Earned degrees in biology, microbiology, and zoology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: Selected years, 1970-71 to 2001-02

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Earned degrees in biology, microbiology, and zoology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: Selected years, 1970-71 to 2001-02 cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center">

padding-left:4px" >_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Biology, general | Microbiology\1\ | Zoology\2\ ___________________|_______________________________|_______________________________ |Master's |Doctor's |Bachelor's |Master's |Doctor's |Bachelor's |Master's |Doctor's _________|_________|___________|_________|_________|___________|_________|_________ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 _________|_________|___________|_________|_________|___________|_________|_________ 2,665| 536| 1,475| 456| 365| 5,722| 1,167| 1,107 2,943| 580| 1,548| 470| 351| 5,522| 1,189| 1,094 2,959| 627| 1,940| 517| 344| 5,770| 1,191| 1,008 3,186| 657| 2,311| 505| 384| 6,192| 1,250| 919 3,109| 637| 2,767| 552| 345| 6,116| 1,216| 920 | | | | | | | | 3,177| 624| 2,927| 585| 364| 6,105| 1,153| 909 3,322| 608| 2,884| 659| 325| 5,608| 1,168| 950 3,094| 664| 2,695| 615| 353| 5,139| 1,160| 885 3,093| 663| 2,670| 597| 395| 4,913| 1,109| 938 2,911| 718| 2,631| 596| 376| 4,374| 1,078| 955 | | | | | | | | 2,598| 734| 2,414| 482| 370| 3,946| 1,090| 946 2,579| 678| 2,377| 470| 350| 3,664| 1,028| 936 2,354| 521| 2,306| 446| 331| 3,453| 918| 809 2,313| 617| 2,329| 447| 360| 3,294| 867| 826 2,130| 658| 2,180| 413| 302| 3,128| 778| 802 | | | | | | | | 2,173| 574| 2,217| 353| 336| 2,940| 723| 844 2,022| 537| 2,098| 390| 337| 2,858| 740| 787 1,981| 576| 2,014| 357| 386| 2,580| 725| 786 2,097| 527| 1,780| 411| 356| 2,582| 736| 744 1,998| 551| 1,814| 366| 409| 2,501| 638| 810 | | | | | | | | 1,956| 632| 1,757| 324| 419| 2,673| 640| 833 1,995| 657| 1,722| 336| 454| 2,840| 620| 818 2,000| 671| 1,769| 328| 520| 3,071| 637| 786 2,178| 665| 1,841| 332| 478| 3,207| 749| 805 2,350| 729| 1,908| 295| 443| 3,206| 689| 767 | | | | | | | | 2,606| 768| 2,130| 324| 477| 3,549| 815| 855 2,742| 693| 2,417| 326| 455| 3,526| 875| 807 2,617| 809| 2,781| 352| 438| 3,723| 821| 819 2,608| 711| 2,768| 355| 365| 3,507| 739| 800 2,599| 727| 2,948| 323| 383| 3,291| 743| 821 | | | | | | | | 2,582| 780| 2,694| 289| 386| 3,119| 736| 694 2,424| 689| 2,545| 269| 378| 3,030| 731| 718 _________|_________|___________|_________|_________|___________|_________|_________

\1\Includes bacteriology.
\2\Includes general zoology; entomology; pathology; pharmacology; physiology; and zoology, other.
\3\Data 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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