Master's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by racial/ethnic group and sex of student: Selected years, 1976-77 to 2001-02

Table 267.

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               |             Number of degrees conferred                    |Percentage distribution of degrees conferred
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               |        |        |       |       |        |        |        |      |      |      |      |        |        |
     Year      | Total  | White, |Black, | His-  | Asian/ |American|  Non-  |      |White,|Black,| His- | Asian/ |American|  Non-
               |        |  non-  | non-  | panic |Pacific |Indian/ |resident|Total | non- | non- |panic |Pacific |Indian/ |resident
               |        |  His-  | His-  |       |Islander| Alaska | alien  |      | His- | His- |      |Islander| Alaska |  alien
               |        | panic  | panic |       |        | Native |        |      |panic |panic |      |        | Native |
_______________|________|________|_______|_______|________|________|________|______|______|______|______|________|________|_________
       1       |   2    |   3    |   4   |   5   |   6    |   7    |   8    |  9   |  10  |  11  |  12  |   13   |   14   |   15
_______________|________|________|_______|_______|________|________|________|______|______|______|______|________|________|_________
     Total     |        |        |       |       |        |        |        |      |      |      |      |        |        |
               |        |        |       |       |        |        |        |      |      |      |      |        |        |
1976-77\1\ ....| 316,602| 266,061| 21,037|  6,071|   5,122|     967|  17,344| 100.0|  84.0|   6.6|   1.9|     1.6|     0.3|      5.5
1978-79\2\ ....| 300,255| 249,360| 19,418|  5,555|   5,496|     999|  19,427| 100.0|  83.0|   6.5|   1.9|     1.8|     0.3|      6.5
1980-81\3\ ....| 294,183| 241,216| 17,133|  6,461|   6,282|   1,034|  22,057| 100.0|  82.0|   5.8|   2.2|     2.1|     0.4|      7.5
1984-85\4\ ....| 280,421| 223,628| 13,939|  6,864|   7,782|   1,256|  26,952| 100.0|  79.7|   5.0|   2.4|     2.8|     0.4|      9.6
1986-87 .......| 289,349| 228,874| 13,873|  7,044|   8,559|   1,103|  29,896| 100.0|  79.1|   4.8|   2.4|     3.0|     0.4|     10.3
1988-89\5\ ....| 309,770| 242,764| 14,095|  7,277|  10,335|   1,086|  34,213| 100.0|  78.4|   4.6|   2.3|     3.3|     0.4|     11.0
1989-90 .......| 324,301| 254,299| 15,336|  7,892|  10,439|   1,090|  35,245| 100.0|  78.4|   4.7|   2.4|     3.2|     0.3|     10.9
1990-91 .......| 337,168| 261,232| 16,616|  8,887|  11,650|   1,178|  37,605| 100.0|  77.5|   4.9|   2.6|     3.5|     0.3|     11.2
1991-92 .......| 352,838| 271,177| 18,256|  9,521|  12,960|   1,280|  39,644| 100.0|  76.9|   5.2|   2.7|     3.7|     0.4|     11.2
1992-93 .......| 369,585| 279,827| 19,744| 10,638|  13,863|   1,405|  44,108| 100.0|  75.7|   5.3|   2.9|     3.8|     0.4|     11.9
1993-94 .......| 387,070| 289,536| 21,986| 11,933|  15,411|   1,699|  46,505| 100.0|  74.8|   5.7|   3.1|     4.0|     0.4|     12.0
1994-95 .......| 397,629| 293,345| 24,166| 12,905|  16,847|   1,621|  48,745| 100.0|  73.8|   6.1|   3.2|     4.2|     0.4|     12.3
1995-96 .......| 406,301| 298,133| 25,822| 14,442|  18,216|   1,778|  47,910| 100.0|  73.4|   6.4|   3.6|     4.5|     0.4|     11.8
1996-97 .......| 419,401| 305,005| 28,403| 15,440|  19,061|   1,940|  49,552| 100.0|  72.7|   6.8|   3.7|     4.5|     0.5|     11.8
