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Trends in Degrees Awarded at Maryland Higher
EducationInstitutions: 1987 to 1997.Maryland State Higher Education
Commission, Annapolis.1998-05-0076p.; For a related document, see
HE 031 332.Maryland Higher Education Commission, 16 Francis
St.,Annapolis, Maryland 21401; also available in alternateformats;
phone: 410-974-2971.Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) Reports
Descriptive(141)
MF01/PC04 Plus Postage.Academic Persistence; Associate Degrees;
Bachelors Degrees;*College Graduates; Community Colleges; *Degrees
(Academic);Doctoral Degrees; *Educational Attainment;
EducationalTrends; Higher Education; Masters Degrees; *Public
Colleges;*State Universities; Tables (Data); *Trend
Analysis*Maryland
This report presents 27 graphs and tables detailing trendsin
degrees awarded at Maryland institutions of higher education from
1987 to1997. Highlights of trend data for degrees awarded by level
note that during1996-97, Maryland institutions awarded over 42,000
certificates and degreesat all levels, nearly one-third more than
10 years earlier; although thenumber of associate degrees increased
substantially between 1987 and 1995,these awards have declined in
the past 2 years; during the past 10 years thenumber of master's
degrees has increased by 86 percent and the number ofdoctoral
degrees by 45 percent. Highlights of trend data for degrees
awardedby program note that in the community colleges, the greatest
growth has beenin the natural sciences and public service
technologies; the fastest growingbaccalaureate programs have been
the biological sciences and psychology,where the numbers have
doubled since 1987; at the graduate level, the numberof master's
degrees in education, biological sciences, business, and
healthprofessions have more than doubled in the last decade.
Highlights of trenddata in degrees awarded by race and gender note
that women earned 66 percentof associate, 57 percent of bachelor's,
58 percent of master's, 43 percent ofdoctorates, and 48 percent of
first-professional degrees; the proportion ofbachelor's degrees
awarded to African American students has increased sharplyover the
last decade, from 11 percent to 18 percent. (DB)
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TRENDS IN DEGREES AWARDED ATMARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS1987 to 1997
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TRENDS IN DEGREES AWARDEDAT MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS
1987 - 1997
This report summarizes the major trends in awards at Maryland
higher education institutions
from 1987 to 1997. It examines patterns in degrees awarded by
level, program, and race and
gender.
Trends In Degrees Awarded By Level
During the 1996-1997 academic year, Maryland colleges and
universities awarded over 42,000certificates and degrees at all
levels, nearly one-third more than the number earned 10 years
ago
(32,285).
Lower division certificates, which are typically awarded by
community colleges for the
equivalent of one year of full-time study, exhibited erratic
growth during the 1987 to 1997period. However, there were 25
percent more certificates awarded in 1997 (1,842) than in 1987
(1,471).
Although the numbbr of associate degrees increased from 7,130 to
8,632 between 1987 and
1995, these awards have declined to 8,068 in the past two years.
There were drops in both the
number of associate degrees awarded in career programs and in
transfer programs.
After steadily increasing between 1987 and 1994, the number of
bachelor's degrees awarded has
remained relatively stable during the past few years. The number
of bachelor's degrees awarded
rose 21 percent between 1987 and 1997.
The number of master's degrees awarded has increased by 86
percent during the past 10 years
from 5,337 in 1987 to an historic high of 9,909 in 1997.
Similarly, the number of doctoraldegrees has increased by 45
percent from 682 in 1987 to an historic high of 988 in 1997.
The number of first professional degrees awarded has been
relatively stable, increasing only 4
percent from 875 in 1987 to 914 in 1997.
Trends in Degrees Awarded by Program
At the community colleges, the fields which have exhibited the
greatest growth in certificates
have been the natural science and public service technologies,
while the number of certificates in
data processing has fallen sharply. Transfer programs in
computer science and arts and sciences
have experienced the largest increase in associate degrees,
while three career programs (data
processing, mechanical and engineering tech, and business and
commerce tech) and the transfer
program in engineering have suffered the greatest decline. Forty
percent of all associate degrees
earned in career programs in 1997 were in the health services
technologies, while 59 percent of
those in transfer programs were awarded in general studies.
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Among the fastest growing baccalaureate programs have been the
biological sciences andpsychology, where the number of degrees have
doubled since 1987. In contrast, fewerbachelor's degrees were
awarded in both computer science and engineering in 1997 than
10years earlier. In 1997, Maryland institutions awarded 759
baccalaureates in computer science,down from 825 in 1987. The
number of bachelor's degrees earned in engineering in 1997 was959,
compared to 1,119 in 1987.
