Data for the academic year 1977-78 are presented for degrees conferred by schools and colleges of pharmacy, and by geographic district, sex, and ethnic grouping of graduates. Degrees reported include bachelor of science, bachelor of pharmacy, doctor of pharmacy, master of science, and doctor of philosophy. (JMD)

Criticisms have been directed at the quality of professionals entering the teaching field, with the implication that higher quality students pursue degrees other than education and that the academically less talented gravitate toward the teaching profession. To test this idea, a study was conducted to determine if significant differences exist in…

Data and narrative information on degrees conferred by Connecticut colleges and universities in 1982-1983 are presented. Information is also presented on degrees conferred by discipline, level, gender, and minority status. Trends include the following: 26,712 degrees were conferred in 1982-1983 by Connecticut colleges; the total number of degrees…

This report presents preliminary statistics on program completions in accredited institutions of higher education in the United States during academic year 1986-87. The tabular summaries presented in the report are based on data collected through the annual survey of completions which is part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.…

Factors that are most important to institutional effectiveness in the production of black baccalaureates were studied. A further concern was how these factors can be translated into policies and practices for undergraduate institutions that have not traditionally served black students. An effectiveness quotient was developed as an overall measure…

In fall 1988, 509 of the 9,533 students attending Catonsville Community College (CCC) indicated on their admissions applications that they had obtained a bachelor's degree (BA) or higher. A study of the characteristics of these students, in contrast with the other students attending CCC, revealed the following: (1) the BA students were older than…

Information on degrees awarded in the nation and the south, by race, for 1978-79 and trends from 1968-69 to 1978-79 are presented. For 1978-79 doctoral degrees awarded, there was a nationwide increase of 1.9 percent and a 4.5 percent increase in the South. There was a decline in the number of master's degrees awarded both nationwide and for the…

Information on the characteristics of 1980 college graduates in the fields of physics and astronomy and their postbaccalaureate plans is presented. Among the survey findings are the following: a 10 percentage-point increase in civilian employment and a 9 percentage-point decrease in graduate study have occurred since 1975; over 80 percent of the…

A sample of 104 graduates of the individualized baccalaureate program at the General College of the University of Minnesota was surveyed to determine graduate attitudes toward the program's usefulness in achieving personal and career goals, strengthening job market position, and entering a graduate school. A 77% response rate was obtained. Of the…

This report is a summary of the total associate, baccalaureate, first-professional, master's, and doctoral degrees conferred during the 1974-75 fiscal year by the 29 institutions of higher education in Kentucky accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Degrees conferred in 1974-75 total 20,099. There were 2,881 associate…

Differences were studied in the job status, stability, and satisfaction of recent four-year college graduates with varying lengths of attendance at two-year institutions. The administrative and research implications of these results are discussed. (Author/MLW)

This document provides postsecondary completion data for awards/degrees conferred between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000 by each of Maine's public and private colleges and universities. The data are displayed as they relate to each of 10 award levels, that range from "01,""awards of less than 1 academic year below the bachelor's level," and "10,"…

These tables provide data on degrees granted for the period 1986-1999 for all Maryland higher education institutions, both public and private. Data for community colleges is organized by institution, by program, and by level (lower division certificate or associate degree), and for all institutions. Data for four-year institutions is grouped by…

Results of a survey of graduates and inactive students of a nontraditional bachelor's program reveal differences in age and ethnic groups, number of reasons (although not primary reason) for seeking a degree or nontraditional program, and attitudes toward program variables, assets, and problems. Results are evaluated according to concepts of…

This report provides, in chart form, results of a survey of employers of cooperative education students in the Midwest. The statistics and data are intended to provide useful information regarding salaries and benefits paid to cooperative education student employees to cooperative practitioners in the Midwest. A five-page introduction describes…