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Table 325.90. | Degrees in the social sciences and history conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 through 2017-18 |
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 |
1970-71 | 155,324 | † | 98,173 | 57,151 | 36.8 | 16,539 | 11,833 | 4,706 | 3,660 | 3,153 | 507 |
1971-72 | 158,060 | 1.8 | 100,895 | 57,165 | 36.2 | 17,445 | 12,540 | 4,905 | 4,081 | 3,483 | 598 |
1972-73 | 155,970 | -1.3 | 99,735 | 56,235 | 36.1 | 17,477 | 12,605 | 4,872 | 4,234 | 3,573 | 661 |
1973-74 | 150,320 | -3.6 | 95,650 | 54,670 | 36.4 | 17,293 | 12,321 | 4,972 | 4,124 | 3,383 | 741 |
1974-75 | 135,190 | -10.1 | 84,826 | 50,364 | 37.3 | 16,977 | 11,875 | 5,102 | 4,212 | 3,334 | 878 |
1975-76 | 126,396 | -6.5 | 78,691 | 47,705 | 37.7 | 15,953 | 10,918 | 5,035 | 4,157 | 3,262 | 895 |
1976-77 | 117,040 | -7.4 | 71,128 | 45,912 | 39.2 | 15,533 | 10,413 | 5,120 | 3,802 | 2,957 | 845 |
1977-78 | 112,952 | -3.5 | 67,217 | 45,735 | 40.5 | 14,718 | 9,845 | 4,873 | 3,594 | 2,722 | 872 |
1978-79 | 108,059 | -4.3 | 62,852 | 45,207 | 41.8 | 12,963 | 8,395 | 4,568 | 3,371 | 2,501 | 870 |
1979-80 | 103,662 | -4.1 | 58,511 | 45,151 | 43.6 | 12,176 | 7,794 | 4,382 | 3,230 | 2,357 | 873 |
1980-81 | 100,513 | -3.0 | 56,131 | 44,382 | 44.2 | 11,945 | 7,457 | 4,488 | 3,122 | 2,274 | 848 |
1981-82 | 99,705 | -0.8 | 55,196 | 44,509 | 44.6 | 12,002 | 7,468 | 4,534 | 3,061 | 2,237 | 824 |
1982-83 | 95,228 | -4.5 | 52,771 | 42,457 | 44.6 | 11,205 | 6,974 | 4,231 | 2,931 | 2,042 | 889 |
1983-84 | 93,323 | -2.0 | 52,154 | 41,169 | 44.1 | 10,577 | 6,551 | 4,026 | 2,911 | 2,030 | 881 |
1984-85 | 91,570 | -1.9 | 51,226 | 40,344 | 44.1 | 10,503 | 6,475 | 4,028 | 2,851 | 1,933 | 918 |
1985-86 | 93,840 | 2.5 | 52,724 | 41,116 | 43.8 | 10,564 | 6,419 | 4,145 | 2,955 | 1,970 | 985 |
1986-87 | 96,342 | 2.7 | 53,949 | 42,393 | 44.0 | 10,506 | 6,373 | 4,133 | 2,916 | 2,026 | 890 |
1987-88 | 100,460 | 4.3 | 56,377 | 44,083 | 43.9 | 10,412 | 6,310 | 4,102 | 2,781 | 1,849 | 932 |
1988-89 | 108,151 | 7.7 | 60,121 | 48,030 | 44.4 | 11,023 | 6,599 | 4,424 | 2,885 | 1,949 | 936 |
1989-90 | 118,083 | 9.2 | 65,887 | 52,196 | 44.2 | 11,634 | 6,898 | 4,736 | 3,010 | 2,019 | 991 |
1990-91 | 125,107 | 5.9 | 68,701 | 56,406 | 45.1 | 12,233 | 7,016 | 5,217 | 3,012 | 1,956 | 1,056 |
1991-92 | 133,974 | 7.1 | 73,001 | 60,973 | 45.5 | 12,702 | 7,237 | 5,465 | 3,218 | 2,126 | 1,092 |
1992-93 | 135,703 | 1.3 | 73,589 | 62,114 | 45.8 | 13,471 | 7,671 | 5,800 | 3,460 | 2,203 | 1,257 |
1993-94 | 133,680 | -1.5 | 72,006 | 61,674 | 46.1 | 14,561 | 8,152 | 6,409 | 3,627 | 2,317 | 1,310 |
1994-95 | 128,154 | -4.1 | 68,139 | 60,015 | 46.8 | 14,845 | 8,207 | 6,638 | 3,725 | 2,319 | 1,406 |
1995-96 | 126,479 | -1.3 | 65,872 | 60,607 | 47.9 | 15,012 | 8,093 | 6,919 | 3,760 | 2,339 | 1,421 |
1996-97 | 124,891 | -1.3 | 64,115 | 60,776 | 48.7 | 14,787 | 7,830 | 6,957 | 3,989 | 2,479 | 1,510 |