1997-98 .......| 430,164| 308,196| 30,155| 16,248|  21,133|   2,053|  52,379| 100.0|  71.6|   7.0|   3.8|     4.9|     0.5|     12.2
1998-99 .......| 439,986| 313,487| 32,541| 17,838|  22,072|   2,016|  52,032| 100.0|  71.2|   7.4|   4.1|     5.0|     0.5|     11.8
1999-2000 .....| 457,056| 320,485| 35,874| 19,253|  23,218|   2,246|  55,980| 100.0|  70.1|   7.8|   4.2|     5.1|     0.5|     12.2
2000-01 .......| 468,476| 320,480| 38,265| 21,543|  24,283|   2,481|  61,424| 100.0|  68.4|   8.2|   4.6|     5.2|     0.5|     13.1
2001-02 .......| 482,118| 327,635| 40,373| 22,387|  25,414|   2,626|  63,683| 100.0|  68.0|   8.4|   4.6|     5.3|     0.5|     13.2
               |        |        |       |       |        |        |        |      |      |      |      |        |        |
      Men      |        |        |       |       |        |        |        |      |      |      |      |        |        |
1976-77\1\ ....| 167,396| 139,210|  7,781|  3,268|   3,123|     521|  13,493| 100.0|  83.2|   4.6|   2.0|     1.9|     0.3|      8.1
1978-79\2\ ....| 152,637| 124,058|  7,070|  2,786|   3,325|     495|  14,903| 100.0|  81.3|   4.6|   1.8|     2.2|     0.3|      9.8
1980-81\3\ ....| 145,666| 115,562|  6,158|  3,085|   3,773|     501|  16,587| 100.0|  79.3|   4.2|   2.1|     2.6|     0.3|     11.4
1984-85\4\ ....| 139,417| 106,059|  5,200|  3,059|   4,842|     583|  19,674| 100.0|  76.1|   3.7|   2.2|     3.5|     0.4|     14.1
1986-87 .......| 141,269| 105,572|  5,153|  3,331|   5,239|     518|  21,456| 100.0|  74.7|   3.6|   2.4|     3.7|     0.4|     15.2
1988-89\5\ ....| 148,872| 109,715|  5,175|  3,325|   6,048|     476|  24,133| 100.0|  73.7|   3.5|   2.2|     4.1|     0.3|     16.2
1989-90 .......| 153,653| 114,203|  5,474|  3,548|   5,896|     455|  24,077| 100.0|  74.3|   3.6|   2.3|     3.8|     0.3|     15.7
1990-91 .......| 156,482| 114,419|  5,916|  3,936|   6,575|     488|  25,148| 100.0|  73.1|   3.8|   2.5|     4.2|     0.3|     16.1
1991-92 .......| 161,842| 117,512|  6,112|  4,220|   7,234|     529|  26,235| 100.0|  72.6|   3.8|   2.6|     4.5|     0.3|     16.2
1992-93 .......| 169,258| 120,783|  6,803|  4,722|   7,545|     584|  28,821| 100.0|  71.4|   4.0|   2.8|     4.5|     0.3|     17.0
1993-94 .......| 176,085| 124,409|  7,424|  5,122|   8,298|     692|  30,140| 100.0|  70.7|   4.2|   2.9|     4.7|     0.4|     17.1
1994-95 .......| 178,598| 124,277|  8,097|  5,487|   8,923|     659|  31,155| 100.0|  69.6|   4.5|   3.1|     5.0|     0.4|     17.4
1995-96 .......| 179,081| 124,847|  8,445|  5,843|   9,400|     705|  29,841| 100.0|  69.7|   4.7|   3.3|     5.2|     0.4|     16.7
1996-97 .......| 180,947| 125,552|  8,960|  6,246|   9,218|     734|  30,237| 100.0|  69.4|   5.0|   3.5|     5.1|     0.4|     16.7
1997-98 .......| 184,375| 125,605|  9,652|  6,512|  10,262|     782|  31,562| 100.0|  68.1|   5.2|   3.5|     5.6|     0.4|     17.1
1998-99 .......| 186,148| 126,674| 10,058|  7,032|  10,491|     771|  31,122| 100.0|  68.1|   5.4|   3.8|     5.6|     0.4|     16.7
1999-2000 .....| 191,792| 128,046| 11,212|  7,635|  11,047|     836|  33,016| 100.0|  66.8|   5.8|   4.0|     5.8|     0.4|     17.2
2000-01 .......| 194,351| 125,993| 11,568|  8,271|  11,349|     917|  36,253| 100.0|  64.8|   6.0|   4.3|     5.8|     0.5|     18.7
2001-02 .......| 199,120| 128,770| 11,796|  8,431|  11,749|     994|  37,380| 100.0|  64.7|   5.9|   4.2|     5.9|     0.5|     18.8
               |        |        |       |       |        |        |        |      |      |      |      |        |        |
