Mega-Trends Over 50 Years cont'd

Figure 5: Degrees Conferred by Degree Level, Racial/Ethnic Group, and Selected Major Field of Study 2003-04

Field Total Degree Conferred White
(non-Hispanic) 		Black
(non-Hispanic) 		Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Nonresident Alien
Associate Degrees (Total: 665,201)
Agriculture/natural resources 6,283 5,887 61 117 45 92 81
Business 106,304 68,615 16,359 10,764 5,963 1,304 3,299
Computer and information sciences 41,845 27,160 6,485 4,084 2,666 412 1,038
Engineering technologies 36,915 26,158 4,033 3,983 1,848 429 464
Health professions/
related clinical sciences 		106,208 78,649 13,617 8,219 3,771 1,088 864
Liberal arts/sciences 227,650 154,929 23,837 27,705 12,650 2,547 5,982
Mechanics/repair technologies 12,553 9,705 829 1,165 607 147 100
Security/protective services 20,573 14,784 2,494 2,491 484 267 53
Bachelor's Degrees Total: (1,399,542)
Agriculture/natural resources 22,835 20,216 657 760 653 224 325
Biological/biomedical sciences 61,509 42,926 5,081 3,641 7,838 424 1,599
Business 307,149 213,892 33,404 20,942 22,185 2,048 14,678
Communications 70,968 55,423 6,572 4,174 2,866 378 1,555
Computer and information sciences 59,488 34,836 6,945 3,658 8,496 494 5,059
Engineering 63,558 43,615 3,402 3,568 8,046 350 4,577
Health professions/related
clinical sciences 		73,934 56,033 8,527 4,129 3,758 577 910
Liberal arts/sciences 42,106 29,164 5,255 4,593 1,875 509 710
Social sciences 120,549 83,663 12,163 9,538 10,130 936 4,119
Master's Degrees (Total: 558,940)
Business 139,347 85,082 14,574 6,429 10,488 654 22,120
Computer and information sciences 20,143 6,696 1,086 638 2,760 67 8,896
Engineering 32,698 12,131 856 1,019 3,151 83 15,458
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2005 Digest of Education Statistics (2006), Tables 259, 262, 265.

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