Although the number of baccalaureates in business has declined
over the past 10 years, itcontinues to be the most popular major
accounting for 14 percent of all bachelor's degreesawarded. Other
popular majors among bachelor's degree recipients include social
sciences,education, psychology, the health professions, and the
biological sciences.
At the graduate level, the number of master's degrees in
education, the biological sciences,business, and the health
professions more than doubled during the past 10 years. Business
andeducation represented nearly half (47 percent) of the master's
degrees awarded in Maryland in1997. The number of doctorates
awarded in computer science, engineering, mathematics, andthe arts
also more than doubled during the past 10 years, while doctoral
degrees earned in thehealth professions and the humanities nearly
doubled during this period. The largest number ofdoctorates awarded
in the State in 1997 were in the biological sciences, engineering,
and thehealth professions. First professional degrees in law and
medicine rose modestly by 6 percent,while those in dentistry fell
by 7 percent since 1987.
Trends in Degrees Awarded by Race and Gender
Women earned 57 percent of the bachelor's degrees awarded in
1997. Women also constitute themajority of recipients of lower
division certificates (53 percent), associate degrees (66
percent),and master's degrees (58 percent). In 1997, women received
43 percent of doctorates (up from39 percent in 1987) and 48 percent
of first professional degrees (up from 41 percent in 1987).
The proportion of bachelor's degrees awarded to African-American
students has increasedsharply over the last decade.
African-American students earned 18 percent of all
bachelor'sdegrees in 1987 (up from 11 percent in 1987). In 1997,
African-Americans received 17 percentof the associate degrees (up
from 14 percent in 1987), 13 percent of master's degrees (up from
7percent in 1987), 6 percent of doctoral degrees (up from 4 percent
in 1987) and 14 percent offirst professional degrees (up from 11
percent in 1987).
The number of degrees awarded to both African-American men and
African-American womenhas increased significantly during the 1987
to 1997 period. The number of bachelor's degreesawarded to African
American women nearly doubled (from 1,235 to 2,438) while the
numberawarded to African-American men grew by 82 percent (from 647
to 1,177).
The biggest gains for African-Americans have occurred in the
area of master's degrees. Thenumber of master's degrees awarded to
African-Americans tripled between 1987 and 1997.These large
increases were achieved by both African-American men and
African-Americanwomen.
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Among the largest number of the baccalaureates awarded to women
in 1997 were in the fields ofbusiness, education, social sciences,
and the health professions. Among the greatest number ofbachelor's
degrees earned by African-Americans in 1997 were in the programs of
business,social sciences, psychology, public affairs, and the
health professions.
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1988
1989
1990
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Maj
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1990
1991
1992
1993
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1996
1997
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Bus
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375
404
422
406
387
416
400
439
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159
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1987
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1987
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1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
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s
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Ass
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Pro
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1987
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1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
% C
hang
e
Tra
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r P
rogr
ams
Art
s &
Sci
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s36
737
138
639
639
643
046
652
459
062
262
971
%
Eng
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ring
100
142
105
113
123
113
102
108
8681
63-3
7%
Gen
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Stu
dies
1,64
51,
706
1,85
52,
103
2,31
82,
436
2,54
52,
395
2,62
82,
611
2,51
653
%
Tea
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Edu
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118
421
325
828
032
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929
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928
425
750
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750
775
781
837
939
919
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851
850
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684
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cien
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6366
106
103
125
116
130
133
125
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72%
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093
3,24
13,
406
3,81
34,
159
4,34
34,
427
4,29
84,
566
4,45
94,
252
37%
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243
1,25
11,
160
1,18
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1,14
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71,
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851
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447
542
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135
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430
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432
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1,20
41,
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939
1,04
11,
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1,34
31,
467
1,57
51,
556
1,64
41,
535
27%
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Eng
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133
431
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927
430
230
528
426
624
126
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0%
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h.18
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023
117
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487
467
465
506
543
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591
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630
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63,
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3,99
44,
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130
7,06
26,
941
7,42
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425
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28,
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8,58
98,
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199
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1987
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1989
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1991
1992
1993
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1995
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Com
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1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
% C
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116
113
104
149
198
192
172
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172
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7349
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4460
6482
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166
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373
480
586
597
61,
118
1,23
51,
351
103%
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3,38
33,
475
3,54
53,
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3,43
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3,53
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2,95
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mun
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826
808
919
896
996
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825
810
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709
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1,08
71,
185
1,32
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81,
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67%
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816
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698
450
724
439
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172
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32%
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1,93
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176
2,27
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199
7
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1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
30
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Deg
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Maj
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1987-97
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
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45
25
30
32
24
34
38
40
26
41
41
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39
46
27
45
38
41
51
68
47
48
44
13%
Area Studies
99
87
810
11
25
12
15
17
89%
Bio. Sciences
97
87
72
80
76
84
118
109
150
178
219
126%
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1,211
1,219
1,464
1,518
1,586
1,823
1,972
2,029
2,171
3,005
2,510
107%
Communications
34
36
41
43
66
63
85
71
76
71
65
91%
Computer Info. Sci.
