United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Earned Degrees Conferred 1 6 7
N o , 2 7 8 . E a r n e d D e g r e e s C onferred, by F i e l d o f Study, 1 9 7 5 to 1 9 8 0 , and by Level of
Degree and S e x , 1 9 8 0
MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY
BACHELOR'S 1
(1,000)
1975 1978 1977 1978 1979
Total
1980
Male
MASTER’S,
I960
DOCTORATES,
1980
Total Male Total Mate
AH fields.................................. 922.9 925.7 919.5 921.2 921.4 929.4 473.6 296,061 150,749 32,615 22,943
Anriculture................... ................... 17.5 19.4 21.5 22.7 23.1 22.8 16.0 3,976 3,082 991 879
Animal science................. ............ 3.4 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.7 2.0 472 368 136 122
Forestry....................................... 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.0 437 351 60 72
All other................. ...... 11.5 12.9 14.7 15.9 16.6 16.7 12.0 3,067 2,363 775 685
Area studies............................................ 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.5 1.0 772 403 1 4 3 9 5
Biological sciences................................. 51.7 54.3 53.6 51.5 48.8 46.4 26.8 6,510 4,098 3,636 2,690
Biology, general.................................. 38.7 40.2 39.5 37.6 36.0 33.5 19.1 2,911 1,855 718 517
Zoology, general............................ 5.6 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.1 3.7 2.4 431 296 245 199
All other................... ..................... 7.4 6.6 9.1 9.4 8.8 9.2 5.3 3,168 1,945 2,673 1,974
Business and management..... 133.8 143.4 152.1 161.3 172,9 186.7 124.0 55,146 42,843 796 681
Business management and
administration.............................. .. 38.9 44.1 47.4 51.0 57.0 61.6 42.7 30,186 23,905 410 351
Business, commerce, oenernt...... 31.2 30.1 30.2 31.9 32.2 34.5 22.9 10,650 8,167 113 98
Accounting.............. ....................... 31.1 35.8 39.2 40.1 41.4 42.7 27.3 3,456 2 .4 9 9 51 4 2
AH other............................................. 32,6 33.4 35.4 36.3 42.3 47.9 31.1 10,856 8.272 222 190
Communications........ ............................. 19.2 21.3 23.2 25.4 26.5 28.6 13.7 3,082 1,527 193 121
Computer and information s c le n n * * 5.0 5.7 6.4 7.2 8.7 11.2 7.6 3,647 2,883 240 213
E d u c a tio n „.............................................. 167.0 154.6 143.7 136.1 126.0 118.1 30.9 103,453 30,876 7,940 4,419
Elementary, general............... ............. 68.7 60.3 53.0 49.3 44.6 42.0 4.3 15.891 1,833 214 77
Physical.............................................. 24.6 24.2 23.3 22.7 21.2 20.3 10.2 4,126 2,160 262 155
Music.................................................. 8.0 7.9 7.6 7.4 6.7 6.2 2.6 1,149 529 105 73
Special education, general.................. 7.6 6.2 8.5 8.5 8.7 8.9 .9 8,979 1,317 260 111
Olhec education fields......................... 57.9 54.2 51.2 48.2 44.5 40.6 12.9 73,308 25,036 7,099 4,003
Engineering............................................. 46.9 46.3 49.3 55.7 62.4 68.9 62.5 16,243 15,101 2,507 2,412
Fine and applied arts.............................. 40.8 42.1 41.8 41.0 41.0 40.9 15.1 8,700 4,087 655 413
Art»............................ ........................ 16.2 16.4 16.3 15.9 15.3 15.2 4 .6 2 ,5 2 3 1,091 125 46
Music *.............................. ................. 8.7 9.1 9.2 9.0 9.0 9.0 4.2 3,417 1,713 402 288
Dramatic arts...................................... 5.5 5.7 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.2 2.1 1.117 576 91 58
All other............................................ 10.5 10.9 11.1 11.0 11.6 11.6 4.2 1,651 688 37 21
Foreign languages....,..,,.......................... 17.8 15.5 13.9 12.7 11.8 11.1 2.7 2,236 666 549 234
