Data on degrees granted by Alabama colleges in universities in the 5-year period from July 1973 through June 1978 are presented, based on the Higher Education General Information Survey. A brief narrative summary includes the following highlights: a total of 127,897 degrees were awarded by Alabama's higher education institutions; public…

National trend data on bachelor's, master's, doctor's, and first-professional degrees are presented by sex of recipient and field of study for the period 1974-1975 through 1984-1985. Data were collected through the survey of Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred, which is part of the Higher Education General Information Survey. Data on degrees…

Data and narrative information on degrees conferred by Connecticut colleges and universities in 1981-1982 and on 1982 college enrollments are presented. Findings include the following: 26,479 degrees were conferred by Connecticut colleges in 1981-1982; the total number of degrees conferred in 1981-1982 was up in the independent sector but down in…

Data on degrees conferred in 1981-1982 in Oklahoma colleges and universities are presented by sex and by field of study. Summary tables also show number of degrees and percentage distribution by racial and ethnic origin for each institution. Findings include the following: In 1981-1982, 18,725 degrees were conferred--4,560 associate degrees,…

A summary of the total associate, baccalaureate, master's and specialist, doctoral and first-professonal degrees conferred during the 1976-1977 fiscal year by 57 institutions of higher education in Kentucky is provided. Included are data from nine business colleges, which conferred a total of 2,034 associate degrees and other formal awards, and…

The enrollment of women in higher education in relation to overall enrollment during the past decade is examined. For bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first-professional degrees, the following are considered: the overall picture, representation of women among degree recipients by field of study for 1979 as compared with 1971; and the relative…

The fourth in a series of volumes on higher education data, this fact book compiled oy the American Council on Education contains information about associate degrees, bachelor degrees, and higher degrees earned in the United States from 1947-48 through l975-76, with projected statistics provided through 1985. The data are condensed into figures…

Data are presented on degrees and other formal awards conferred by Nebraska institutions of postsecondary education for 1974-75 through 1977-78. The number of degrees and other formal awards are aggregated individual program totals for the respective award levels. The following award levels are included: doctor's degrees; degrees or certificates…

The dominate issue in pharmacy education has been which degree, BS or PharmD, should be entry-level degree for pharmacy. Data show that the number of BS degrees conferred has been decreasing while the number of PharmD degrees has been increasing. (Author/MLW)

The pattern of honors degrees awarded in British universities in 1967, 1978, and 1979 shows women receiving lower percentages of both top and weakest honors degrees. Various explanations are considered, and it is concluded that the answer is in the differences in distribution of ability measured by intelligence tests. (MSE)

This report is based on final data obtained from several federal surveys including the U.S. Department of Education's Survey of Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS) Completions Survey, and the Survey of Earned Doctorates, the last of which is conducted annually for the National…

This paper discusses several aspects of the community college role in providing access to further studies: ways of calculating transfer rates and estimates of the number of students making the transition, incentives for and inhibitors of student transfer as reflected in state policy and institutional practice, and a look to the future of community…

This publication presents data on academic degrees conferred by the University of Wisconsin System. Tables are organized by institution and level; proportion of degrees conferred by level; degrees conferred by discipline area and level; trends in degrees conferred by discipline area; degrees conferred by gender; and degrees conferred by…

This CD-ROM computer disc contains a separate data analysis system for the following National Center for Education Statistics studies: 1996 Beginning Postsecondary Students First Follow-Up (BPS:96/98); 1990 Beginning Postsecondary Students Second Follow-Up (BPS:90/94); Baccalaureate and Beyond Second Follow-Up (B&B:93/97); Undergraduate…

Degrees conferred in 72 pharmacy schools (B.S., B.Pharm., Pharm.D., M.S., Ph.D., and honorary) are tabulated by college, state, and region and ethnic/minority group. Overall, the number of degrees declined five percent, following a downward trend begun in 1977-78, with variation by specific degree. (MSE)