Earned degrees in computer and information sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 1999-2000

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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
__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1970-71 ..|   2,388 |   2,064 |     324 |   1,588 |   1,424 |     164 |     128 |     125 |       3
1971-72 ..|   3,402 |   2,941 |     461 |   1,977 |   1,752 |     225 |     167 |     155 |      12
1972-73 ..|   4,304 |   3,664 |     640 |   2,113 |   1,888 |     225 |     196 |     181 |      15
1973-74 ..|   4,756 |   3,976 |     780 |   2,276 |   1,983 |     293 |     198 |     189 |       9
1974-75 ..|   5,033 |   4,080 |     953 |   2,299 |   1,961 |     338 |     213 |     199 |      14
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1975-76 ..|   5,652 |   4,534 |   1,118 |   2,603 |   2,226 |     377 |     244 |     221 |      23
1976-77 ..|   6,407 |   4,876 |   1,531 |   2,798 |   2,332 |     466 |     216 |     197 |      19
1977-78 ..|   7,201 |   5,349 |   1,852 |   3,038 |   2,471 |     567 |     196 |     181 |      15
1978-79 ..|   8,719 |   6,272 |   2,447 |   3,055 |   2,480 |     575 |     236 |     206 |      30
1979-80 ..|  11,154 |   7,782 |   3,372 |   3,647 |   2,883 |     764 |     240 |     213 |      27
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1980-81 ..|  15,121 |  10,202 |   4,919 |   4,218 |   3,247 |     971 |     252 |     227 |      25
1981-82 ..|  20,267 |  13,218 |   7,049 |   4,935 |   3,625 |   1,310 |     251 |     230 |      21
1982-83 ..|  24,510 |  15,606 |   8,904 |   5,321 |   3,813 |   1,508 |     262 |     228 |      34
1983-84 ..|  32,172 |  20,246 |  11,926 |   6,190 |   4,379 |   1,811 |     251 |     225 |      26
1984-85 ..|  38,878 |  24,579 |  14,299 |   7,101 |   5,064 |   2,037 |     248 |     223 |      25
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1985-86 ..|  41,889 |  26,923 |  14,966 |   8,070 |   5,658 |   2,412 |     344 |     299 |      45
1986-87...|  39,589 |  25,865 |  13,724 |   8,481 |   5,985 |   2,496 |     374 |     322 |      52
1987-88 ..|  34,523 |  23,331 |  11,192 |   9,197 |   6,726 |   2,471 |     428 |     380 |      48
1988-89 ..|  30,454 |  21,087 |   9,367 |   9,414 |   6,775 |   2,639 |     551 |     466 |      85
1989-90 ..|  27,257 |  19,117 |   8,140 |   9,677 |   6,960 |   2,717 |     627 |     534 |      93
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1990-91 ..|  25,083 |  17,726 |   7,357 |   9,324 |   6,563 |   2,761 |     676 |     584 |      92
1991-92 ..|  24,557 |  17,510 |   7,047 |   9,530 |   6,884 |   2,646 |     772 |     669 |     103
1992-93 ..|  24,200 |  17,403 |   6,797 |  10,163 |   7,410 |   2,753 |     805 |     689 |     116
1993-94 ..|  24,200 |  17,317 |   6,883 |  10,416 |   7,724 |   2,692 |     810 |     685 |     125
1994-95 ..|  24,404 |  17,463 |   6,941 |  10,326 |   7,627 |   2,699 |     884 |     723 |     161
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1995-96 ..|  24,098 |  17,468 |   6,630 |  10,151 |   7,444 |   2,707 |     867 |     741 |     126
1996-97 ..|  24,768 |  18,037 |   6,731 |  10,098 |   7,248 |   2,850 |     857 |     721 |     136
1997-98 ..|  26,852 |  19,686 |   7,166 |  11,246 |   7,987 |   3,259 |     858 |     718 |     140
1998-99 ..|  29,345 |  21,392 |   7,953 |  12,250 |   8,458 |   3,792 |     800 |     649 |     151
1999-2000 |  36,195 |  26,042 |  10,153 |  14,264 |   9,512 |   4,752 |     777 |     646 |     131
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NOTE: Includes degrees in computer and information sciences, general; computer programming; data processing technology/technician; information science and systems; computer systems analysis; and other information sciences. 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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