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| Table 261. | Master's degrees conferred by institutions of higher education, by racial/ethnic group, major field of study, and sex of student: 1991-92 |
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| Total | Men | Women
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| | White, |Black, | | Asian/ |American| | | White, |Black, | | Asian/ |American| | | White, |Black, | | Asian/ |American|
Major field of study | Total | non- | non- | His- |Pacific |Indian/ |Nonresi-| Total | non- | non- | His- |Pacific |Indian/ |Nonresi-| Total | non- | non- | His- |Pacific |Indian/ |Nonresi-
| |Hispanic| His- | panic |Islander|Alaskan | dent | |Hispanic| His- | panic |Islander|Alaskan | dent | |Hispanic| His- | panic |Islander|Alaskan | dent
| | | panic | | | Native | alien | | | panic | | | Native | alien | | | panic | | | Native | alien
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All fields, total\1\ ..........................| 348,682 |268,371 |18,116 | 9,358 | 12,658 | 1,273 | 38,906 |159,543 |116,096 | 6,054 | 4,132 | 7,062 | 523 | 25,676 |189,139 |152,275 |12,062 | 5,226 | 5,596 | 750 | 13,230
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Agriculture and natural resources ...............| 3,735 | 2,546 | 82 | 61 | 74 | 7 | 965 | 2,413 | 1,582 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 5 | 687 | 1,322 | 964 | 32 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 278
Architecture and related programs ...............| 3,640 | 2,530 | 135 | 121 | 191 | 10 | 653 | 2,271 | 1,552 | 79 | 74 | 112 | 7 | 447 | 1,369 | 978 | 56 | 47 | 79 | 3 | 206
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies ..............| 1,385 | 957 | 91 | 86 | 69 | 16 | 166 | 688 | 493 | 41 | 52 | 27 | 7 | 68 | 697 | 464 | 50 | 34 | 42 | 9 | 98
Biological sciences/life sciences ...............| 4,785 | 3,404 | 156 | 141 | 276 | 13 | 795 | 2,301 | 1,645 | 64 | 68 | 131 | 8 | 385 | 2,484 | 1,759 | 92 | 73 | 145 | 5 | 410
Business management and administrative services..| 84,642 | 65,320 | 3,966 | 1,944 | 3,635 | 220 | 9,557 | 54,705 | 42,668 | 1,900 | 1,223 | 2,175 | 123 | 6,616 | 29,937 | 22,652 | 2,066 | 721 | 1,460 | 97 | 2,941
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Communications ..................................| 4,180 | 3,109 | 258 | 78 | 110 | 15 | 610 | 1,537 | 1,175 | 57 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 240 | 2,643 | 1,934 | 201 | 51 | 77 | 10 | 370
Communications technologies .....................| 284 | 170 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 82 | 155 | 95 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 129 | 75 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41
Computer and information sciences ...............| 9,530 | 4,678 | 334 | 158 | 1,171 | 16 | 3,173 | 6,884 | 3,448 | 186 | 104 | 751 | 11 | 2,384 | 2,646 | 1,230 | 148 | 54 | 420 | 5 | 789
Education .......................................| 92,668 | 78,874 | 6,444 | 2,838 | 1,192 | 457 | 2,863 | 21,244 | 17,653 | 1,345 | 745 | 308 | 136 | 1,057 | 71,424 | 61,221 | 5,099 | 2,093 | 884 | 321 | 1,806
Engineering .....................................| 24,983 | 13,640 | 498 | 521 | 2,377 | 45 | 7,902 | 21,327 | 11,552 | 356 | 437 | 1,947 | 38 | 6,997 | 3,656 | 2,088 | 142 | 84 | 430 | 7 | 905
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Engineering-related technologies ................| 994 | 728 | 52 | 20 | 55 | 6 | 133 | 816 | 596 | 42 | 15 | 43 | 5 | 115 | 178 | 132 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 18
English language and literature/letters .........| 7,450 | 6,462 | 220 | 152 | 146 | 37 | 433 | 2,513 | 2,208 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 17 | 132 | 4,937 | 4,254 | 160 | 104 | 98 | 20 | 301
Foreign languages and literatures................| 2,926 | 1,896 | 37 | 280 | 101 | 6 | 606 | 971 | 646 | 10 | 101 | 20 | 3 | 191 | 1,955 | 1,250 | 27 | 179 | 81 | 3 | 415
Health professions and related sciences .........| 23,065 | 19,220 | 1,136 | 559 | 739 | 94 | 1,317 | 4,691 | 3,575 | 180 | 142 | 226 | 24 | 544 | 18,374 | 15,645 | 956 | 417 | 513 | 70 | 773
Home economics and vocational home economics ....| 2,412 | 1,920 | 121 | 61 | 45 | 6 | 259 | 409 | 295 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 2,003 | 1,625 | 109 | 51 | 33 | 6 | 179
