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Table P79. Number of undergraduate credentials awarded by Title IV postsecondary institutions, by curriculum area and credential level: United States, 1997 to 2006 | ||||||||||
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Curriculum area and credential level | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Total, all undergraduate credential levels | 2,251,874 | 2,227,731 | 2,166,153 | 2,300,481 | 2,295,701 | 2,420,310 | 2,628,341 | 2,752,837 | 2,846,832 | 2,913,819 |
Career education | 1,553,859 | 1,527,839 | 1,482,463 | 1,586,827 | 1,573,744 | 1,661,013 | 1,835,114 | 1,926,181 | 1,984,396 | 2,022,885 |
Academic education | 698,015 | 699,892 | 683,690 | 713,654 | 721,957 | 759,297 | 793,227 | 826,656 | 862,436 | 890,934 |
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Bachelor's degrees | 1,155,183 | 1,166,239 | 1,135,428 | 1,217,952 | 1,228,269 | 1,277,728 | 1,348,500 | 1,399,542 | 1,439,263 | 1,485,242 |
Career education | 680,376 | 690,752 | 672,663 | 732,783 | 740,995 | 772,099 | 822,159 | 851,985 | 869,228 | 895,248 |
Academic education | 474,807 | 475,487 | 462,765 | 485,169 | 487,274 | 505,629 | 526,341 | 547,557 | 570,035 | 589,994 |
Subbaccalaureate credentials | 1,096,691 | 1,061,492 | 1,030,725 | 1,082,529 | 1,067,432 | 1,142,582 | 1,279,841 | 1,353,295 | 1,407,569 | 1,428,577 |
Career education | 873,483 | 837,087 | 809,800 | 854,044 | 832,749 | 888,914 | 1,012,955 | 1,074,196 | 1,115,168 | 1,127,637 |
Academic education | 223,208 | 224,405 | 220,925 | 228,485 | 234,683 | 253,668 | 266,886 | 279,099 | 292,401 | 300,940 |
Associate's degrees | 583,282 | 574,664 | 562,028 | 574,456 | 587,971 | 607,133 | 661,614 | 694,466 | 725,836 | 744,194 |
Career education | 375,001 | 360,608 | 352,560 | 357,520 | 362,664 | 366,875 | 409,405 | 428,882 | 447,691 | 460,197 |
Academic education | 208,281 | 214,056 | 209,468 | 216,936 | 225,307 | 240,258 | 252,209 | 265,584 | 278,145 | 283,997 |
Certificates | 513,409 | 486,828 | 468,697 | 508,073 | 479,461 | 535,449 | 618,227 | 658,829 | 681,733 | 684,383 |
Career education | 498,482 | 476,479 | 457,240 | 496,524 | 470,085 | 522,039 | 603,550 | 645,314 | 667,477 | 667,440 |
Academic education | 14,927 | 10,349 | 11,457 | 11,549 | 9,376 | 13,410 | 14,677 | 13,515 | 14,256 | 16,943 |
NOTE: This table shows, for example, that 1,553,859 undergraduate career education credentials were awarded in 1997. There are no standard errors for this table because it is based on population counts. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions and Institutional Characteristics (IC) data files, various years (e.g., report year 2006 uses IC 2006–07 and Completions 2005–06). |
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