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  1. Earned Degrees Conferred, By Field of Study, & Level of Degree:   1975-1986  Level & Field of Study           1975      1980      1985      1986 
  2.  
  3.   Bachelor's, total             922,933   929,417   979,477   987,823
  4.  
  5. Agriculture & nat. resources     17,528    22,802    18,107    16,823
  6. Architecture & environ. design    8,226     9,132     9,325     9,119
  7. Area & ethnic studies             3,544     2,840     2,867     3,060
  8. Business & management           133,010   185,361   233,351   238,160
  9. Communications1                  19,248    28,616    42,083    43,091
  10. Computer & info. sciences         5,033    11,154    38,878    41,889
  11. Education                       167,015   118,169    88,161    87,221
  12. Engineering(1)                   46,852    68,893    96,105    96,953
  13. Foreign languages                17,606    11,133     9,954    10,102
  14. Health sciences                  48,858    63,607    64,513    64,535
  15. Home economics                   16,772    18,411    15,555    15,288
  16. Law                                 436       683     1,157     1,197
  17. Letters                          48,534    33,497    34,091    35,434
  18.  
  19. Liberal/general studies          13,032    20,069    19,191    19,248
  20. Library & archival sciences       1,069       398       202       157
  21. Life sciences                    51,741    46,370    38,445    38,524
  22. Mathematics                      18,181    11,378    15,146    16,306
  23. Military sciences                   340       251       299       256
  24. Multi/interdisciplinary
  25.  studies                         15,185    14,404    15,727    15,700
  26. Parks & recreation                4,518     5,753     4,593     4,433
  27. Philosophy, religion, &
  28.  theology                        13,806    13,276    12,439    11,841
  29. Physical sciences                20,778    23,410    23,732    21,731
  30. Psychology                       50,988    41,962    39,811    40,521
  31. Protective services               9,956    15,015    12,510    12,704
  32. Public affairs                   14,730    18,422    13,838    13,878
  33. Social sciences                 135,165   103,519    91,461    93,703
  34. Visual & performing arts         40,782    40,892    37,936    36,949
  35.  
  36.   Master's, total               292,450   298,081   286,251   288,567
  37.  
  38. Agriculture & nat. resources      3,067     3,976     3,928     3,801
  39. Architecture & environ. design    2,938     3,139     3,275     3,260
  40. Area & ethnic studies             1,166       852       879       927
  41. Business & management            36,247    55,006    67,527    67,137
  42. Communications(1)                 2,794     3,082     3,669     3,823
  43. Computer & info. sciences         2,299     3,647     7,101     8,070
  44. Education                       120,169   103,951    76,137    76,353
  45. Engineering(1)                   15,348    16,243    21,557    21,661
  46. Foreign languages                 3,807     2,236     1,724     1,721
  47. Health sciences                   9,901    15,068    17,383    18,624
  48. Home economics                    1,901     2,690     2,383     2,298
  49. Law                               1,245     1,817     1,796     1,924
  50. Letters                          10,068     6,807     5,934     6,291
  51.  
  52. Liberal/general studies           1,630     1,373     1,180     1,154
  53. Library & archival sciences       8,091     5,374     3,893     3,626
  54. Life sciences                     6,550     6,510     5,059     5,013
  55. Mathematics                       4,327     2,860     2,882     3,159
  56. Military sciences                     -        46       119        83
  57. Multi/interdisciplinary
  58.  studies                          1,938     3,579     3,184     3,104
  59. Parks & recreation                  604       647       544       495
  60. Philosophy, religion, &
  61.  theology                         4,630     5,126     5,519     5,630
  62. Physical sciences                 5,807     5,219     5,796     5,902
  63. Psychology                        7,066     7,806     8,408     8,293
  64. Protective services                 993     1,805     1,235     1,074
  65. Public affairs                   14,610    18,413    16,045    16,300
  66. Social sciences                  16,892    12,101    10,380    10,428
  67. Visual & performing arts          8,362     8,708     8,714     8,416
  68.  
  69.  
  70.   Doctorate's, total             34,083    32,615    32,943    33,653
  71.  
  72. Agriculture & nat. resources        991       991     1,213     1,158
  73. Architecture & environ. design       69        79        89        73
  74. Area & ethnic studies               165       151       137       157
  75. Business & management             1,009       792       866       969
  76. Communications(1)                   165       193       234       223
  77. Computer & info. sciences           213       240       248       344
  78. Education                         7,446     7,941     7,151     7,110
  79. Engineering(1)                    3,108     2,507     3,230     3,410
  80. Foreign languages                   857       549       437       448
  81. Health sciences                     609       771     1,199     1,241
  82. Home economics                      156       192       276       311
  83. Law                                  21        40       105        54
  84. Letters                           1,951     1,500     1,239     1,215
  85.  
  86. Life sciences                     3,384     3,636     3,432     3,358
  87. Mathematics                         975       724       699       742
  88. Multi/interdisciplinary
  89.  studies                            254       295       285       319
  90. Philosophy, religion, &
  91.  theology                         1,416     1,693     1,608     1,660
  92. Physical sciences                 3,626     3,089     3,403     3,551
  93. Psychology                        2,442     2,768     2,908     3,088
  94. Public affairs                      271       372       431       385
  95. Social sciences                   4,209     3,219     2,851     2,955
  96. Visual & performing arts            649       655       693       722
  97. Other                                97       218       209       160
  98.  
  99. - Represents zero.
  100. 1. Includes technologies.
  101.  
  102. Source:U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education
  103.        Statistics.
  104.