Table 267. | Master's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by racial/ethnic group and sex of student: Selected years, 1976-77 to 2001-02 |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Number of degrees conferred |Percentage distribution of degrees conferred |____________________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year | Total | White, |Black, | His- | Asian/ |American| Non- | |White,|Black,| His- | Asian/ |American| Non- | | non- | non- | panic |Pacific |Indian/ |resident|Total | non- | non- |panic |Pacific |Indian/ |resident | | His- | His- | |Islander| Alaska | alien | | His- | His- | |Islander| Alaska | alien | | panic | panic | | | Native | | |panic |panic | | | Native | _______________|________|________|_______|_______|________|________|________|______|______|______|______|________|________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 _______________|________|________|_______|_______|________|________|________|______|______|______|______|________|________|_________ Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1976-77\1\ ....| 316,602| 266,061| 21,037| 6,071| 5,122| 967| 17,344| 100.0| 84.0| 6.6| 1.9| 1.6| 0.3| 5.5 1978-79\2\ ....| 300,255| 249,360| 19,418| 5,555| 5,496| 999| 19,427| 100.0| 83.0| 6.5| 1.9| 1.8| 0.3| 6.5 1980-81\3\ ....| 294,183| 241,216| 17,133| 6,461| 6,282| 1,034| 22,057| 100.0| 82.0| 5.8| 2.2| 2.1| 0.4| 7.5 1984-85\4\ ....| 280,421| 223,628| 13,939| 6,864| 7,782| 1,256| 26,952| 100.0| 79.7| 5.0| 2.4| 2.8| 0.4| 9.6 1986-87 .......| 289,349| 228,874| 13,873| 7,044| 8,559| 1,103| 29,896| 100.0| 79.1| 4.8| 2.4| 3.0| 0.4| 10.3 1988-89\5\ ....| 309,770| 242,764| 14,095| 7,277| 10,335| 1,086| 34,213| 100.0| 78.4| 4.6| 2.3| 3.3| 0.4| 11.0 1989-90 .......| 324,301| 254,299| 15,336| 7,892| 10,439| 1,090| 35,245| 100.0| 78.4| 4.7| 2.4| 3.2| 0.3| 10.9 1990-91 .......| 337,168| 261,232| 16,616| 8,887| 11,650| 1,178| 37,605| 100.0| 77.5| 4.9| 2.6| 3.5| 0.3| 11.2 1991-92 .......| 352,838| 271,177| 18,256| 9,521| 12,960| 1,280| 39,644| 100.0| 76.9| 5.2| 2.7| 3.7| 0.4| 11.2 1992-93 .......| 369,585| 279,827| 19,744| 10,638| 13,863| 1,405| 44,108| 100.0| 75.7| 5.3| 2.9| 3.8| 0.4| 11.9 1993-94 .......| 387,070| 289,536| 21,986| 11,933| 15,411| 1,699| 46,505| 100.0| 74.8| 5.7| 3.1| 4.0| 0.4| 12.0 1994-95 .......| 397,629| 293,345| 24,166| 12,905| 16,847| 1,621| 48,745| 100.0| 73.8| 6.1| 3.2| 4.2| 0.4| 12.3 1995-96 .......| 406,301| 298,133| 25,822| 14,442| 18,216| 1,778| 47,910| 100.0| 73.4| 6.4| 3.6| 4.5| 0.4| 11.8 1996-97 .......| 419,401| 305,005| 28,403| 15,440| 19,061| 1,940| 49,552| 100.0| 72.7| 6.8| 3.7| 4.5| 0.5| 11.8 1997-98 .......