Table 291. | Earned degrees in mathematics conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1949-50 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 __________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______ 1949-50 ..| 6,382 | 4,942 | 1,440 | 974 | 784 | 190 | 160 | 151 | 9 1959-60 ..| 11,399 | 8,293 | 3,106 | 1,757 | 1,422 | 335 | 303 | 285 | 18 1967-68 ..| 23,513 | 14,782 | 8,731 | 5,527 | 4,199 | 1,328 | 947 | 895 | 52 1969-70 ..| 27,442 | 17,177 | 10,265 | 5,636 | 3,966 | 1,670 | 1,236 | 1,140 | 96 | | | | | | | | | 1970-71 ..| 24,937 | 15,498 | 9,439 | 5,695 | 4,149 | 1,546 | 1,249 | 1,154 | 95 1971-72 ..| 23,807 | 14,542 | 9,265 | 5,537 | 3,976 | 1,561 | 1,165 | 1,075 | 90 1972-73 ..| 23,186 | 13,910 | 9,276 | 5,397 | 3,878 | 1,519 | 1,089 | 987 | 102 1973-74 ..| 21,761 | 12,912 | 8,849 | 5,306 | 3,784 | 1,522 | 1,093 | 992 | 101 1974-75 ..| 18,460 | 10,853 | 7,607 | 4,816 | 3,358 | 1,458 | 1,048 | 936 | 112 | | | | | | | | | 1975-76 ..| 16,329 | 9,788 | 6,541 | 4,315 | 2,961 | 1,354 | 909 | 812 | 97 1976-77 ..| 14,395 | 8,476 | 5,919 | 4,109 | 2,762 | 1,347 | 859 | 748 | 111 1977-78 ..| 13,065 | 7,806 | 5,259 | 3,862 | 2,635 | 1,227 | 848 | 722 | 126 1978-79 ..| 12,329 | 7,301 | 5,028 | 3,553 | 2,412 | 1,141 | 769 | 644 | 125 1979-80 ..| 11,872 | 6,951 | 4,921 | 3,382 | 2,262 | 1,120 | 763 | 659 | 104 | | | | | | | | | 1980-81 ..| 11,433 | 6,614 | 4,819 | 3,074 | 2,106 | 968 | 775 | 656 | 119 1981-82 ..| 12,226 | 6,999 | 5,227 | 3,263 | 2,257 | 1,006 | 721 | 623 | 98 1982-83 ..| 12,719 | 7,175 | 5,544 | 3,398 | 2,316 | 1,082 | 731 | 611 | 120 1983-84 ..| 13,764 | 7,716 | 6,048 | 3,244 | 2,178 | 1,066 | 743 | 614 | 129 1984-85 ..| 15,861 | 8,537 | 7,324 | 3,413 | 2,289 | 1,124 | 734 | 620 | 114 | | | | | | | | | 1985-86 ..| 17,147 | 9,216 | 7,931 | 3,607 | 2,397 | 1,210 | 777 | 648 | 129 1986-87 ..| 16,999 | 9,110 | 7,889 | 3,730 | 2,328 | 1,402 | 759 | 628 | 131 1987-88 ..| 16,608 | 8,919 | 7,689 | 3,867 | 2,391 | 1,476 | 796 | 668 | 128 1988-89 ..| 15,994 | 8,662 | 7,332 | 3,903 | 2,418 | 1,485 | 915 | 737 | 178 1989-90 ..| 15,176 | 8,236 | 6,940 | 4,146 | 2,568 | 1,578 | 966 | 794 | 172 | | | | | | | | | 1990-91 ..| 15,310 | 8,178 | 7,132 | 4,041 | 2,446 | 1,595 | 1,036 | 837 | 199 1991-92 ..| 14,783 | 7,888 | 6,895 | 4,011 | 2,452 | 1,559 | 1,082 | 851 | 231 1992-93 ..| 14,812 | 7,827 | 6,985 | 4,067 | 2,455 | 1,612 | 1,189 | 906 | 283 1993-94 ..| 14,396 | 7,735 | 6,661 | 4,100 | 2,536 | 1,564 | 1,157 | 904 | 253 1994-95 ..| 13,723 | 7,295 | 6,428 | 4,181 | 2,543 | 1,638 | 1,226 | 955 | 271 | | | | | | | | | 1995-96 ..| 13,143 | 7,134 | 6,009 | 4,031 | 2,465 | 1,566 | 1,209 | 962 | 247 1996-97 ..| 12,820 | 6,908 | 5,912 | 3,783 | 2,241 | 1,542 | 1,174 | 891 | 283 1997-98 ..| 12,328 | 6,596 | 5,732 | 3,643 | 2,151 | 1,492 | 1,259 | 936 | 323 __________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______ |
NOTE: Includes degrees conferred in statistics. 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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