Table 330.

Degrees in visual and performing arts 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	30,394	†	12,256	18,138	6,675	3,510	3,165	621	483	138
1971-72	33,831	11.3	13,580	20,251	7,537	4,049	3,488	572	428	144
1972-73	36,017	6.5	14,267	21,750	7,254	4,005	3,249	616	449	167
1973-74	39,730	10.3	15,821	23,909	8,001	4,325	3,676	585	440	145
1974-75	40,782	2.6	15,532	25,250	8,362	4,448	3,914	649	446	203
1975-76	42,138	3.3	16,491	25,647	8,817	4,507	4,310	620	447	173
1976-77	41,793	-0.8	16,166	25,627	8,636	4,211	4,425	662	447	215
1977-78	40,951	-2.0	15,572	25,379	9,036	4,327	4,709	708	448	260
1978-79	40,969	#	15,380	25,589	8,524	3,933	4,591	700	454	246
1979-80	40,892	-0.2	15,065	25,827	8,708	4,067	4,641	655	413	242
1980-81	40,479	-1.0	14,798	25,681	8,629	4,056	4,573	654	396	258
1981-82	40,422	-0.1	14,819	25,603	8,746	3,866	4,880	670	380	290
1982-83	39,804	-1.5	14,695	25,109	8,763	4,013	4,750	692	404	288
1983-84	40,131	0.8	15,089	25,042	8,526	3,897	4,629	730	406	324
1984-85	38,285	-4.6	14,518	23,767	8,720	3,896	4,824	696	407	289
1985-86	37,241	-2.7	14,236	23,005	8,420	3,775	4,645	722	396	326
1986-87	36,873	-1.0	13,980	22,893	8,508	3,756	4,752	793	447	346
1987-88	37,150	0.8	14,225	22,925	7,939	3,442	4,497	727	424	303
1988-89	38,420	3.4	14,698	23,722	8,267	3,611	4,656	753	446	307
1989-90	39,934	3.9	15,189	24,745	8,481	3,706	4,775	849	472	377
1990-91	42,186	5.6	15,761	26,425	8,657	3,830	4,827	838	466	372
1991-92	46,522	10.3	17,616	28,906	9,353	4,078	5,275	906	504	402
1992-93	47,761	2.7	18,610	29,151	9,440	4,099	5,341	882	478	404
1993-94	49,053	2.7	19,538	29,515	9,925	4,229	5,696	1,054	585	469
1994-95	48,690	-0.7	19,781	28,909	10,277	4,374	5,903	1,080	545	535
1995-96	49,296	1.2	20,126	29,170	10,280	4,361	5,919	1,067	524	543
1996-97	50,083	1.6	20,729	29,354	10,627	4,470	6,157	1,060	525	535
1997-98	52,077	4.0	21,483	30,594	11,145	4,596	6,549	1,163	566	597
1998-99	54,404	4.5	22,281	32,123	10,753	4,543	6,210	1,130	574	556
1999-2000	58,791	8.1	24,003	34,788	10,918	4,672	6,246	1,127	537	590
2000-01	61,148	4.0	24,967	36,181	11,404	4,788	6,616	1,167	568	599
2001-02	66,773	9.2	27,130	39,643	11,595	4,912	6,683	1,114	490	624
2002-03	71,482	7.1	27,922	43,560	11,982	4,975	7,007	1,293	613	680
2003-04	77,181	8.0	30,037	47,144	12,906	5,531	7,375	1,282	572	710
2004-05	80,955	4.9	31,355	49,600	13,183	5,646	7,537	1,278	594	684
2005-06	83,297	2.9	32,117	51,180	13,530	5,801	7,729	1,383	639	744
2006-07	85,186	2.3	32,729	52,457	13,767	5,910	7,857	1,364	625	739
2007-08	87,703	3.0	33,862	53,841	14,164	5,998	8,166	1,453	675	778
2008-09	89,140	1.6	35,051	54,089	14,918	6,325	8,593	1,569	726	843
Percent change
1998-99 to     2003-04	41.9	†	34.8	46.8	20.0	21.7	18.8	13.5	-0.3	27.7
2003-04 to     2008-09	15.5	†	16.7	14.7	15.6	14.4	16.5	22.4	26.9	18.7

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

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.)