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Table 299. | Degrees in economics, history, political science and government, and sociology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: Selected years, 1949–50 through 2004–05 |
Year | Economics | History | Political science and government | Sociology | ||||||||
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 |
1949–50 | 14,568 | 921 | 200 | 13,542 | 1,801 | 275 | 6,336 | 710 | 127 | 7,870 | 552 | 98 |
1951–52 | 8,593 | 695 | 239 | 10,187 | 1,445 | 317 | 4,911 | 525 | 147 | 6,648 | 517 | 141 |
1953–54 | 6,719 | 609 | 245 | 9,363 | 1,220 | 355 | 5,314 | 534 | 153 | 5,692 | 440 | 184 |
1955–56 | 6,555 | 581 | 232 | 10,510 | 1,114 | 259 | 5,633 | 509 | 203 | 5,878 | 402 | 170 |
1957–58 | 7,457 | 669 | 239 | 12,840 | 1,397 | 297 | 6,116 | 665 | 170 | 6,568 | 397 | 150 |
1959–60 | 7,453 | 708 | 237 | 14,737 | 1,794 | 342 | 6,596 | 722 | 201 | 7,147 | 440 | 161 |
1961–62 | 8,366 | 853 | 268 | 17,340 | 2,163 | 343 | 8,326 | 839 | 214 | 8,120 | 578 | 173 |
1963–64 | 10,583 | 1,104 | 385 | 23,668 | 2,705 | 507 | 12,126 | 1,163 | 263 | 10,943 | 646 | 198 |
1965–66 | 11,555 | 1,522 | 458 | 28,612 | 3,883 | 599 | 15,242 | 1,429 | 336 | 15,038 | 981 | 244 |
1967–68 | 15,193 | 1,916 | 600 | 35,291 | 4,845 | 688 | 20,387 | 1,937 | 457 | 21,710 | 1,193 | 367 |
1969–70 | 17,197 | 1,988 | 794 | 43,386 | 5,049 | 1,038 | 25,713 | 2,105 | 525 | 30,436 | 1,813 | 534 |
1970–71 | 15,758 | 1,995 | 721 | 44,663 | 5,157 | 991 | 27,482 | 2,318 | 700 | 33,263 | 1,808 | 574 |
1971–72 | 15,231 | 2,224 | 794 | 43,695 | 5,217 | 1,133 | 28,135 | 2,451 | 758 | 35,216 | 1,944 | 636 |
1972–73 | 14,770 | 2,225 | 845 | 40,943 | 5,030 | 1,140 | 30,100 | 2,398 | 747 | 35,436 | 1,923 | 583 |
1973–74 | 14,285 | 2,141 | 788 | 37,049 | 4,533 | 1,114 | 30,744 | 2,448 | 766 | 35,491 | 2,196 | 632 |
1974–75 | 14,046 | 2,127 | 815 | 31,470 | 4,226 | 1,117 | 29,126 | 2,333 | 680 | 31,488 | 2,112 | 693 |
1975–76 | 14,741 | 2,087 | 763 | 28,400 | 3,658 | 1,014 | 28,302 | 2,191 | 723 | 27,634 | 2,009 | 729 |
1976–77 | 15,296 | 2,158 | 758 | 25,433 | 3,393 | 921 | 26,411 | 2,222 | 641 | 24,713 | 1,830 | 714 |
1977–78 | 15,661 | 1,995 | 706 | 23,004 | 3,033 | 813 | 26,069 | 2,069 | 636 | 22,750 | 1,611 | 599 |
1978–79 | 16,409 | 1,955 | 712 | 21,019 | 2,536 | 756 | 25,628 | 2,037 | 563 | 20,285 | 1,415 | 612 |
1979–80 | 17,863 | 1,821 | 677 | 19,301 | 2,367 | 712 | 25,457 | 1,938 | 535 | 18,881 | 1,341 | 583 |
1980–81 | 18,753 | 1,911 | 727 | 18,301 | 2,237 | 643 | 24,977 | 1,875 | 484 | 17,272 | 1,240 | 610 |
