Table 289.

Degrees in English language and literature/letters conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949–50 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
1949–50	17,240	8,221	9,019	2,259	1,320	939	230	181	49
1959–60	20,128	7,580	12,548	2,931	1,458	1,473	397	314	83
1967–68	47,977	15,700	32,277	7,916	3,434	4,482	977	717	260
1969–70	56,410	18,650	37,760	8,517	3,326	5,191	1,213	837	376
1970–71	63,914	22,005	41,909	10,441	4,126	6,315	1,554	1,107	447
1971–72	63,707	22,580	41,127	10,412	4,066	6,346	1,734	1,173	561
1972–73	60,607	22,022	38,585	10,035	3,988	6,047	1,817	1,189	628
1973–74	54,190	20,082	34,108	9,573	3,824	5,749	1,755	1,142	613
1974–75	47,062	17,689	29,373	9,178	3,463	5,715	1,595	974	621
1975–76	41,452	15,898	25,554	8,599	3,290	5,309	1,514	895	619
1976–77	37,343	14,135	23,208	7,824	2,907	4,917	1,373	768	605
1977–78	34,799	12,972	21,827	7,444	2,623	4,821	1,272	698	574
1978–79	33,218	12,085	21,133	6,503	2,307	4,196	1,186	639	547
1979–80	32,187	11,237	20,950	6,026	2,181	3,845	1,196	635	561
1980–81	31,922	11,082	20,840	5,742	2,026	3,716	1,040	497	543
1981–82	33,078	11,300	21,778	5,593	1,916	3,677	986	467	519
1982–83	31,327	10,699	20,628	4,866	1,653	3,213	877	419	458
1983–84	32,296	11,007	21,289	4,814	1,681	3,133	899	413	486
1984–85	32,686	11,195	21,491	4,987	1,723	3,264	915	414	501
1985–86	34,083	11,657	22,426	5,335	1,811	3,524	895	390	505
1986–87	35,667	12,133	23,534	5,298	1,819	3,479	853	367	486
1987–88	38,106	12,687	25,419	5,366	1,796	3,570	858	380	478
1988–89	41,786	13,729	28,057	5,716	1,930	3,786	929	405	524
1989–90	46,803	15,437	31,366	6,317	2,125	4,192	986	444	542
1990–91	51,064	16,891	34,173	6,784	2,203	4,581	1,056	469	587
1991–92	54,250	18,314	35,936	7,215	2,441	4,774	1,142	484	658
1992–93	55,289	19,007	36,282	7,537	2,570	4,967	1,201	495	706
1993–94	53,150	18,214	34,936	7,611	2,620	4,991	1,205	512	693
1994–95	51,170	17,581	33,589	7,612	2,672	4,940	1,393	589	804
1995–96	49,928	17,007	32,921	7,657	2,727	4,930	1,395	535	860
1996–97	48,641	16,325	32,316	7,487	2,650	4,837	1,431	610	821
1997–98	49,016	16,280	32,736	7,587	2,568	5,019	1,489	611	878
1998–99	49,800	16,285	33,515	7,288	2,442	4,846	1,407	560	847
1999–2000	50,106	16,124	33,982	7,022	2,315	4,707	1,470	611	859
2000–01	50,569	15,997	34,572	6,763	2,160	4,603	1,330	533	797
2001–02	52,375	16,457	35,918	7,097	2,270	4,827	1,291	532	759
2002–03	53,670	16,725	36,945	7,413	2,426	4,987	1,246	492	754
2003–04	53,984	16,792	37,192	7,956	2,459	5,497	1,207	479	728
2004–05	54,379	17,154	37,225	8,468	2,615	5,853	1,212	494	718

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1949–50 and 1959–60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967–68 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 April 2006.)