Table 300.

Degrees in visual and performing arts 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	30,394	12,256	18,138	6,675	3,510	3,165	621	483	138
1971–72	33,831	13,580	20,251	7,537	4,049	3,488	572	428	144
1972–73	36,017	14,267	21,750	7,254	4,005	3,249	616	449	167
1973–74	39,730	15,821	23,909	8,001	4,325	3,676	585	440	145
1974–75	40,782	15,532	25,250	8,362	4,448	3,914	649	446	203
1975–76	42,138	16,491	25,647	8,817	4,507	4,310	620	447	173
1976–77	41,793	16,166	25,627	8,636	4,211	4,425	662	447	215
1977–78	40,951	15,572	25,379	9,036	4,327	4,709	708	448	260
1978–79	40,969	15,380	25,589	8,524	3,933	4,591	700	454	246
1979–80	40,892	15,065	25,827	8,708	4,067	4,641	655	413	242
1980–81	40,479	14,798	25,681	8,629	4,056	4,573	654	396	258
1981–82	40,422	14,819	25,603	8,746	3,866	4,880	670	380	290
1982–83	39,804	14,695	25,109	8,763	4,013	4,750	692	404	288
1983–84	40,131	15,089	25,042	8,526	3,897	4,629	730	406	324
1984–85	38,285	14,518	23,767	8,720	3,896	4,824	696	407	289
1985–86	37,241	14,236	23,005	8,420	3,775	4,645	722	396	326
1986–87	36,873	13,980	22,893	8,508	3,756	4,752	793	447	346
1987–88	37,150	14,225	22,925	7,939	3,442	4,497	727	424	303
1988–89	38,420	14,698	23,722	8,267	3,611	4,656	753	446	307
1989–90	39,934	15,189	24,745	8,481	3,706	4,775	849	472	377
1990–91	42,186	15,761	26,425	8,657	3,830	4,827	838	466	372
1991–92	46,522	17,616	28,906	9,353	4,078	5,275	906	504	402
1992–93	47,761	18,610	29,151	9,440	4,099	5,341	882	478	404
1993–94	49,053	19,538	29,515	9,925	4,229	5,696	1,054	585	469
1994–95	48,690	19,781	28,909	10,277	4,374	5,903	1,080	545	535
1995–96	49,296	20,126	29,170	10,280	4,361	5,919	1,067	524	543
1996–97	50,083	20,729	29,354	10,627	4,470	6,157	1,060	525	535
1997–98	52,077	21,483	30,594	11,145	4,596	6,549	1,163	566	597
1998–99	54,404	22,281	32,123	10,753	4,543	6,210	1,130	574	556
1999–2000	58,791	24,003	34,788	10,918	4,672	6,246	1,127	537	590
2000–01	61,148	24,967	36,181	11,404	4,788	6,616	1,167	568	599
2001–02	66,773	27,130	39,643	11,595	4,912	6,683	1,114	490	624
2002–03	71,474	27,916	43,558	11,986	4,975	7,011	1,293	613	680
2003–04	77,181	30,037	47,144	12,906	5,531	7,375	1,282	572	710
2004–05	80,955	31,355	49,600	13,183	5,646	7,537	1,278	594	684

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 April 2006.)