Earned degrees in the physical sciences\1\ conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree and sex of student: 1959-60 to 1993-94

Table 286.

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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
---------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
1959-60 .......|  16,007 |  14,013 |   1,994 |   3,376 |   3,049 |     327 |   1,838 |   1,776 |      62
1967-68 .......|  19,380 |  16,739 |   2,641 |   5,499 |   4,869 |     630 |   3,593 |   3,405 |     188
1969-70 .......|  21,439 |  18,522 |   2,917 |   5,935 |   5,093 |     842 |   4,312 |   4,077 |     235
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1970-71 .......|  21,412 |  18,459 |   2,953 |   6,367 |   5,521 |     846 |   4,390 |   4,144 |     246
1971-72 .......|  20,745 |  17,663 |   3,082 |   6,287 |   5,404 |     883 |   4,103 |   3,830 |     273
1972-73 .......|  20,696 |  17,626 |   3,070 |   6,257 |   5,414 |     843 |   4,006 |   3,738 |     268
1973-74 .......|  21,178 |  17,674 |   3,504 |   6,062 |   5,186 |     876 |   3,626 |   3,373 |     253
1974-75 .......|  20,778 |  16,992 |   3,786 |   5,807 |   4,969 |     838 |   3,626 |   3,325 |     301
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1975-76 .......|  21,465 |  17,353 |   4,112 |   5,466 |   4,648 |     818 |   3,431 |   3,132 |     299
1976-77 .......|  22,497 |  17,996 |   4,501 |   5,331 |   4,450 |     881 |   3,341 |   3,022 |     319
1977-78 .......|  22,986 |  18,090 |   4,896 |   5,561 |   4,620 |     941 |   3,133 |   2,821 |     312
1978-79 .......|  23,207 |  17,985 |   5,222 |   5,451 |   4,461 |     990 |   3,102 |   2,752 |     350
1979-80 .......|  23,410 |  17,864 |   5,546 |   5,219 |   4,248 |     971 |   3,089 |   2,705 |     384
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1980-81 .......|  23,952 |  18,064 |   5,888 |   5,284 |   4,200 |   1,084 |   3,141 |   2,765 |     376
1981-82 .......|  24,052 |  17,866 |   6,186 |   5,514 |   4,318 |   1,196 |   3,286 |   2,835 |     451
1982-83 .......|  23,381 |  16,993 |   6,388 |   5,290 |   4,157 |   1,133 |   3,269 |   2,811 |     458
1983-84 .......|  23,651 |  17,116 |   6,535 |   5,576 |   4,268 |   1,308 |   3,306 |   2,815 |     491
1984-85 .......|  23,704 |  17,069 |   6,635 |   5,796 |   4,452 |   1,344 |   3,403 |   2,851 |     552
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1985-86 .......|  21,717 |  15,755 |   5,962 |   5,902 |   4,470 |   1,432 |   3,551 |   2,963 |     588
1986-87 .......|  20,070 |  14,372 |   5,698 |   5,629 |   4,219 |   1,410 |   3,673 |   3,039 |     634
1987-88 .......|  17,806 |  12,389 |   5,417 |   5,733 |   4,324 |   1,409 |   3,809 |   3,123 |     686
1988-89 .......|  17,186 |  12,077 |   5,109 |   5,723 |   4,199 |   1,524 |   3,858 |   3,088 |     770
1989-90 .......|  16,066 |  11,031 |   5,035 |   5,449 |   4,010 |   1,439 |   4,164 |   3,356 |     808
               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1990-91 .......|  16,344 |  11,176 |   5,168 |   5,309 |   3,837 |   1,472 |   4,290 |   3,447 |     843
1991-92 .......|  16,960 |  11,431 |   5,529 |   5,374 |   3,909 |   1,465 |   4,391 |   3,429 |     962
1992-93 .......|  17,545 |  11,825 |   5,720 |   5,366 |   3,808 |   1,558 |   4,393 |   3,432 |     961
1993-94 .......|  18,400 |  12,223 |   6,177 |   5,679 |   4,018 |   1,661 |   4,650 |   3,642 |   1,008
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\1\Includes degrees in physical sciences, general; astronomy, astrophysics; atmospheric science and meteorology; chemistry, geological and related sciences; miscellaneous physical sciences; physics; science technologies; and other physical 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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