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Law and legal studies ...........................| 2,369 | 1,253 | 46 | 76 | 77 | 2 | 915 | 1,597 | 847 | 24 | 49 | 52 | 0 | 625 | 772 | 406 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 290
Liberal arts and sciences, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
general studies, and humanities ...............| 2,394 | 2,057 | 107 | 48 | 36 | 8 | 138 | 870 | 736 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 70 | 1,524 | 1,321 | 71 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 68
Library science .................................| 4,893 | 4,230 | 159 | 106 | 148 | 8 | 242 | 992 | 846 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 65 | 3,901 | 3,384 | 129 | 77 | 128 | 6 | 177
Mathematics .....................................| 4,011 | 2,523 | 84 | 64 | 216 | 4 | 1,120 | 2,452 | 1,524 | 49 | 47 | 113 | 1 | 718 | 1,559 | 999 | 35 | 17 | 103 | 3 | 402
Multi/interdisciplinary studies .................| 2,126 | 1,721 | 87 | 60 | 63 | 8 | 187 | 995 | 787 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 2 | 103 | 1,131 | 934 | 52 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 84
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Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies ..| 1,358 | 1,191 | 49 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 73 | 650 | 556 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 708 | 635 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33
Philosophy and religion .........................| 1,146 | 931 | 50 | 26 | 39 | 7 | 93 | 731 | 586 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 67 | 415 | 345 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 26
Physical sciences and science technologies.......| 5,374 | 3,296 | 105 | 91 | 318 | 19 | 1,545 | 3,909 | 2,419 | 71 | 66 | 222 | 15 | 1,116 | 1,465 | 877 | 34 | 25 | 96 | 4 | 429
Precision production trades......................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Protective services .............................| 1,249 | 973 | 182 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 38 | 797 | 646 | 85 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 452 | 327 | 97 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9
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Psychology ......................................| 10,215 | 8,737 | 562 | 379 | 194 | 41 | 302 | 2,988 | 2,544 | 146 | 123 | 66 | 14 | 95 | 7,227 | 6,193 | 416 | 256 | 128 | 27 | 207
Public administration and services ..............| 19,243 | 15,231 | 2,001 | 771 | 422 | 124 | 694 | 5,769 | 4,386 | 527 | 253 | 150 | 47 | 406 | 13,474 | 10,845 | 1,474 | 518 | 272 | 77 | 288
R.O.T.C. and military technologies ..............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Social sciences and history......................| 12,702 | 9,034 | 602 | 301 | 396 | 50 | 2,319 | 7,237 | 5,084 | 293 | 168 | 216 | 18 | 1,458 | 5,465 | 3,950 | 309 | 133 | 180 | 32 | 861
Theological studies/religious vocations .........| 5,185 | 4,085 | 240 | 116 | 189 | 12 | 543 | 3,199 | 2,441 | 156 | 70 | 126 | 9 | 397 | 1,986 | 1,644 | 84 | 46 | 63 | 3 | 146
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Transportation and material moving ..............| 385 | 340 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 354 | 311 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
Visual and performing arts ......................| 9,353 | 7,315 | 272 | 219 | 336 | 31 | 1,180 | 4,078 | 3,200 | 137 | 118 | 110 | 13 | 500 | 5,275 | 4,115 | 135 | 101 | 226 | 18 | 680
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\1\Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate
race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Excludes 2,299 men and 1,857 women whose racial/ethnic
group and field of study were not available. NOTE.--To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS "Completions" survey: "Agriculture and natural resources" includes Agribusiness and agriculture production, Agricultural sciences, and Conservation and renewable natural resources; and "Business management and administrative services" includes Business and management, Business and office, Marketing and distribution, and Consumer and personal services. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey. (This table was prepared April 1994.) |
