Table 25.1. Table 25.1. Number and percentage distribution of degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree, race/ethnicity, and sex: 2003-04

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Table 25.1.

Table 25.1. Number and percentage distribution of degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree, race/ethnicity, and sex: 2003-04

Race/ethnicity and sex	Total	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	First-professional ¹	Doctor's
	Number of degrees
Total degrees conferred ²	2,755,202	665,301	1,399,542	558,940	83,041	48,378
White	1,940,336	456,047	1,026,114	369,582	60,379	28,214
Male	818,690	183,819	445,483	143,827	31,994	13,567
Female	1,121,646	272,228	580,631	225,755	28,385	14,647
Black	271,911	81,183	131,241	50,657	5,930	2,900
Male	87,728	25,961	43,851	14,653	2,248	1,015
Female	184,183	55,222	87,390	36,004	3,682	1,885
Hispanic	201,619	72,270	94,644	29,666	4,273	1,662
Male	78,775	27,828	37,288	10,813	2,080	766
Female	122,844	44,442	57,356	18,853	2,193	896
Asian/Pacific Islander	168,770	33,149	92,073	30,952	9,964	2,632
Male	75,435	13,907	41,360	14,347	4,528	1,293
Female	93,335	19,242	50,713	16,605	5,436	1,339
American Indian/Alaska Native	22,731	8,119	10,638	3,192	565	217
Male	8,476	2,740	4,244	1,127	275	90
Female	14,255	5,379	6,394	2,065	290	127
	Percentage distribution
Total degrees conferred ²	100.0	24.1	50.8	20.3	3.0	1.8
White	100.0	23.5	52.9	19.0	3.1	1.5
Male	100.0	22.5	54.4	17.6	3.9	1.7
Female	100.0	24.3	51.8	20.1	2.5	1.3
Black	100.0	29.9	48.3	18.6	2.2	1.1
Male	100.0	29.6	50.0	16.7	2.6	1.2
Female	100.0	30.0	47.4	19.5	2.0	1.0
Hispanic	100.0	35.8	46.9	14.7	2.1	0.8
Male	100.0	35.3	47.3	13.7	2.6	1.0
Female	100.0	36.2	46.7	15.3	1.8	0.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	100.0	19.6	54.6	18.3	5.9	1.6
Male	100.0	18.4	54.8	19.0	6.0	1.7
Female	100.0	20.6	54.3	17.8	5.8	1.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	35.7	46.8	14.0	2.5	1.0
Male	100.0	32.3	50.1	13.3	3.2	1.1
Female	100.0	37.7	44.9	14.5	2.0	0.9
¹ A degree that signifies both completion of the academic requirements for beginning practice in a given profession and a level of professional skill beyond that normally required for a bachelor's degree. This degree usually is based on a program requiring at least 2 academic years of work prior to entrance and a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete the degree program, including both prior required college work and the professional program itself. First-professional degrees are awarded in the fields of dentistry, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, and theological professions. ² Includes degrees conferred to nonresident aliens, not separately shown. NOTE: Numbers within each degree do not sum to totals because degrees conferred to nonresident aliens are not shown separately on table. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2005, (NCES 2006-030), tables 259, 262, 265, 268, and 271, data from Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2004.