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| Table 250. | Degrees conferred by institutions of higher education, by control of institution, level of degree, and discipline division: 1993-94 |
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| Public institutions | Private institutions
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Discipline division |Associate|Bachelor's| Master's| Doctor's|Associate|Bachelor's| Master's| Doctor's
| degrees | degrees | degrees | degrees | degrees | degrees | degrees | degrees
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
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Total .............................................| 456,190 | 789,148 | 221,428 | 28,524 | 86,259 | 380,127 | 165,642 | 14,661
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Agriculture and natural resources\1\ ................| 5,385 | 17,080 | 3,745 | 1,255 | 335 | 990 | 374 | 23
Architecture and related programs ...................| 314 | 6,585 | 2,711 | 97 | 39 | 2,390 | 1,232 | 64
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies ..................| 65 | 2,956 | 1,007 | 79 | 27 | 2,617 | 626 | 76
Biological sciences/life sciences ...................| 1,771 | 33,747 | 3,847 | 3,240 | 81 | 17,636 | 1,349 | 1,294
Business management and administrative services\2\ ..| 81,118 | 153,288 | 37,578 | 987 | 27,192 | 93,366 | 55,859 | 377
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Communications ......................................| 1,490 | 36,024 | 2,827 | 297 | 620 | 15,140 | 2,178 | 40
Communications technologies .........................| 2,392 | 438 | 61 | 0 | 397 | 225 | 353 | 8
Computer and information sciences ...................| 7,081 | 15,231 | 5,748 | 553 | 2,375 | 8,969 | 4,668 | 257
Construction trades .................................| 1,322 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 41 | 0 | 0
Education ...........................................| 8,817 | 81,577 | 64,753 | 5,112 | 1,204 | 26,023 | 34,185 | 1,796
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Engineering .........................................| 2,351 | 46,690 | 19,297 | 4,156 | 448 | 15,530 | 9,324 | 1,807
Engineering-related technologies ....................| 24,833 | 11,641 | 1,017 | 16 | 12,044 | 4,182 | 116 | 0
English language and literature/letters .............| 1,296 | 36,379 | 5,905 | 981 | 58 | 17,545 | 1,980 | 363
Foreign languages and literatures ...................| 328 | 9,181 | 2,419 | 529 | 189 | 5,197 | 869 | 357
Health professions and related sciences .............| 83,889 | 50,641 | 17,009 | 1,356 | 11,943 | 23,780 | 11,016 | 546
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Home economics and vocational home economics ........| 7,128 | 13,457 | 1,410 | 245 | 434 | 2,065 | 1,011 | 120
Law and legal studies ...............................| 6,284 | 1,429 | 546 | 6 | 2,724 | 742 | 1,886 | 73
Liberal/general studies and humanities ..............| 153,616 | 21,298 | 1,182 | 26 | 10,959 | 12,099 | 1,314 | 54
Library science .....................................| 109 | 52 | 4,298 | 43 | 9 | 10 | 818 | 2
Mathematics .........................................| 746 | 9,394 | 3,159 | 819 | 19 | 5,002 | 941 | 338
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Mechanics and repairers .............................| 10,051 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1,567 | 62 | 0 | 0
Multi/interdisciplinary studies .....................| 8,369 | 19,392 | 1,588 | 176 | 92 | 5,775 | 876 | 51
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies .....| 652 | 9,246 | 1,313 | 110 | 115 | 2,224 | 312 | 6
Philosophy and religion ............................ | 47 | 3,009 | 540 | 207 | 47 | 4,537 | 810 | 321
Physical sciences and science technologies ..........| 2,549 | 12,133 | 4,271 | 3,344 | 73 | 6,267 | 1,408 | 1,306
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Precision production trades .........................| 6,867 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 2,794 | 56 | 2 | 0
Protective services .................................| 18,777 | 18,693 | 964 | 24 | 639 | 4,316 | 473 | 1
Psychology ..........................................| 1,608 | 47,005 | 5,554 | 1,727 | 148 | 22,254 | 6,627 | 1,836
Public administration and services ..................| 3,294 | 12,824 | 13,403 | 310 | 426 | 4,991 | 8,430 | 209
R.O.T.C. and military technologies ..................| 253 | 3 | 124 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0
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Social sciences and history .........................| 3,709 | 88,111 | 9,479 | 2,172 | 391 | 45,569 | 5,082 | 1,455
Theological studies/religious vocations .............| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 641 | 5,433 | 4,956 | 1,448
Transportation and material moving ..................| 1,710 | 1,826 | 70 | 0 | 278 | 2,097 | 594 | 0
Visual and performing arts ..........................| 7,531 | 28,906 | 5,526 | 657 | 6,448 | 20,147 | 4,399 | 397
Not classified by field of study ....................| 437 | 468 | 77 | 0 | 1,089 | 2,834 | 1,574 | 36
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\1\Includes "Agricultural business and production," "Agricultural sciences," and "Conservation and renewable natural resources."
\2\Includes "Marketing operations/marketing and distribution" and "Consumer and personal services." SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions" survey, 1993-94 and "Consolidated" survey 1994. (This table was prepared May 1996.)
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