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Table 277. Degrees in business conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1955-56 through 2003-04
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            |   Bachelor's degree   |    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
____________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1955-56 ....| 42,813| 38,706|  4,107|  3,280|  3,118|    162|    129|    127|      2
1957-58 ....| 51,991| 48,063|  3,928|  4,223|  4,072|    151|    110|    105|      5
1959-60 ....| 51,076| 47,262|  3,814|  4,643|  4,476|    167|    135|    133|      2
1961-62 ....| 49,017| 45,184|  3,833|  7,691|  7,484|    207|    226|    221|      5
1963-64 ....| 55,474| 51,056|  4,418|  9,251|  9,008|    243|    275|    268|      7
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1965-66 ....| 62,721| 57,516|  5,205| 12,959| 12,628|    331|    387|    370|     17
1967-68 ....| 79,074| 72,126|  6,948| 17,795| 17,186|    609|    441|    427|     14
1969-70 ....|105,580| 96,346|  9,234| 21,561| 20,792|    769|    620|    610|     10
1970-71 ....|115,396|104,936| 10,460| 26,490| 25,458|  1,032|    774|    753|     21
1971-72 ....|121,917|110,331| 11,586| 30,509| 29,317|  1,192|    876|    857|     19
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1972-73.....|126,717|113,337| 13,380| 31,208| 29,689|  1,519|    917|    864|     53
1973-74.....|132,304|115,363| 16,941| 32,691| 30,557|  2,134|    922|    873|     49
1974-75.....|133,639|111,983| 21,656| 36,315| 33,274|  3,041|    939|    900|     39
1975-76.....|143,171|114,986| 28,185| 42,592| 37,654|  4,938|    906|    856|     50
1976-77 ....|152,010|116,394| 35,616| 46,505| 39,852|  6,653|    839|    785|     54
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1977-78 ....|160,775|117,103| 43,672| 48,347| 40,224|  8,123|    834|    760|     74
1978-79.....|172,392|119,765| 52,627| 50,397| 40,766|  9,631|    852|    752|    100
1979-80.....|186,264|123,639| 62,625| 55,008| 42,744| 12,264|    767|    650|    117
1980-81 ....|200,521|126,798| 73,723| 57,888| 43,411| 14,477|    808|    686|    122
1981-82.....|215,190|130,693| 84,497| 61,251| 44,230| 17,021|    826|    676|    150
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1982-83.....|226,442|131,451| 94,991| 64,741| 45,987| 18,754|    770|    638|    132
1983-84.....|229,013|129,296| 99,717| 66,129| 46,167| 19,962|    926|    727|    199
1984-85.....|232,282|127,467|104,815| 66,981| 46,199| 20,782|    827|    685|    142
1985-86.....|236,700|128,415|108,285| 66,676| 45,927| 20,749|    923|    720|    203
1986-87.....|240,346|128,506|111,840| 67,093| 44,913| 22,180|  1,062|    808|    254
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1987-88.....|242,859|129,467|113,392| 69,230| 45,980| 23,250|  1,063|    810|    253
1988-89.....|246,262|131,098|115,164| 73,065| 48,540| 24,525|  1,100|    800|    300
1989-90 ....|248,568|132,284|116,284| 76,676| 50,585| 26,091|  1,093|    818|    275
1990-91 ....|249,165|131,557|117,608| 78,255| 50,883| 27,372|  1,185|    876|    309
1991-92 ....|256,298|135,263|121,035| 84,517| 54,609| 29,908|  1,242|    953|    289
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1992-93 ....|256,473|135,368|121,105| 89,425| 57,504| 31,921|  1,346|    969|    377
1993-94 ....|246,265|128,946|117,319| 93,285| 59,223| 34,062|  1,364|    980|    384
1994-95 ....|233,895|121,663|112,232| 93,540| 58,931| 34,609|  1,391|  1,011|    380
1995-96 ....|226,623|116,545|110,078| 93,554| 58,400| 35,154|  1,366|    972|    394
1996-97 ....|225,934|116,023|109,911| 97,204| 59,333| 37,871|  1,336|    947|    389
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1997-98 ....|232,079|119,379|112,700|101,652| 62,357| 39,295|  1,290|    885|    405
1998-99\1\ .|240,947|122,250|118,697|107,477| 64,700| 42,777|  1,201|    843|    358
1999-2000 ..|256,070|128,521|127,549|111,532| 67,078| 44,454|  1,194|    812|    382
2000-01 ....|263,515|132,275|131,240|115,602| 68,471| 47,131|  1,180|    783|    397
2001-02 ....|278,217|138,343|139,874|119,725| 70,463| 49,262|  1,156|    746|    410
            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
2002-03 ....|293,545|145,151|148,394|127,545| 75,184| 52,361|  1,251|    820|    431
2003-04 ....|307,149|152,513|154,636|139,347| 80,858| 58,489|  1,481|    960|    521
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\1\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
NOTE: Includes degrees in business, management, marketing and related support services, and personal and culinary services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1955-56 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 2003-04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2004. (This table was prepared July 2005.)


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