Table 307.

Degrees in visual and performing arts conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 through 2005-06

Year	Bachelor's degrees				Master's degrees			Doctor's degrees
	Total		Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
	Number	Annual percent change
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1970–71	30,394	†	12,256	18,138	6,675	3,510	3,165	621	483	138
1971–72	33,831	11.3	13,580	20,251	7,537	4,049	3,488	572	428	144
1972–73	36,017	6.5	14,267	21,750	7,254	4,005	3,249	616	449	167
1973–74	39,730	10.3	15,821	23,909	8,001	4,325	3,676	585	440	145
1974–75	40,782	2.6	15,532	25,250	8,362	4,448	3,914	649	446	203
1975–76	42,138	3.3	16,491	25,647	8,817	4,507	4,310	620	447	173
1976–77	41,793	-0.8	16,166	25,627	8,636	4,211	4,425	662	447	215
1977–78	40,951	2.0	15,572	25,379	9,036	4,327	4,709	708	448	260
1978–79	40,969	0.0	15,380	25,589	8,524	3,933	4,591	700	454	246
1979–80	40,892	-0.2	15,065	25,827	8,708	4,067	4,641	655	413	242
1980–81	40,479	-1.0	14,798	25,681	8,629	4,056	4,573	654	396	258
1981–82	40,422	-0.1	14,819	25,603	8,746	3,866	4,880	670	380	290
1982–83	39,804	-1.5	14,695	25,109	8,763	4,013	4,750	692	404	288
1983–84	40,131	0.8	15,089	25,042	8,526	3,897	4,629	730	406	324
1984–85	38,285	-4.6	14,518	23,767	8,720	3,896	4,824	696	407	289
1985–86	37,241	-2.7	14,236	23,005	8,420	3,775	4,645	722	396	326
1986–87	36,873	-1.0	13,980	22,893	8,508	3,756	4,752	793	447	346
1987–88	37,150	0.8	14,225	22,925	7,939	3,442	4,497	727	424	303
1988–89	38,420	3.4	14,698	23,722	8,267	3,611	4,656	753	446	307
1989–90	39,934	3.9	15,189	24,745	8,481	3,706	4,775	849	472	377
1990–91	42,186	5.6	15,761	26,425	8,657	3,830	4,827	838	466	372
1991–92	46,522	10.3	17,616	28,906	9,353	4,078	5,275	906	504	402
1992–93	47,761	2.7	18,610	29,151	9,440	4,099	5,341	882	478	404
1993–94	49,053	2.7	19,538	29,515	9,925	4,229	5,696	1,054	585	469
1994–95	48,690	-0.7	19,781	28,909	10,277	4,374	5,903	1,080	545	535
1995–96	49,296	1.2	20,126	29,170	10,280	4,361	5,919	1,067	524	543
1996–97	50,083	1.6	20,729	29,354	10,627	4,470	6,157	1,060	525	535
1997–98	52,077	4.0	21,483	30,594	11,145	4,596	6,549	1,163	566	597
1998–99	54,404	4.5	22,281	32,123	10,753	4,543	6,210	1,130	574	556
1999–2000	58,791	8.1	24,003	34,788	10,918	4,672	6,246	1,127	537	590
2000–01	61,148	4.0	24,967	36,181	11,404	4,788	6,616	1,167	568	599
2001–02	66,773	9.2	27,130	39,643	11,595	4,912	6,683	1,114	490	624
2002–031	71,482	7.1	27,922	43,560	11,982	4,975	7,007	1,293	613	680
2003–04	77,181	8.0	30,037	47,144	12,906	5,531	7,375	1,282	572	710
2004–05	80,955	4.9	31,355	49,600	13,183	5,646	7,537	1,278	594	684
2005–06	83,297	2.9	32,117	51,180	13,530	5,801	7,729	1,383	639	744
Percent change
1995–96 to 2000–01	24.0	†	24.1	24.0	10.9	9.8	11.8	9.4	8.4	10.3
2000–01 to 2005–06	36.2	†	28.6	41.5	18.6	21.2	16.8	18.5	12.5	24.2

† Not applicable. 1 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.)