Table 290. | Earned degrees in the health professions and related sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 1997-98 |
______________________________________________________________________________________________ | 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 ..| 25,226 | 5,788 | 19,438 | 5,749 | 2,567 | 3,182 | 466 | 389 | 77 1971-72 ..| 28,611 | 7,005 | 21,606 | 7,207 | 3,141 | 4,066 | 442 | 362 | 80 1972-73 ..| 33,564 | 7,754 | 25,810 | 8,362 | 3,567 | 4,795 | 646 | 485 | 161 1973-74 ..| 41,459 | 9,388 | 32,071 | 9,599 | 3,819 | 5,780 | 578 | 447 | 131 1974-75 ..| 49,090 | 10,930 | 38,160 | 10,692 | 4,092 | 6,600 | 618 | 441 | 177 | | | | | | | | | 1975-76 ..| 53,958 | 11,456 | 42,502 | 12,556 | 4,217 | 8,339 | 577 | 411 | 166 1976-77 ..| 57,328 | 11,947 | 45,381 | 12,951 | 4,163 | 8,788 | 538 | 366 | 172 1977-78 ..| 59,434 | 11,593 | 47,841 | 14,325 | 4,265 | 10,060 | 654 | 402 | 252 1978-79 ..| 62,085 | 11,205 | 50,880 | 15,485 | 4,494 | 10,991 | 718 | 454 | 264 1979-80 ..| 63,920 | 11,391 | 52,529 | 15,704 | 4,357 | 11,347 | 786 | 435 | 351 | | | | | | | | | 1980-81 ..| 63,649 | 10,519 | 53,130 | 16,515 | 4,316 | 12,199 | 842 | 475 | 367 1981-82 ..| 63,653 | 10,105 | 53,548 | 16,503 | 4,006 | 12,497 | 925 | 503 | 422 1982-83 ..| 64,685 | 10,218 | 54,467 | 17,047 | 4,235 | 12,812 | 1,155 | 649 | 506 1983-84 ..| 64,288 | 10,040 | 54,248 | 17,411 | 4,251 | 13,160 | 1,164 | 574 | 590 1984-85 ..| 64,422 | 9,741 | 54,681 | 17,385 | 4,119 | 13,266 | 1,199 | 565 | 634 | | | | | | | | | 1985-86 ..| 64,396 | 9,630 | 54,766 | 18,573 | 4,428 | 14,145 | 1,241 | 604 | 637 1986-87 ..| 63,103 | 9,134 | 53,969 | 18,394 | 3,874 | 14,520 | 1,213 | 564 | 649 1987-88 ..| 60,644 | 8,929 | 51,715 | 18,657 | 4,047 | 14,610 | 1,261 | 548 | 713 1988-89 ..| 59,005 | 8,872 | 50,133 | 19,268 | 4,226 | 15,042 | 1,437 | 609 | 828 1989-90 ..| 58,302 | 9,118 | 49,184 | 20,321 | 4,534 | 15,787 | 1,536 | 704 | 832 | | | | | | | | | 1990-91 ..| 59,070 | 9,596 | 49,474 | 21,200 | 4,444 | 16,756 | 1,613 | 694 | 919 1991-92 ..| 61,720 | 10,189 | 51,531 | 23,065 | 4,691 | 18,374 | 1,661 | 698 | 963 1992-93 ..| 67,089 | 11,347 | 55,742 | 25,718 | 5,227 | 20,491 | 1,767 | 753 | 1,014 1993-94 ..| 74,421 | 13,062 | 61,359 | 28,025 | 5,814 | 22,211 | 1,902 | 789 | 1,113 1994-95 ..| 79,855 | 14,443 | 65,412 | 31,243 | 6,754 | 24,489 | 2,069 | 867 | 1,202 | | | | | | | | | 1995-96 ..| 84,036 | 15,432 | 68,604 | 33,398 | 7,021 | 26,377 | 2,119 | 919 | 1,200 1996-97 ..| 85,631 | 15,877 | 69,754 | 35,958 | 7,702 | 28,256 | 2,672 | 1,176 | 1,496 1997-98 ..| 84,379 | 15,082 | 69,297 | 39,260 | 8,751 | 30,509 | 2,484 | 931 | 1,553 __________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_______|_______ |
NOTE: Includes degrees in communication disorders sciences; community health liaison; dentistry; dental services; health services administration; health and medical assistants; health and medical diagnostic and treatment services; medical laboratory technologies; predentistry; premedicine; prepharmacy; preveterinary; medicine; medical basic sciences; mental health services; nursing; optometry; pharmacy; epidemiology; rehabilitation and therapeutic services; veterinary medicine; and other health professions. 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 June 2000.)
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