Table 319.

Degrees in modern foreign languages and literatures conferred by degree- granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 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
1949-50	4,477	†	1,746	2,731	919	456	463	168	135	33
1959-60	4,527	†	1,548	2,979	832	392	440	150	100	50
1967-68	17,499	†	4,450	13,049	3,911	1,555	2,356	491	336	155
1969-70	19,457	†	4,921	14,536	4,154	1,476	2,678	590	369	221
1970-71	19,806	1.8	4,994	14,812	4,847	1,668	3,179	854	536	318
1971-72	18,673	-5.7	4,635	14,038	4,692	1,633	3,059	911	575	336
1972-73	18,989	1.7	4,589	14,400	4,422	1,578	2,844	1,092	650	442
1973-74	18,807	-1.0	4,486	14,321	4,105	1,399	2,706	1,035	575	460
1974-75	17,842	-5.1	4,174	13,668	4,004	1,330	2,674	969	504	465
1975-76	15,731	-11.8	3,718	12,013	3,670	1,235	2,435	1,010	514	496
1976-77	14,162	-10.0	3,416	10,746	3,293	1,019	2,274	875	430	445
1977-78	13,037	-7.9	3,127	9,910	2,913	870	2,043	768	351	417
1978-79	11,957	-8.3	2,845	9,112	2,563	771	1,792	765	363	402
1979-80	11,315	-5.4	2,783	8,532	2,376	704	1,672	639	278	361
1980-81	10,464	-7.5	2,542	7,922	2,255	739	1,516	708	328	380
1981-82	10,014	-4.3	2,426	7,588	2,170	671	1,499	646	281	365
1982-83	10,026	0.1	2,560	7,466	1,891	633	1,258	594	254	340
1983-84	9,829	-2.0	2,611	7,218	1,929	602	1,327	565	242	323
1984-85	10,357	5.4	2,719	7,638	1,879	597	1,282	558	236	322
1985-86	10,407	0.5	2,884	7,523	1,870	562	1,308	523	206	317
1986-87	10,740	3.2	2,988	7,752	1,918	586	1,332	545	230	315
1987-88	10,513	-2.1	2,839	7,674	2,028	665	1,363	534	228	306
1988-89	11,376	8.2	3,037	8,339	2,110	654	1,456	512	216	296
1989-90	11,991	5.4	3,185	8,806	2,225	674	1,551	599	239	360
1990-91	12,704	5.9	3,526	9,178	2,282	710	1,572	647	274	373
1991-92	13,300	4.7	3,679	9,621	2,400	738	1,662	706	284	422
1992-93	13,904	4.5	3,848	10,056	2,683	857	1,826	717	287	430
1993-94	13,761	-1.0	3,960	9,801	2,699	830	1,869	747	273	474
1994-95	13,196	-4.1	3,949	9,247	2,578	790	1,788	814	335	479
1995-96	13,337	1.1	3,881	9,456	2,562	792	1,770	746	292	454
1996-97	13,053	-2.1	3,792	9,261	2,470	753	1,717	793	316	477
1997-98	13,618	4.3	3,926	9,692	2,367	715	1,652	819	327	492
1998-99	14,163	4.0	4,084	10,079	2,267	657	1,610	757	294	463
1999-2000	14,186	0.2	3,939	10,247	2,228	669	1,559	804	311	493
2000-01	14,292	0.7	3,966	10,326	2,244	664	1,580	818	294	524
2001-02	14,236	-0.4	3,945	10,291	2,284	648	1,636	780	313	467
2002-03	14,854	4.3	4,202	10,652	2,256	600	1,656	749	282	467
2003-04	15,408	3.7	4,362	11,046	2,307	662	1,645	743	278	465
2004-05	16,008	3.9	4,494	11,514	2,517	736	1,781	762	295	467
2005-06	16,762	4.7	4,814	11,948	2,637	742	1,895	777	296	481
2006-07	17,344	3.5	5,059	12,285	2,577	731	1,846	748	288	460
2007-08	17,866	3.0	5,078	12,788	2,650	757	1,893	773	271	502
2008-09	18,073	1.2	5,168	12,905	2,535	810	1,725	777	286	491
Percent change
1998-99 to     2003-04	8.8	†	6.8	9.6	1.8	0.8	2.2	-1.8	-5.4	0.4
2003-04 to     2008-09	17.3	†	18.5	16.8	9.9	22.4	4.9	4.6	2.9	5.6

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Data through 1994-95 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Appendix A: Guide to Sources for details.) Includes degrees conferred in a single language or a combination of modern foreign languages. Excludes degrees in linguistics, Latin, classics, ancient and Middle/Near Eastern biblical and Semitic languages, ancient/classical Greek, Sanskrit and classical Indian languages, American sign language, linguistics of sign languages, and sign language interpretation and translation.

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 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.)