Visual and performing arts .......................| 718| 1,328| 399| 101| 513| 463| 248| 67| 205| 865| 151| 34
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\1\Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Excludes first-professional degrees, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees. \2\Excludes "Construction trades" and "Mechanics and repair technologies," which are listed separately. NOTE: To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS Fall survey: "Agriculture and natural resources" includes Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences and Natural resources and conservation; and "Business" includes Business management, marketing, and related support services and Personal and culinary services. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003-04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2004. (This table was prepared July 2005.)
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