321
397
442
503
535
479
490
468
478
528
493
54%
Education
882
870
938
1,076
1,158
1,282
1,499
1,518
1,793
1,884
2,157
145%
Engineering
374
395
468
550
580
641
606
605
682
626
637
70%
Fine & App. Arts
161
115
151
129
171
160
194
226
243
241
255
58%
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22
18
30
40
31
20
43
45
29
25
41
86%
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f.469
465
423
542
582
596
585
690
800
770
998
113%
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37
18
36
34
21
31
35
23
26
17
18
-51%
Law
16
11
28
21
37
27
26
63
33
49
38
138%
Letters
86
69
98
105
105
148
117
138
181
188
152
77%
Library Sci.
137
128
160
147
143
170
125
133
110
98
121
-12%
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s52
54
52
56
66
73
61
60
60
74
64
23%
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86
99
95
116
113
119
119
108
100
144
161
87%
Psychology
257
248
238
283
300
310.
377
365
492
440
448
74%
Pub. Affairs
329
359
395
391
418
465
493
454
489
379
469
43%
Social Sci.
426
436
498
509
609
575
610
599
631
696
639
50%
Theology
77
103
88
103
89
93
93
93
72
62
92
19%
Interdiscipl.
170
187
167
202
202
252
230
252
290
226
230
35%
Tot
al5,
337
5,39
45,
949
6,53
26,
958
7,49
67,
982
8,18
28,
991
9,80
59,
909
86%
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d19
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199
7
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
3635
-
3
Doc
tora
tes
Aw
arde
d by
Maj
or P
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1987
-199
719
8719
8819
8919
9019
9119
9219
9319
9419
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9619
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nge
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& N
at. R
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1213
1814
159
1315
1519
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41
48
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112
85
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086
9112
312
512
513
413
813
213
114
848
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t.8
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98
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1213
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mun
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ions
55
18
106
97
49
50%
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ci.
911
1330
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3428
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4%E
duca
tion
132
134
124
133
133
145
134
136
110
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316
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& A
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rts
1521
1619
3033
2939
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g.9
610
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1113
812
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89%
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. Pro
f.64
9581
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104
9986
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116
126
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Hom
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con.
44
68
99
79
52
1-7
5%Le
tters
1719
1721
2329
2527
3024
3394
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brar
y S
ci.
00
31
40
22
30
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aM
athe
mat
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1221
2023
3742
2430
2230
3115
8%P
hysi
cal S
ci.
7873
6183
8911
586
8588
109
107
37%
Psy
chol
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3122
3629
4131
3636
3234
5577
%P
ub. A
ffairs
1211
125
1011
1515
78
6-5
0%S
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l Sci
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8575
106
7811
511
010
285
9710
116
%
The
olog
y27
2223
1613
104
22
45
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Inte
rdis
cipl
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54
04
05
57
33
50%
Tot
al68
270
570
381
683
892
894
993
487
792
298
845
%
Sou
rce:
MH
EC
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ree
Info
rmat
ion
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tem
38
-
TR
EN
DS
IN F
IRST
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NA
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RE
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39
-
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500
250 0
Firs
t Pro
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iona
l Deg
rees
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arde
d19
87 to
199
7
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997 42
-
Firs
t Pro
fess
iona
l Deg
rees
Aw
arde
d by
Pro
gram
1987
-199
719
8719
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9019
9119
9219
9319
9419
9519
9619
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nge
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tistr
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103
114
8395
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8391
6191
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518
476
486
537
527
532
570
550
551
467
548
6%
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925
427
324
326
625
627
723
326
723
727
56%
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al87
583
387
386
388
887
294
686
690
976
591
44%
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rce:
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EC
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ree
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rmat
ion
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tem
44
-
TR
EN
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IN D
EG
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ES
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0
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0
4,00
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0 0
Num
ber
Of
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arde
d T
o W
omen
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us. &
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746
1,39
646
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074
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Edu
catio
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31,
287
708
1,72
089
74C
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ter
Info
. Sci
.32
427
210
615
41
6E
ngin
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g18
521
054
116
823
Mat
hem
atic
s11
011
125
251
6P
hysi
cal S
ci.
