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Table 325.40. | Degrees in education conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2014-15 |
Year | Bachelor's degrees | Master's degrees | Doctor's degrees | ||||||||
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Total | Males | Females | Females as a percent of total |
Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | ||
Number | Annual percent change |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
1949-50 | 61,472 | † | 31,398 | 30,074 | 48.9 | 20,069 | 12,025 | 8,044 | 953 | 797 | 156 |
1959-60 | 89,002 | † | 25,556 | 63,446 | 71.3 | 33,433 | 18,057 | 15,376 | 1,591 | 1,279 | 312 |
1967-68 | 133,965 | † | 31,926 | 102,039 | 76.2 | 63,399 | 30,672 | 32,727 | 4,078 | 3,250 | 828 |
1969-70 | 163,964 | † | 40,420 | 123,544 | 75.3 | 78,020 | 34,832 | 43,188 | 5,588 | 4,479 | 1,109 |
1970-71 | 176,307 | 7.5 | 44,896 | 131,411 | 74.5 | 87,666 | 38,365 | 49,301 | 6,041 | 4,771 | 1,270 |
1971-72 | 190,880 | 8.3 | 49,344 | 141,536 | 74.1 | 96,668 | 41,141 | 55,527 | 6,648 | 5,104 | 1,544 |
1972-73 | 193,984 | 1.6 | 51,300 | 142,684 | 73.6 | 103,777 | 43,298 | 60,479 | 6,857 | 5,191 | 1,666 |
1973-74 | 184,907 | -4.7 | 48,997 | 135,910 | 73.5 | 110,402 | 44,112 | 66,290 | 6,757 | 4,974 | 1,783 |
1974-75 | 166,758 | -9.8 | 44,463 | 122,295 | 73.3 | 117,841 | 44,430 | 73,411 | 6,975 | 4,856 | 2,119 |
1975-76 | 154,437 | -7.4 | 42,004 | 112,433 | 72.8 | 126,061 | 44,831 | 81,230 | 7,202 | 4,826 | 2,376 |
1976-77 | 143,234 | -7.3 | 39,867 | 103,367 | 72.2 | 124,267 | 42,308 | 81,959 | 7,338 | 4,832 | 2,506 |
1977-78 | 135,821 | -5.2 | 37,410 | 98,411 | 72.5 | 116,916 | 37,662 | 79,254 | 7,018 | 4,281 | 2,737 |
1978-79 | 125,873 | -7.3 | 33,743 | 92,130 | 73.2 | 109,866 | 34,410 | 75,456 | 7,170 | 4,174 | 2,996 |
1979-80 | 118,038 | -6.2 | 30,901 | 87,137 | 73.8 | 101,819 | 30,300 | 71,519 | 7,314 | 4,100 | 3,214 |
1980-81 | 108,074 | -8.4 | 27,039 | 81,035 | 75.0 | 96,713 | 27,548 | 69,165 | 7,279 | 3,843 | 3,436 |
1981-82 | 100,932 | -6.6 | 24,380 | 76,552 | 75.8 | 91,601 | 25,339 | 66,262 | 6,999 | 3,612 | 3,387 |
1982-83 | 97,908 | -3.0 | 23,651 | 74,257 | 75.8 | 83,254 | 22,824 | 60,430 | 7,063 | 3,550 | 3,513 |
1983-84 | 92,310 | -5.7 | 22,200 | 70,110 | 76.0 | 75,700 | 21,164 | 54,536 | 6,914 | 3,448 | 3,466 |
1984-85 | 88,078 | -4.6 | 21,254 | 66,824 | 75.9 | 74,667 | 20,539 | 54,128 | 6,614 | 3,174 | 3,440 |
1985-86 | 87,147 | -1.1 | 20,982 | 66,165 | 75.9 | 74,816 | 20,302 | 54,514 | 6,610 | 3,088 | 3,522 |
1986-87 | 86,788 | -0.4 | 20,705 | 66,083 | 76.1 | 72,619 | 18,955 | 53,664 | 5,905 | 2,745 | 3,160 |
1987-88 | 90,928 | 4.8 | 20,947 | 69,981 | 77.0 | 75,270 | 18,777 | 56,493 | 5,568 | 2,530 | 3,038 |
1988-89 | 96,740 | 6.4 | 21,643 | 75,097 | 77.6 | 79,793 | 19,616 | 60,177 | 5,884 | 2,522 | 3,362 |
1989-90 | 105,112 | 8.7 | 23,007 | 82,105 | 78.1 | 84,890 | 20,469 | 64,421 | 6,503 | 2,776 | 3,727 |
1990-91 | 110,807 | 5.4 | 23,417 | 87,390 | 78.9 | 87,352 | 20,448 | 66,904 | 6,189 | 2,614 | 3,575 |
