Mega-Trends Over 50 Years cont'd
| Year | Total Degree Conferred | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | Native American | Nonresident Alien |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Degrees | |||||||
| 1977 | 404,956 | 342,290 (84.5%) | 33,159 (8.2%) | 16,636 (4.1%) | 7,044 (1.7%) | 2,498 (0.6%) | 3,329 (0.8%) |
| 2004 | 665,301 | 456,047 (68.5%) | 81,183 (12.2%) | 72,270 (10.9%) | 33,149 (5.0%) | 8,119 (1.2%) | 14,533 (2.2%) |
| Bachelor's Degrees | |||||||
| 1977 | 917,900 | 807,688 (88.0%) | 58,636 (6.4%) | 18,743 (2.0%) | 13,793 (1.5%) | 3,326 (0.4%) | 15,714 (1.7%) |
| 2004 | 1,399,542 | 1,026,114 (73.3%) | 131,241 (9.4%) | 94,644 (6.8%) | 92,073 (6.6%) | 10,638 (0.8%) | 44,832 (3.2%) |
| Master's Degrees | |||||||
| 1977 | 316,602 | 266,061 (84.0%) | 21,037 (6.6%) | 6,071 (1.9%) | 5,122 (1.6%) | 967 (0.3%) | 17,344 (5.5%) |
| 2004 | 558,940 | 369,582 (66.1%) | 50,657 (9.1%) | 29,666 (5.3%) | 30,952 (5.5%) | 3,192 (0.6%) | 74,891(13.4%) |
| Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics to 2011 (Education Statistics Quarterly, Volume 3, Number 4 –March 2002), Tables 258, 261, 264. | |||||||