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Table 325.25. | Degrees in business conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1955-56 through 2015-16 |
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 |
1955-56 | 42,813 | † | 38,706 | 4,107 | 9.6 | 3,280 | 3,118 | 162 | 129 | 127 | 2 |
1957-58 | 51,991 | † | 48,063 | 3,928 | 7.6 | 4,223 | 4,072 | 151 | 110 | 105 | 5 |
1959-60 | 51,076 | † | 47,262 | 3,814 | 7.5 | 4,643 | 4,476 | 167 | 135 | 133 | 2 |
1961-62 | 49,017 | † | 45,184 | 3,833 | 7.8 | 7,691 | 7,484 | 207 | 226 | 221 | 5 |
1963-64 | 55,474 | † | 51,056 | 4,418 | 8.0 | 9,251 | 9,008 | 243 | 275 | 268 | 7 |
1965-66 | 62,721 | † | 57,516 | 5,205 | 8.3 | 12,959 | 12,628 | 331 | 387 | 370 | 17 |
1967-68 | 79,074 | † | 72,126 | 6,948 | 8.8 | 17,795 | 17,186 | 609 | 441 | 427 | 14 |
1969-70 | 105,580 | † | 96,346 | 9,234 | 8.7 | 21,561 | 20,792 | 769 | 620 | 610 | 10 |
1970-71 | 115,396 | 9.3 | 104,936 | 10,460 | 9.1 | 26,490 | 25,458 | 1,032 | 774 | 753 | 21 |
1971-72 | 121,917 | 5.7 | 110,331 | 11,586 | 9.5 | 30,509 | 29,317 | 1,192 | 876 | 857 | 19 |
1972-73 | 126,717 | 3.9 | 113,337 | 13,380 | 10.6 | 31,208 | 29,689 | 1,519 | 917 | 864 | 53 |
1973-74 | 132,304 | 4.4 | 115,363 | 16,941 | 12.8 | 32,691 | 30,557 | 2,134 | 922 | 873 | 49 |
1974-75 | 133,639 | 1.0 | 111,983 | 21,656 | 16.2 | 36,315 | 33,274 | 3,041 | 939 | 900 | 39 |
1975-76 | 143,171 | 7.1 | 114,986 | 28,185 | 19.7 | 42,592 | 37,654 | 4,938 | 906 | 856 | 50 |
1976-77 | 152,010 | 6.2 | 116,394 | 35,616 | 23.4 | 46,505 | 39,852 | 6,653 | 839 | 785 | 54 |
1977-78 | 160,775 | 5.8 | 117,103 | 43,672 | 27.2 | 48,347 | 40,224 | 8,123 | 834 | 760 | 74 |
1978-79 | 172,392 | 7.2 | 119,765 | 52,627 | 30.5 | 50,397 | 40,766 | 9,631 | 852 | 752 | 100 |
1979-80 | 186,264 | 8.0 | 123,639 | 62,625 | 33.6 | 55,008 | 42,744 | 12,264 | 767 | 650 | 117 |
1980-81 | 200,521 | 7.7 | 126,798 | 73,723 | 36.8 | 57,888 | 43,411 | 14,477 | 808 | 686 | 122 |
1981-82 | 215,190 | 7.3 | 130,693 | 84,497 | 39.3 | 61,251 | 44,230 | 17,021 | 826 | 676 | 150 |
1982-83 | 226,442 | 5.2 | 131,451 | 94,991 | 41.9 | 64,741 | 45,987 | 18,754 | 770 | 638 | 132 |
1983-84 | 229,013 | 1.1 | 129,296 | 99,717 | 43.5 | 66,129 | 46,167 | 19,962 | 926 | 727 | 199 |
1984-85 | 232,282 | 1.4 | 127,467 | 104,815 | 45.1 | 66,981 | 46,199 | 20,782 | 827 | 685 | 142 |
1985-86 | 236,700 | 1.9 | 128,415 | 108,285 | 45.7 | 66,676 | 45,927 | 20,749 | 923 | 720 | 203 |
1986-87 | 240,346 | 1.5 | 128,506 | 111,840 | 46.5 | 67,093 | 44,913 | 22,180 | 1,062 | 808 | 254 |
1987-88 | 242,859 | 1.0 | 129,467 | 113,392 | 46.7 | 69,230 | 45,980 | 23,250 | 1,063 | 810 | 253 |
1988-89 | 246,262 | 1.4 | 131,098 | 115,164 | 46.8 | 73,065 | 48,540 | 24,525 | 1,100 | 800 | 300 |
1989-90 | 248,568 | 0.9 | 132,284 | 116,284 | 46.8 | 76,676 | 50,585 | 26,091 | 1,093 | 818 | 275 |
1990-91 | 249,165 | 0.2 | 131,557 | 117,608 | 47.2 | 78,255 | 50,883 | 27,372 | 1,185 | 876 | 309 |
1991-92 | 256,298 | 2.9 | 135,263 | 121,035 | 47.2 | 84,517 | 54,609 | 29,908 | 1,242 | 953 | 289 |
