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

NCES 2007-017
July 2007


Table 293. Degrees in mathematics and statistics 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 6,382 4,942 1,440 974 784 190 160 151 9
1959–60 11,399 8,293 3,106 1,757 1,422 335 303 285 18
1967–68 23,513 14,782 8,731 5,527 4,199 1,328 947 895 52
1969–70 27,442 17,177 10,265 5,636 3,966 1,670 1,236 1,140 96
                   
1970–71 24,801 15,369 9,432 5,191 3,673 1,518 1,199 1,106 93
1971–72 23,713 14,454 9,259 5,198 3,655 1,543 1,128 1,039 89
1972–73 23,067 13,796 9,271 5,028 3,525 1,503 1,068 966 102
1973–74 21,635 12,791 8,844 4,834 3,337 1,497 1,031 931 100
1974–75 18,181 10,586 7,595 4,327 2,905 1,422 975 865 110
                   
1975–76 15,984 9,475 6,509 3,857 2,547 1,310 856 762 94
1976–77 14,196 8,303 5,893 3,695 2,396 1,299 823 714 109
1977–78 12,569 7,398 5,171 3,373 2,228 1,145 805 681 124
1978–79 11,806 6,899 4,907 3,036 1,985 1,051 730 608 122
1979–80 11,378 6,562 4,816 2,860 1,828 1,032 724 624 100
                   
1980–81 11,078 6,342 4,736 2,567 1,692 875 728 614 114
1981–82 11,599 6,593 5,006 2,727 1,821 906 681 587 94
1982–83 12,294 6,888 5,406 2,810 1,838 972 697 581 116
1983–84 13,087 7,290 5,797 2,723 1,773 950 695 569 126
1984–85 15,009 8,080 6,929 2,859 1,858 1,001 699 590 109
                   
1985–86 16,122 8,623 7,499 3,131 2,028 1,103 742 618 124
1986–87 16,257 8,673 7,584 3,283 1,995 1,288 723 598 125
1987–88 15,712 8,408 7,304 3,413 2,052 1,361 750 625 125
1988–89 15,017 8,081 6,936 3,405 2,061 1,344 866 700 166
1989–90 14,276 7,674 6,602 3,624 2,172 1,452 917 754 163
                   
1990–91 14,393 7,580 6,813 3,549 2,096 1,453 978 790 188
1991–92 14,468 7,668 6,800 3,558 2,151 1,407 1,048 825 223
1992–93 14,384 7,566 6,818 3,644 2,151 1,493 1,138 867 271
1993–94 14,171 7,594 6,577 3,682 2,237 1,445 1,125 880 245
1994–95 13,494 7,154 6,340 3,820 2,289 1,531 1,181 919 262
                   
1995–96 12,713 6,847 5,866 3,651 2,178 1,473 1,158 919 239
1996–97 12,401 6,649 5,752 3,504 2,055 1,449 1,134 861 273
1997–98 11,795 6,247 5,548 3,409 1,985 1,424 1,215 903 312
1998–99 11,966 6,181 5,785 3,286 1,901 1,385 1,090 803 287
1999–2000 11,418 5,955 5,463 3,208 1,749 1,459 1,075 803 272
                   
2000–01 11,171 5,791 5,380 3,209 1,857 1,352 997 715 282
2001–02 11,950 6,333 5,617 3,350 1,913 1,437 923 658 265
2002–03 12,493 6,776 5,717 3,626 2,000 1,626 1,007 734 273
2003–04 13,327 7,203 6,124 4,191 2,302 1,889 1,060 762 298
2004–05 14,351 7,937 6,414 4,477 2,525 1,952 1,176 841 335
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.)