Earned degrees in computer and information sciences conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 1993-94

Table 277.

Earned degrees in computer and information sciences\1\ conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 1993-94

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               |     Bachelor's degrees      |       Master's degrees      |      Doctor's degrees
     Year      |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------
               |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total  |   Men   |  Women
---------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
       1       |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10
---------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
1970-71 .......|   2,388 |   2,064 |     324 |   1,588 |   1,424 |     164 |     128 |     125 |       3
1971-72 .......|   3,402 |   2,941 |     461 |   1,977 |   1,752 |     225 |     167 |     155 |      12
1972-73 .......|   4,304 |   3,664 |     640 |   2,113 |   1,888 |     225 |     196 |     181 |      15
1973-74 .......|   4,756 |   3,976 |     780 |   2,276 |   1,983 |     293 |     198 |     189 |       9
1974-75 .......|   5,033 |   4,080 |     953 |   2,299 |   1,961 |     338 |     213 |     199 |      14
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1975-76 .......|   5,652 |   4,534 |   1,118 |   2,603 |   2,226 |     377 |     244 |     221 |      23
1976-77 .......|   6,407 |   4,876 |   1,531 |   2,798 |   2,332 |     466 |     216 |     197 |      19
1977-78 .......|   7,201 |   5,349 |   1,852 |   3,038 |   2,471 |     567 |     196 |     181 |      15
1978-79 .......|   8,719 |   6,272 |   2,447 |   3,055 |   2,480 |     575 |     236 |     206 |      30
1979-80 .......|  11,154 |   7,782 |   3,372 |   3,647 |   2,883 |     764 |     240 |     213 |      27
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1980-81 .......|  15,121 |  10,202 |   4,919 |   4,218 |   3,247 |     971 |     252 |     227 |      25
1981-82 .......|  20,267 |  13,218 |   7,049 |   4,935 |   3,625 |   1,310 |     251 |     230 |      21
1982-83 .......|  24,510 |  15,606 |   8,904 |   5,321 |   3,813 |   1,508 |     262 |     228 |      34
1983-84 .......|  32,172 |  20,246 |  11,926 |   6,190 |   4,379 |   1,811 |     251 |     225 |      26
1984-85 .......|  38,878 |  24,579 |  14,299 |   7,101 |   5,064 |   2,037 |     248 |     223 |      25
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1985-86 .......|  41,889 |  26,923 |  14,966 |   8,070 |   5,658 |   2,412 |     344 |     299 |      45
1986-87........|  39,589 |  25,865 |  13,724 |   8,481 |   5,985 |   2,496 |     374 |     322 |      52
1987-88 .......|  34,523 |  23,331 |  11,192 |   9,197 |   6,726 |   2,471 |     428 |     380 |      48
1988-89 .......|  30,454 |  21,087 |   9,367 |   9,414 |   6,775 |   2,639 |     551 |     466 |      85
1989-90 .......|  27,257 |  19,117 |   8,140 |   9,677 |   6,960 |   2,717 |     627 |     534 |      93
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1990-91 .......|  25,083 |  17,726 |   7,357 |   9,324 |   6,563 |   2,761 |     676 |     584 |      92
1991-92 .......|  24,557 |  17,510 |   7,047 |   9,530 |   6,884 |   2,646 |     772 |     669 |     103
1992-93 .......|  24,200 |  17,403 |   6,797 |  10,163 |   7,410 |   2,753 |     805 |     689 |     116
1993-94 .......|  24,200 |  17,317 |   6,883 |  10,416 |   7,724 |   2,692 |     810 |     685 |     125
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\1\Includes degrees in computer and information sciences, general; computer programming; data processing technology/technician; information science and systems; computer systems analysis; and other information sciences.

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 November 1995.)

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