Bachelor's Degrees Earned, by Field statistics



FIELD OF STUDY	TOTAL				TOTAL							TOTAL							TOTAL		FEMALE				FEMALE			PERCENT FEMALE				PERCENT FEMALE

	1971	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1971	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1971	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997

Total	839,730	929,417	935,140	952,998	969,510	974,309	979,477	987,823	991,264	994,829	1,018,755	1,051,344	1,094,538	1,136,553	1,165,178	1,169,275	1,160,134	1,164,792	1,172,879	364,136	590,493	615,742	632,297	636,853	634,003	642,338	652,364	43.4	53.9	54.2	54.3	54.5	54.6	55.1	55.6
Agriculture and natural resources	12,672	22,802	21,886	21,029	20,909	19,317	18,107	16,823	14,991	14,222	13,492	12,900	13,124	15,124	16,778	18,070	19,841	21,431	22,602	536	4,292	5,255	5,698	6,322	7,149	7,896	8,808	4.2	32.7	34.7	34.0	35.0	36.0	36.8	39.0
Architecture and environmental design	5,570	9,132	9,455	9,728	9,823	9,186	9,325	9,119	8,950	8,603	9,150	9,364	9,781	8,753	9,167	8,975	8,756	8,352	7,944	664	3,993	2,948	3,227	3,211	3,015	3,012	2,854	11.9	40.8	33.7	35.2	35.8	34.4	36.1	35.9
Area, ethnic and cultural studies	2,582	2,840	2,887	2,862	3,068	3,005	2,985	3,178	3,427	3,601	4,102	4,613	4,884	5,342	5,481	5,573	5,706	5,786	5,839	1,353	3,024	3,435	3,504	3,615	3,614	3,802	3,844	52.4	61.9	64.3	63.9	64.9	63.3	65.7	65.8
Biological sciences/life sciences	35,743	46,370	43,216	41,639	39,982	38,640	38,445	38,524	38,121	36,755	36,059	37,204	39,530	42,941	47,038	51,383	55,984	60,994	63,975	10,410	20,118	22,143	24,196	26,333	29,297	32,145	34,505	29.1	50.9	51.6	51.4	51.2	52.3	52.7	53.9
Business and management	114,729	184,867	198,983	213,374	226,627	229,478	232,636	237,319	240,546	243,021	246,399	248,698	249,311	256,603	256,842	246,654	234,323	227,102	226,633	10,454	117,687	121,163	121,269	117,493	112,425	110,260	110,114	9.1	47.2	47.2	47.2	47.6	48.0	48.6	48.6

Communications ¹	10,802	28,616	31,282	34,222	38,567	40,113	42,002	43,076	45,337	46,649	48,609	51,308	52,773	54,977	54,706	51,827	48,803	48,003	47,768	3,813	32,128	33,480	32,678	30,468	28,399	28,243	28,080	35.3	60.9	60.9	59.7	58.8	58.2	58.8	58.8
Computer and information sciences	2,388	11,154	15,121	20,267	24,510	32,172	38,878	41,889	39,589	34,523	30,454	27,257	25,083	24,557	24,200	24,200	24,404	24,098	24,768	324	7,357	7,047	6,797	6,883	6,941	6,630	6,731	13.6	29.3	28.7	28.1	28.4	28.4	27.5	27.2
Education	176,307	118,038	108,074	100,932	97,895	92,299	88,072	87,114	86,936	91,112	96,913	105,112	110,807	108,006	107,781	107,600	106,079	105,509	105,233	131,411	87,390	85,320	84,548	83,150	80,438	79,276	78,962	74.5	78.9	79.0	78.4	77.3	75.8	75.1	75.0
Engineering ¹	50,046	68,893	75,000	80,005	89,018	94,185	95,828	95,660	92,816	88,506	85,002	81,322	78,650	77,541	78,051	78,225	78,154	77,437	75,157	400	10,912	10,825	11,215	11,628	12,221	12,481	12,509	0.8	13.9	14.0	14.4	14.9	15.6	16.1	16.6
English language and literature/letters	64,342	32,541	32,254	33,419	31,829	32,834	33,218	34,552	36,284	38,661	42,470	47,519	51,841	54,951	56,133	53,924	51,901	50,698	49,345	42,187	34,695	36,415	36,886	35,499	34,091	33,445	32,814	65.6	66.9	66.3	65.7	65.8	65.7	66.0	66.5

Foreign languages and literatures	20,536	12,089	11,273	10,756	10,599	10,384	10,827	10,984	11,034	10,926	11,693	12,386	13,133	13,903	14,387	14,378	13,775	13,952	13,674	15,201	9,394	9,918	10,229	10,074	9,532	9,733	9,536	74.0	71.5	71.3	71.1	70.1	69.2	69.8	69.7
Health sciences	25,226	63,920	63,649	63,653	64,685	64,288	64,422	64,396	63,103	60,644	59,005	58,302	59,070	61,720	67,089	74,421	79,855	84,036	85,631	19,438	49,474	51,531	55,742	61,359	65,412	68,604	69,754	77.1	83.8	83.5	83.1	82.4	81.9	81.6	81.5
Home economics	11,167	18,411	18,370	17,872	16,296	15,948	15,157	14,889	14,417	14,320	14,160	14,491	14,892	14,898	15,100	15,522	15,345	15,803	16,571	10,866	13,328	13,211	13,462	13,589	13,537	13,918	14,657	97.3	89.5	88.7	89.2	87.5	88.2	88.1	88.4
Law and legal studies	545	683	776	846	1,099	1,272	1,157	1,197	1,178	1,303	1,976	1,592	1,758	2,144	2,056	2,171	2,032	2,052	2,038	27	1,185	1,443	1,389	1,523	1,437	1,496	1,435	5.0	67.4	67.3	67.6	70.2	70.7	72.9	70.4
Liberal/general studies	7,481	23,196	21,643	21,089	21,603	21,479	21,818	21,336	23,717	24,274	26,388	27,985	30,526	32,174	33,456	33,397	33,356	33,997	34,776	2,510	18,279	19,390	20,181	20,280	20,199	20,618	21,293	33.6	59.9	60.3	60.3	60.7	60.6	60.6	61.2

