Table 34. Actual and projected numbers for master's degrees conferred by postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by sex of recipient: 1996–97 through 2021

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Table 34. Actual and projected numbers for master's degrees conferred by postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by sex of recipient: 1996–97 through 2021–22

Year	Total	Men	Women
Actual
1996–97	425,260	185,270	239,990
1997–98	436,037	188,718	247,319
1998–99	446,038	190,230	255,808
1999–2000	463,185	196,129	267,056
2000–01	473,502	197,770	275,732
2001–02	487,313	202,604	284,709
2002–03	518,699	215,172	303,527
2003–04	564,272	233,056	331,216
2004–05	580,151	237,155	342,996
2005–06	599,731	241,656	358,075
2006–07	610,597	242,189	368,408
2007–08	630,666	250,169	380,497
2008–09	662,079	263,538	398,541
2009–10	693,025	275,197	417,828
Projected
2010–11	723,000	291,000	432,000
2011–12	738,000	298,000	440,000
2012–13	756,000	303,000	453,000
2013–14	778,000	311,000	466,000
2014–15	798,000	317,000	481,000
2015–16	817,000	322,000	494,000
2016–17	836,000	328,000	508,000
2017–18	857,000	335,000	523,000
2018–19	879,000	342,000	538,000
2019–20	898,000	347,000	551,000
2020–21	915,000	351,000	564,000
2021–22	930,000	354,000	576,000

NOTE: Includes some degrees formerly classified as first professional such as divinity degrees (M.Div. and M.H.L./Rav). All data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), “Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:97–99); IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2010, Completions component; and Degrees Conferred Model, 1980–81 through 2009–10. (This table was prepared March 2012.)

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