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Table 290. | Degrees in modern foreign languages and literatures conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949–50 through 2004–05 |
Year | Bachelor's degrees | Master's degrees | Doctor's degrees | ||||||
Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
1949–50 | 4,477 | 1,746 | 2,731 | 919 | 456 | 463 | 168 | 135 | 33 |
1959–60 | 4,527 | 1,548 | 2,979 | 832 | 392 | 440 | 150 | 100 | 50 |
1967–68 | 17,499 | 4,450 | 13,049 | 3,911 | 1,555 | 2,356 | 491 | 336 | 155 |
1969–70 | 19,457 | 4,921 | 14,536 | 4,154 | 1,476 | 2,678 | 590 | 369 | 221 |
1970–71 | 19,806 | 4,994 | 14,812 | 4,847 | 1,668 | 3,179 | 854 | 536 | 318 |
1971–72 | 18,673 | 4,635 | 14,038 | 4,692 | 1,633 | 3,059 | 911 | 575 | 336 |
1972–73 | 18,989 | 4,589 | 14,400 | 4,422 | 1,578 | 2,844 | 1,092 | 650 | 442 |
1973–74 | 18,807 | 4,486 | 14,321 | 4,105 | 1,399 | 2,706 | 1,035 | 575 | 460 |
1974–75 | 17,842 | 4,174 | 13,668 | 4,004 | 1,330 | 2,674 | 969 | 504 | 465 |
1975–76 | 15,731 | 3,718 | 12,013 | 3,670 | 1,235 | 2,435 | 1,010 | 514 | 496 |
1976–77 | 14,162 | 3,416 | 10,746 | 3,293 | 1,019 | 2,274 | 875 | 430 | 445 |
1977–78 | 13,037 | 3,127 | 9,910 | 2,913 | 870 | 2,043 | 768 | 351 | 417 |
1978–79 | 11,957 | 2,845 | 9,112 | 2,563 | 771 | 1,792 | 765 | 363 | 402 |
1979–80 | 11,315 | 2,783 | 8,532 | 2,376 | 704 | 1,672 | 639 | 278 | 361 |
1980–81 | 10,464 | 2,542 | 7,922 | 2,255 | 739 | 1,516 | 708 | 328 | 380 |
1981–82 | 10,014 | 2,426 | 7,588 | 2,170 | 671 | 1,499 | 646 | 281 | 365 |
1982–83 | 10,026 | 2,560 | 7,466 | 1,891 | 633 | 1,258 | 594 | 254 | 340 |
1983–84 | 9,829 | 2,611 | 7,218 | 1,929 | 602 | 1,327 | 565 | 242 | 323 |
1984–85 | 10,357 | 2,719 | 7,638 | 1,879 | 597 | 1,282 | 558 | 236 | 322 |
1985–86 | 10,407 | 2,884 | 7,523 | 1,870 | 562 | 1,308 | 523 | 206 | 317 |
1986–87 | 10,740 | 2,988 | 7,752 | 1,918 | 586 | 1,332 | 545 | 230 | 315 |
1987–88 | 10,513 | 2,839 | 7,674 | 2,028 | 665 | 1,363 | 534 | 228 | 306 |
1988–89 | 11,376 | 3,037 | 8,339 | 2,110 | 654 | 1,456 | 512 | 216 | 296 |
1989–90 | 11,991 | 3,185 | 8,806 | 2,225 | 674 | 1,551 | 599 | 239 | 360 |
1990–91 | 12,704 | 3,526 | 9,178 | 2,282 | 710 | 1,572 | 647 | 274 | 373 |
1991–92 | 13,300 | 3,679 | 9,621 | 2,400 | 738 | 1,662 | 706 | 284 | 422 |
1992–93 | 13,904 | 3,848 | 10,056 | 2,683 | 857 | 1,826 | 717 | 287 | 430 |
1993–94 | 13,761 | 3,960 | 9,801 | 2,699 | 830 | 1,869 | 747 | 273 | 474 |
1994–95 | 13,196 | 3,949 | 9,247 | 2,578 | 790 | 1,788 | 814 | 335 | 479 |
1995–96 | 13,337 | 3,881 | 9,456 | 2,562 | 792 | 1,770 | 746 | 292 | 454 |
1996–97 | 13,053 | 3,792 | 9,261 | 2,470 | 753 | 1,717 | 793 | 316 | 477 |
1997–98 | 13,618 | 3,926 | 9,692 | 2,367 | 715 | 1,652 | 819 | 327 | 492 |
1998–99 | 14,163 | 4,084 | 10,079 | 2,267 | 657 | 1,610 | 757 | 294 | 463 |
1999–2000 | 14,186 | 3,939 | 10,247 | 2,228 | 669 | 1,559 | 804 | 311 | 493 |
2000–01 | 14,292 | 3,966 | 10,326 | 2,244 | 664 | 1,580 | 818 | 294 | 524 |
2001–02 | 14,236 | 3,945 | 10,291 | 2,284 | 648 | 1,636 | 780 | 313 | 467 |
2002–03 | 14,843 | 4,202 | 10,641 | 2,256 | 600 | 1,656 | 749 | 282 | 467 |
2003–04 | 15,408 | 4,362 | 11,046 | 2,307 | 662 | 1,645 | 743 | 278 | 465 |
2004–05 | 16,008 | 4,494 | 11,514 | 2,517 | 736 | 1,781 | 762 | 295 | 467 |
NOTE: Includes degrees conferred in a single language or a combination of modern foreign languages. Excludes degrees in linguistics, Latin, classics, ancient and Middle/Near Eastern biblical and Semitic languages, ancient/classical Greek, Sanskrit and classical Indian languages, and sign language and sign language interpretation. 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 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.) |