Table 291. | Earned degrees in the physical sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1959-60 to 2001-02 |
__________________________________________________________________________________________ | 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 ____________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______ 1959-60 ....| 16,007| 14,013| 1,994| 3,376| 3,049| 327| 1,838| 1,776| 62 1967-68 ....| 19,380| 16,739| 2,641| 5,499| 4,869| 630| 3,593| 3,405| 188 1969-70 ....| 21,439| 18,522| 2,917| 5,935| 5,093| 842| 4,312| 4,077| 235 | | | | | | | | | 1970-71 ....| 21,412| 18,459| 2,953| 6,367| 5,521| 846| 4,390| 4,144| 246 1971-72 ....| 20,745| 17,663| 3,082| 6,287| 5,404| 883| 4,103| 3,830| 273 1972-73 ....| 20,696| 17,626| 3,070| 6,257| 5,414| 843| 4,006| 3,738| 268 1973-74 ....| 21,178| 17,674| 3,504| 6,062| 5,186| 876| 3,626| 3,373| 253 1974-75 ....| 20,778| 16,992| 3,786| 5,807| 4,969| 838| 3,626| 3,325| 301 | | | | | | | | | 1975-76 ....| 21,465| 17,353| 4,112| 5,466| 4,648| 818| 3,431| 3,132| 299 1976-77 ....| 22,497| 17,996| 4,501| 5,331| 4,450| 881| 3,341| 3,022| 319 1977-78 ....| 22,986| 18,090| 4,896| 5,561| 4,620| 941| 3,133| 2,821| 312 1978-79 ....| 23,207| 17,985| 5,222| 5,451| 4,461| 990| 3,102| 2,752| 350 1979-80 ....| 23,410| 17,864| 5,546| 5,219| 4,248| 971| 3,089| 2,705| 384 | | | | | | | | | 1980-81 ....| 23,952| 18,064| 5,888| 5,284| 4,200| 1,084| 3,141| 2,765| 376 1981-82 ....| 24,052| 17,866| 6,186| 5,514| 4,318| 1,196| 3,286| 2,835| 451 1982-83 ....| 23,381| 16,993| 6,388| 5,290| 4,157| 1,133| 3,269| 2,811| 458 1983-84 ....| 23,651| 17,116| 6,535| 5,576| 4,268| 1,308| 3,306| 2,815| 491 1984-85 ....| 23,704| 17,069| 6,635| 5,796| 4,452| 1,344| 3,403| 2,851| 552 | | | | | | | | | 1985-86 ....| 21,717| 15,755| 5,962| 5,902| 4,470| 1,432| 3,551| 2,963| 588 1986-87 ....| 20,070| 14,372| 5,698| 5,629| 4,219| 1,410| 3,673| 3,039| 634 1987-88 ....| 17,806| 12,389| 5,417| 5,733| 4,324| 1,409| 3,809| 3,123| 686 1988-89 ....| 17,186| 12,077| 5,109| 5,723| 4,199| 1,524| 3,858| 3,088| 770 1989-90 ....| 16,066| 11,031| 5,035| 5,449| 4,010| 1,439| 4,164| 3,356| 808 | | | | | | | | | 1990-91 ....| 16,344| 11,176| 5,168| 5,309| 3,837| 1,472| 4,290| 3,447| 843 1991-92 ....| 16,960| 11,431| 5,529| 5,374| 3,909| 1,465| 4,391| 3,429| 962 1992-93 ....| 17,545| 11,825| 5,720| 5,366| 3,808| 1,558| 4,393| 3,432| 961 1993-94 ....| 18,400| 12,223| 6,177| 5,679| 4,018| 1,661| 4,650| 3,642| 1,008 1994-95 ....| 19,177| 12,497| 6,680| 5,753| 4,013| 1,740| 4,483| 3,428| 1,055 | | | | | | | | | 1995-96 ....| 19,647| 12,578| 7,069| 5,847| 3,966| 1,881| 4,571| 3,515| 1,056 1996-97 ....| 19,531| 12,228| 7,303| 5,563| 3,752| 1,811| 4,474| 3,444| 1,030 1997-98 ....| 19,416| 11,955| 7,461| 5,361| 3,435| 1,926| 4,571| 3,417| 1,154 1998-99 ....| 18,337| 11,029| 7,308| 5,159| 3,384| 1,775| 4,190| 3,174| 1,016 1999-2000 ..| 18,385| 10,972| 7,413| 4,841| 3,126| 1,715| 4,018| 2,994| 1,024 | | | | | | | | | 2000-01.....| 17,979| 10,574| 7,405| 5,082| 3,226| 1,856| 3,976| 2,912| 1,064 2001-02.....| 17,851| 10,314| 7,537| 5,034| 3,142| 1,892| 3,803| 2,740| 1,063 ____________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______ |
NOTE: Includes degrees in physical sciences, general; astronomy; astrophysics; atmospheric science and meteorology; chemistry; geology; miscellaneous physical sciences; physics; science technologies; and other physical sciences. Data for 1998-99 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) 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, 1986-87 through 1998-99, and Fall 2000 through Fall 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared August 2003.)
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