| Table 255. | Bachelor'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 .....................................|839,730 |925,746 |935,140 |987,823 |1,018,755 |1,051,344 |1,094,538 |1,136,553 |1,165,178 |1,169,275 |1,160,134 |1,164,792 |1,172,879 |1,184,406 |1,200,303 |1,237,875
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Agriculture and natural resources ..............| 12,672 | 19,402 | 21,886 | 16,823 | 13,492 | 12,900 | 13,124 | 15,124 | 16,778 | 18,070 | 19,841 | 21,431 | 22,602 | 23,284 | 23,930 | 24,247
Architecture and related programs ..............| 5,570 | 9,146 | 9,455 | 9,119 | 9,150 | 9,364 | 9,781 | 8,753 | 9,167 | 8,975 | 8,756 | 8,352 | 7,944 | 7,652 | 8,246 | 8,462
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies .............| 2,582 | 3,577 | 2,887 | 3,178 | 4,102 | 4,613 | 4,884 | 5,342 | 5,481 | 5,573 | 5,706 | 5,786 | 5,839 | 6,153 | 6,252 | 6,381
Biological sciences/life sciences ..............| 35,743 | 54,275 | 43,216 | 38,524 | 36,059 | 37,204 | 39,530 | 42,941 | 47,038 | 51,383 | 55,984 | 60,994 | 63,975 | 65,868 | 65,014 | 63,532
Business .......................................|114,729 |142,034 |198,983 |237,319 | 246,399 | 248,698 | 249,311 | 256,603 | 256,842 | 246,654 | 234,323 | 227,102 | 226,633 | 233,119 | 242,236 | 257,709
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Communications .................................| 10,324 | 20,045 | 29,428 | 41,666 | 47,405 | 50,114 | 51,650 | 54,257 | 53,874 | 51,164 | 48,104 | 47,320 | 47,230 | 49,385 | 51,384 | 55,760
Communications technologies ....................| 478 | 1,237 | 1,854 | 1,410 | 1,204 | 1,194 | 1,123 | 720 | 832 | 663 | 699 | 683 | 538 | 729 | 935 | 1,150
Computer and information sciences ..............| 2,388 | 5,652 | 15,121 | 41,889 | 30,454 | 27,257 | 25,083 | 24,557 | 24,200 | 24,200 | 24,404 | 24,098 | 24,768 | 26,852 | 29,345 | 36,195
Education ......................................|176,307 |154,437 |108,074 | 87,114 | 96,913 | 105,112 | 110,807 | 108,006 | 107,781 | 107,600 | 106,079 | 105,509 | 105,233 | 105,968 | 107,172 | 108,168
Engineering ....................................| 44,898 | 38,388 | 63,287 | 76,225 | 66,099 | 63,609 | 61,531 | 61,206 | 61,973 | 62,220 | 62,342 | 62,114 | 61,185 | 59,910 | 57,918 | 58,427
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Engineering-related technologies ...............| 5,148 | 7,943 | 11,713 | 19,435 | 18,903 | 17,713 | 17,119 | 16,335 | 16,078 | 16,005 | 15,812 | 15,323 | 13,972 | 14,000 | 13,986 | 14,128
English language and literature/letters ........| 64,342 | 42,006 | 32,254 | 34,552 | 42,470 | 47,519 | 51,841 | 54,951 | 56,133 | 53,924 | 51,901 | 50,698 | 49,345 | 49,708 | 50,535 | 50,920
Foreign languages and literatures...............| 20,536 | 16,484 | 11,273 | 10,984 | 11,693 | 12,386 | 13,133 | 13,903 | 14,387 | 14,378 | 13,775 | 13,952 | 13,674 | 14,451 | 14,962 | 14,968
Health professions and related sciences ........| 25,226 | 53,958 | 63,649 | 64,396 | 59,005 | 58,302 | 59,070 | 61,720 | 67,089 | 74,421 | 79,855 | 84,036 | 85,631 | 84,379 | 82,622 | 78,458
Home economics and vocational home economics ...| 11,167 | 17,409 | 18,370 | 14,889 | 14,160 | 14,491 | 14,892 | 14,898 | 15,100 | 15,522 | 15,345 | 15,803 | 16,571 | 17,296 | 17,689 | 17,779
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Law and legal studies ..........................| 545 | 531 | 776 | 1,197 | 1,976 | 1,592 | 1,758 | 2,144 | 2,056 | 2,171 | 2,032 | 2,052 | 2,038 | 2,017 | 1,901 | 1,925
