Earned degrees in computer and information sciences conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 1996-97

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Table 287

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          |     Bachelor's degrees      |       Master's degrees      |      Doctor's degrees
   Year   |_____________________________|_____________________________|_____________________________
          |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total  |   Men   |  Women
__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
    1     |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10
__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1970-71 ..|   2,388 |   2,064 |     324 |   1,588 |   1,424 |     164 |     128 |     125 |       3
1971-72 ..|   3,402 |   2,941 |     461 |   1,977 |   1,752 |     225 |     167 |     155 |      12
1972-73 ..|   4,304 |   3,664 |     640 |   2,113 |   1,888 |     225 |     196 |     181 |      15
1973-74 ..|   4,756 |   3,976 |     780 |   2,276 |   1,983 |     293 |     198 |     189 |       9
1974-75 ..|   5,033 |   4,080 |     953 |   2,299 |   1,961 |     338 |     213 |     199 |      14
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1975-76 ..|   5,652 |   4,534 |   1,118 |   2,603 |   2,226 |     377 |     244 |     221 |      23
1976-77 ..|   6,407 |   4,876 |   1,531 |   2,798 |   2,332 |     466 |     216 |     197 |      19
1977-78 ..|   7,201 |   5,349 |   1,852 |   3,038 |   2,471 |     567 |     196 |     181 |      15
1978-79 ..|   8,719 |   6,272 |   2,447 |   3,055 |   2,480 |     575 |     236 |     206 |      30
1979-80 ..|  11,154 |   7,782 |   3,372 |   3,647 |   2,883 |     764 |     240 |     213 |      27
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1980-81 ..|  15,121 |  10,202 |   4,919 |   4,218 |   3,247 |     971 |     252 |     227 |      25
1981-82 ..|  20,267 |  13,218 |   7,049 |   4,935 |   3,625 |   1,310 |     251 |     230 |      21
1982-83 ..|  24,510 |  15,606 |   8,904 |   5,321 |   3,813 |   1,508 |     262 |     228 |      34
1983-84 ..|  32,172 |  20,246 |  11,926 |   6,190 |   4,379 |   1,811 |     251 |     225 |      26
1984-85 ..|  38,878 |  24,579 |  14,299 |   7,101 |   5,064 |   2,037 |     248 |     223 |      25
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1985-86 ..|  41,889 |  26,923 |  14,966 |   8,070 |   5,658 |   2,412 |     344 |     299 |      45
1986-87...|  39,589 |  25,865 |  13,724 |   8,481 |   5,985 |   2,496 |     374 |     322 |      52
1987-88 ..|  34,523 |  23,331 |  11,192 |   9,197 |   6,726 |   2,471 |     428 |     380 |      48
1988-89 ..|  30,454 |  21,087 |   9,367 |   9,414 |   6,775 |   2,639 |     551 |     466 |      85
1989-90 ..|  27,257 |  19,117 |   8,140 |   9,677 |   6,960 |   2,717 |     627 |     534 |      93
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1990-91 ..|  25,083 |  17,726 |   7,357 |   9,324 |   6,563 |   2,761 |     676 |     584 |      92
1991-92 ..|  24,557 |  17,510 |   7,047 |   9,530 |   6,884 |   2,646 |     772 |     669 |     103
1992-93 ..|  24,200 |  17,403 |   6,797 |  10,163 |   7,410 |   2,753 |     805 |     689 |     116
1993-94 ..|  24,200 |  17,317 |   6,883 |  10,416 |   7,724 |   2,692 |     810 |     685 |     125
1994-95 ..|  24,404 |  17,463 |   6,941 |  10,326 |   7,627 |   2,699 |     884 |     723 |     161
          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1995-96 ..|  24,098 |  17,468 |   6,630 |  10,151 |   7,444 |   2,707 |     867 |     741 |     126
1996-97 ..|  24,768 |  18,037 |   6,731 |  10,098 |   7,248 |   2,850 |     857 |     721 |     136
__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________

NOTE.--Includes degrees in computer and information sciences, general; computer programming; data processing technology/technician; information science and systems; computer systems analysis; and other information sciences.

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. (This table was prepared June 1999.)

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