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Associate, Bachelor, Masters, Doctorate degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity Selected years, 1976-77 through 2015-16
Data Table
Associate, Bachelor, Masters, Doctorate degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity Selected years, 1976-77 through 2015-16
Degree | |||||
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Degree | wdt_ID | Year | White | Black | Hispanic |
Associate | 1 | 1976-77 | 342,290 | 33,159 | 16,636 |
Associate | 2 | 1980-81 | 339,167 | 35,330 | 17,800 |
Associate | 3 | 1990-91 | 391,264 | 38,835 | 25,540 |
Associate | 4 | 1999-2000 | 408,822 | 60,208 | 51,563 |
Associate | 5 | 2000-01 | 411,075 | 63,855 | 57,288 |
Associate | 6 | 2001-02 | 417,733 | 67,343 | 60,003 |
Associate | 7 | 2002-03 | 438,261 | 75,609 | 66,673 |
Associate | 8 | 2003-04 | 456,047 | 81,183 | 72,270 |
Associate | 9 | 2004-05 | 475,513 | 86,402 | 78,557 |
Associate | 10 | 2005-06 | 485,297 | 89,784 | 80,854 |
Associate | 11 | 2006-07 | 491,572 | 91,529 | 85,410 |
Associate | 12 | 2007-08 | 501,079 | 95,702 | 91,274 |
Associate | 13 | 2008-09 | 521,834 | 101,631 | 98,408 |
Associate | 14 | 2009-10 | 552,376 | 113,867 | 112,403 |
Associate | 15 | 2010-11 | 604,745 | 129,044 | 126,297 |
Associate | 16 | 2011-12 | 635,755 | 142,512 | 151,807 |
Associate | 17 | 2012-13 | 617,308 | 135,892 | 157,989 |
Associate | 18 | 2013-14 | 601,959 | 134,621 | 168,106 |
Associate | 19 | 2014-15 | 590,616 | 137,920 | 180,598 |
Associate | 20 | 2015-16 | 566,705 | 134,004 | 196,047 |
Bachelor | 21 | 1976-77 | 807,688 | 58,636 | 18,743 |
Bachelor | 22 | 1980-81 | 807,319 | 60,673 | 21,832 |
Bachelor | 23 | 1990-91 | 914,093 | 66,375 | 37,342 |
Bachelor | 24 | 1999-2000 | 929,102 | 108,018 | 75,063 |
Bachelor | 25 | 2000-01 | 927,357 | 111,307 | 77,745 |
Bachelor | 26 | 2001-02 | 958,597 | 116,623 | 82,966 |
Bachelor | 27 | 2002-03 | 994,616 | 124,253 | 89,029 |
Bachelor | 28 | 2003-04 | 1,026,114 | 131,241 | 94,644 |
Bachelor | 29 | 2004-05 | 1,049,141 | 136,122 | 101,124 |
Bachelor | 30 | 2005-06 | 1,075,561 | 142,420 | 107,588 |
Bachelor | 31 | 2006-07 | 1,099,850 | 146,653 | 114,936 |
Bachelor | 32 | 2007-08 | 1,122,675 | 152,457 | 123,048 |
Bachelor | 33 | 2008-09 | 1,144,628 | 156,603 | 129,473 |
Bachelor | 34 | 2009-10 | 1,167,322 | 164,789 | 140,426 |
Bachelor | 35 | 2010-11 | 1,182,690 | 172,731 | 154,450 |
Bachelor | 36 | 2011-12 | 1,212,417 | 185,916 | 169,736 |
Bachelor | 37 | 2012-13 | 1,221,908 | 191,233 | 186,677 |
Bachelor | 38 | 2013-14 | 1,218,998 | 191,437 | 202,425 |
Bachelor | 39 | 2014-15 | 1,210,071 | 192,829 | 218,098 |
Bachelor | 40 | 2015-16 | 1,197,399 | 194,473 | 235,014 |
Masters | 41 | 1976-77 | 271,402 | 21,252 | 6,136 |
