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Table 296. Degrees in psychology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949–50 through 2004–05
Year Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's degrees
Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1949–50 9,569 6,055 3,514 1,316 948 368 283 241 42
1959–60 8,061 4,773 3,288 1,406 981 425 641 544 97
1967–68 23,819 13,792 10,027 3,479 2,321 1,158 1,268 982 286
1969–70 33,679 19,077 14,602 5,158 2,975 2,183 1,962 1,505 457
                   
1970–71 38,187 21,227 16,960 5,717 3,395 2,322 2,144 1,629 515
1971–72 43,433 23,352 20,081 6,764 3,934 2,830 2,277 1,694 583
1972–73 47,940 25,117 22,823 7,619 4,325 3,294 2,550 1,797 753
1973–74 52,139 25,868 26,271 8,796 4,983 3,813 2,872 1,987 885
1974–75 51,245 24,284 26,961 9,394 5,035 4,359 2,913 1,979 934
                   
1975–76 50,278 22,898 27,380 10,167 5,136 5,031 3,157 2,115 1,042
1976–77 47,861 20,627 27,234 10,859 5,293 5,566 3,386 2,127 1,259
1977–78 44,879 18,422 26,457 10,282 4,670 5,612 3,164 1,974 1,190
1978–79 42,697 16,540 26,157 10,132 4,405 5,727 3,228 1,895 1,333
1979–80 42,093 15,440 26,653 9,938 4,096 5,842 3,395 1,921 1,474
                   
1980–81 41,068 14,332 26,736 10,223 4,066 6,157 3,576 2,002 1,574
1981–82 41,212 13,645 27,567 9,947 3,823 6,124 3,461 1,856 1,605
1982–83 40,460 13,131 27,329 9,981 3,647 6,334 3,602 1,838 1,764
1983–84 39,955 12,812 27,143 9,525 3,400 6,125 3,535 1,774 1,761
1984–85 39,900 12,706 27,194 9,891 3,452 6,439 3,447 1,739 1,708
                   
1985–86 40,628 12,605 28,023 9,845 3,347 6,498 3,593 1,724 1,869
1986–87 43,152 13,395 29,757 11,000 3,516 7,484 4,062 1,801 2,261
1987–88 45,371 13,579 31,792 10,488 3,256 7,232 3,973 1,783 2,190
1988–89 49,083 14,265 34,818 11,329 3,465 7,864 4,143 1,773 2,370
1989–90 53,952 15,336 38,616 10,730 3,377 7,353 3,811 1,566 2,245
                   
1990–91 58,655 16,067 42,588 11,349 3,329 8,020 3,932 1,520 2,412
1991–92 63,683 17,062 46,621 11,659 3,335 8,324 3,814 1,490 2,324
1992–93 66,931 17,942 48,989 12,518 3,380 9,138 4,100 1,570 2,530
1993–94 69,419 18,668 50,751 13,723 3,763 9,960 4,021 1,497 2,524
1994–95 72,233 19,570 52,663 15,378 4,210 11,168 4,252 1,562 2,690
                   
1995–96 73,416 19,836 53,580 15,152 4,090 11,062 4,141 1,380 2,761
1996–97 74,308 19,408 54,900 15,769 4,155 11,614 4,507 1,495 3,012
1997–98 74,107 18,976 55,131 15,142 3,978 11,164 4,541 1,470 3,071
1998–99 73,636 18,304 55,332 15,688 3,990 11,698 4,695 1,510 3,185
1999–2000 74,194 17,451 56,743 15,740 3,821 11,919 4,731 1,529 3,202
                   
2000–01 73,645 16,585 57,060 16,539 3,892 12,647 5,091 1,598 3,493
2001–02 76,775 17,284 59,491 16,357 3,814 12,543 4,759 1,503 3,256
2002–03 78,613 17,504 61,109 17,123 3,827 13,296 4,831 1,481 3,350
2003–04 82,098 18,193 63,905 17,898 3,789 14,109 4,827 1,496 3,331
2004–05 85,614 19,000 66,614 18,830 3,900 14,930 5,106 1,466 3,640
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1949–50 and 1959–60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967–68 through 1985–86; and 1986–87 through 2004–05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2005. (This table was prepared July 2006.)

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