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Table 325.95. Degrees in visual and performing arts 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 13,163 6,141 7,022 53.3 2,892 1,763 1,129 292 238 54
1960-61 12,942 -1.7 5,877 7,065 54.6 2,910 1,817 1,093 303 260 43
1961-62 13,609 5.2 6,043 7,566 55.6 3,151 1,858 1,293 311 257 54
1962-63 14,515 6.7 6,267 8,248 56.8 3,363 2,027 1,336 379 322 57
1963-64 16,159 11.3 6,757 9,402 58.2 3,673 2,117 1,556 422 358 64

1964-65
17,391 7.6 7,179 10,212 58.7 4,244 2,473 1,771 428 360 68
1965-66 18,679 7.4 7,933 10,746 57.5 5,019 2,760 2,259 476 396 80
1966-67 21,548 15.4 8,985 12,563 58.3 5,812 3,336 2,476 504 411 93
1967-68 25,521 18.4 10,390 15,131 59.3 6,563 3,704 2,859 528 428 100
1968-69 31,588 23.8 12,933 18,655 59.1 7,413 4,093 3,320 684 565 119

1969-70
35,901 13.7 15,347 20,554 57.3 7,849 4,158 3,691 734 592 142
1970-71 30,394 -15.3 12,256 18,138 59.7 6,675 3,510 3,165 621 483 138
1971-72 33,831 11.3 13,580 20,251 59.9 7,537 4,049 3,488 572 428 144
1972-73 36,017 6.5 14,267 21,750 60.4 7,254 4,005 3,249 616 449 167
1973-74 39,730 10.3 15,821 23,909 60.2 8,001 4,325 3,676 585 440 145

1974-75
40,782 2.6 15,532 25,250 61.9 8,362 4,448 3,914 649 446 203
1975-76 42,138 3.3 16,491 25,647 60.9 8,817 4,507 4,310 620 447 173
1976-77 41,793 -0.8 16,166 25,627 61.3 8,636 4,211 4,425 662 447 215
1977-78 40,951 -2.0 15,572 25,379 62.0 9,036 4,327 4,709 708 448 260
1978-79 40,969 # 15,380 25,589 62.5 8,524 3,933 4,591 700 454 246

1979-80
40,892 -0.2 15,065 25,827 63.2 8,708 4,067 4,641 655 413 242
1980-81 40,479 -1.0 14,798 25,681 63.4 8,629 4,056 4,573 654 396 258
1981-82 40,422 -0.1 14,819 25,603 63.3 8,746 3,866 4,880 670 380 290
1982-83 39,804 -1.5 14,695 25,109 63.1 8,763 4,013 4,750 692 404 288
1983-84 40,131 0.8 15,089 25,042 62.4 8,526 3,897 4,629 730 406 324

1984-85
38,285 -4.6 14,518 23,767 62.1 8,720 3,896 4,824 696 407 289
1985-86 37,241 -2.7 14,236 23,005 61.8 8,420 3,775 4,645 722 396 326
1986-87 36,873 -1.0 13,980 22,893 62.1 8,508 3,756 4,752 793 447 346
1987-88 37,150 0.8 14,225 22,925 61.7 7,939 3,442 4,497 727 424 303
1988-89 38,420 3.4 14,698 23,722 61.7 8,267 3,611 4,656 753 446 307

1989-90
39,934 3.9 15,189 24,745 62.0 8,481 3,706 4,775 849 472 377
1990-91 42,186 5.6 15,761 26,425 62.6 8,657 3,830 4,827 838 466 372
1991-92 46,522 10.3 17,616 28,906 62.1 9,353 4,078 5,275 906 504 402
1992-93 47,761 2.7 18,610 29,151 61.0 9,440 4,099 5,341 882 478 404
1993-94 49,053 2.7 19,538 29,515 60.2 9,925 4,229 5,696 1,054 585 469

1994-95
48,690 -0.7 19,781 28,909 59.4 10,277 4,374 5,903 1,080 545 535
1995-96 49,296 1.2 20,126 29,170 59.2 10,280 4,361 5,919 1,067 524 543
1996-97 50,083 1.6 20,729 29,354 58.6 10,627 4,470 6,157 1,060 525 535
1997-98 52,077 4.0 21,483 30,594 58.7 11,145 4,596 6,549 1,163 566 597
1998-99 54,446 4.5 22,270 32,176 59.1 10,762 4,544 6,218 1,117 567 550

1999-2000
58,791 8.0 24,003 34,788 59.2 10,918 4,672 6,246 1,127 537 590
2000-01 61,148 4.0 24,967 36,181 59.2 11,404 4,788 6,616 1,167 568 599
2001-02 66,773 9.2 27,130 39,643 59.4 11,595 4,912 6,683 1,114 490 624
2002-03 71,482 7.1 27,922 43,560 60.9 11,982 4,975 7,007 1,293 613 680
2003-04 77,181 8.0 30,037 47,144 61.1 12,906 5,531 7,375 1,282 572 710

2004-05
80,955 4.9 31,355 49,600 61.3 13,183 5,646 7,537 1,278 594 684
2005-06 83,292 2.9 32,115 51,177 61.4 13,531 5,802 7,729 1,383 639 744
2006-07 85,210 2.3 32,738 52,472 61.6 13,768 5,910 7,858 1,364 625 739
2007-08 87,731 3.0 33,863 53,868 61.4 14,170 6,001 8,169 1,453 675 778
2008-09 89,143 1.6 35,055 54,088 60.7 14,918 6,325 8,593 1,569 726 843

2009-10
91,798 3.0 35,768 56,030 61.0 15,562 6,531 9,031 1,599 700 899
2010-11 93,939 2.3 36,342 57,597 61.3 16,277 6,881 9,396 1,646 770 876
2011-12 95,806 2.0 37,164 58,642 61.2 17,307 7,320 9,987 1,728 790 938
2012-13 97,799 2.1 38,063 59,736 61.1 17,869 7,610 10,259 1,814 850 964
2013-14 97,414 -0.4 38,177 59,237 60.8 17,869 7,712 10,157 1,778 869 909

2014-15
95,840 -1.6 38,024 57,816 60.3 17,756 7,643 10,113 1,793 837 956
2015-16 92,979 -3.0 36,712 56,267 60.5 18,052 7,679 10,373 1,809 853 956
2016-17 91,291 -1.8 35,304 55,987 61.3 17,516 7,561 9,955 1,774 812 962
2017-18 88,507 -3.0 34,170 54,337 61.4 17,668 7,391 10,277 1,759 852 907
2018-19 89,741 1.4 33,927 55,814 62.2 17,119 7,088 10,031 1,845 911 934

2019-20
92,299 2.9 34,057 58,242 63.1 16,521 6,894 9,627 1,716 816 900
2020-21 90,022 -2.5 33,161 56,861 63.2 15,743 6,424 9,319 1,668 827 841

Percent change
                     
  2010-11 to 2015-16 -1.0 1.0 -2.3 10.9 11.6 10.4 9.9 10.8 9.1
  2015-16 to 2020-21 -3.2 -9.7 1.1 -12.8 -16.3 -10.2 -7.8 -3.0 -12.0
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
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. 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 2021, Completions component. (This table was prepared September 2022.)

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