1997-98 | 125,040 | 0.1 | 63,537 | 61,503 | 49.2 | 14,938 | 7,960 | 6,978 | 4,127 | 2,445 | 1,682 |
1998-99 | 124,815 | -0.2 | 61,843 | 62,972 | 50.5 | 14,396 | 7,440 | 6,956 | 3,873 | 2,290 | 1,583 |
1999-2000 | 127,101 | 1.8 | 62,062 | 65,039 | 51.2 | 14,066 | 7,024 | 7,042 | 4,095 | 2,407 | 1,688 |
2000-01 | 128,036 | 0.7 | 61,749 | 66,287 | 51.8 | 13,791 | 6,816 | 6,975 | 3,930 | 2,302 | 1,628 |
2001-02 | 132,874 | 3.8 | 64,170 | 68,704 | 51.7 | 14,112 | 6,941 | 7,171 | 3,902 | 2,219 | 1,683 |
2002-03 | 143,256 | 7.8 | 69,517 | 73,739 | 51.5 | 14,630 | 7,202 | 7,428 | 3,850 | 2,196 | 1,654 |
2003-04 | 150,357 | 5.0 | 73,834 | 76,523 | 50.9 | 16,110 | 7,810 | 8,300 | 3,811 | 2,188 | 1,623 |
2004-05 | 156,892 | 4.3 | 77,702 | 79,190 | 50.5 | 16,952 | 8,256 | 8,696 | 3,819 | 2,184 | 1,635 |
2005-06 | 161,468 | 2.9 | 80,793 | 80,675 | 50.0 | 17,368 | 8,416 | 8,952 | 3,914 | 2,218 | 1,696 |
2006-07 | 164,229 | 1.7 | 82,431 | 81,798 | 49.8 | 17,666 | 8,577 | 9,089 | 3,844 | 2,110 | 1,734 |
2007-08 | 167,321 | 1.9 | 84,850 | 82,471 | 49.3 | 18,496 | 9,346 | 9,150 | 4,058 | 2,192 | 1,866 |
2008-09 | 168,517 | 0.7 | 85,202 | 83,315 | 49.4 | 19,241 | 9,605 | 9,636 | 4,234 | 2,353 | 1,881 |
2009-10 | 172,782 | 2.5 | 87,404 | 85,378 | 49.4 | 20,234 | 9,967 | 10,267 | 4,238 | 2,292 | 1,946 |
2010-11 | 177,169 | 2.5 | 89,809 | 87,360 | 49.3 | 21,085 | 10,578 | 10,507 | 4,390 | 2,331 | 2,059 |
2011-12 | 178,534 | 0.8 | 90,628 | 87,906 | 49.2 | 21,891 | 10,987 | 10,904 | 4,597 | 2,464 | 2,133 |
2012-13 | 177,767 | -0.4 | 90,143 | 87,624 | 49.3 | 21,591 | 10,811 | 10,780 | 4,610 | 2,461 | 2,149 |
2013-14 | 173,132 | -2.6 | 88,254 | 84,878 | 49.0 | 21,497 | 10,764 | 10,733 | 4,724 | 2,494 | 2,230 |
2014-15 | 166,971 | -3.6 | 85,484 | 81,487 | 48.8 | 20,533 | 10,318 | 10,215 | 4,828 | 2,589 | 2,239 |
2015-16 | 161,211 | -3.4 | 81,292 | 79,919 | 49.6 | 19,861 | 10,010 | 9,851 | 4,706 | 2,594 | 2,112 |
2016-17 | 159,097 | -1.3 | 79,565 | 79,532 | 50.0 | 20,004 | 9,905 | 10,099 | 4,706 | 2,572 | 2,134 |
2017-18 | 159,967 | 0.5 | 79,628 | 80,339 | 50.2 | 19,884 | 9,832 | 10,052 | 4,676 | 2,475 | 2,201 |
Percent change | |||||||||||
2007-08 to 2012-13 | 6.2 | † | 6.2 | 6.2 | † | 16.7 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 15.2 |
2012-13 to 2017-18 | -10.0 | † | -11.7 | -8.3 | † | -7.9 | -9.1 | -6.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
†Not applicable. | |||||||||||
NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The social sciences include anthropology, archeology, criminology, demography, economics, geography, international relations and development, political science and government, sociology, and urban studies. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||
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; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2018, Completions component. (This table was prepared September 2019.) |