| 430,164| 308,196| 30,155| 16,248| 21,133| 2,053| 52,379| 100.0| 71.6| 7.0| 3.8| 4.9| 0.5| 12.2 1998-99 .......| 439,986| 313,487| 32,541| 17,838| 22,072| 2,016| 52,032| 100.0| 71.2| 7.4| 4.1| 5.0| 0.5| 11.8 1999-2000 .....| 457,056| 320,485| 35,874| 19,253| 23,218| 2,246| 55,980| 100.0| 70.1| 7.8| 4.2| 5.1| 0.5| 12.2 2000-01 .......| 468,476| 320,480| 38,265| 21,543| 24,283| 2,481| 61,424| 100.0| 68.4| 8.2| 4.6| 5.2| 0.5| 13.1 2001-02 .......| 482,118| 327,635| 40,373| 22,387| 25,414| 2,626| 63,683| 100.0| 68.0| 8.4| 4.6| 5.3| 0.5| 13.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1976-77\1\ ....| 167,396| 139,210| 7,781| 3,268| 3,123| 521| 13,493| 100.0| 83.2| 4.6| 2.0| 1.9| 0.3| 8.1 1978-79\2\ ....| 152,637| 124,058| 7,070| 2,786| 3,325| 495| 14,903| 100.0| 81.3| 4.6| 1.8| 2.2| 0.3| 9.8 1980-81\3\ ....| 145,666| 115,562| 6,158| 3,085| 3,773| 501| 16,587| 100.0| 79.3| 4.2| 2.1| 2.6| 0.3| 11.4 1984-85\4\ ....| 139,417| 106,059| 5,200| 3,059| 4,842| 583| 19,674| 100.0| 76.1| 3.7| 2.2| 3.5| 0.4| 14.1 1986-87 .......| 141,269| 105,572| 5,153| 3,331| 5,239| 518| 21,456| 100.0| 74.7| 3.6| 2.4| 3.7| 0.4| 15.2 1988-89\5\ ....| 148,872| 109,715| 5,175| 3,325| 6,048| 476| 24,133| 100.0| 73.7| 3.5| 2.2| 4.1| 0.3| 16.2 1989-90 .......| 153,653| 114,203| 5,474| 3,548| 5,896| 455| 24,077| 100.0| 74.3| 3.6| 2.3| 3.8| 0.3| 15.7 1990-91 .......| 156,482| 114,419| 5,916| 3,936| 6,575| 488| 25,148| 100.0| 73.1| 3.8| 2.5| 4.2| 0.3| 16.1 1991-92 .......| 161,842| 117,512| 6,112| 4,220| 7,234| 529| 26,235| 100.0| 72.6| 3.8| 2.6| 4.5| 0.3| 16.2 1992-93 .......| 169,258| 120,783| 6,803| 4,722| 7,545| 584| 28,821| 100.0| 71.4| 4.0| 2.8| 4.5| 0.3| 17.0 1993-94 .......| 176,085| 124,409| 7,424| 5,122| 8,298| 692| 30,140| 100.0| 70.7| 4.2| 2.9| 4.7| 0.4| 17.1 1994-95 .......| 178,598| 124,277| 8,097| 5,487| 8,923| 659| 31,155| 100.0| 69.6| 4.5| 3.1| 5.0| 0.4| 17.4 1995-96 .......| 179,081| 124,847| 8,445| 5,843| 9,400| 705| 29,841| 100.0| 69.7| 4.7| 3.3| 5.2| 0.4| 16.7 1996-97 .......| 180,947| 125,552| 8,960| 6,246| 9,218| 734| 30,237| 100.0| 69.4| 5.0| 3.5| 5.1| 0.4| 16.7 1997-98 .......| 184,375| 125,605| 9,652| 6,512| 10,262| 782| 31,562| 100.0| 68.1| 5.2| 3.5| 5.6| 0.4| 17.1 1998-99 .......| 186,148| 126,674| 10,058| 7,032| 10,491| 771| 31,122| 100.0| 68.1| 5.4| 3.8| 5.6| 0.4| 16.7 1999-2000 .....| 191,792| 128,046| 11,212| 7,635| 11,047| 836| 33,016| 100.0| 66.8| 5.8| 4.0| 5.8| 0.4| 17.2 2000-01 .......| 194,351| 125,993| 11,568| 8,271| 11,349| 917| 36,253| 100.0| 64.8| 6.0| 4.3| 5.8| 0.5| 18.7 2001-02 .......| 199,120| 128,770| 11,796| 8,431| 11,749| 994| 37,380| 100.0| 64.7| 5.9| 4.2| 5.9| 0.5| 18.