Table 325.10.

Degrees in agriculture and natural resources conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Academic years 1959-60 through 2020-21

Year	Bachelor's degrees					Master's degrees			Doctor's degrees
	Total		Males	Females	Females as a percent of total	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
	Number	Annual percent change
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1959-60	6,854	†	6,763	91	1.3	1,546	1,531	15	1,350	1,324	26
1960-61	6,260	-8.7	6,188	72	1.2	1,599	1,564	35	1,398	1,377	21
1961-62	6,547	4.6	6,451	96	1.5	1,776	1,734	42	1,433	1,409	24
1962-63	6,748	3.1	6,639	109	1.6	1,649	1,610	39	1,397	1,363	34
1963-64	6,947	2.9	6,817	130	1.9	1,747	1,698	49	1,546	1,503	43
1964-65	7,377	6.2	7,213	164	2.2	1,759	1,713	46	1,583	1,535	48
1965-66	7,867	6.6	7,707	160	2.0	2,097	2,014	83	1,673	1,610	63
1966-67	8,636	9.8	8,453	183	2.1	2,195	2,109	86	1,748	1,684	64
1967-68	9,215	6.7	8,944	271	2.9	2,305	2,213	92	1,893	1,791	102
1968-69	10,965	19.0	10,550	415	3.8	2,577	2,462	115	2,068	1,986	82
1969-70	12,382	12.9	11,876	506	4.1	2,283	2,140	143	2,269	2,151	118
1970-71	12,674	2.4	12,138	536	4.2	2,546	2,396	150	2,384	2,254	130
1971-72	13,593	7.3	12,845	748	5.5	2,760	2,567	193	2,254	2,111	143
1972-73	14,759	8.6	13,664	1,095	7.4	2,898	2,676	222	2,392	2,228	164
1973-74	16,357	10.8	14,753	1,604	9.8	3,038	2,735	303	2,360	2,170	190
1974-75	17,564	7.4	15,089	2,475	14.1	3,165	2,788	377	2,443	2,179	264
1975-76	19,402	10.5	15,845	3,557	18.3	3,453	2,951	502	2,501	2,162	339
1976-77	21,467	10.6	16,690	4,777	22.3	3,827	3,256	571	2,501	2,075	426
1977-78	22,650	5.5	17,069	5,581	24.6	4,173	3,385	788	2,637	2,170	467
1978-79	23,134	2.1	16,854	6,280	27.1	4,130	3,294	836	2,721	2,147	574
1979-80	22,802	-1.4	16,045	6,757	29.6	4,124	3,186	938	2,893	2,163	730
1980-81	21,886	-4.0	15,154	6,732	30.8	4,150	3,168	982	3,062	2,241	821
1981-82	21,029	-3.9	14,443	6,586	31.3	4,347	3,240	1,107	3,182	2,280	902
1982-83	21,285	1.2	14,293	6,992	32.8	4,442	3,248	1,194	3,300	2,276	1,024
1983-84	19,716	-7.4	13,418	6,298	31.9	4,347	3,097	1,250	3,545	2,391	1,154
1984-85	18,494	-6.2	12,673	5,821	31.5	4,058	2,935	1,123	3,517	2,254	1,263
1985-86	17,191	-7.0	11,730	5,461	31.8	3,908	2,775	1,133	3,529	2,225	1,304
1986-87	15,234	-11.4	10,438	4,796	31.5	3,640	2,527	1,113	3,341	2,063	1,278
1987-88	14,640	-3.9	9,929	4,711	32.2	3,611	2,497	1,114	3,446	2,086	1,360
1988-89	13,791	-5.8	9,429	4,362	31.6	3,359	2,302	1,057	3,408	1,973	1,435
1989-90	13,189	-4.4	8,933	4,256	32.3	3,488	2,304	1,184	3,532	1,994	1,538
1990-91	13,363	1.3	8,920	4,443	33.2	3,402	2,222	1,180	3,319	1,892	1,427
1991-92	15,402	15.3	9,986	5,416	35.2	3,908	2,508	1,400	3,361	1,887	1,474
