Table 292. | Earned degrees in chemistry, geology, and physics conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: Selected years, 1970-71 to 2001-02 |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ | 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 1998-99 ....| 10,120| 2,037| 2,191| 2,837| 936| 367| 3,213| 1,309| 1,252 1999-2000 ..| 10,043| 1,888| 2,083| 2,802| 944| 310| 3,342| 1,232| 1,208 | | | | | | | | | 2000-01 ....| 9,526| 1,985| 2,121| 2,814| 933| 314| 3,418| 1,365| 1,169 2001-02 ....| 9,136| 1,845| 2,027| 2,721| 1,001| 351| 3,627| 1,344| 1,096 ____________|__________|________|_________|__________|________|_________|__________|________|_________ |
NOTE: Geology includes geology, geochemistry, and geophysics, paleontology, and seismology. Beginning in 1982-83, also includes other geological sciences. Data for 1998-99 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, 1986-87 through 1998-99, and Fall 2000 through Fall 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared August 2003.)
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