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Table 283. Degrees in business conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1955–56 through 2004–05
Year Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's degrees
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
1998–99 240,947 122,250 118,697 107,477 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
2004–05 311,574 155,940 155,634 142,617 82,151 60,466 1,498 901 597
NOTE: Includes degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services and in 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 2004–05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2005. (This table was prepared July 2006.)

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