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Digest of Education Statistics: 2006
Digest of Education Statistics: 2006

NCES 2007-017
July 2007


Table 292. Degrees in the health professions and related sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970–71 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
1970–71 25,223 5,785 19,438 5,330 2,165 3,165 518 437 81
1971–72 28,611 7,005 21,606 6,811 2,749 4,062 459 376 83
1972–73 33,562 7,752 25,810 7,978 3,189 4,789 685 519 166
1973–74 41,421 9,347 32,074 9,232 3,444 5,788 645 507 138
1974–75 49,002 10,844 38,158 10,277 3,686 6,591 666 481 185
                   
1975–76 53,885 11,386 42,499 12,164 3,837 8,327 617 444 173
1976–77 57,222 11,896 45,326 12,627 3,865 8,762 578 402 176
1977–78 59,445 11,600 47,845 14,027 3,972 10,055 704 454 250
1978–79 62,095 11,214 50,881 15,110 4,155 10,955 731 463 268
1979–80 63,848 11,330 52,518 15,374 4,060 11,314 821 467 354
                   
1980–81 63,665 10,531 53,134 16,176 4,024 12,152 868 499 369
1981–82 63,660 10,110 53,550 16,212 3,743 12,469 956 527 429
1982–83 65,642 10,247 55,395 16,941 4,138 12,803 1,093 615 478
1983–84 65,305 10,068 55,237 17,351 4,124 13,227 1,077 528 549
1984–85 65,331 9,741 55,590 17,442 4,046 13,396 1,142 546 596
                   
1985–86 65,309 9,629 55,680 18,603 4,355 14,248 1,139 547 592
1986–87 63,963 9,137 54,826 18,442 3,818 14,624 1,120 518 602
1987–88 61,614 8,955 52,659 18,774 4,004 14,770 1,188 516 672
1988–89 59,850 8,878 50,972 19,493 4,197 15,296 1,329 555 774
1989–90 58,983 9,075 49,908 20,406 4,486 15,920 1,449 635 814
                   
1990–91 59,875 9,619 50,256 21,354 4,423 16,931 1,534 649 885
1991–92 62,779 10,330 52,449 23,671 4,794 18,877 1,432 576 856
1992–93 68,434 11,605 56,829 26,190 5,249 20,941 1,451 571 880
1993–94 75,890 13,377 62,513 28,442 5,813 22,629 1,552 593 959
1994–95 81,596 14,812 66,784 31,770 6,718 25,052 1,653 647 1,006
                   
1995–96 86,087 15,942 70,145 33,920 7,017 26,903 1,651 655 996
1996–97 87,997 16,440 71,557 36,162 7,536 28,626 2,179 926 1,253
1997–98 86,843 15,700 71,143 39,567 8,644 30,923 1,975 678 1,297
1998–99 85,214 15,187 70,027 40,707 9,202 31,505 1,920 721 1,199
1999–2000 80,863 13,342 67,521 42,593 9,500 33,093 2,053 720 1,333
                   
2000–01 75,933 12,514 63,419 43,623 9,711 33,912 2,242 798 1,444
2001–02 72,887 10,869 62,018 43,560 9,588 33,972 2,913 991 1,922
2002–03 71,223 10,091 61,132 42,715 9,269 33,446 3,328 1,030 2,298
2003–04 73,934 10,017 63,917 44,939 9,670 35,269 4,361 1,261 3,100
2004–05 80,685 10,858 69,827 46,703 9,816 36,887 5,868 1,710 4,158
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 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.)