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Table 300. | Degrees in business conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1955–56 through 2006–07 |
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 |
1955–56 | 42,813 | † | 38,706 | 4,107 | 3,280 | 3,118 | 162 | 129 | 127 | 2 |
1957–58 | 51,991 | † | 48,063 | 3,928 | 4,223 | 4,072 | 151 | 110 | 105 | 5 |
1959–60 | 51,076 | † | 47,262 | 3,814 | 4,643 | 4,476 | 167 | 135 | 133 | 2 |
1961–62 | 49,017 | † | 45,184 | 3,833 | 7,691 | 7,484 | 207 | 226 | 221 | 5 |
1963–64 | 55,474 | † | 51,056 | 4,418 | 9,251 | 9,008 | 243 | 275 | 268 | 7 |
1965–66 | 62,721 | † | 57,516 | 5,205 | 12,959 | 12,628 | 331 | 387 | 370 | 17 |
1967–68 | 79,074 | † | 72,126 | 6,948 | 17,795 | 17,186 | 609 | 441 | 427 | 14 |
1969–70 | 105,580 | † | 96,346 | 9,234 | 21,561 | 20,792 | 769 | 620 | 610 | 10 |
1970–71 | 115,396 | 9.3 | 104,936 | 10,460 | 26,490 | 25,458 | 1,032 | 774 | 753 | 21 |
1971–72 | 121,917 | 5.7 | 110,331 | 11,586 | 30,509 | 29,317 | 1,192 | 876 | 857 | 19 |
1972–73 | 126,717 | 3.9 | 113,337 | 13,380 | 31,208 | 29,689 | 1,519 | 917 | 864 | 53 |
1973–74 | 132,304 | 4.4 | 115,363 | 16,941 | 32,691 | 30,557 | 2,134 | 922 | 873 | 49 |
1974–75 | 133,639 | 1.0 | 111,983 | 21,656 | 36,315 | 33,274 | 3,041 | 939 | 900 | 39 |
1975–76 | 143,171 | 7.1 | 114,986 | 28,185 | 42,592 | 37,654 | 4,938 | 906 | 856 | 50 |
1976–77 | 152,010 | 6.2 | 116,394 | 35,616 | 46,505 | 39,852 | 6,653 | 839 | 785 | 54 |
1977–78 | 160,775 | 5.8 | 117,103 | 43,672 | 48,347 | 40,224 | 8,123 | 834 | 760 | 74 |
1978–79 | 172,392 | 7.2 | 119,765 | 52,627 | 50,397 | 40,766 | 9,631 | 852 | 752 | 100 |
1979–80 | 186,264 | 8.0 | 123,639 | 62,625 | 55,008 | 42,744 | 12,264 | 767 | 650 | 117 |
1980–81 | 200,521 | 7.7 | 126,798 | 73,723 | 57,888 | 43,411 | 14,477 | 808 | 686 | 122 |
1981–82 | 215,190 | 7.3 | 130,693 | 84,497 | 61,251 | 44,230 | 17,021 | 826 | 676 | 150 |
1982–83 | 226,442 | 5.2 | 131,451 | 94,991 | 64,741 | 45,987 | 18,754 | 770 | 638 | 132 |
1983–84 | 229,013 | 1.1 | 129,296 | 99,717 | 66,129 | 46,167 | 19,962 | 926 | 727 | 199 |
1984–85 | 232,282 | 1.4 | 127,467 | 104,815 | 66,981 | 46,199 | 20,782 | 827 | 685 | 142 |
1985–86 | 236,700 | 1.9 | 128,415 | 108,285 | 66,676 | 45,927 | 20,749 | 923 | 720 | 203 |
1986–87 | 240,346 | 1.5 | 128,506 | 111,840 | 67,093 | 44,913 | 22,180 | 1,062 | 808 | 254 |
1987–88 | 242,859 | 1.0 | 129,467 | 113,392 | 69,230 | 45,980 | 23,250 | 1,063 | 810 | 253 |
1988–89 | 246,262 | 1.4 | 131,098 | 115,164 | 73,065 | 48,540 | 24,525 | 1,100 | 800 | 300 |
1989–90 | 248,568 | 0.9 | 132,284 | 116,284 | 76,676 | 50,585 | 26,091 | 1,093 | 818 | 275 |
1990–91 | 249,165 | 0.2 | 131,557 | 117,608 | 78,255 | 50,883 | 27,372 | 1,185 | 876 | 309 |
1991–92 | 256,298 | 2.9 | 135,263 | 121,035 | 84,517 | 54,609 | 29,908 | 1,242 | 953 | 289 |
1992–93 | 256,473 | 0.1 | 135,368 | 121,105 | 89,425 | 57,504 | 31,921 | 1,346 | 969 | 377 |
1993–94 | 246,265 | -4.0 | 128,946 | 117,319 | 93,285 | 59,223 | 34,062 | 1,364 | 980 | 384 |
1994–95 | 233,895 | -5.0 | 121,663 | 112,232 | 93,540 | 58,931 | 34,609 | 1,391 | 1,011 | 380 |
1995–96 | 226,623 | -3.1 | 116,545 | 110,078 | 93,554 | 58,400 | 35,154 | 1,366 | 972 | 394 |
1996–97 | 225,934 | -0.3 | 116,023 | 109,911 | 97,204 | 59,333 | 37,871 | 1,336 | 947 | 389 |
1997–98 | 232,079 | 2.7 | 119,379 | 112,700 | 101,652 | 62,357 | 39,295 | 1,290 | 885 | 405 |
1998–99 | 240,947 | 3.8 | 122,250 | 118,697 | 107,477 | 64,700 | 42,777 | 1,201 | 843 | 358 |
1999–2000 | 256,070 | 6.3 | 128,521 | 127,549 | 111,532 | 67,078 | 44,454 | 1,194 | 812 | 382 |
2000–01 | 263,515 | 2.9 | 132,275 | 131,240 | 115,602 | 68,471 | 47,131 | 1,180 | 783 | 397 |
2001–02 | 278,217 | 5.6 | 138,343 | 139,874 | 119,725 | 70,463 | 49,262 | 1,156 | 746 | 410 |
2002–03 | 293,391 | 5.5 | 145,075 | 148,316 | 127,685 | 75,239 | 52,446 | 1,252 | 820 | 432 |
2003–04 | 307,149 | 4.7 | 152,513 | 154,636 | 139,347 | 80,858 | 58,489 | 1,481 | 960 | 521 |
2004–05 | 311,574 | 1.4 | 155,940 | 155,634 | 142,617 | 82,151 | 60,466 | 1,498 | 901 | 597 |
2005–06 | 318,042 | 2.1 | 159,683 | 158,359 | 146,406 | 83,550 | 62,856 | 1,711 | 1,049 | 662 |
2006–07 | 327,531 | 3.0 | 166,350 | 161,181 | 150,211 | 84,115 | 66,096 | 2,029 | 1,188 | 841 |
Percent change | ||||||||||
1996–97 to 2001–02 | 23.1 | † | 19.2 | 27.3 | 23.2 | 18.8 | 30.1 | -13.5 | -21.2 | 5.4 |
2001–02 to 2006–07 | 17.7 | † | 20.2 | 15.2 | 25.5 | 19.4 | 34.2 | 75.5 | 59.2 | 105.1 |
† Not applicable. NOTE: Includes degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services and in personal and culinary services. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1955–56 through 1963–64; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1965–66 through 1985–86; and 1986–87 through 2006–07 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2007. (This table was prepared September 2008.) |