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SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEGREES. 87 TOTAL S&E DEGREES: TYPE OF DEGREE During the 1960s and 1970s, the number of science and engineering bachelors degrees awarded annually increased sharply, from 120 thousand in 1958 to 340 thousand in 1974, then more slowly to 377 thousand in the late 1980s. For masters degrees, the number awarded annually increased from 25 thousand in 1958 to 110 thousand in 1988. Likewise, the number of Ph.D. degrees awarded annually increased during the 1960s and early 1970s, rising from 6 thousand in 1958 to 18 thousand in 1974; they have also stabilized in the late 1980s with annual production of about 19 thousand. Figure 2-84: Degrees Awarded in Science and Engineering by Degree Level Figure 2-85: Distribution of Degrees Awarded in Science and Engineering by Degree Level NOTE: Data series within the figures are not overlapped; top line represents total. DEFINITION OF TERMS: Science and engineering fields are life sciences, including agricultural, biological, medical, and other health sciences; physical sciences including astronomy, chemistry, and physics; engineering including aeronautical and astronautical, chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering; environmental sciences including oceanography, atmospheric, and earth sciences; mathematics and computer science including all fields of mathematics and computer-related sciences; and social and other behavioral sciences, including economics, political science, psychology, sociology. SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Policy Research and Analysis. Database: CASPAR. Some of the data within this database are estimates, incorporated where there are discontinuities within data series or gaps in data collection. Primary data source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS): Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred.
