Table 325.

Degrees in chemistry, geology and earth science, and physics conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970-71 through 2008-09

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
2007-08	11,568	2,194	2,410	3,561	1,350	577	4,862	1,791	1,507
2008-09	11,851	2,085	2,556	3,809	1,352	614	4,822	1,653	1,580
Percent change
1998-99 to     2003-04	-10.4	0.3	-5.1	-6.5	15.8	-13.1	28.2	24.1	-10.6
2003-04 to     2008-09	31.4	3.8	25.7	15.0	-2.7	32.6	17.1	1.7	41.2

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.

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.)

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 August 2010.)