1991-92 | 107,836 | -2.7 | 22,655 | 85,181 | 79.0 | 91,225 | 20,897 | 70,328 | 6,423 | 2,652 | 3,771 |
1992-93 | 107,578 | -0.2 | 23,199 | 84,379 | 78.4 | 94,497 | 21,857 | 72,640 | 6,581 | 2,712 | 3,869 |
1993-94 | 107,440 | -0.1 | 24,424 | 83,016 | 77.3 | 97,427 | 22,656 | 74,771 | 6,450 | 2,555 | 3,895 |
1994-95 | 105,929 | -1.4 | 25,619 | 80,310 | 75.8 | 99,835 | 23,511 | 76,324 | 6,475 | 2,490 | 3,985 |
1995-96 | 105,384 | -0.5 | 26,214 | 79,170 | 75.1 | 104,936 | 24,955 | 79,981 | 6,246 | 2,404 | 3,842 |
1996-97 | 105,116 | -0.3 | 26,242 | 78,874 | 75.0 | 108,720 | 25,518 | 83,202 | 6,297 | 2,367 | 3,930 |
1997-98 | 105,833 | 0.7 | 26,285 | 79,548 | 75.2 | 113,374 | 26,814 | 86,560 | 6,261 | 2,334 | 3,927 |
1998-99 | 107,372 | 1.5 | 26,321 | 81,051 | 75.5 | 118,226 | 28,077 | 90,149 | 6,471 | 2,297 | 4,174 |
1999-2000 | 108,034 | 0.6 | 26,103 | 81,931 | 75.8 | 123,045 | 29,081 | 93,964 | 6,409 | 2,295 | 4,114 |
2000-01 | 105,458 | -2.4 | 24,580 | 80,878 | 76.7 | 127,829 | 29,997 | 97,832 | 6,284 | 2,237 | 4,047 |
2001-02 | 106,295 | 0.8 | 24,049 | 82,246 | 77.4 | 135,189 | 31,907 | 103,282 | 6,549 | 2,211 | 4,338 |
2002-03 | 105,845 | -0.4 | 22,604 | 83,241 | 78.6 | 147,883 | 34,033 | 113,850 | 6,832 | 2,314 | 4,518 |
2003-04 | 106,278 | 0.4 | 22,802 | 83,476 | 78.5 | 162,345 | 37,843 | 124,502 | 7,088 | 2,403 | 4,685 |
2004-05 | 105,451 | -0.8 | 22,513 | 82,938 | 78.7 | 167,490 | 38,863 | 128,627 | 7,681 | 2,557 | 5,124 |
2005-06 | 107,238 | 1.7 | 22,448 | 84,790 | 79.1 | 174,620 | 40,700 | 133,920 | 7,584 | 2,664 | 4,920 |
2006-07 | 105,641 | -1.5 | 22,516 | 83,125 | 78.7 | 176,572 | 40,164 | 136,408 | 8,261 | 2,681 | 5,580 |
2007-08 | 102,582 | -2.9 | 21,828 | 80,754 | 78.7 | 175,880 | 40,055 | 135,825 | 8,491 | 2,773 | 5,718 |
2008-09 | 101,716 | -0.8 | 21,163 | 80,553 | 79.2 | 178,538 | 40,312 | 138,226 | 9,028 | 2,956 | 6,072 |
2009-10 | 101,287 | -0.4 | 20,739 | 80,548 | 79.5 | 182,165 | 41,284 | 140,881 | 9,237 | 3,023 | 6,214 |
2010-11 | 104,008 | 2.7 | 21,206 | 82,802 | 79.6 | 185,127 | 42,043 | 143,084 | 9,642 | 3,070 | 6,572 |
2011-12 | 105,656 | 1.6 | 21,714 | 83,942 | 79.4 | 179,047 | 41,364 | 137,683 | 10,118 | 3,262 | 6,856 |
2012-13 | 104,698 | -0.9 | 21,824 | 82,874 | 79.2 | 164,652 | 37,816 | 126,836 | 10,572 | 3,418 | 7,154 |
2013-14 | 98,838 | -5.6 | 20,357 | 78,481 | 79.4 | 154,655 | 35,974 | 118,681 | 10,929 | 3,464 | 7,465 |
2014-15 | 91,623 | -7.3 | 18,473 | 73,150 | 79.8 | 146,561 | 33,980 | 112,581 | 11,772 | 3,838 | 7,934 |
Percent change | |||||||||||
2004-05 to 2009-10 | -3.9 | † | -7.9 | -2.9 | † | 8.8 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 20.3 | 18.2 | 21.3 |
2009-10 to 2014-15 | -9.5 | † | -10.9 | -9.2 | † | -19.5 | -17.7 | -20.1 | 27.4 | 27.0 | 27.7 |
†Not applicable. | |||||||||||
NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||
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; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and Fall 2000 through Fall 2015, Completions component. (This table was prepared January 2017.) |