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general studies, and humanities ..............| 7,481 | 18,855 | 21,643 | 21,336 | 26,388 | 27,985 | 30,526 | 32,174 | 33,456 | 33,397 | 33,356 | 33,997 | 34,776 | 33,202 | 34,772 | 36,104
Library science ................................| 1,013 | 843 | 375 | 155 | 121 | 77 | 90 | 97 | 83 | 62 | 50 | 58 | 48 | 73 | 78 | 154
Mathematics ....................................| 24,937 | 16,329 | 11,433 | 17,147 | 15,994 | 15,176 | 15,310 | 14,783 | 14,812 | 14,396 | 13,723 | 13,143 | 12,820 | 12,328 | 12,539 | 12,070
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ................| 6,286 | 13,588 | 12,848 | 13,489 | 15,168 | 16,267 | 17,561 | 20,647 | 23,955 | 25,167 | 26,033 | 26,515 | 26,137 | 26,163 | 26,581 | 27,460
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Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies .| 1,621 | 5,182 | 5,729 | 4,620 | 4,376 | 4,582 | 4,315 | 8,446 | 9,859 | 11,470 | 12,889 | 13,983 | 15,401 | 16,781 | 18,064 | 19,111
Philosophy and religion ........................| 8,146 | 8,447 | 6,776 | 6,239 | 6,425 | 6,868 | 7,315 | 7,526 | 7,781 | 7,546 | 7,276 | 7,388 | 7,685 | 8,207 | 8,263 | 8,366
Physical sciences and science technologies......| 21,412 | 21,465 | 23,952 | 21,717 | 17,186 | 16,066 | 16,344 | 16,960 | 17,545 | 18,400 | 19,177 | 19,647 | 19,531 | 19,416 | 18,337 | 18,385
Precision production trades.....................| --- | --- | --- | 400 | 482 | 528 | 460 | 378 | 388 | 420 | 353 | 401 | 326 | 407 | 386 | 393
Protective services ............................| 2,045 | 12,507 | 13,707 | 12,704 | 14,698 | 15,354 | 16,806 | 18,855 | 20,902 | 23,009 | 24,157 | 24,810 | 25,165 | 25,076 | 24,601 | 24,877
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Psychology .....................................| 38,187 | 50,278 | 41,068 | 40,628 | 48,910 | 53,952 | 58,655 | 63,513 | 66,728 | 69,259 | 72,083 | 73,291 | 74,191 | 73,972 | 73,536 | 74,060
Public administration and services .............| 5,466 | 15,440 | 16,707 | 11,887 | 13,162 | 13,908 | 14,350 | 15,987 | 16,775 | 17,815 | 18,586 | 19,849 | 20,649 | 20,408 | 20,287 | 20,185
R.O.T.C. and military technologies .............| 357 | 952 | 42 | 256 | 198 | 196 | 183 | 184 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7
Social sciences and history.....................|155,324 |126,396 |100,513 | 93,840 | 108,151 | 118,083 | 125,107 | 133,974 | 135,703 | 133,680 | 128,154 | 126,479 | 124,891 | 125,040 | 124,658 | 127,101
Theological studies/religious vocations ........| 3,744 | 5,520 | 5,841 | 5,607 | 5,318 | 5,200 | 4,813 | 4,729 | 5,433 | 5,434 | 5,578 | 5,358 | 5,591 | 5,903 | 6,280 | 6,809
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Transportation and material moving workers .....| 662 | 1,282 | 1,801 | 1,837 | 2,062 | 2,387 | 2,622 | 3,598 | 3,930 | 3,923 | 3,698 | 3,561 | 3,547 | 3,206 | 3,383 | 3,395
Visual and performing arts .....................| 30,394 | 42,138 | 40,479 | 37,241 | 38,227 | 39,934 | 42,186 | 46,522 | 47,761 | 49,053 | 48,690 | 49,296 | 50,083 | 52,077 | 54,404 | 58,791
Not classified by field of study ...............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,405 | 2,713 | 13,258 | 6,720 | 5,247 | 3,302 | 1,346 | 1,756 | 4,856 | 1,373 | 5 | 2,398
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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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