Table 279.

Degrees in agriculture and natural resources conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970–71 through 2004–05

Year	Bachelor's degrees			Master's degrees			Doctor's degrees
	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1970–71	12,672	12,136	536	2,457	2,313	144	1,086	1,055	31
1971–72	13,516	12,779	737	2,680	2,490	190	971	945	26
1972–73	14,756	13,661	1,095	2,807	2,588	219	1,059	1,031	28
1973–74	16,253	14,684	1,569	2,928	2,640	288	930	897	33
1974–75	17,528	15,061	2,467	3,067	2,703	364	991	958	33
1975–76	19,402	15,845	3,557	3,340	2,862	478	928	867	61
1976–77	21,467	16,690	4,777	3,724	3,177	547	893	831	62
1977–78	22,650	17,069	5,581	4,023	3,268	755	971	909	62
1978–79	23,134	16,854	6,280	3,994	3,187	807	950	877	73
1979–80	22,802	16,045	6,757	3,976	3,082	894	991	879	112
1980–81	21,886	15,154	6,732	4,003	3,061	942	1,067	940	127
1981–82	21,029	14,443	6,586	4,163	3,114	1,049	1,079	925	154
1982–83	20,909	14,085	6,824	4,254	3,129	1,125	1,149	1,004	145
1983–84	19,317	13,206	6,111	4,178	2,989	1,189	1,172	1,001	171
1984–85	18,107	12,477	5,630	3,928	2,846	1,082	1,213	1,036	177
1985–86	16,823	11,544	5,279	3,801	2,701	1,100	1,158	966	192
1986–87	14,991	10,314	4,677	3,522	2,460	1,062	1,049	871	178
1987–88	14,222	9,744	4,478	3,479	2,427	1,052	1,142	926	216
1988–89	13,492	9,298	4,194	3,245	2,231	1,014	1,183	950	233
1989–90	12,900	8,822	4,078	3,382	2,239	1,143	1,295	1,038	257
1990–91	13,124	8,832	4,292	3,295	2,160	1,135	1,185	953	232
1991–92	15,113	9,867	5,246	3,730	2,409	1,321	1,205	955	250
1992–93	16,769	11,079	5,690	3,959	2,474	1,485	1,159	869	290
1993–94	18,056	11,746	6,310	4,110	2,512	1,598	1,262	969	293
1994–95	19,832	12,686	7,146	4,234	2,541	1,693	1,256	955	301
1995–96	21,425	13,531	7,894	4,551	2,642	1,909	1,259	926	333
1996–97	22,597	13,791	8,806	4,505	2,601	1,904	1,202	875	327
1997–98	23,276	13,806	9,470	4,464	2,545	1,919	1,290	924	366
1998–99	23,916	13,864	10,052	4,404	2,377	2,027	1,231	855	376
1999–2000	24,238	13,843	10,395	4,360	2,356	2,004	1,168	803	365
2000–01	23,370	12,840	10,530	4,272	2,251	2,021	1,127	741	386
2001–02	23,331	12,630	10,701	4,503	2,340	2,163	1,148	760	388
2002–03	23,294	12,327	10,967	4,492	2,232	2,260	1,229	790	439
2003–04	22,835	11,889	10,946	4,783	2,306	2,477	1,185	758	427
2004–05	23,002	11,987	11,015	4,746	2,288	2,458	1,173	763	410

NOTE: Includes degrees in agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and in natural resources and conservation. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1970–71 through 1985–86; and 1986–87 through 2004–05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2005. (This table was prepared April 2006.)