Table 306.

Degrees in English language and literature/letters conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949–50 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
1949–50	17,240	†	8,221	9,019	2,259	1,320	939	230	181	49
1959–60	20,128	†	7,580	12,548	2,931	1,458	1,473	397	314	83
1967–68	47,977	†	15,700	32,277	7,916	3,434	4,482	977	717	260
1969–70	56,410	†	18,650	37,760	8,517	3,326	5,191	1,213	837	376
1970–71	63,914	13.3	22,005	41,909	10,441	4,126	6,315	1,554	1,107	447
1971–72	63,707	-0.3	22,580	41,127	10,412	4,066	6,346	1,734	1,173	561
1972–73	60,607	-4.9	22,022	38,585	10,035	3,988	6,047	1,817	1,189	628
1973–74	54,190	-10.6	20,082	34,108	9,573	3,824	5,749	1,755	1,142	613
1974–75	47,062	-13.2	17,689	29,373	9,178	3,463	5,715	1,595	974	621
1975–76	41,452	-11.9	15,898	25,554	8,599	3,290	5,309	1,514	895	619
1976–77	37,343	-9.9	14,135	23,208	7,824	2,907	4,917	1,373	768	605
1977–78	34,799	-6.8	12,972	21,827	7,444	2,623	4,821	1,272	698	574
1978–79	33,218	-4.5	12,085	21,133	6,503	2,307	4,196	1,186	639	547
1979–80	32,187	-3.1	11,237	20,950	6,026	2,181	3,845	1,196	635	561
1980–81	31,922	-0.8	11,082	20,840	5,742	2,026	3,716	1,040	497	543
1981–82	33,078	3.6	11,300	21,778	5,593	1,916	3,677	986	467	519
1982–83	31,327	-5.3	10,699	20,628	4,866	1,653	3,213	877	419	458
1983–84	32,296	3.1	11,007	21,289	4,814	1,681	3,133	899	413	486
1984–85	32,686	1.2	11,195	21,491	4,987	1,723	3,264	915	414	501
1985–86	34,083	4.3	11,657	22,426	5,335	1,811	3,524	895	390	505
1986–87	35,667	4.6	12,133	23,534	5,298	1,819	3,479	853	367	486
1987–88	38,106	6.8	12,687	25,419	5,366	1,796	3,570	858	380	478
1988–89	41,786	9.7	13,729	28,057	5,716	1,930	3,786	929	405	524
1989–90	46,803	12.0	15,437	31,366	6,317	2,125	4,192	986	444	542
1990–91	51,064	9.1	16,891	34,173	6,784	2,203	4,581	1,056	469	587
1991–92	54,250	6.2	18,314	35,936	7,215	2,441	4,774	1,142	484	658
1992–93	55,289	1.9	19,007	36,282	7,537	2,570	4,967	1,201	495	706
1993–94	53,150	-3.9	18,214	34,936	7,611	2,620	4,991	1,205	512	693
1994–95	51,170	-3.7	17,581	33,589	7,612	2,672	4,940	1,393	589	804
1995–96	49,928	-2.4	17,007	32,921	7,657	2,727	4,930	1,395	535	860
1996–97	48,641	-2.6	16,325	32,316	7,487	2,650	4,837	1,431	610	821
1997–98	49,016	0.8	16,280	32,736	7,587	2,568	5,019	1,489	611	878
1998–99	49,800	1.6	16,285	33,515	7,288	2,442	4,846	1,407	560	847
1999–2000	50,106	0.6	16,124	33,982	7,022	2,315	4,707	1,470	611	859
2000–01	50,569	0.9	15,997	34,572	6,763	2,160	4,603	1,330	533	797
2001–02	52,375	3.6	16,457	35,918	7,097	2,270	4,827	1,291	532	759
2002–03	53,699	2.5	16,738	36,961	7,428	2,433	4,995	1,246	492	754
2003–04	53,984	0.5	16,792	37,192	7,956	2,459	5,497	1,207	479	728
2004–05	54,379	0.7	17,154	37,225	8,468	2,615	5,853	1,212	494	718
2005–06	55,096	1.3	17,316	37,780	8,845	2,860	5,985	1,254	510	744
2006–07	55,122	#	17,475	37,647	8,742	2,867	5,875	1,178	478	700
Percent change
1996–97 to 2001–02	7.7	†	0.8	11.1	-5.2	-14.3	-0.2	-9.8	-12.8	-7.6
2001–02 to 2006–07	5.2	†	6.2	4.8	23.2	26.3	21.7	-8.8	-10.2	-7.8

† Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1949–50 and 1959–60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967–68 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.)