Table 313.

Degrees in chemistry, geology and earth science, and physics conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970-71 through 2006-07

Year	Chemistry			Geology and earth science1			Physics2
	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	11,061	2,244	2,093	3,312	1,074	408	5,071	2,188	1,482
1971–72	10,588	2,229	1,943	3,766	1,233	433	4,634	2,033	1,344
1972–73	10,124	2,198	1,827	4,117	1,296	430	4,259	1,747	1,328
1973–74	10,430	2,082	1,755	4,526	1,479	416	3,952	1,655	1,115
1974–75	10,541	1,961	1,773	4,566	1,340	433	3,706	1,574	1,080
1975–76	11,015	1,745	1,578	4,677	1,384	445	3,544	1,700	997
1976–77	11,200	1,717	1,522	5,280	1,446	480	3,420	1,319	945
1977–78	11,304	1,832	1,461	5,648	1,633	419	3,330	1,294	873
1978–79	11,499	1,724	1,475	5,753	1,616	414	3,337	1,319	918
1979–80	11,229	1,671	1,500	5,785	1,623	440	3,396	1,192	830
1980–81	12,682	1,862	1,649	6,332	1,702	404	3,441	1,294	866
1981–82	11,058	1,683	1,682	6,650	1,865	452	3,503	1,318	878
1982–83	10,789	1,582	1,691	6,981	1,784	406	3,793	1,369	873
1983–84	10,698	1,632	1,707	7,524	1,747	408	3,907	1,532	953
1984–85	10,472	1,675	1,735	7,194	1,927	401	4,097	1,523	951
1985–86	10,110	1,712	1,878	5,760	2,036	395	4,180	1,501	1,010
1986–87	9,660	1,695	1,932	3,943	1,835	399	4,318	1,543	1,074
1987–88	9,043	1,671	1,944	3,204	1,722	462	4,100	1,675	1,093
1988–89	8,618	1,742	1,974	2,847	1,609	492	4,352	1,736	1,112
1989–90	8,122	1,643	2,135	2,372	1,399	562	4,155	1,831	1,192
1990–91	8,311	1,637	2,196	2,367	1,336	600	4,236	1,725	1,209
1991–92	8,629	1,746	2,233	2,784	1,245	549	4,098	1,834	1,337
1992–93	8,903	1,822	2,216	3,123	1,195	626	4,063	1,777	1,277
1993–94	9,417	1,968	2,298	3,456	1,221	577	4,001	1,945	1,465
1994–95	9,706	2,062	2,211	4,032	1,280	539	3,823	1,817	1,424
1995–96	10,395	2,214	2,228	4,019	1,288	555	3,679	1,678	1,462
1996–97	10,609	2,203	2,202	4,023	1,258	564	3,376	1,496	1,410
1997–98	10,528	2,108	2,291	3,866	1,227	588	3,441	1,371	1,393
1998–99	10,068	2,002	2,143	3,544	1,200	533	3,213	1,309	1,252
1999–2000	9,989	1,857	2,028	3,516	1,186	492	3,342	1,232	1,208
2000–01	9,466	1,952	2,056	3,495	1,220	472	3,418	1,365	1,169
2001–02	9,084	1,823	1,984	3,449	1,174	494	3,627	1,344	1,096
2002–03	9,013	1,777	2,092	3,381	1,323	466	3,900	1,438	1,089
2003–04	9,016	2,009	2,033	3,312	1,389	463	4,118	1,625	1,119
2004–05	9,664	1,879	2,148	3,276	1,420	476	4,182	1,785	1,254
2005–06	10,606	2,044	2,403	3,322	1,476	505	4,541	1,846	1,341
2006–07	10,994	2,097	2,514	3,319	1,437	640	4,843	1,777	1,442
Percent change
1996–97 to 2001–02	-14.4	-17.2	-9.9	-14.3	-6.7	-12.4	7.4	-10.2	-22.3
2001–02 to 2006–07	21.0	15.0	26.7	-3.8	22.4	29.6	33.5	32.2	31.6

1 Includes geology/earth science, general; geochemistry; geophysics; paleontology; hydrol­ogy; oceanography; and geological and earth sciences, other. 2 Includes physics, general; atomic/molecular physics; elementary particle physics; nuclear physics; optics; acoustics; theoretical physics; and physics, other. 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 2006–07 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2007. (This table was prepared June 2008.)