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Table 299. | Degrees in the health professions and related sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 through 2005-06 |
Year | Bachelor's degrees | Master's degrees | Doctor's degrees | |||||||
Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | ||
Number | Annual percent change |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
1970–71 | 25,223 | † | 5,785 | 19,438 | 5,330 | 2,165 | 3,165 | 518 | 437 | 81 |
1971–72 | 28,611 | 13.4 | 7,005 | 21,606 | 6,811 | 2,749 | 4,062 | 459 | 376 | 83 |
1972–73 | 33,562 | 17.3 | 7,752 | 25,810 | 7,978 | 3,189 | 4,789 | 685 | 519 | 166 |
1973–74 | 41,421 | 23.4 | 9,347 | 32,074 | 9,232 | 3,444 | 5,788 | 645 | 507 | 138 |
1974–75 | 49,002 | 18.3 | 10,844 | 38,158 | 10,277 | 3,686 | 6,591 | 666 | 481 | 185 |
1975–76 | 53,885 | 10.0 | 11,386 | 42,499 | 12,164 | 3,837 | 8,327 | 617 | 444 | 173 |
1976–77 | 57,222 | 6.2 | 11,896 | 45,326 | 12,627 | 3,865 | 8,762 | 578 | 402 | 176 |
1977–78 | 59,445 | 3.9 | 11,600 | 47,845 | 14,027 | 3,972 | 10,055 | 704 | 454 | 250 |
1978–79 | 62,095 | 4.5 | 11,214 | 50,881 | 15,110 | 4,155 | 10,955 | 731 | 463 | 268 |
1979–80 | 63,848 | 2.8 | 11,330 | 52,518 | 15,374 | 4,060 | 11,314 | 821 | 467 | 354 |
1980–81 | 63,665 | -0.3 | 10,531 | 53,134 | 16,176 | 4,024 | 12,152 | 868 | 499 | 369 |
1981–82 | 63,660 | # | 10,110 | 53,550 | 16,212 | 3,743 | 12,469 | 956 | 527 | 429 |
1982–83 | 65,642 | 3.1 | 10,247 | 55,395 | 16,941 | 4,138 | 12,803 | 1,093 | 615 | 478 |
1983–84 | 65,305 | -0.5 | 10,068 | 55,237 | 17,351 | 4,124 | 13,227 | 1,077 | 528 | 549 |
1984–85 | 65,331 | # | 9,741 | 55,590 | 17,442 | 4,046 | 13,396 | 1,142 | 546 | 596 |
1985–86 | 65,309 | # | 9,629 | 55,680 | 18,603 | 4,355 | 14,248 | 1,139 | 547 | 592 |
1986–87 | 63,963 | -2.1 | 9,137 | 54,826 | 18,442 | 3,818 | 14,624 | 1,120 | 518 | 602 |
1987–88 | 61,614 | -3.7 | 8,955 | 52,659 | 18,774 | 4,004 | 14,770 | 1,188 | 516 | 672 |
1988–89 | 59,850 | -2.9 | 8,878 | 50,972 | 19,493 | 4,197 | 15,296 | 1,329 | 555 | 774 |
1989–90 | 58,983 | -1.4 | 9,075 | 49,908 | 20,406 | 4,486 | 15,920 | 1,449 | 635 | 814 |
1990–91 | 59,875 | 1.5 | 9,619 | 50,256 | 21,354 | 4,423 | 16,931 | 1,534 | 649 | 885 |
1991–92 | 62,779 | 4.9 | 10,330 | 52,449 | 23,671 | 4,794 | 18,877 | 1,432 | 576 | 856 |
1992–93 | 68,434 | 9.0 | 11,605 | 56,829 | 26,190 | 5,249 | 20,941 | 1,451 | 571 | 880 |
1993–94 | 75,890 | 10.9 | 13,377 | 62,513 | 28,442 | 5,813 | 22,629 | 1,552 | 593 | 959 |
1994–95 | 81,596 | 7.5 | 14,812 | 66,784 | 31,770 | 6,718 | 25,052 | 1,653 | 647 | 1,006 |
1995–96 | 86,087 | 5.5 | 15,942 | 70,145 | 33,920 | 7,017 | 26,903 | 1,651 | 655 | 996 |
1996–97 | 87,997 | 2.2 | 16,440 | 71,557 | 36,162 | 7,536 | 28,626 | 2,179 | 926 | 1,253 |
1997–98 | 86,843 | -1.3 | 15,700 | 71,143 | 39,567 | 8,644 | 30,923 | 1,975 | 678 | 1,297 |
1998–99 | 85,214 | -1.9 | 15,187 | 70,027 | 40,707 | 9,202 | 31,505 | 1,920 | 721 | 1,199 |
1999–2000 | 80,863 | -5.1 | 13,342 | 67,521 | 42,593 | 9,500 | 33,093 | 2,053 | 720 | 1,333 |
2000–01 | 75,933 | -6.1 | 12,514 | 63,419 | 43,623 | 9,711 | 33,912 | 2,242 | 798 | 1,444 |
2001–02 | 72,887 | -4.0 | 10,869 | 62,018 | 43,560 | 9,588 | 33,972 | 2,913 | 991 | 1,922 |
2002–031 | 71,261 | -2.2 | 10,096 | 61,165 | 42,748 | 9,280 | 33,468 | 3,329 | 1,030 | 2,299 |
2003–04 | 73,934 | 3.8 | 10,017 | 63,917 | 44,939 | 9,670 | 35,269 | 4,361 | 1,261 | 3,100 |
2004–05 | 80,685 | 9.1 | 10,858 | 69,827 | 46,703 | 9,816 | 36,887 | 5,868 | 1,710 | 4,158 |
2005–06 | 91,973 | 14.0 | 12,914 | 79,059 | 51,380 | 10,630 | 40,750 | 7,128 | 1,959 | 5,169 |
Percent change | ||||||||||
1995–96 to 2000–01 | -11.8 | † | -21.5 | -9.6 | 28.6 | 38.4 | 26.1 | 35.8 | 21.8 | 45.0 |
2000–01 to 2005–06 | 21.1 | † | 3.2 | 24.7 | 17.8 | 9.5 | 20.2 | 217.9 | 145.5 | 258.0 |
† Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. 1 Data have been revised from previously published figures. NOTE: Excludes degrees awarded in first-professional fields, such as medicine (M.D.) and dentistry (D.D.S. and D.M.D.). SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1970–71 through 1985–86; and 1986–87 through 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2006. (This table was prepared June 2007.) |