1992-93	17,195	11.6	11,239	5,956	34.6	4,114	2,562	1,552	3,348	1,722	1,626
1993-94	18,502	7.6	11,881	6,621	35.8	4,291	2,608	1,683	3,468	1,842	1,626
1994-95	20,071	8.5	12,762	7,309	36.4	4,386	2,618	1,768	3,500	1,783	1,717
1995-96	21,757	8.4	13,626	8,131	37.4	4,693	2,709	1,984	3,500	1,725	1,775
1996-97	22,960	5.5	13,916	9,044	39.4	4,680	2,684	1,996	3,516	1,684	1,832
1997-98	23,638	3.0	13,886	9,752	41.3	4,593	2,609	1,984	3,575	1,733	1,842
1998-99	24,558	3.9	14,153	10,405	42.4	4,539	2,443	2,096	3,589	1,668	1,921
1999-2000	24,580	0.1	13,908	10,672	43.4	4,524	2,428	2,096	3,530	1,576	1,954
2000-01	23,766	-3.3	12,933	10,833	45.6	4,431	2,321	2,110	3,483	1,479	2,004
2001-02	23,736	-0.1	12,694	11,042	46.5	4,660	2,401	2,259	3,553	1,482	2,071
2002-03	23,777	0.2	12,407	11,370	47.8	4,659	2,291	2,368	3,714	1,541	2,173
2003-04	23,340	-1.8	11,981	11,359	48.7	4,994	2,403	2,591	3,543	1,395	2,148
2004-05	23,406	0.3	12,043	11,363	48.5	4,958	2,366	2,592	3,661	1,406	2,255
2005-06	23,497	0.4	12,138	11,359	48.3	5,100	2,468	2,632	3,800	1,371	2,429
2006-07	23,526	0.1	12,372	11,154	47.4	5,092	2,337	2,755	4,001	1,449	2,552
2007-08	24,540	4.3	12,706	11,834	48.2	5,193	2,372	2,821	4,047	1,457	2,590
2008-09	25,368	3.4	13,141	12,227	48.2	5,124	2,413	2,711	3,992	1,361	2,631
2009-10	26,823	5.7	13,588	13,235	49.3	5,445	2,588	2,857	3,838	1,259	2,579
2010-11	29,203	8.9	14,750	14,453	49.5	6,024	2,851	3,173	4,028	1,333	2,695
2011-12	31,629	8.3	15,559	16,070	50.8	6,622	3,103	3,519	4,185	1,393	2,792
2012-13	34,304	8.5	16,723	17,581	51.3	6,601	3,015	3,586	4,264	1,440	2,824
2013-14	35,953	4.8	17,360	18,593	51.7	7,026	3,112	3,914	4,515	1,456	3,059
2014-15	37,028	3.0	17,692	19,336	52.2	6,894	3,068	3,826	4,870	1,587	3,283
2015-16	37,827	2.2	17,720	20,107	53.2	7,206	3,113	4,093	4,833	1,542	3,291
2016-17	38,782	2.5	17,955	20,827	53.7	7,373	3,143	4,230	4,800	1,501	3,299
2017-18	40,334	4.0	18,333	22,001	54.5	7,524	3,125	4,399	4,963	1,554	3,409
2018-19	41,405	2.7	18,313	23,092	55.8	7,800	3,194	4,606	5,064	1,539	3,525
2019-20	41,858	1.1	17,891	23,967	57.3	7,405	3,005	4,400	4,884	1,407	3,477
2020-21	41,925	0.2	17,409	24,516	58.5	7,404	2,955	4,449	4,869	1,379	3,490
Percent change
2010-11 to 2015-16	29.5	†	20.1	39.1	†	19.6	9.2	29.0	20.0	15.7	22.1
2015-16 to 2020-21	10.8	†	-1.8	21.9	†	2.7	-5.1	8.7	0.7	-10.6	6.0

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and in natural resources and conservation. Data in this table are based on the 2020 Classification of Instructional Programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1959-60 through 1969-70; 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 2020, Completions component. (This table was prepared October 2022.)