Degrees in education conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected academic years, 1949-50 through 2021-22

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Table 325.40.Degrees in education conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected academic years, 1949-50 through 2021-22
Academic year	Bachelor's degrees					Master's degrees			Doctor's degrees
	Total		Male	Female	Percent female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	Number	Annual percent change	Male	Female	Percent female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
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

1960-61	91,048	2.3	25,162	65,886	72.4	34,348	18,858	15,490	1,742	1,383	359
1961-62	96,280	5.7	25,645	70,635	73.4	36,175	19,908	16,267	1,898	1,536	362
1962-63	101,338	5.3	25,485	75,853	74.9	37,878	20,603	17,275	2,075	1,672	403
1963-64	111,215	9.7	26,092	85,123	76.5	41,091	22,008	19,083	2,348	1,890	458
1964-65	117,087	5.3	27,253	89,834	76.7	43,847	22,903	20,944	2,548	2,057	491

1965-66	116,405	-0.6	28,331	88,074	75.7	49,810	25,470	24,340	2,905	2,341	564
1966-67	118,911	2.2	29,498	89,413	75.2	55,126	27,483	27,643	3,367	2,689	678
1967-68	133,846	12.6	31,847	101,999	76.2	62,553	30,264	32,289	3,899	3,122	777
1968-69	150,859	12.7	35,513	115,346	76.5	69,980	32,622	37,358	4,613	3,689	924
1969-70	163,964	8.7	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	107,235	1.7	22,447	84,788	79.1	174,622	40,701	133,921	7,584	2,664	4,920
2006-07	105,683	-1.4	22,534	83,149	78.7	176,583	40,166	136,417	8,261	2,681	5,580
2007-08	102,849	-2.7	21,880	80,969	78.7	175,880	40,051	135,829	8,496	2,773	5,723
2008-09	101,716	-1.1	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	91,596	-7.3	18,467	73,129	79.8	146,581	33,963	112,618	11,772	3,838	7,934

2015-16	87,221	-4.8	17,429	69,792	80.0	145,792	33,791	112,001	11,838	3,693	8,145
2016-17	85,130	-2.4	16,067	69,063	81.1	145,624	33,163	112,461	12,692	4,015	8,677
2017-18	82,599	-3.0	15,166	67,433	81.6	146,368	32,871	113,497	12,780	4,112	8,668
2018-19	83,952	1.6	15,070	68,882	82.0	146,429	32,104	114,325	13,020	4,135	8,885
2019-20	85,052	1.3	15,191	69,861	82.1	146,989	31,714	115,275	13,051	4,092	8,959

2020-21	89,477	5.2	15,407	74,070	82.8	153,745	32,831	120,914	13,642	4,130	9,512
2021-22	89,410	-0.1	15,029	74,381	83.2	151,707	32,084	119,623	14,839	4,311	10,528

Percent change
2011-12 to 2016-17	-19.4	†	-26.0	-17.7	†	-18.7	-19.8	-18.3	25.4	23.1	26.6
2016-17 to 2021-22	5.0	†	-6.5	7.7	†	4.2	-3.3	6.4	16.9	7.4	21.3
†Not applicable.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data are for degree-granting institutions and U.S. service academies. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate 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, 1949-50 and 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 Completions component, Fall 2000 through Fall 2021 (final data) and Fall 2022 (provisional data). (This table was prepared January 2024.)

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