Table 293. | Earned degrees in chemistry, geology, and physics conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970-71 to 1997-98 |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Chemistry | Geology | Physics 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 ..| 11,063 | 2,275 | 2,159 | 2,414 | 651 | 324 | 5,071 | 2,188 | 1,482 1971-72 ..| 10,590 | 2,248 | 1,971 | 2,573 | 841 | 310 | 4,634 | 2,033 | 1,344 1972-73 ..| 10,128 | 2,225 | 1,872 | 2,923 | 827 | 305 | 4,259 | 1,747 | 1,338 1973-74 ..| 10,438 | 2,125 | 1,823 | 3,253 | 938 | 315 | 3,952 | 1,655 | 1,115 1974-75 ..| 10,549 | 1,986 | 1,822 | 3,319 | 932 | 292 | 3,706 | 1,574 | 1,080 | | | | | | | | | 1975-76 ..| 11,022 | 1,783 | 1,621 | 3,358 | 1,003 | 313 | 3,544 | 1,451 | 997 1976-77 ..| 11,215 | 1,767 | 1,568 | 3,879 | 1,047 | 325 | 3,420 | 1,319 | 945 1977-78 ..| 11,315 | 1,886 | 1,521 | 4,342 | 1,239 | 268 | 3,330 | 1,294 | 873 1978-79 ..| 11,509 | 1,757 | 1,516 | 4,502 | 1,300 | 286 | 3,337 | 1,319 | 918 1979-80 ..| 11,232 | 1,723 | 1,545 | 4,597 | 1,295 | 313 | 3,396 | 1,192 | 830 | | | | | | | | | 1980-81 ..| 11,347 | 1,654 | 1,622 | 5,202 | 1,396 | 294 | 3,441 | 1,294 | 866 1981-82 ..| 11,062 | 1,751 | 1,722 | 5,538 | 1,540 | 282 | 3,472 | 1,284 | 873 1982-83 ..| 10,796 | 1,622 | 1,746 | 6,102 | 1,552 | 295 | 3,793 | 1,369 | 873 1983-84 ..| 10,704 | 1,667 | 1,744 | 6,549 | 1,514 | 315 | 3,907 | 1,532 | 953 1984-85 ..| 10,482 | 1,719 | 1,789 | 6,308 | 1,692 | 289 | 4,097 | 1,523 | 951 | | | | | | | | | 1985-86 ..| 10,116 | 1,754 | 1,908 | 4,974 | 1,767 | 271 | 4,180 | 1,501 | 1,010 1986-87 ..| 9,670 | 1,738 | 1,976 | 3,665 | 1,603 | 280 | 4,318 | 1,543 | 1,074 1987-88 ..| 9,052 | 1,708 | 1,995 | 2,551 | 1,523 | 350 | 4,100 | 1,675 | 1,093 1988-89 ..| 8,625 | 1,774 | 2,037 | 2,252 | 1,404 | 358 | 4,352 | 1,736 | 1,112 1989-90 ..| 8,132 | 1,682 | 2,183 | 1,767 | 1,200 | 414 | 4,155 | 1,831 | 1,192 | | | | | | | | | 1990-91 ..| 8,321 | 1,665 | 2,238 | 1,784 | 1,089 | 446 | 4,236 | 1,725 | 1,209 1991-92 ..| 8,641 | 1,780 | 2,280 | 2,078 | 990 | 413 | 4,098 | 1,834 | 1,337 1992-93 ..| 8,914 | 1,842 | 2,261 | 2,299 | 925 | 406 | 4,063 | 1,777 | 1,277 1993-94 ..| 9,425 | 1,999 | 2,353 | 2,677 | 937 | 422 | 4,001 | 1,945 | 1,465 1994-95 ..| 9,722 | 2,099 | 2,273 | 3,118 | 993 | 398 | 3,823 | 1,817 | 1,424 | | | | | | | | | 1995-96 ..| 10,415 | 2,254 | 2,287 | 3,190 | 991 | 372 | 3,679 | 1,678 | 1,462 1996-97 ..| 10,644 | 2,240 | 2,259 | 3,219 | 996 | 388 | 3,376 | 1,496 | 1,410 1997-98 ..| 10,582 | 2,141 | 2,342 | 3,066 | 966 | 416 | 3,441 | 1,371 | 1,393 __________|__________|________|_________|__________|________|_________|__________|________|_________ |
NOTE: Geology includes geology, geochemistry, and geophysics, paleontology, and seismology. Beginning in 1982-83, also includes other geological sciences. 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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