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| Table 251. | Degrees conferred by institutions of higher education, by control of institution, level of degree, and discipline division: 1992-93 |
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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 .............................................| 430,321 | 785,112 | 213,843 | 27,392 | 84,435 | 380,066 | 155,742 | 14,740
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Agriculture and natural resources\1\ ................| 5,080 | 15,977 | 3,668 | 1,148 | 318 | 801 | 297 | 25
Architecture and related programs ...................| 322 | 6,771 | 2,667 | 88 | 50 | 2,396 | 1,141 | 60
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies ..................| 23 | 2,745 | 908 | 83 | 10 | 2,736 | 615 | 95
Biological sciences/life sciences ...................| 1,356 | 30,531 | 3,525 | 3,073 | 79 | 16,507 | 1,231 | 1,362
Business management and administrative services\2\ ..| 76,317 | 160,944 | 36,624 | 941 | 27,539 | 95,898 | 52,991 | 405
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Communications ......................................| 1,413 | 37,791 | 2,716 | 249 | 491 | 16,083 | 2,038 | 44
Communications technologies .........................| 1,386 | 510 | 86 | 0 | 442 | 322 | 369 | 8
Computer and information sciences ...................| 6,821 | 15,371 | 5,467 | 540 | 2,375 | 8,829 | 4,696 | 265
Construction trades .................................| 1,351 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 45 | 0 | 0
Education ...........................................| 8,137 | 82,202 | 63,805 | 5,122 | 1,178 | 25,579 | 32,223 | 1,908
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Engineering .........................................| 2,079 | 46,118 | 18,671 | 4,021 | 399 | 15,855 | 8,955 | 1,802
Engineering-related technologies ....................| 23,830 | 11,891 | 965 | 20 | 12,491 | 4,013 | 135 | 0
English language and literature/letters .............| 1,264 | 37,406 | 5,839 | 959 | 56 | 18,727 | 1,951 | 382
Foreign languages and literatures ...................| 331 | 9,123 | 2,344 | 483 | 180 | 5,264 | 854 | 347
Health professions and related sciences .............| 76,461 | 46,331 | 15,580 | 1,328 | 9,776 | 20,758 | 10,138 | 439
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Home economics and vocational home economics ........| 6,464 | 13,166 | 1,453 | 259 | 450 | 1,934 | 1,026 | 86
Law and legal studies ...............................| 5,422 | 1,347 | 420 | 8 | 2,606 | 709 | 1,777 | 78
Liberal/general studies and humanities ..............| 147,375 | 21,637 | 1,220 | 28 | 10,665 | 11,819 | 1,196 | 53
Library science .....................................| 74 | 72 | 4,090 | 65 | 11 | 11 | 781 | 12
Mathematics .........................................| 716 | 9,737 | 3,118 | 855 | 27 | 5,075 | 949 | 334
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Mechanics and repairers .............................| 9,426 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1,540 | 91 | 0 | 0
Multi/interdisciplinary studies .....................| 8,402 | 18,210 | 1,653 | 142 | 84 | 5,745 | 845 | 54
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies .....| 635 | 7,988 | 1,130 | 102 | 82 | 1,871 | 304 | 6
Philosophy and religion ............................ | 36 | 3,003 | 479 | 164 | 75 | 4,778 | 946 | 284
Physical sciences and science technologies ..........| 2,144 | 11,372 | 3,930 | 3,039 | 97 | 6,173 | 1,436 | 1,354
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Precision production trades .........................| 6,585 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 2,619 | 37 | 2 | 0
Protective services .................................| 16,350 | 16,983 | 894 | 31 | 484 | 3,919 | 463 | 1
Psychology ..........................................| 1,151 | 44,958 | 5,220 | 1,751 | 86 | 21,770 | 5,737 | 1,900
Public administration and services ..................| 2,895 | 12,173 | 12,909 | 240 | 406 | 4,602 | 7,725 | 219
R.O.T.C. and military technologies ..................| 42 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0
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Social sciences and history .........................| 3,560 | 87,508 | 8,653 | 2,101 | 370 | 48,195 | 4,818 | 1,359
Theological studies/religious vocations .............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 508 | 5,433 | 4,985 | 1,417
Transportation and material moving ..................| 1,970 | 1,821 | 60 | 0 | 240 | 2,109 | 435 | 0
Visual and performing arts ..........................| 6,467 | 28,055 | 5,441 | 552 | 6,223 | 19,706 | 3,999 | 330
Not classified by field of study ....................| 4,436 | 2,982 | 200 | 0 | 2,166 | 2,265 | 684 | 111
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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, 1992-93 and "Consolidated" survey 1993. (This table was prepared January 1995.)
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