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Table 288. | Degrees in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970–71 through 2004–05 |
Year | Chemical engineering | Civil engineering | Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering |
Mechanical engineering | ||||||||
Bachelor's | Master's | Doctor's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctor's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctor's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctor's | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
1970–71 | 3,579 | 1,100 | 406 | 6,526 | 2,425 | 446 | 12,198 | 4,282 | 879 | 8,858 | 2,237 | 438 |
1971–72 | 3,625 | 1,154 | 394 | 6,803 | 2,487 | 415 | 12,101 | 4,206 | 824 | 8,530 | 2,282 | 411 |
1972–73 | 3,578 | 1,051 | 397 | 7,390 | 2,627 | 397 | 12,313 | 3,895 | 791 | 8,523 | 2,141 | 370 |
1973–74 | 3,399 | 1,044 | 400 | 8,017 | 2,652 | 368 | 11,316 | 3,499 | 705 | 7,677 | 1,843 | 385 |
1974–75 | 3,070 | 990 | 346 | 7,651 | 2,769 | 356 | 10,161 | 3,469 | 701 | 6,890 | 1,858 | 340 |
1975–76 | 3,140 | 1,031 | 308 | 7,923 | 2,999 | 370 | 9,791 | 3,774 | 649 | 6,800 | 1,907 | 305 |
1976–77 | 3,524 | 1,086 | 291 | 8,228 | 2,964 | 309 | 9,936 | 3,788 | 566 | 7,703 | 1,952 | 283 |
1977–78 | 4,569 | 1,235 | 259 | 9,135 | 2,685 | 277 | 11,133 | 3,740 | 503 | 8,875 | 1,942 | 279 |
1978–79 | 5,568 | 1,149 | 304 | 9,809 | 2,646 | 253 | 12,338 | 3,591 | 586 | 10,107 | 1,877 | 271 |
1979–80 | 6,320 | 1,270 | 284 | 10,326 | 2,683 | 270 | 13,821 | 3,836 | 525 | 11,808 | 2,060 | 281 |
1980–81 | 6,527 | 1,267 | 300 | 10,678 | 2,891 | 325 | 14,938 | 3,901 | 535 | 13,329 | 2,291 | 276 |
1981–82 | 6,740 | 1,285 | 311 | 10,524 | 2,995 | 329 | 16,455 | 4,462 | 526 | 13,922 | 2,399 | 333 |
1982–83 | 7,185 | 1,368 | 319 | 9,989 | 3,074 | 340 | 18,049 | 4,531 | 550 | 15,675 | 2,511 | 299 |
1983–84 | 7,475 | 1,514 | 330 | 9,693 | 3,146 | 369 | 19,943 | 5,078 | 585 | 16,629 | 2,797 | 319 |
1984–85 | 7,146 | 1,544 | 418 | 9,162 | 3,172 | 377 | 21,691 | 5,153 | 660 | 16,794 | 3,053 | 409 |
1985–86 | 5,877 | 1,361 | 446 | 8,679 | 2,926 | 395 | 23,742 | 5,534 | 722 | 16,194 | 3,075 | 426 |
1986–87 | 4,991 | 1,184 | 497 | 8,147 | 2,901 | 451 | 24,547 | 6,183 | 724 | 15,450 | 3,198 | 528 |
1987–88 | 3,917 | 1,088 | 579 | 7,488 | 2,836 | 481 | 23,597 | 6,688 | 860 | 14,900 | 3,329 | 596 |
1988–89 | 3,663 | 1,093 | 602 | 7,312 | 2,903 | 505 | 21,908 | 7,028 | 998 | 14,843 | 3,498 | 633 |
1989–90 | 3,430 | 1,035 | 562 | 7,252 | 2,812 | 516 | 20,711 | 7,225 | 1,162 | 14,336 | 3,424 | 742 |
1990–91 | 3,444 | 903 | 611 | 7,314 | 2,927 | 536 | 19,320 | 7,095 | 1,220 | 13,977 | 3,516 | 757 |
1991–92 | 3,754 | 956 | 590 | 8,034 | 3,113 | 540 | 17,958 | 7,360 | 1,282 | 14,067 | 3,653 | 851 |
1992–93 | 4,459 | 990 | 595 | 8,868 | 3,610 | 577 | 17,281 | 7,870 | 1,413 | 14,464 | 3,982 | 871 |
1993–94 | 5,163 | 1,032 | 604 | 9,479 | 3,873 | 651 | 15,823 | 7,791 | 1,470 | 15,030 | 4,099 | 887 |
1994–95 | 5,901 | 1,085 | 571 | 9,927 | 4,077 | 625 | 14,929 | 7,693 | 1,543 | 14,794 | 4,213 | 890 |
1995–96 | 6,319 | 1,176 | 670 | 10,607 | 3,905 | 616 | 13,900 | 7,103 | 1,591 | 14,177 | 3,881 | 940 |
1996–97 | 6,564 | 1,131 | 650 | 10,437 | 3,833 | 640 | 13,336 | 6,393 | 1,512 | 13,493 | 3,608 | 913 |
1997–98 | 6,319 | 1,128 | 652 | 9,926 | 3,795 | 610 | 12,995 | 6,737 | 1,458 | 13,071 | 3,441 | 933 |
1998–99 | 6,033 | 1,130 | 572 | 9,121 | 3,648 | 543 | 12,531 | 6,690 | 1,303 | 12,705 | 3,258 | 774 |
1999–2000 | 5,807 | 1,078 | 590 | 8,136 | 3,433 | 543 | 12,930 | 6,926 | 1,392 | 12,807 | 3,273 | 776 |
2000–01 | 5,611 | 1,083 | 610 | 7,588 | 3,310 | 571 | 13,091 | 6,815 | 1,417 | 12,817 | 3,371 | 849 |
2001–02 | 5,462 | 973 | 605 | 7,665 | 3,295 | 574 | 13,056 | 6,587 | 1,235 | 13,058 | 3,391 | 772 |
2002–03 | 5,109 | 1,065 | 542 | 7,835 | 3,596 | 599 | 13,627 | 7,621 | 1,256 | 13,693 | 3,695 | 747 |
2003–04 | 4,742 | 1,165 | 623 | 7,827 | 3,790 | 636 | 14,123 | 9,511 | 1,440 | 14,050 | 4,420 | 787 |
2004–05 | 4,397 | 1,183 | 773 | 8,186 | 3,834 | 713 | 14,171 | 9,054 | 1,566 | 14,609 | 4,637 | 915 |
NOTE: From 1970–71 through 1981–82, civil engineering includes construction and transportation engineering. For later years, civil engineering includes geotechnical, structural, transportation, and water resources engineering. Degrees in engineering technologies are not included in this table. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1970–71 through 1985–86; and 1986–87 through 2004–05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2005. (This table was prepared July 2006.) |