1992-93 | 256,473 | 0.1 | 135,368 | 121,105 | 47.2 | 89,425 | 57,504 | 31,921 | 1,346 | 969 | 377 |
1993-94 | 246,265 | -4.0 | 128,946 | 117,319 | 47.6 | 93,285 | 59,223 | 34,062 | 1,364 | 980 | 384 |
1994-95 | 233,895 | -5.0 | 121,663 | 112,232 | 48.0 | 93,540 | 58,931 | 34,609 | 1,391 | 1,011 | 380 |
1995-96 | 226,623 | -3.1 | 116,545 | 110,078 | 48.6 | 93,554 | 58,400 | 35,154 | 1,366 | 972 | 394 |
1996-97 | 225,934 | -0.3 | 116,023 | 109,911 | 48.6 | 97,204 | 59,333 | 37,871 | 1,336 | 947 | 389 |
1997-98 | 232,079 | 2.7 | 119,379 | 112,700 | 48.6 | 101,652 | 62,357 | 39,295 | 1,290 | 885 | 405 |
1998-99 | 239,924 | 3.4 | 121,741 | 118,183 | 49.3 | 106,830 | 64,271 | 42,559 | 1,216 | 848 | 368 |
1999-2000 | 256,070 | 6.7 | 128,521 | 127,549 | 49.8 | 111,532 | 67,078 | 44,454 | 1,194 | 812 | 382 |
2000-01 | 263,515 | 2.9 | 132,275 | 131,240 | 49.8 | 115,602 | 68,471 | 47,131 | 1,180 | 783 | 397 |
2001-02 | 278,217 | 5.6 | 138,343 | 139,874 | 50.3 | 119,725 | 70,463 | 49,262 | 1,156 | 746 | 410 |
2002-03 | 293,391 | 5.5 | 145,075 | 148,316 | 50.6 | 127,685 | 75,239 | 52,446 | 1,252 | 820 | 432 |
2003-04 | 307,149 | 4.7 | 152,513 | 154,636 | 50.3 | 139,347 | 80,858 | 58,489 | 1,481 | 960 | 521 |
2004-05 | 311,574 | 1.4 | 155,940 | 155,634 | 50.0 | 142,617 | 82,151 | 60,466 | 1,498 | 901 | 597 |
2005-06 | 318,042 | 2.1 | 159,683 | 158,359 | 49.8 | 146,406 | 83,550 | 62,856 | 1,711 | 1,049 | 662 |
2006-07 | 327,531 | 3.0 | 166,350 | 161,181 | 49.2 | 150,211 | 84,115 | 66,096 | 2,029 | 1,188 | 841 |
2007-08 | 335,254 | 2.4 | 170,978 | 164,276 | 49.0 | 155,637 | 86,258 | 69,379 | 2,084 | 1,250 | 834 |
2008-09 | 348,056 | 3.8 | 177,924 | 170,132 | 48.9 | 168,404 | 91,991 | 76,413 | 2,123 | 1,302 | 821 |
2009-10 | 358,119 | 2.9 | 183,272 | 174,847 | 48.8 | 177,748 | 96,742 | 81,006 | 2,249 | 1,338 | 911 |
2010-11 | 365,133 | 2.0 | 187,116 | 178,017 | 48.8 | 187,178 | 101,440 | 85,738 | 2,286 | 1,357 | 929 |
2011-12 | 367,235 | 0.6 | 190,180 | 177,055 | 48.2 | 191,606 | 103,250 | 88,356 | 2,538 | 1,461 | 1,077 |
2012-13 | 360,887 | -1.7 | 187,843 | 173,044 | 47.9 | 188,617 | 101,599 | 87,018 | 2,828 | 1,605 | 1,223 |
2013-14 | 358,132 | -0.8 | 188,468 | 169,664 | 47.4 | 189,364 | 101,061 | 88,303 | 3,039 | 1,722 | 1,317 |
2014-15 | 363,741 | 1.6 | 191,288 | 172,453 | 47.4 | 185,236 | 98,593 | 86,643 | 3,116 | 1,716 | 1,400 |
2015-16 | 371,694 | 2.2 | 196,312 | 175,382 | 47.2 | 186,834 | 99,491 | 87,343 | 3,323 | 1,931 | 1,392 |
Percent change | |||||||||||
2005-06 to 2010-11 | 14.8 | † | 17.2 | 12.4 | † | 27.8 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 33.6 | 29.4 | 40.3 |
2010-11 to 2015-16 | 1.8 | † | 4.9 | -1.5 | † | -0.2 | -1.9 | 1.9 | 45.4 | 42.3 | 49.8 |
†Not applicable. | |||||||||||
NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services and in personal and culinary services. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1955-56 through 1963-64; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1965-66 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2016, Completions component. (This table was prepared November 2017.) |