| Table 256. | Master's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by discipline division: 1970-71 to 1999-2000 |
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Discipline division |1970-71 |1975-76 |1980-81 |1985-86 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91 |1991-92 |1992-93 |1993-94 |1994-95 |1995-96 |1996-97 |1997-98 |1998-99 |1999-2000
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Total .....................................|230,509 |311,771 |295,739 |288,567 |310,621 |324,301 |337,168 |352,838 |369,585 |387,070 |397,629 |406,301 |419,401 |430,164 |439,986 | 457,056
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Agriculture and natural resources ..............| 2,457 | 3,340 | 4,003 | 3,801 | 3,245 | 3,382 | 3,295 | 3,735 | 3,965 | 4,119 | 4,252 | 4,569 | 4,516 | 4,475 | 4,417 | 4,375
Architecture and related programs ..............| 1,705 | 3,215 | 3,153 | 3,260 | 3,383 | 3,499 | 3,490 | 3,640 | 3,808 | 3,943 | 3,923 | 3,993 | 4,034 | 4,347 | 4,172 | 4,268
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies .............| 1,032 | 995 | 804 | 945 | 1,016 | 1,212 | 1,263 | 1,385 | 1,523 | 1,633 | 1,639 | 1,713 | 1,651 | 1,617 | 1,500 | 1,591
Biological sciences/life sciences ..............| 5,728 | 6,582 | 5,978 | 5,013 | 4,961 | 4,869 | 4,765 | 4,785 | 4,756 | 5,196 | 5,393 | 6,157 | 6,466 | 6,261 | 6,192 | 6,198
Business .......................................| 25,977 | 42,054 | 57,391 | 66,689 | 73,065 | 76,676 | 78,255 | 84,642 | 89,615 | 93,437 | 93,809 | 93,982 | 97,619 |102,171 |108,085 | 112,258
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Communications .................................| 1,770 | 2,961 | 2,896 | 3,500 | 3,940 | 4,063 | 4,123 | 4,180 | 4,754 | 5,005 | 5,142 | 5,080 | 5,227 | 5,611 | 5,293 | 5,169
Communications technologies ....................| 86 | 165 | 209 | 323 | 317 | 299 | 213 | 284 | 455 | 414 | 467 | 524 | 374 | 564 | 325 | 436
Computer and information sciences ..............| 1,588 | 2,603 | 4,218 | 8,070 | 9,414 | 9,677 | 9,324 | 9,530 | 10,163 | 10,416 | 10,326 | 10,151 | 10,098 | 11,246 | 12,250 | 14,264
Education ......................................| 87,666 |126,061 | 96,713 | 74,801 | 81,174 | 84,881 | 87,343 | 92,668 | 96,028 | 98,938 |101,242 |106,253 |110,087 |114,691 |119,427 | 124,240
Engineering ....................................| 16,309 | 16,014 | 16,386 | 21,040 | 23,740 | 23,863 | 23,962 | 24,983 | 27,626 | 28,621 | 28,553 | 27,441 | 25,787 | 25,936 | 25,544 | 25,596
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Engineering-related technologies ...............| 134 | 328 | 323 | 617 | 828 | 909 | 996 | 994 | 1,100 | 1,133 | 1,117 | 1,125 | 1,040 | 1,152 | 1,014 | 926
English language and literature/letters ........| 10,686 | 8,809 | 5,929 | 5,518 | 5,950 | 6,567 | 7,026 | 7,450 | 7,790 | 7,885 | 7,845 | 7,893 | 7,722 | 7,795 | 7,478 | 7,230
Foreign languages and literatures...............| 5,217 | 4,190 | 2,690 | 2,494 | 2,595 | 2,760 | 2,800 | 2,926 | 3,198 | 3,288 | 3,136 | 3,124 | 3,077 | 2,927 | 2,860 | 2,780
Health professions and related sciences ........| 5,749 | 12,556 | 16,515 | 18,573 | 19,268 | 20,321 | 21,200 | 23,065 | 25,718 | 28,025 | 31,243 | 33,398 | 35,958 | 39,260 | 40,589 | 42,456
Home economics and vocational home economics ...| 1,452 | 2,179 | 2,570 | 2,294 | 2,164 | 2,100 | 2,019 | 2,412 | 2,479 | 2,421 | 2,864 | 2,917 | 2,888 | 2,914 | 2,880 | 2,830
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Law and legal studies ..........................| 955 | 1,442 | 1,832 | 1,924 | 2,013 | 1,888 | 2,057 | 2,369 | 2,197 | 2,432 | 2,511 | 2,751 | 2,886 | 3,228 | 3,308 | 3,750
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general studies, and humanities ..............| 885 | 2,633 | 2,375 | 1,586 | 1,850 | 1,999 | 2,213 | 2,394 | 2,416 | 2,496 | 2,565 | 2,778 | 2,661 | 2,801 | 3,101 | 3,256