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1976-77\1\ ....| 149,206| 126,851| 13,256| 2,803| 1,999| 446| 3,851| 100.0| 85.0| 8.9| 1.9| 1.3| 0.3| 2.6 1978-79\2\ ....| 147,618| 125,302| 12,348| 2,769| 2,171| 504| 4,524| 100.0| 84.9| 8.4| 1.9| 1.5| 0.3| 3.1 1980-81\3\ ....| 148,517| 125,654| 10,975| 3,376| 2,509| 533| 5,470| 100.0| 84.6| 7.4| 2.3| 1.7| 0.4| 3.7 1984-85\4\ ....| 141,004| 117,569| 8,739| 3,805| 2,940| 673| 7,278| 100.0| 83.4| 6.2| 2.7| 2.1| 0.5| 5.2 1986-87 .......| 148,080| 123,302| 8,720| 3,713| 3,320| 585| 8,440| 100.0| 83.3| 5.9| 2.5| 2.2| 0.4| 5.7 1988-89\5\ ....| 160,898| 133,049| 8,920| 3,952| 4,287| 610| 10,080| 100.0| 82.7| 5.5| 2.5| 2.7| 0.4| 6.3 1989-90 .......| 170,648| 140,096| 9,862| 4,344| 4,543| 635| 11,168| 100.0| 82.1| 5.8| 2.5| 2.7| 0.4| 6.5 1990-91 .......| 180,686| 146,813| 10,700| 4,951| 5,075| 690| 12,457| 100.0| 81.3| 5.9| 2.7| 2.8| 0.4| 6.9 1991-92 .......| 190,996| 153,665| 12,144| 5,301| 5,726| 751| 13,409| 100.0| 80.5| 6.4| 2.8| 3.0| 0.4| 7.0 1992-93 .......| 200,327| 159,044| 12,941| 5,916| 6,318| 821| 15,287| 100.0| 79.4| 6.5| 3.0| 3.2| 0.4| 7.6 1993-94 .......| 210,985| 165,127| 14,562| 6,811| 7,113| 1,007| 16,365| 100.0| 78.3| 6.9| 3.2| 3.4| 0.5| 7.8 1994-95 .......| 219,031| 169,068| 16,069| 7,418| 7,924| 962| 17,590| 100.0| 77.2| 7.3| 3.4| 3.6| 0.4| 8.0 1995-96 .......| 227,220| 173,286| 17,377| 8,599| 8,816| 1,073| 18,069| 100.0| 76.3| 7.6| 3.8| 3.9| 0.5| 8.0 1996-97 .......| 238,454| 179,453| 19,443| 9,194| 9,843| 1,206| 19,315| 100.0| 75.3| 8.2| 3.9| 4.1| 0.5| 8.1 1997-98 .......| 245,789| 182,591| 20,503| 9,736| 10,871| 1,271| 20,817| 100.0| 74.3| 8.3| 4.0| 4.4| 0.5| 8.5 1998-99 .......| 253,838| 186,813| 22,483| 10,806| 11,581| 1,245| 20,910| 100.0| 73.6| 8.9| 4.3| 4.6| 0.5| 8.2 1999-2000 .....| 265,264| 192,439| 24,662| 11,618| 12,171| 1,410| 22,964| 100.0| 72.5| 9.3| 4.4| 4.6| 0.5| 8.7 2000-01 .......| 274,125| 194,487| 26,697| 13,272| 12,934| 1,564| 25,171| 100.0| 70.9| 9.7| 4.8| 4.7| 0.6| 9.2 2001-02 .......| 282,998| 198,865| 28,577| 13,956| 13,665| 1,632| 26,303| 100.0| 70.3| 10.1| 4.9| 4.8| 0.6| 9.3 _______________|________|________|_______|_______|________|________|________|______|______|______|______|________|________|_________ |
\1\Excludes 387 men and 175 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available. NOTE: For years 1984-85 to 2001-02, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Data for 1998-99 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys 1976-77 through 1984-85, 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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