Table 280. | Earned degrees in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree: 1970-71 to 1993-94 |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Chemical engineering | Civil engineering\1\ | Electrical engineering | Mechanical engineering Year |----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------- |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 ------------|----------|--------|--------|----------|--------|--------|----------|--------|--------|----------|--------|-------- |
\1\From 1970-71 to 1981-82 includes ``construction and transportation engineering.''
NOTE.--Degrees in engineering technologies are not included in this tabulation. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared November 1995.)
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