| Table 257. | Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control of institution, level of degree, and discipline division: 2000-01 |
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Discipline division |Associate|Bachelor's|Master's| Doctor's |Associate|Bachelor's|Master's| Doctor's
| degrees | degrees |degrees |degrees\1\| degrees | degrees |degrees |degrees\1\
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
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Total ........................................| 456,487 | 812,438 |246,054 | 28,187 | 122,378 | 431,733 |222,422 | 16,717
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Agriculture and natural resources\2\ ...........| 6,232 | 21,087 | 3,726 | 1,116 | 417 | 2,295 | 555 | 23
Architecture and related programs ..............| 361 | 6,517 | 2,804 | 92 | 56 | 1,963 | 1,498 | 61
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies .............| 63 | 3,655 | 794 | 128 | 244 | 2,662 | 807 | 92
Biological sciences/life sciences ..............| 1,369 | 39,732 | 4,283 | 3,014 | 75 | 20,821 | 2,061 | 1,586
Business\3\ ....................................| 72,319 | 155,500 | 45,295 | 666 | 36,499 | 110,246 | 71,180 | 514
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Communications .................................| 1,584 | 40,090 | 2,684 | 298 | 1,365 | 17,923 | 2,534 | 70
Communications technologies ....................| 1,493 | 463 | 92 | 0 | 490 | 587 | 441 | 2
Computer and information sciences ..............| 13,332 | 23,978 | 8,411 | 499 | 13,007 | 17,976 | 7,627 | 269
Construction trades ............................| 2,096 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 586 | 124 | 7 | 0
Education ......................................| 7,853 | 75,786 | 72,719 | 4,785 | 1,366 | 29,780 | 56,347 | 1,931
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Engineering ....................................| 1,463 | 44,087 | 18,025 | 3,956 | 362 | 14,011 | 8,225 | 1,602
Engineering-related technologies ...............| 17,921 | 10,117 | 720 | 18 | 16,546 | 3,805 | 131 | 1
English language and literature/letters ........| 809 | 34,865 | 5,007 | 1,137 | 68 | 16,554 | 1,934 | 369
Foreign languages and literatures ..............| 424 | 10,224 | 2,069 | 561 | 105 | 4,922 | 732 | 333
Health professions and related sciences ........| 66,727 | 47,930 | 23,598 | 1,889 | 15,457 | 25,560 | 20,019 | 966
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Home economics and vocational home economics ...| 8,096 | 15,067 | 1,684 | 262 | 534 | 2,710 | 1,117 | 126
Law and legal studies ..........................| 3,954 | 1,095 | 750 | 13 | 2,900 | 863 | 3,079 | 273
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, | | | | | | | |
and humanities ...............................| 188,252 | 26,100 | 1,474 | 49 | 8,591 | 11,862 | 1,719 | 53
Library science ................................| 103 | 49 | 3,821 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 906 | 2
Mathematics ....................................| 664 | 7,553 | 2,565 | 749 | 31 | 4,121 | 808 | 275
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Mechanics and repairers ........................| 8,212 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 4,438 | 19 | 0 | 0
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ................| 10,285 | 19,074 | 1,783 | 225 | 153 | 6,925 | 1,177 | 188
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.| 676 | 14,369 | 2,008 | 166 | 165 | 5,196 | 479 | 11
Philosophy and religion ........................| 34 | 3,411 | 428 | 253 | 31 | 5,149 | 912 | 343
Physical sciences and science technologies .....| 2,213 | 11,627 | 3,712 | 2,812 | 124 | 6,352 | 1,370 | 1,164
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Precision production trades ....................| 7,193 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 4,300 | 45 | 2 | 0
Protective services ............................| 15,094 | 18,859 | 1,344 | 38 | 1,331 | 6,352 | 1,170 | 6
Psychology .....................................| 1,338 | 48,986 | 6,016 | 1,882 | 216 | 24,548 | 9,180 | 2,777
Public administration and services .............| 2,977 | 13,494 | 15,712 | 290 | 356 | 5,953 | 9,556 | 284
R.O.T.C. and military technologies .............| 120 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Social sciences and history ....................| 4,835 | 82,655 | 8,720 | 2,474 | 297 | 45,381 | 5,071 | 1,456
Theological studies/religious vocations ........| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 6,967 | 4,900 | 1,469
Transportation and material moving workers .....| 689 | 1,472 | 87 | 0 | 379 | 2,276 | 669 | 0
Visual and performing arts .....................| 7,550 | 34,149 | 5,723 | 759 | 10,885 | 26,999 | 5,681 | 408
Not classified by field of study ...............| 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 783 | 528 | 63
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| \1\Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Excludes first-professional degrees such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees. \2\Includes "Agricultural business and production," "Agricultural sciences," and "Conservation and renewable natural resources." \3\Includes "Business management and administrative services," "Marketing operations/marketing and distribution," and "Consumer and personal services." SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions" survey, 2000-01 and "Consolidated" survey 2001. (This table was prepared November 2002.) |
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