Library and archival sciences	1,013	398	375	307	254	252	197	155	136	119	121	77	90	97	83	62	50	58	48	932	84	89	74	57	48	50	42	92.0	93.3	91.8	89.2	91.9	96.0	86.2	87.5
Mathematics	24,937	11,872	11,433	12,226	12,719	13,764	15,861	17,147	16,999	16,608	15,994	15,176	15,310	14,783	14,812	14,396	13,723	13,143	12,820	9,439	7,132	6,895	6,985	6,661	6,428	6,009	5,912	37.9	46.6	46.6	47.2	46.3	46.8	45.7	46.1
Multi/interdisciplinary studies	6,286	11,277	12,848	14,707	14,107	13,940	12,978	13,489	13,933	14,723	15,168	16,267	17,561	20,647	23,955	25,167	26,033	26,515	26,137	1,433	9,525	12,019	15,038	16,109	16,875	17,229	17,236	22.8	54.2	58.2	62.8	64.0	64.8	65.0	65.9
Parks, recreation and fitness	1,621	5,753	5,729	5,335	5,214	4,850	4,725	4,620	4,264	4,235	4,376	4,582	4,315	8,446	9,859	11,470	12,889	13,983	15,401	563	2,446	4,302	4,974	5,647	6,165	6,893	7,543	34.7	56.7	50.9	50.5	49.2	47.8	49.3	49.0
Philosophy, religion, and theology	11,890	13,276	12,617	12,307	12,537	12,355	12,447	11,846	11,714	11,528	11,743	12,068	12,128	12,255	13,214	12,980	12,854	12,746	13,276	3,037	3,822	3,951	4,108	4,011	3,983	3,843	4,275	25.5	31.5	32.2	31.1	30.9	31.0	30.2	32.2

Physical sciences ¹	21,412	23,410	23,952	24,052	23,381	23,651	23,704	21,717	20,070	17,806	17,186	16,066	16,344	16,960	17,545	18,400	19,177	19,647	19,531	2,953	5,168	5,529	5,720	6,177	6,680	7,069	7,303	13.8	31.6	32.6	32.6	33.6	34.8	36.0	37.4
Protective services	2,045	15,015	13,707	12,438	12,579	12,654	12,510	12,704	12,930	13,367	14,698	15,354	16,806	18,855	20,902	23,009	24,157	24,810	25,165	189	6,401	7,196	7,882	8,840	9,108	9,536	10,015	9.2	38.1	38.2	37.7	38.4	37.7	38.4	39.8
Psychology	38,187	42,093	41,068	41,212	40,460	39,955	39,900	40,628	42,994	45,187	48,910	53,952	58,655	63,513	66,728	69,259	72,083	73,291	74,191	16,960	42,588	46,482	48,820	50,617	52,535	53,474	54,812	44.4	72.6	73.2	73.2	73.1	72.9	73.0	73.9
Public adminsitration and services	5,466	16,644	16,707	16,495	14,414	12,570	11,754	11,887	12,328	12,385	13,162	13,908	14,350	15,987	16,775	17,815	18,586	19,849	20,649	3,740	11,135	12,508	12,974	13,896	14,651	15,644	16,472	68.4	77.6	78.2	77.3	78.0	78.8	78.8	79.8

R.O.T.C. and military technologies	357	38	42	55	267	195	299	256	384	82	198	196	183	184	11	19	27	7	4	1	26	26	0	3	3	0	0	0.3	14.2	14.1	(Z)	15.8	11.1	0	0
Social sciences ²	155,324	103,662	100,513	99,705	95,228	93,323	91,570	93,840	96,342	100,460	108,151	118,083	125,107	133,974	135,703	133,680	128,154	126,479	124,891	57,151	56,406	60,973	62,114	61,674	60,015	60,607	60,776	36.8	45.1	45.5	45.8	46.1	46.8	47.9	48.7
Visual and performing arts	30,394	40,892	40,479	40,422	39,794	40,131	38,140	37,241	36,615	36,944	38,227	39,934	42,186	46,522	47,761	49,053	48,690	49,296	50,083	18,138	26,425	28,906	29,151	29,515	28,909	29,170	29,354	59.7	62.6	62.1	61.0	60.2	59.4	59.2	58.6
Unclassified ³	662	1,535	1,801	2,044	2,046	2,069	2,515	2,237	2,109	4,265	4,949	5,628	16,340	10,696	9,565	7,645	5,397	5,718	8,729	6	6,079	3,342	3,436	2,219	896	1,255	2,728	0.9	37.2	31.2	35.9	29.0	16.6	21.9	31.3

Z Less than .05 percent.
1 Includes technologies.
2 Includes history.
3 Includes precision production trades and transportation and materials moving.

Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, annual. http://nces.ed.gov/

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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