Health professions....,.............................. 49.1 54.0 57.3 59.4 62.1 63.9 11.4 15,704 4,357 786 435
Nursing............... ............................... 23.7 26.7 28.4 30.0 31.4 32.4 1.8 4,616 172 118 2
Pharmacy............................................ 6.3 6.6 7.5 7.3 6.8 7.0 4.2 380 263 89 73
Medical lab. technology....................... 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 1.0 231 77 1
All other.............................................. 14.0 15.0 16.1 16.9 18.7 19.4 4.4 1 0 ,4 77 3,845 578 360
Home economics.................................... 16.8 17.4 17.4 17.6 18.3 18.4 .6 2,690 234 192 46
Law (excl first professional)................... .4 .5 .6 .6 .7 .7 .4 1,817 1,531 40 36
Letters........................ .............. ............ 57.6 51.5 47.1 44.3 42.0 40.6 16.5 8,509 3,360 1,875 1,107
1.1 ft ,4 12)
Mathematical subjects....... .................... 18.2 16.0 14.2 12.6 11.8 11.4 6.6 2^860 1.828 724 624
Military sciences................................ ..... .3 1.2 .9 .4 .3 .3 .2 46 46
Physical sciences.................................... 20.8 21.5 22.5 23.0 23.2 23.4 17.9 5,219 4,248 3,069 2,705
Chemistry, general.............................. 10.4 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.5 11.2 8.0 1,615 1,194 1,413 1,179
Physics, general.................................. 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.9 1,177 1,063 816 756
Geology................................. ............ 3.2 3.3 3.7 4.2 4.3 4.4 3.3 1,192 971 260 238
All other.............................................. 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.5 3.6 1,235 1,020 598 532
Psychology............................................. 51.0 49.9 47.4 44.6 42.5 42.0 15.4 7,806 3,376 2,768 1,602
Public affairs and services...................... 2 8.2 33.2 3 6 .3 3 7 .2 3 8 .2 37.6 18.9 2 0 ,0 8 7 9 ,6 2 4 392 2 6 4
Social sciences.............................. ........ 135.7 126.8 117.4 113.2 108.3 103.9 58.6 12,181 7,785 3,225 2,351
History............................... ................ 31.5 28.4 25.4 23,0 21.0 19.3 12.1 2,367 1,451 712 524
Sociology............................................ 31.5 27.6 24.7 22.8 20.3 18.9 6.3 1,341 667 583 355
Political science, government.............. 29.1 28.3 26.4 26.1 25.6 25.5 16.3 1,938 1,423 535 428
Social sciences, general..................... 13.8 12.3 10.8 11.3 10.4 8.5 4.3 1.252 719 81 50
Economics.......................................... 14.0 14.7 15.3 15.7 16.4 17.9 12.5 1,821 1,439 677 575
14.7 14.5 14.6 13.9 7.2 3,462
Theology................................................ 4.8 5.5 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.2 4.6 3,922 2,705 1,319 1,242
Theological professions, general........ 2.6 3.5 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.2 2,282 1,739 1,209 1,152
Religious education............................. 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.0 1,202 660 44 37
All other.............................................. .7 .5 .7 .6 .6 .6 .4 436 306 66 53
Interdisciplinary studies ..................... 28.2 32.4 33.8 35.6 34.2 34.5 17.2 4,952 2,861 401 283
- Represents zero. Z Less than 50. 1Requiring 4 or 5 years. a Includes history and appreciation. 3 Includes
performing and liberal arts, history, and appreciation. * Comprises general liberal arts and sciences, biological and physical
sciences, humanities a n d s o c ia l sciences, engineering, and other disciplines.
Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, D ig e s t o f E d u c a tio n S ta tistics, annual, and unpublished data.