Masters | 42 | 1980-81 | 247,475 | 17,436 | 6,534 |
Masters | 43 | 1990-91 | 265,927 | 17,023 | 8,981 |
Masters | 44 | 1999-2000 | 324,990 | 36,606 | 19,379 |
Masters | 45 | 2000-01 | 324,211 | 38,853 | 21,661 |
Masters | 46 | 2001-02 | 331,427 | 41,006 | 22,517 |
Masters | 47 | 2002-03 | 346,003 | 45,150 | 25,200 |
Masters | 48 | 2003-04 | 373,448 | 51,402 | 29,806 |
Masters | 49 | 2004-05 | 383,246 | 55,330 | 31,639 |
Masters | 50 | 2005-06 | 397,439 | 59,806 | 32,567 |
Masters | 51 | 2006-07 | 403,562 | 63,412 | 34,967 |
Masters | 52 | 2007-08 | 413,179 | 65,914 | 36,972 |
Masters | 53 | 2008-09 | 427,713 | 70,772 | 39,567 |
Masters | 54 | 2009-10 | 445,158 | 76,472 | 43,603 |
Masters | 55 | 2010-11 | 462,922 | 80,742 | 46,823 |
Masters | 56 | 2011-12 | 470,822 | 86,007 | 50,994 |
Masters | 57 | 2012-13 | 455,896 | 87,989 | 52,991 |
Masters | 58 | 2013-14 | 444,771 | 88,606 | 55,962 |
Masters | 59 | 2014-15 | 433,096 | 87,288 | 58,752 |
Masters | 60 | 2015-16 | 431,850 | 88,817 | 62,946 |
Doctorate | 61 | 1976-77 | 79,932 | 3,575 | 1,533 |
Doctorate | 62 | 1980-81 | 84,200 | 3,893 | 1,924 |
Doctorate | 63 | 1990-91 | 81,791 | 4,429 | 3,210 |
Doctorate | 64 | 1999-2000 | 82,984 | 7,078 | 5,042 |
Doctorate | 65 | 2000-01 | 82,321 | 7,035 | 5,204 |
Doctorate | 66 | 2001-02 | 81,995 | 7,570 | 5,267 |
Doctorate | 67 | 2002-03 | 82,549 | 7,537 | 5,503 |
Doctorate | 68 | 2003-04 | 84,695 | 8,089 | 5,795 |
Doctorate | 69 | 2004-05 | 89,763 | 8,527 | 6,115 |
Doctorate | 70 | 2005-06 | 91,050 | 8,523 | 6,202 |
Doctorate | 71 | 2006-07 | 94,248 | 9,377 | 6,593 |
Doctorate | 72 | 2007-08 | 97,839 | 9,463 | 6,949 |
Doctorate | 73 | 2008-09 | 101,400 | 10,188 | 7,497 |
Doctorate | 74 | 2009-10 | 104,419 | 10,413 | 8,085 |
Doctorate | 75 | 2010-11 | 105,990 | 10,934 | 8,662 |
Doctorate | 76 | 2011-12 | 109,365 | 11,794 | 9,223 |
Doctorate | 77 | 2012-13 | 110,759 | 12,085 | 10,108 |
Doctorate | 78 | 2013-14 | 110,157 | 12,621 | 10,665 |
Doctorate | 79 | 2014-15 | 108,914 | 13,272 | 11,263 |
Doctorate | 80 | 2015-16 | 107,108 | 13,365 | 11,766 |
T= 40,662,980 | T= 6,012,870 | T= 5,100,485 |
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Reference Tables
Table 321.20 (Digest of Education Statistics 2017) Associate’s degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976-77 through 2015-16
Table 322.20 (Digest of Education Statistics 2017) Bachelor’s degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976-77 through 2015-16
Table 323.20 (Digest of Education Statistics 2017) Master’s degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976-77 through 2015-16
Table 324.20 (Digest of Education Statistics 2017) Doctor’s degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976-77 through 2015-16
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