1981–82 | 19,876 | 1,964 | 677 | 17,146 | 2,210 | 636 | 25,658 | 1,954 | 513 | 16,042 | 1,145 | 558 |
1982–83 | 20,517 | 1,972 | 734 | 16,467 | 2,041 | 575 | 25,791 | 1,829 | 435 | 14,105 | 1,112 | 522 |
1983–84 | 20,719 | 1,891 | 729 | 16,643 | 1,940 | 561 | 25,719 | 1,769 | 457 | 13,145 | 1,008 | 520 |
1984–85 | 20,711 | 1,992 | 749 | 16,049 | 1,921 | 468 | 25,834 | 1,500 | 441 | 11,968 | 1,022 | 480 |
1985–86 | 21,602 | 1,937 | 789 | 16,415 | 1,961 | 497 | 26,439 | 1,704 | 439 | 12,271 | 965 | 504 |
1986–87 | 22,378 | 1,855 | 750 | 16,997 | 2,021 | 534 | 26,817 | 1,618 | 435 | 12,239 | 950 | 451 |
1987–88 | 22,911 | 1,847 | 770 | 18,207 | 2,093 | 517 | 27,207 | 1,579 | 391 | 13,024 | 984 | 452 |
1988–89 | 23,454 | 1,886 | 827 | 20,159 | 2,121 | 487 | 30,450 | 1,598 | 452 | 14,435 | 1,135 | 451 |
1989–90 | 23,923 | 1,950 | 806 | 22,476 | 2,369 | 570 | 33,560 | 1,580 | 480 | 16,035 | 1,198 | 432 |
1990–91 | 23,488 | 1,951 | 802 | 24,541 | 2,591 | 606 | 35,737 | 1,772 | 468 | 17,550 | 1,260 | 465 |
1991–92 | 23,423 | 2,106 | 866 | 26,966 | 2,754 | 644 | 37,805 | 1,908 | 535 | 19,568 | 1,347 | 501 |
1992–93 | 21,321 | 2,292 | 879 | 27,774 | 2,952 | 690 | 37,931 | 1,943 | 529 | 20,896 | 1,521 | 536 |
1993–94 | 19,496 | 2,521 | 869 | 27,503 | 3,009 | 752 | 36,097 | 2,147 | 616 | 22,368 | 1,639 | 530 |
1994–95 | 17,673 | 2,400 | 910 | 26,598 | 3,091 | 816 | 33,013 | 2,019 | 637 | 22,886 | 1,748 | 546 |
1995–96 | 16,674 | 2,533 | 916 | 26,005 | 2,898 | 805 | 30,775 | 2,024 | 634 | 24,071 | 1,772 | 527 |
1996–97 | 16,539 | 2,433 | 968 | 25,214 | 2,901 | 873 | 28,969 | 1,909 | 686 | 24,672 | 1,731 | 591 |
1997–98 | 17,074 | 2,435 | 928 | 25,726 | 2,895 | 937 | 28,044 | 1,957 | 705 | 24,806 | 1,737 | 596 |
1998–99 | 17,611 | 2,323 | 810 | 24,794 | 2,633 | 921 | 27,418 | 1,681 | 696 | 24,933 | 1,943 | 515 |
1999–2000 | 18,441 | 2,168 | 851 | 25,247 | 2,573 | 984 | 27,635 | 1,627 | 693 | 25,598 | 1,996 | 595 |
2000–01 | 19,437 | 2,139 | 851 | 25,090 | 2,365 | 931 | 27,792 | 1,596 | 688 | 25,268 | 1,845 | 546 |
2001–02 | 20,927 | 2,330 | 826 | 26,001 | 2,420 | 924 | 29,354 | 1,641 | 625 | 25,202 | 1,928 | 534 |
2002–03 | 23,007 | 2,582 | 836 | 27,730 | 2,525 | 861 | 33,204 | 1,664 | 671 | 26,089 | 1,897 | 591 |
2003–04 | 24,069 | 2,824 | 849 | 29,808 | 2,522 | 855 | 35,581 | 1,869 | 618 | 26,939 | 2,009 | 558 |
2004–05 | 24,217 | 3,092 | 973 | 31,398 | 2,893 | 819 | 38,107 | 1,983 | 636 | 28,473 | 1,499 | 527 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1949–50 through 1963–64; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1965–66 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 April 2006.) |