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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Table P79. Number of undergraduate credentials awarded by Title IV postsecondary institutions, by curriculum area and credential level: United States, 1997 to 2006
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

Credential level

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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