Table 289.

Degrees in biology, microbiology, and zoology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970-71 through 2005-06

Year	Biology, general			Microbiology1			Zoology2
	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctor's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctor's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctor's
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1970–71	26,294	2,665	536	1,475	456	365	5,721	1,027	878
1971–72	27,473	2,943	580	1,548	470	351	5,518	1,040	836
1972–73	31,185	2,959	627	1,940	517	344	5,763	1,042	803
1973–74	36,188	3,186	657	2,311	505	384	6,128	1,091	677
1974–75	38,748	3,109	637	2,767	552	345	6,110	1,039	697
1975–76	40,163	3,177	624	2,927	585	364	6,077	976	645
1976–77	39,530	3,322	608	2,884	659	325	5,574	985	696
1977–78	37,598	3,094	664	2,695	615	353	5,096	958	624
1978–79	35,962	3,093	663	2,670	597	395	4,738	946	669
1979–80	33,523	2,911	718	2,631	596	376	4,301	922	639
1980–81	31,323	2,598	734	2,414	482	370	3,873	881	613
1981–82	29,651	2,579	678	2,377	470	350	3,615	868	625
1982–83	28,022	2,354	521	2,324	499	358	3,407	738	533
1983–84	27,379	2,313	617	2,349	505	388	3,231	700	521
1984–85	27,593	2,130	658	2,207	471	319	3,069	664	508
1985–86	27,618	2,173	574	2,257	392	362	2,894	618	548
1986–87	27,465	2,022	537	2,159	451	380	2,791	623	464
1987–88	26,838	1,981	576	2,061	404	442	2,537	629	492
1988–89	26,229	2,097	527	1,833	449	423	2,549	634	466
1989–90	27,213	1,998	551	1,973	403	441	2,473	548	545
1990–91	29,285	1,956	632	1,788	343	443	2,641	551	516
1991–92	31,909	1,995	657	1,750	372	532	2,811	530	494
1992–93	34,932	2,000	671	1,798	367	621	3,036	559	465
1993–94	38,103	2,178	665	1,872	359	591	3,162	658	503
1994–95	41,658	2,350	729	1,992	326	572	3,149	586	487
1995–96	44,818	2,606	768	2,220	364	606	3,463	677	501
1996–97	46,632	2,742	693	2,530	363	612	3,438	720	474
1997–98	47,054	2,617	809	2,926	401	585	3,653	685	465
1998–99	46,078	2,608	711	2,871	410	547	3,426	604	461
1999–2000	44,982	2,599	727	3,049	383	551	3,226	616	481
2000–01	42,310	2,582	780	2,779	334	553	3,045	560	380
2001–02	42,281	2,424	689	2,622	325	538	2,979	578	413
2002–033	42,699	2,340	680	2,455	297	507	2,488	379	355
2003–04	43,465	2,529	681	2,365	350	599	2,454	367	245
2004–05	45,540	2,564	712	2,318	390	610	2,159	384	268
2005–06	48,855	2,719	776	2,243	372	612	2,140	384	254
Percent change
1995–96 to 2000–01	-5.6	-0.9	1.6	25.2	-8.2	-8.7	-12.1	-17.3	-24.2
2000–01 to 2005–06	15.5	5.3	-0.5	-19.3	11.4	10.7	-29.7	-31.4	-33.2

1 Includes microbiology, general; medical microbiology and bacteriology; virology; parisitology; immunology; and microbiological sciences and immunology, other. 2 Includes zoology/animal biology; entomology; animal physiology; animal behavior and ethology; wildlife biology; physiology, human and animal; and zoology/animal biology, other. 3 Data have been revised from previously published figures. 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 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2006. (This table was prepared June 2007.)