Table 308.

Degrees in agriculture and natural resources conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 through 2008-09

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	12,672	†	12,136	536	2,457	2,313	144	1,086	1,055	31
1971-72	13,516	6.7	12,779	737	2,680	2,490	190	971	945	26
1972-73	14,756	9.2	13,661	1,095	2,807	2,588	219	1,059	1,031	28
1973-74	16,253	10.1	14,684	1,569	2,928	2,640	288	930	897	33
1974-75	17,528	7.8	15,061	2,467	3,067	2,703	364	991	958	33
1975-76	19,402	10.7	15,845	3,557	3,340	2,862	478	928	867	61
1976-77	21,467	10.6	16,690	4,777	3,724	3,177	547	893	831	62
1977-78	22,650	5.5	17,069	5,581	4,023	3,268	755	971	909	62
1978-79	23,134	2.1	16,854	6,280	3,994	3,187	807	950	877	73
1979-80	22,802	-1.4	16,045	6,757	3,976	3,082	894	991	879	112
1980-81	21,886	-4.0	15,154	6,732	4,003	3,061	942	1,067	940	127
1981-82	21,029	-3.9	14,443	6,586	4,163	3,114	1,049	1,079	925	154
1982-83	20,909	-0.6	14,085	6,824	4,254	3,129	1,125	1,149	1,004	145
1983-84	19,317	-7.6	13,206	6,111	4,178	2,989	1,189	1,172	1,001	171
1984-85	18,107	-6.3	12,477	5,630	3,928	2,846	1,082	1,213	1,036	177
1985-86	16,823	-7.1	11,544	5,279	3,801	2,701	1,100	1,158	966	192
1986-87	14,991	-10.9	10,314	4,677	3,522	2,460	1,062	1,049	871	178
1987-88	14,222	-5.1	9,744	4,478	3,479	2,427	1,052	1,142	926	216
1988-89	13,492	-5.1	9,298	4,194	3,245	2,231	1,014	1,183	950	233
1989-90	12,900	-4.4	8,822	4,078	3,382	2,239	1,143	1,295	1,038	257
1990-91	13,124	1.7	8,832	4,292	3,295	2,160	1,135	1,185	953	232
1991-92	15,113	15.2	9,867	5,246	3,730	2,409	1,321	1,205	955	250
1992-93	16,769	11.0	11,079	5,690	3,959	2,474	1,485	1,159	869	290
1993-94	18,056	7.7	11,746	6,310	4,110	2,512	1,598	1,262	969	293
1994-95	19,832	9.8	12,686	7,146	4,234	2,541	1,693	1,256	955	301
1995-96	21,425	8.0	13,531	7,894	4,551	2,642	1,909	1,259	926	333
1996-97	22,597	5.5	13,791	8,806	4,505	2,601	1,904	1,202	875	327
1997-98	23,276	3.0	13,806	9,470	4,464	2,545	1,919	1,290	924	366
1998-99	23,916	2.7	13,864	10,052	4,404	2,377	2,027	1,231	855	376
1999-2000	24,238	1.3	13,843	10,395	4,360	2,356	2,004	1,168	803	365
2000-01	23,370	-3.6	12,840	10,530	4,272	2,251	2,021	1,127	741	386
2001-02	23,331	-0.2	12,630	10,701	4,503	2,340	2,163	1,148	760	388
2002-03	23,348	0.1	12,343	11,005	4,492	2,232	2,260	1,229	790	439
2003-04	22,835	-2.2	11,889	10,946	4,783	2,306	2,477	1,185	758	427
2004-05	23,002	0.7	11,987	11,015	4,746	2,288	2,458	1,173	763	410
2005-06	23,053	0.2	12,063	10,990	4,640	2,280	2,360	1,194	710	484
2006-07	23,133	0.3	12,309	10,824	4,623	2,174	2,449	1,272	768	504
2007-08	24,113	4.2	12,634	11,479	4,684	2,180	2,504	1,257	742	515
2008-09	24,988	3.6	13,101	11,887	4,877	2,328	2,549	1,328	741	587
Percent change
1998-99 to     2003-04	-4.5	†	-14.2	8.9	8.6	-3.0	22.2	-3.7	-11.3	13.6
2003-04 to     2008-09	9.4	†	10.2	8.6	2.0	1.0	2.9	12.1	-2.2	37.5

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and in natural resources and conservation.

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 2008-09 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2009. (This table was prepared July 2010.)