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

NCES 2007-017
July 2007


Table 294. Degrees in the physical sciences and science technologies conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1959–60 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
1959–60 16,007 14,013 1,994 3,376 3,049 327 1,838 1,776 62
1967–68 19,380 16,739 2,641 5,499 4,869 630 3,593 3,405 188
1969–70 21,439 18,522 2,917 5,908 5,069 839 4,271 4,038 233
                   
1970–71 21,410 18,457 2,953 6,336 5,495 841 4,324 4,082 242
1971–72 20,743 17,661 3,082 6,268 5,390 878 4,075 3,805 270
1972–73 20,692 17,622 3,070 6,230 5,388 842 3,961 3,698 263
1973–74 21,170 17,669 3,501 6,019 5,157 862 3,558 3,312 246
1974–75 20,770 16,986 3,784 5,782 4,949 833 3,577 3,284 293
                   
1975–76 21,458 17,349 4,109 5,428 4,622 806 3,388 3,097 291
1976–77 22,482 17,985 4,497 5,281 4,411 870 3,295 2,981 314
1977–78 22,975 18,083 4,892 5,507 4,583 924 3,073 2,763 310
1978–79 23,197 17,976 5,221 5,418 4,438 980 3,061 2,717 344
1979–80 23,407 17,861 5,546 5,167 4,210 957 3,044 2,669 375
                   
1980–81 23,936 18,052 5,884 5,246 4,172 1,074 3,105 2,733 372
1981–82 24,045 17,861 6,184 5,446 4,274 1,172 3,246 2,804 442
1982–83 23,374 16,988 6,386 5,250 4,131 1,119 3,214 2,767 447
1983–84 23,645 17,112 6,533 5,541 4,249 1,292 3,269 2,789 480
1984–85 23,694 17,065 6,629 5,752 4,425 1,327 3,349 2,808 541
                   
1985–86 21,711 15,750 5,961 5,860 4,443 1,417 3,521 2,946 575
1986–87 20,060 14,365 5,695 5,586 4,193 1,393 3,629 3,004 625
1987–88 17,797 12,385 5,412 5,696 4,300 1,396 3,758 3,085 673
1988–89 17,179 12,071 5,108 5,691 4,180 1,511 3,795 3,046 749
1989–90 16,056 11,026 5,030 5,410 3,996 1,414 4,116 3,328 788
                   
1990–91 16,334 11,170 5,164 5,281 3,823 1,458 4,248 3,417 831
1991–92 16,948 11,425 5,523 5,340 3,888 1,452 4,344 3,402 942
1992–93 17,534 11,819 5,715 5,346 3,803 1,543 4,348 3,404 944
1993–94 18,392 12,218 6,174 5,648 4,010 1,638 4,595 3,606 989
1994–95 19,161 12,490 6,671 5,716 3,996 1,720 4,421 3,386 1,035
                   
1995–96 19,627 12,566 7,061 5,807 3,943 1,864 4,512 3,479 1,033
1996–97 19,496 12,213 7,283 5,526 3,732 1,794 4,417 3,411 1,006
1997–98 19,362 11,924 7,438 5,328 3,417 1,911 4,520 3,387 1,133
1998–99 18,285 11,003 7,282 5,124 3,366 1,758 4,142 3,144 998
1999–2000 18,331 10,946 7,385 4,810 3,114 1,696 3,963 2,959 1,004
                   
2000–01 17,919 10,553 7,366 5,049 3,212 1,837 3,911 2,875 1,036
2001–02 17,799 10,292 7,507 5,012 3,135 1,877 3,760 2,719 1,041
2002–03 17,940 10,556 7,384 5,109 3,211 1,898 3,858 2,792 1,066
2003–04 17,983 10,476 7,507 5,570 3,364 2,206 3,815 2,753 1,062
2004–05 18,905 10,934 7,971 5,678 3,457 2,221 4,114 2,966 1,148
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 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.)