7210
616
6012
26B
io. S
cien
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345
740
5412
430
65F
ine
& A
pp. A
rts
334
474
8717
34
22F
orei
gn L
ang
103
145
1727
512
Lette
rs39
562
946
9610
21A
rea
Stu
dies
2447
79
23
Com
mun
icat
ions
549
540
2052
33
Soc
ial S
cien
ce86
31,
231
181
334
3042
Psy
chol
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493
1,02
819
433
819
34La
w24
625
230
0P
ub. A
ffairs
306
429
247
358
65
Hlth
Pro
f.92
31,
205
341
734
3475
Hom
e E
c.30
517
933
164
1
Inte
rdis
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259
1,45
811
10
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Libr
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00
102
860
1
The
olog
y26
1633
291
1
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h &
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3217
190
0A
g.&
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. Res
.49
7618
224
4U
nkno
wn/
othe
r0
00
168
01
Tot
al9,
273
11,6
732,
891
5,75
726
642
7
Sou
rce:
MH
EC
Deg
ree
Info
rmat
ion
Sys
tem
50
-
Firs
t Pro
fess
iona
l Deg
rees
Aw
arde
dT
o W
omen
By
Pro
gram
1987
1997
1987
-199
7
% C
hang
e
Den
tistr
y30
3930
%
Law
236
267
13%
Med
icin
e89
135
52%
Tot
al35
544
124
%
Sou
rce:
MH
EC
Deg
ree
Info
rmat
ion
Sys
tem
5152
-
Deg
rees
Aw
arde
d to
Wom
en a
t Mar
ylan
d C
ampu
ses
(By
Deg
ree
Leve
l)
1987
-199
719
8719
8819
8919
9019
9119
9219
9319
9419
9519
9619
97%
Cha
nge
Low
er D
ivis
ion
Cer
t#
Mal
e64
672
070
170
962
092
781
279
281
51,
024
872
35%
# F
emal
e82
580
682
389
989
491
296
195
21,
045
1,02
997
018
%%
Fem
ale
56.1
%52
.8%
54.0
%55
.9%
59.0
%49
.6%
54.2
%54
.6%
56.2
%50
.1%
52.7
%
Ass
ocia
te#
Mal
e2,
619
2,61
42,
628
2,76
12,
821
3,06
83,
145
3,06
33,
026
3,00
82,
735
4%#
Fem
ale
4,51
14,
448
4,31
34,
668
4,83
45,
098
5,28
05,
229
5,60
65,
581
5,33
318
%%
Fem
ale
63.3
%63
.0%
62.1
%62
.8%
63.1
%62
.4%
62.7
%63
.1%
64.9
%65
.0%
66.1
%
Bac
helo
r's#
Mal
e7,
517
7,64
37,
908
8,24
58,
414
8,81
99,
037
9,05
18,
656
8,55
08,
711
16%
# F
emal
e9,
273
9,69
110
,020
10,2
4810
,820
11,5
0511
,390
11,6
6911
,276
11,3
9911
,673
26%
% F
emal
e55
.2%
55.9
%55
.9%
55.4
%56
.3%
56.6
%55
.8%
56.3
%56
.6%
57.1
%57
.3%
Mas
ters
# M
ale
2,44
62,
507
2,82
03,
082
3,20
63,
342
3,55
83,
622
3,84
04,
354
4,15
270
%#
Fem
ale
2,89
12,
887
3,12
93,
450
3,75
44,
154
4,42
44,
560
5,15
15,
453
5,75
799
%%
Fem
ale
54.2
%53
.5%
52.6
%52
.8%
53.9
%55
.4%
55.4
%55
.7%
57.3
%55
.6%
58.1
%
Doc
tora
te#
Mal
e41
640
540
747
347
655
455
053
950
554
056
135
%#
Fem
ale
266
300
296
343
362
374
399
395
372
382
427
61%
% F
emal
e39
.0%
42.6
%42
.1%
42.0
%43
.2%
40.3
%42
.0%
42.3
%42
.4%
41.4
%43
.2%
Firs
t Pro
fess
iona
l # M
ale
520
488
535
502
511
465
494
475
493
398
473
-9%
# F
emal
e35
534
533
836
237
740
745
239
141
636
744
124
%%
Fem
ale
40.6
%41
.4%
38.7
%41
.9%
42.5
%46
.7%
47.8
%45
.2%
45.8
%48
.0%
48.2
%
Sou
rce:
MH
EC
Deg
ree
Info
rmat
ion
Sys
tem
-
TR
EN
DS
IN D
EG
RE
ES
AW
AR
DE
D T
O A
FRIC
AN
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ER
ICA
NS
5556
-
400
300
200
100
Low
er D
ivis
ion
Cer
tific
ates
Aw
arde
d to
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
ans
1987
to 1
997
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
'Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an W
omen
DA
fric
an-A
mer
ican
Men
-
Ass
ocia
te D
egre
es A
war
ded
to A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s19
87 to
199
7
1500
1000
500
59
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an W
omen
0 A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
Men
60
-
Bac
helo
r's D
egre
es A
war
ded
to A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s19
87 to
199
7
4000
3000
2000
1000
61
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an W
omen
DA
fric
an-A
mer
ican
Men
62
-
Mas
ter's
Deg
rees
Aw
arde
d to
Afr
ican
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eric
ans
1987
to 1
997
1500
1200 900
600
300 0
63
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an W
omen
DA
fric
an-A
mer
ican
Men
64
-
60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Doc
tora
l Deg
rees
Aw
arde
d to
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
ans
1987
to 1
997
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an W
omen
Afr
ican
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eric
an M
en
6566
-
200
150
100
50
67
Firs
t Pro
fess
iona
lD
egre
esA
war
ded
to A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s19
87 to
199
7
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
"'Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an W
omen
0 A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
Men
68
-
Num
ber
Of
Deg
rees
Aw
arde
d T
oA
fric
an-A
mer
ican
sA
t All
Lev
els
Sele
cted
Yea
rs 1
987
and
1997
4,00
0 -
3,50
03,
000
2,50
02,
000
1,50
0 -
1,00
050
0 0
69
ti 0 O
LO
Ass
ocia
te's
Bac
helo
r'sM
aste
r's
1987
1997
ti
CO ti
Doc
tora
te/F
irst
Pro
fess
iona
l 70
-
71
Bac
helo
r's, M
aste
r's a
nd D
octo
ral D
egre
es A
war
ded
To
Afr
ican
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eric
ans
By
Maj
or P
rogr
am
Maj
or P
rogr
amB
ache
lor's
Mas
ter's
Doc
tora
te19
8719
9719
8719
9719
8719
97B
us. &
Mgm
t.45
461
610
938
20
1
Edu
catio
n91
222
114
343
1526
Com
pute
r In
fo. S
ci.
9011
910
420
0
Eng
inee
ring
4613
34
231
6M
athe
mat
ics
3127
26
11
Phy
sica
l Sci
.23
313
20
2B
io. S
cien
ces
7219
41
92
2F
ine
& A
pp. A
rts
3146
1021
01
For
eign
Lan
g11
200
10
0Le
tters
4916
81
82
0A
rea
Stu
dies
01
00
00
Com
mun
icat
ions
157
176
325
00
Soc
ial S
cien
ce19
543
418
671
3
Psy
chol
ogy
9129
020
110
14
Law
214
17
00
Pub
. Affa
irs12
226
937
962
0H
lth P
rof.
111
236
2657
18
Hom
e E
c.29
323
20
0
Inte
rdis
cipl
.26
555
97
210
0Li
brar
y S
cien
ce0
07
70
0T
heol
ogy
47
09
10
Arc
h &
Env
Res
.3
45
120
0A
g.&
Nat
. Res
.5
175
10
0U
nkno
wn
0.0
02
00
Tot
al1,
882
3,61
538
61,
253
2754
Sou
rce:
MH
EC
Deg
ree
Info
rmat
ion
Sys
tem
-
Firs
t Pro
fess
iona
l Deg
rees
Aw
arde
dT
o A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s B
y P
rogr
am
Pro
gram
1987
1997
1987
-199
7
% C
hang
e
Den
tistr
y10
8-2
0%
Law
6885
25%
Med
icin
e22
3141
%
Tot
al10
012
424
%
Sou
rce:
MH
EC
Deg
ree
Info
rmat
ion
Sys
tem
7374
-
Deg
rees
Aw
arde
d to
Afr
ican
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eric
ans
at M
aryl
and
Cam
puse
s(B
y D
egre
e Le
vel)
1987
-97
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
% C
hang
eLo
wer
Div
isio
n C
ert.