     Women     |        |        |       |       |        |        |        |      |      |      |      |        |        |
1976-77\1\ ....| 149,206| 126,851| 13,256|  2,803|   1,999|     446|   3,851| 100.0|  85.0|   8.9|   1.9|     1.3|     0.3|      2.6
1978-79\2\ ....| 147,618| 125,302| 12,348|  2,769|   2,171|     504|   4,524| 100.0|  84.9|   8.4|   1.9|     1.5|     0.3|      3.1
1980-81\3\ ....| 148,517| 125,654| 10,975|  3,376|   2,509|     533|   5,470| 100.0|  84.6|   7.4|   2.3|     1.7|     0.4|      3.7
1984-85\4\ ....| 141,004| 117,569|  8,739|  3,805|   2,940|     673|   7,278| 100.0|  83.4|   6.2|   2.7|     2.1|     0.5|      5.2
1986-87 .......| 148,080| 123,302|  8,720|  3,713|   3,320|     585|   8,440| 100.0|  83.3|   5.9|   2.5|     2.2|     0.4|      5.7
1988-89\5\ ....| 160,898| 133,049|  8,920|  3,952|   4,287|     610|  10,080| 100.0|  82.7|   5.5|   2.5|     2.7|     0.4|      6.3
1989-90 .......| 170,648| 140,096|  9,862|  4,344|   4,543|     635|  11,168| 100.0|  82.1|   5.8|   2.5|     2.7|     0.4|      6.5
1990-91 .......| 180,686| 146,813| 10,700|  4,951|   5,075|     690|  12,457| 100.0|  81.3|   5.9|   2.7|     2.8|     0.4|      6.9
1991-92 .......| 190,996| 153,665| 12,144|  5,301|   5,726|     751|  13,409| 100.0|  80.5|   6.4|   2.8|     3.0|     0.4|      7.0
1992-93 .......| 200,327| 159,044| 12,941|  5,916|   6,318|     821|  15,287| 100.0|  79.4|   6.5|   3.0|     3.2|     0.4|      7.6
1993-94 .......| 210,985| 165,127| 14,562|  6,811|   7,113|   1,007|  16,365| 100.0|  78.3|   6.9|   3.2|     3.4|     0.5|      7.8
1994-95 .......| 219,031| 169,068| 16,069|  7,418|   7,924|     962|  17,590| 100.0|  77.2|   7.3|   3.4|     3.6|     0.4|      8.0
1995-96 .......| 227,220| 173,286| 17,377|  8,599|   8,816|   1,073|  18,069| 100.0|  76.3|   7.6|   3.8|     3.9|     0.5|      8.0
1996-97 .......| 238,454| 179,453| 19,443|  9,194|   9,843|   1,206|  19,315| 100.0|  75.3|   8.2|   3.9|     4.1|     0.5|      8.1
1997-98 .......| 245,789| 182,591| 20,503|  9,736|  10,871|   1,271|  20,817| 100.0|  74.3|   8.3|   4.0|     4.4|     0.5|      8.5
1998-99 .......| 253,838| 186,813| 22,483| 10,806|  11,581|   1,245|  20,910| 100.0|  73.6|   8.9|   4.3|     4.6|     0.5|      8.2
1999-2000 .....| 265,264| 192,439| 24,662| 11,618|  12,171|   1,410|  22,964| 100.0|  72.5|   9.3|   4.4|     4.6|     0.5|      8.7
2000-01 .......| 274,125| 194,487| 26,697| 13,272|  12,934|   1,564|  25,171| 100.0|  70.9|   9.7|   4.8|     4.7|     0.6|      9.2
2001-02 .......| 282,998| 198,865| 28,577| 13,956|  13,665|   1,632|  26,303| 100.0|  70.3|  10.1|   4.9|     4.8|     0.6|      9.3
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\1\Excludes 387 men and 175 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
\2\Excludes 733 men and 91 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
\3\Excludes 1,377 men and 179 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
\4\Excludes 3,973 men and 1,857 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
\5\Excludes 482 men and 369 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

NOTE: For years 1984-85 to 2001-02, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Data for 1998-99 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys 1976-77 through 1984-85, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys, 1986-87 through 1998-99, and Fall 2000 through Fall 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared August 2003.)

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