Degrees in English language and literature/letters conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2003-04

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Table 283.

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            |       Bachelor's degrees    |       Master's degrees      |        Doctor's degrees
            |_____________________________|_____________________________|_____________________________
Year        |    Total|    Males|  Females|    Total|    Males|  Females|    Total|    Males| Females
____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1           |        2|        3|        4|        5|        6|        7|        8|        9|       10
____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1949-50 ....|   17,240|    8,221|    9,019|    2,259|    1,320|      939|      230|      181|       49
1959-60 ....|   20,128|    7,580|   12,548|    2,931|    1,458|    1,473|      397|      314|       83
1967-68 ....|   47,977|   15,700|   32,277|    7,916|    3,434|    4,482|      977|      717|      260
1969-70 ....|   56,410|   18,650|   37,760|    8,517|    3,326|    5,191|    1,213|      837|      376
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1970-71 ....|   63,914|   22,005|   41,909|   10,441|    4,126|    6,315|    1,554|    1,107|      447
1971-72 ....|   63,707|   22,580|   41,127|   10,412|    4,066|    6,346|    1,734|    1,173|      561
1972-73 ....|   60,607|   22,022|   38,585|   10,035|    3,988|    6,047|    1,817|    1,189|      628
1973-74 ....|   54,190|   20,082|   34,108|    9,573|    3,824|    5,749|    1,755|    1,142|      613
1974-75 ....|   47,062|   17,689|   29,373|    9,178|    3,463|    5,715|    1,595|      974|      621
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1975-76 ....|   41,452|   15,898|   25,554|    8,599|    3,290|    5,309|    1,514|      895|      619
1976-77 ....|   37,343|   14,135|   23,208|    7,824|    2,907|    4,917|    1,373|      768|      605
1977-78 ....|   34,799|   12,972|   21,827|    7,444|    2,623|    4,821|    1,272|      698|      574
1978-79 ....|   33,218|   12,085|   21,133|    6,503|    2,307|    4,196|    1,186|      639|      547
1979-80 ....|   32,187|   11,237|   20,950|    6,026|    2,181|    3,845|    1,196|      635|      561
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1980-81 ....|   31,922|   11,082|   20,840|    5,742|    2,026|    3,716|    1,040|      497|      543
1981-82 ....|   33,078|   11,300|   21,778|    5,593|    1,916|    3,677|      986|      467|      519
1982-83 ....|   31,327|   10,699|   20,628|    4,866|    1,653|    3,213|      877|      419|      458
1983-84 ....|   32,296|   11,007|   21,289|    4,814|    1,681|    3,133|      899|      413|      486
1984-85 ....|   32,686|   11,195|   21,491|    4,987|    1,723|    3,264|      915|      414|      501
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1985-86 ....|   34,083|   11,657|   22,426|    5,335|    1,811|    3,524|      895|      390|      505
1986-87 ....|   35,667|   12,133|   23,534|    5,298|    1,819|    3,479|      853|      367|      486
1987-88 ....|   38,106|   12,687|   25,419|    5,366|    1,796|    3,570|      858|      380|      478
1988-89 ....|   41,786|   13,729|   28,057|    5,716|    1,930|    3,786|      929|      405|      524
1989-90 ....|   46,803|   15,437|   31,366|    6,317|    2,125|    4,192|      986|      444|      542
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1990-91 ....|   51,064|   16,891|   34,173|    6,784|    2,203|    4,581|    1,056|      469|      587
1991-92 ....|   54,250|   18,314|   35,936|    7,215|    2,441|    4,774|    1,142|      484|      658
1992-93 ....|   55,289|   19,007|   36,282|    7,537|    2,570|    4,967|    1,201|      495|      706
1993-94 ....|   53,150|   18,214|   34,936|    7,611|    2,620|    4,991|    1,205|      512|      693
1994-95 ....|   51,170|   17,581|   33,589|    7,612|    2,672|    4,940|    1,393|      589|      804
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1995-96 ....|   49,928|   17,007|   32,921|    7,657|    2,727|    4,930|    1,395|      535|      860
1996-97 ....|   48,641|   16,325|   32,316|    7,487|    2,650|    4,837|    1,431|      610|      821
1997-98 ....|   49,016|   16,280|   32,736|    7,587|    2,568|    5,019|    1,489|      611|      878
1998-99\1\ .|   49,800|   16,285|   33,515|    7,288|    2,442|    4,846|    1,407|      560|      847
1999-2000 ..|   50,106|   16,124|   33,982|    7,022|    2,315|    4,707|    1,470|      611|      859
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
2000-01 ....|   50,569|   15,997|   34,572|    6,763|    2,160|    4,603|    1,330|      533|      797
2001-02 ....|   52,375|   16,457|   35,918|    7,097|    2,270|    4,827|    1,291|      532|      759
2002-03 ....|   53,670|   16,725|   36,945|    7,413|    2,426|    4,987|    1,246|      492|      754
2003-04 ....|   53,984|   16,792|   37,192|    7,956|    2,459|    5,497|    1,207|      479|      728
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\1\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1949-50 and 1959-60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967-68 through 1985-86; and 1986-87 through 2003-04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99), Fall 2000 through Fall 2004. (This table was prepared July 2005.)

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