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Table 271.Earned degrees in biology, microbiology, and zoology conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree: 1970-71 to 1992-93 

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               |        Biology, general      |      Microbiology\1\         |          Zoology\2\
     Year      |______________________________|______________________________|______________________________
               |Bachelor's|Master's |Doctor's |Bachelor's|Master's |Doctor's |Bachelor's|Master's |Doctor's
_______________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
       1       |    2     |    3    |    4    |    5     |    6    |    7    |    8     |    9    |   10
_______________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
1970-71 .......|   26,294 |   2,665 |     536 |    1,475 |     456 |     365 |    5,722 |   1,167 |   1,107
1971-72 .......|   27,473 |   2,943 |     580 |    1,548 |     470 |     351 |    5,522 |   1,189 |   1,094
1972-73 .......|   31,185 |   2,959 |     627 |    1,940 |     517 |     344 |    5,770 |   1,191 |   1,008
1973-74 .......|   36,188 |   3,186 |     657 |    2,311 |     505 |     384 |    6,192 |   1,250 |     919
1974-75 .......|   38,748 |   3,109 |     637 |    2,767 |     552 |     345 |    6,116 |   1,216 |     920
               |          |         |         |          |         |         |          |         |
1975-76 .......|   40,163 |   3,177 |     624 |    2,927 |     585 |     364 |    6,105 |   1,153 |     909
1976-77 .......|   39,530 |   3,322 |     608 |    2,884 |     659 |     325 |    5,608 |   1,168 |     950
1977-78 .......|   37,598 |   3,094 |     664 |    2,695 |     615 |     353 |    5,139 |   1,160 |     885
1978-79 .......|   35,962 |   3,093 |     663 |    2,670 |     597 |     395 |    4,913 |   1,109 |     938
1979-80 .......|   33,523 |   2,911 |     718 |    2,631 |     596 |     376 |    4,374 |   1,078 |     955
               |          |         |         |          |         |         |          |         |
1980-81 .......|   31,323 |   2,598 |     734 |    2,414 |     482 |     370 |    3,946 |   1,090 |     946
1981-82 .......|   29,651 |   2,579 |     678 |    2,377 |     470 |     350 |    3,664 |   1,028 |     936
1982-83 .......|   28,022 |   2,354 |     521 |    2,306 |     446 |     331 |    3,453 |     918 |     809
1983-84 .......|   27,379 |   2,313 |     617 |    2,329 |     447 |     360 |    3,294 |     867 |     826
1984-85 .......|   27,593 |   2,130 |     658 |    2,180 |     413 |     302 |    3,128 |     778 |     802
               |          |         |         |          |         |         |          |         |
1985-86 .......|   27,618 |   2,173 |     574 |    2,217 |     353 |     336 |    2,940 |     723 |     844
1986-87 .......|   27,465 |   2,022 |     537 |    2,098 |     390 |     337 |    2,858 |     740 |     787
1987-88 .......|   26,838 |   1,981 |     576 |    2,014 |     357 |     386 |    2,580 |     725 |     786
1988-89 .......|   26,229 |   2,097 |     527 |    1,780 |     411 |     356 |    2,582 |     736 |     744
1989-90 .......|   27,213 |   1,998 |     551 |    1,814 |     366 |     409 |    2,501 |     638 |     810
               |          |         |         |          |         |         |          |         |
1990-91 .......|   29,285 |   1,956 |     632 |    1,757 |     324 |     419 |    2,673 |     640 |     833
1991-92 .......|   31,909 |   1,995 |     657 |    1,722 |     336 |     454 |    2,840 |     620 |     818
1992-93 .......|   34,932 |   2,000 |     671 |    1,769 |     328 |     520 |    3,071 |     637 |     786
_______________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________

\1\Includes bacteriology.
\2\Includes general zoology; entomology; pathology; pharmacology; physiology; and zoology, other.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared January 1995.)


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