Earned degrees in agriculture and natural resources conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 1993-94

Table 271.

Earned degrees in agriculture and natural resources\1\ conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 1993-94

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            |      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
------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
1970-71 ....|  12,672 |  12,136 |     536 |   2,457 |   2,313 |     144 |   1,086 |   1,055 |      31
1971-72 ....|  13,516 |  12,779 |     737 |   2,680 |   2,490 |     190 |     971 |     945 |      26
1972-73 ....|  14,756 |  13,661 |   1,095 |   2,807 |   2,588 |     219 |   1,059 |   1,031 |      28
1973-74 ....|  16,253 |  14,684 |   1,569 |   2,928 |   2,640 |     288 |     930 |     897 |      33
1974-75 ....|  17,528 |  15,061 |   2,467 |   3,067 |   2,703 |     364 |     991 |     958 |      33
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1975-76 ....|  19,402 |  15,845 |   3,557 |   3,340 |   2,862 |     478 |     928 |     867 |      61
1976-77 ....|  21,467 |  16,690 |   4,777 |   3,724 |   3,177 |     547 |     893 |     831 |      62
1977-78 ....|  22,650 |  17,069 |   5,581 |   4,023 |   3,268 |     755 |     971 |     909 |      62
1978-79 ....|  23,134 |  16,854 |   6,280 |   3,994 |   3,187 |     807 |     950 |     877 |      73
1979-80 ....|  22,802 |  16,045 |   6,757 |   3,976 |   3,082 |     894 |     991 |     879 |     112
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1980-81 ....|  21,886 |  15,154 |   6,732 |   4,003 |   3,061 |     942 |   1,067 |     940 |     127
1981-82 ....|  21,029 |  14,443 |   6,586 |   4,163 |   3,114 |   1,049 |   1,079 |     925 |     154
1982-83 ....|  20,909 |  14,085 |   6,824 |   4,254 |   3,129 |   1,125 |   1,149 |   1,004 |     145
1983-84 ....|  19,317 |  13,206 |   6,111 |   4,178 |   2,989 |   1,189 |   1,172 |   1,001 |     171
1984-85 ....|  18,107 |  12,477 |   5,630 |   3,928 |   2,846 |   1,082 |   1,213 |   1,036 |     177
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1985-86 ....|  16,823 |  11,544 |   5,279 |   3,801 |   2,701 |   1,100 |   1,158 |     966 |     192
1986-87 ....|  14,991 |  10,314 |   4,677 |   3,522 |   2,460 |   1,062 |   1,049 |     871 |     178
1987-88 ....|  14,222 |   9,744 |   4,478 |   3,479 |   2,427 |   1,052 |   1,142 |     926 |     216
1988-89 ....|  13,492 |   9,298 |   4,194 |   3,245 |   2,231 |   1,014 |   1,183 |     950 |     233
1989-90 ....|  12,900 |   8,822 |   4,078 |   3,382 |   2,239 |   1,143 |   1,295 |   1,038 |     257
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1990-91 ....|  13,124 |   8,832 |   4,292 |   3,295 |   2,160 |   1,135 |   1,185 |     953 |     232
1991-92 ....|  15,124 |   9,869 |   5,255 |   3,735 |   2,413 |   1,322 |   1,214 |     963 |     251
1992-93 ....|  16,778 |  11,080 |   5,698 |   3,965 |   2,477 |   1,488 |   1,173 |     879 |     294
1993-94 ....|  18,070 |  11,748 |   6,322 |   4,119 |   2,515 |   1,604 |   1,278 |     982 |     296
------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------

\1\Includes degrees in agricultural business and production; agricultural sciences; and conservation and renewable natural resources.

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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