Library science ................................| 7,001 | 8,037 | 4,859 | 3,564 | 3,906 | 4,341 | 4,763 | 4,893 | 4,871 | 5,116 | 5,057 | 5,099 | 4,982 | 4,871 | 4,752 | 4,577
Mathematics ....................................| 5,695 | 4,315 | 3,074 | 3,607 | 3,903 | 4,146 | 4,041 | 4,011 | 4,067 | 4,100 | 4,181 | 4,031 | 3,783 | 3,643 | 3,466 | 3,412
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ................| 821 | 1,158 | 2,144 | 2,625 | 2,762 | 2,834 | 1,796 | 2,126 | 2,498 | 2,464 | 2,457 | 2,347 | 2,819 | 2,677 | 2,663 | 3,064
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Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies .| 218 | 571 | 643 | 570 | 535 | 529 | 483 | 1,358 | 1,434 | 1,625 | 1,755 | 1,751 | 1,966 | 2,024 | 2,076 | 2,478
Philosophy and religion ........................| 1,326 | 1,356 | 1,229 | 1,163 | 1,280 | 1,306 | 1,441 | 1,146 | 1,425 | 1,350 | 1,380 | 1,302 | 1,252 | 1,307 | 1,295 | 1,329
Physical sciences and science technologies......| 6,367 | 5,466 | 5,284 | 5,902 | 5,723 | 5,449 | 5,309 | 5,374 | 5,366 | 5,679 | 5,753 | 5,847 | 5,563 | 5,361 | 5,159 | 4,841
Precision production trades.....................| --- | --- | --- | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 5
Protective services ............................| 194 | 1,197 | 1,538 | 1,074 | 1,047 | 1,151 | 1,108 | 1,249 | 1,357 | 1,437 | 1,706 | 1,812 | 1,845 | 2,000 | 2,249 | 2,609
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Psychology .....................................| 5,717 | 10,167 | 10,223 | 9,845 | 9,940 | 10,730 | 11,349 | 10,215 | 10,957 | 12,181 | 13,921 | 13,792 | 14,353 | 13,747 | 14,247 | 14,465
Public administration and services .............| 7,785 | 15,209 | 17,803 | 15,692 | 17,020 | 17,399 | 17,905 | 19,243 | 20,634 | 21,833 | 23,501 | 24,229 | 24,781 | 25,144 | 24,925 | 25,594
R.O.T.C. and military technologies .............| 2 | 0 | 43 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 124 | 124 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0
Social sciences and history.....................| 16,539 | 15,953 | 11,945 | 10,564 | 11,023 | 11,634 | 12,233 | 12,702 | 13,471 | 14,561 | 14,845 | 15,012 | 14,787 | 14,938 | 14,431 | 14,066
Theological studies/religious vocations ........| 2,710 | 3,290 | 4,220 | 4,556 | 4,749 | 4,959 | 4,810 | 5,185 | 4,985 | 4,956 | 5,240 | 5,107 | 4,975 | 4,692 | 4,727 | 5,576
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Transportation and material moving workers .....| 63 | 108 | 120 | 454 | 692 | 538 | 406 | 385 | 495 | 664 | 823 | 919 | 919 | 736 | 713 | 697
Visual and performing arts .....................| 6,675 | 8,817 | 8,629 | 8,420 | 8,267 | 8,481 | 8,657 | 9,353 | 9,440 | 9,925 | 10,277 | 10,280 | 10,627 | 11,145 | 10,753 | 10,918
Not classified by field of study ...............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 851 | 1,836 | 8,523 | 4,156 | 884 | 1,651 | 577 | 780 | 4,519 | 868 | 88 | 1,802
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---Not available. NOTE: The new Classification of Instructional Programs was initiated in 1991-92. The figures for earlier years have been reclassified when necessary to make them conform to the new taxonomy. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the IPEDS "Completions" survey: "Agriculture and natural resources" includes Agricultural business and production, Agricultural sciences, and Conservation and renewable natural resources; "Business" includes Business management and administrative services, Marketing operations/marketing and distribution, and Consumer and personal services; and "Engineering-related technologies" includes Engineering-related technologies, Mechanics and repairers, and Construction trades. Data for 1998-99 imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared August 2001.)
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