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Doigan, Paul – Engineering Education, 1984
Summarizes a survey on bachelor's, master's, and doctoral engineering degrees awarded in 1983. Data on women, minority, and foreign student degrees are included. Tables listing states with most engineering degrees, schools with most engineering degrees, and engineering degrees by school and degree level are also included. (JN)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, Engineering, Engineering Education
Peer reviewedTurner, Sarah E.; Bowen, William G. – Science, 1990
Trends in the number of degrees conferred in the arts and sciences during the period between 1954 and 1968 are described. Changes in the choices made by men and women during this period are stressed. The status of this trend since the study period are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Choice, College Students, Degrees (Academic)
Ellis, Richard A. – Engineering Education, 1989
Described are a downward trend in awarded degrees and a projection for the early 1990's. Trends in degrees awarded to women and minorities are highlighted. Engineering degrees awarded in 1987-88 by school and level for U.S. institutions are enumerated. (CW)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Science, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
Download full textNational Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
This bulletin briefly presents statistics on trends from 1977 through 1991 in attainment of bachelor's degrees and high school diplomas by Whites, Blacks, Hispanic Americans and males and females. Data sources include: a national survey of degrees conferred, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and U.S. census data. Highlights of the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Bachelors Degrees, Blacks
Connecticut State Board of Higher Education, Hartford. – 1986
Information on 27,016 degrees conferred in Connecticut colleges and universities in 1984-1985 is presented, with attention to discipline and level of the degree and the recipients' gender and minority status. Trends include the following: over the past 10 years, the proportion of bachelor's and master's degrees awarded in the public sector has…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Degrees (Academic)
Lane, Melissa J. – 1988
The importance to the United States of scientific and engineering activities makes it essential that the best talent from every available source be attracted to careers in science and engineering. Women and members of minority groups, however, have had historically low rates of participation in science and engineering. Even though this…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Bachelors Degrees, Blacks
Lane, Melissa J. – 1990
An issue of paramount concern is the supply and quality of human resources available for scientific and technological activities of the United States. Science and engineering (S&E) personnel are vital in meeting challenges in areas such as scientific research, education, technological competitiveness, and national defense. The growing demand for…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Bachelors Degrees, Blacks
Direct linkMarks, Joseph L.; Diaz, Alicia A. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
The "Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Fact Book on Higher Education" is one of the nation's most comprehensive collections of comparative data on higher education. For decades, state leaders, policy-makers, researchers and journalists have used the "Fact Book" to find useful data quickly--and to learn more about…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Technical Institutes, Tuition
