Table 279. | Earned degrees in biology, microbiology, and zoology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970-71 to 2000-01 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Biology, general | Microbiology\1\ | Zoology\2\ Year |______________________________|______________________________|______________________________ |Bachelor's|Master's |Doctor's |Bachelor's|Master's |Doctor's |Bachelor's|Master's |Doctor's __________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 __________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________ 1970-71 ..| 26,294 | 2,665 | 536 | 1,475 | 456 | 365 | 5,722 | 1,167 | 1,107 1971-72 ..| 27,473 | 2,943 | 580 | 1,548 | 470 | 351 | 5,522 | 1,189 | 1,094 1972-73 ..| 31,185 | 2,959 | 627 | 1,940 | 517 | 344 | 5,770 | 1,191 | 1,008 1973-74 ..| 36,188 | 3,186 | 657 | 2,311 | 505 | 384 | 6,192 | 1,250 | 919 1974-75 ..| 38,748 | 3,109 | 637 | 2,767 | 552 | 345 | 6,116 | 1,216 | 920 | | | | | | | | | 1975-76 ..| 40,163 | 3,177 | 624 | 2,927 | 585 | 364 | 6,105 | 1,153 | 909 1976-77 ..| 39,530 | 3,322 | 608 | 2,884 | 659 | 325 | 5,608 | 1,168 | 950 1977-78 ..| 37,598 | 3,094 | 664 | 2,695 | 615 | 353 | 5,139 | 1,160 | 885 1978-79 ..| 35,962 | 3,093 | 663 | 2,670 | 597 | 395 | 4,913 | 1,109 | 938 1979-80 ..| 33,523 | 2,911 | 718 | 2,631 | 596 | 376 | 4,374 | 1,078 | 955 | | | | | | | | | 1980-81 ..| 31,323 | 2,598 | 734 | 2,414 | 482 | 370 | 3,946 | 1,090 | 946 1981-82 ..| 29,651 | 2,579 | 678 | 2,377 | 470 | 350 | 3,664 | 1,028 | 936 1982-83 ..| 28,022 | 2,354 | 521 | 2,306 | 446 | 331 | 3,453 | 918 | 809 1983-84 ..| 27,379 | 2,313 | 617 | 2,329 | 447 | 360 | 3,294 | 867 | 826 1984-85 ..| 27,593 | 2,130 | 658 | 2,180 | 413 | 302 | 3,128 | 778 | 802 | | | | | | | | | 1985-86 ..| 27,618 | 2,173 | 574 | 2,217 | 353 | 336 | 2,940 | 723 | 844 1986-87 ..| 27,465 | 2,022 | 537 | 2,098 | 390 | 337 | 2,858 | 740 | 787 1987-88 ..| 26,838 | 1,981 | 576 | 2,014 | 357 | 386 | 2,580 | 725 | 786 1988-89 ..| 26,229 | 2,097 | 527 | 1,780 | 411 | 356 | 2,582 | 736 | 744 1989-90 ..| 27,213 | 1,998 | 551 | 1,814 | 366 | 409 | 2,501 | 638 | 810 | | | | | | | | | 1990-91 ..| 29,285 | 1,956 | 632 | 1,757 | 324 | 419 | 2,673 | 640 | 833 1991-92 ..| 31,909 | 1,995 | 657 | 1,722 | 336 | 454 | 2,840 | 620 | 818 1992-93 ..| 34,932 | 2,000 | 671 | 1,769 | 328 | 520 | 3,071 | 637 | 786 1993-94 ..| 38,103 | 2,178 | 665 | 1,841 | 332 | 478 | 3,207 | 749 | 805 1994-95 ..| 41,658 | 2,350 | 729 | 1,908 | 295 | 443 | 3,206 | 689 | 767 | | | | | | | | | 1995-96 ..| 44,818 | 2,606 | 768 | 2,130 | 324 | 477 | 3,549 | 815 | 855 1996-97 ..| 46,632 | 2,742 | 693 | 2,417 | 326 | 455 | 3,526 | 875 | 807 1997-98 ..| 47,054 | 2,617 | 809 | 2,781 | 352 | 438 | 3,723 | 821 | 819 1998-99\3\| 46,078 | 2,608 | 711 | 2,768 | 355 | 365 | 3,507 | 739 | 800 1999-2000 | 44,982 | 2,599 | 727 | 2,948 | 323 | 383 | 3,291 | 743 | 821 2000-01 ..| 42,310 | 2,582 | 780 | 2,694 | 289 | 386 | 3,119 | 736 | 694 __________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________ |
\1\Includes bacteriology. \2\Includes general zoology; entomology; pathology; pharmacology; physiology; and zoology, other. \3\Data were 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 September 2002.) |