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Table 5.- Earned degrees conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree and sex of student: 1990-91 to 1994-95

____________________________________________________________________________________                Level of degree        |          |          |Estimated |Estimated |Estimated           and sex             | 1990-91  | 1991-92  | 1992-93  | 1993-94  | 1994-95   -----------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------             1                |     2    |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6       -----------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------- Associate degrees  ..........|  481,720 |  504,231 |  497,000 |  504,000 |  518,000    Males ......................|  198,634 |  207,481 |  207,000 |  210,000 |  216,000   Females ....................|  283,086 |  296,750 |  290,000 |  294,000 |  302,000                               |          |          |          |          |           Bachelor's degrees ..........|1,094,538 |1,436,553 |1,145,000 |1,165,000 |1,178,000   Males ......................|  504,045 |  820,811 |  529,000 |  537,000 |  548,000   Females ....................|  590,493 |  615,742 |  616,000 |  628,000 |  630,000                               |          |          |          |          |           Master's degrees ............|  337,168 |  352,838 |  364,000 |  370,000 |  377,000   Males ......................|  156,482 |  161,842 |  170,000 |  176,000 |  182,000   Females ....................|  180,686 |  190,996 |  194,000 |  194,000 |  195,000                               |          |          |          |          |           First- professional degrees..|   71,948 |   74,146 |   73,900 |   74,700 |   75,100   Males ......................|   43,846 |   45,071 |   43,900 |   44,000 |   44,100   Females ....................|   28,102 |   29,075 |   30,000 |   30,700 |   31,000                               |          |          |          |          |           Doctor's degrees ............|   39,294 |   40,659 |   41,200 |   41,300 |   41,300   Males ......................|   24,756 |   25,557 |   25,600 |   25,200 |   24,800   Females ....................|   14,538 |   15,102 |   15,600 |   16,100 |   16,500  _____________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ 

SOURCE: U.S. Deapartment of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics,1994.

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