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an W
omen
149
123
123
176
164
175
187
184
213
194
196
32%
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an M
en83
8111
111
182
134
112
100
117
148
118
42%
Tot
al A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s23
220
423
428
724
630
929
928
433
034
231
435
%A
ll O
ther
Gra
duat
es1,
239
1,32
21,
290
1,32
11,
268
1,53
01,
474
1,46
01,
530
1,71
11,
528
23%
% A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s15
.8%
13.4
%15
.4%
17.8
%16
.2%
16.8
%16
.9%
16.3
%17
.7%
.16.
7%17
.0%
Ass
ocia
teA
fric
an-A
mer
ican
Wom
en68
169
268
073
272
375
382
278
588
893
993
838
%A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
Men
326
329
338
336
352
387
410
388
403
426
414
27%
Tot
al A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s1,
007
1,02
11,
018
1,06
81,
075
1,14
01,
232
1,17
31,
291
1,36
51,
352
34%
All
Oth
er G
radu
ates
6,12
36,
041
5,92
36,
361
6,58
07,
026
7,19
37,
119
7,34
17,
224
6,71
610
%%
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
ans
14.1
%14
.5%
14.7
%14
.4%
14.0
%14
.0%
14.6
%14
.1%
15.0
%15
.9%
16.8
%
Bac
helo
r'sA
fric
an-A
mer
ican
Wom
en1,
235
1,24
11,
369
1,38
01,
507
1,74
91,
742
1,97
82,
102
2,20
42,
438
97%
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an M
en64
770
671
575
284
190
899
51,
073
1,17
71,
116
1,17
782
%T
otal
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
ans
1,88
21,
947
2,08
42,
132
2,34
82,
657
2,73
73,
051
3,27
93,
320
3,61
592
%A
ll O
ther
Gra
duat
es14
,908
15,3
8715
,844
16,3
6116
,886
17,6
6717
,690
17,6
6916
,653
16,6
2916
,769
12%
% A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s11
.2%
11.2
%11
.6%
11.5
%12
.2%
13.1
%13
.4%
14.7
%16
.5%
16.6
%17
.7%
Mas
ters Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an W
omen
270
277
257
309
354
409
480
560
661
822
898
233%
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an M
en11
614
816
117
318
119
622
129
629
136
335
520
6%T
otal
Afr
ican
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eric
ans
386
425
418
482
535
605
701
856
952
1,18
51,
253
225%
All
Oth
er G
radu
ates
4,95
14,
969
5,53
16,
050
6,42
36,
891
7,28
17,
326
8,03
98,
620
8,65
675
%%
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
ans
7.2%
7.9%
7.0%
7.4%
7.7%
8.1%
8.8%
10.5
%10
.6%
12.1
%12
.6%
Doc
tora
teA
fric
an-A
mer
ican
Wom
en18
1927
2315
2923
2534
2230
67%
Afr
ican
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eric
an M
en9
1417
108
1215
1717
1124
167%
Tot
al A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s27
3344
3323
4138
4251
3354
100%
All
Oth
er G
radu
ates
655
672
659
783
815
887
911
892
826
889
934
43%
% A
fric
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mer
ican
s4.
0%4.
7%6.
3%4.
0%2.
7%4.
4%4.
0%4.
5%5.
8%3.
6%5.
5%
Firs
t Pro
fess
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lA
fric
an-A
mer
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Wom
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4841
5350
6580
8186
6480
40%
Afr
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an M
en43
2747
3244
3045
3864
3744
2%T
otal
Afr
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-Am
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ans
100
7588
8594
9512
511
915
010
112
424
%A
ll O
ther
Gra
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575
878
577
879
41
777
821
747
759
664
790
1.94
%%
Afr
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-Am
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ans
11.4
%9.
0%10
.1%
9.8%
10.6
%10
.9%
13.2
%13
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16.5
%13
.2%
13.6
%
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