This report presents academic year 2019 through 2022 degrees awarded and top-ten degrees at Mississippi institutes of higher education, along with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degrees awarded and top-ten degrees, and August 2021 academic program summary for Mississippi. The following institutes of higher education are…

Black males lag behind their female counterparts in bachelor's degree completion. This study examined why Black males leave higher education, eventually return, and complete their degrees. Researchers are aware of some of the challenges that Black males encounter in higher education, but there is little information factors affecting successful…

Access to high-quality educational opportunities is central to growing postsecondary degree attainment. This study employs secondary data analysis of the public-use National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88/00) to examine how school context and precollege educational opportunities influence college degree attainment among high-achieving Black…

This study explored the family dynamics of persistent African American college men. These students were typical Black males, not those pre-categorized as high-achieving or unprepared for college. The stories of participants revealed their strength, ambition, and intentions to successfully gain a baccalaureate degree. In general Black males are…

This report presents the degrees conferred by Connecticut institutions of higher education in 2008-09. Connecticut colleges and universities awarded 38,047 degrees in 2008-09, up 3.9 percent from 2007-08, the state's eighth consecutive year of growth and a 28 percent increase since 1999. This is the largest annual gain in 20 years with the…

Data derived from surveys of "Earned Degrees Conferred" conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics indicate that as of June 30, 1976 there was substantial increases in the number of bachelor's degrees conferred in five of the top 12 fields of study in 1975-76 compared with 1970-71. Gives percentage changes in those fields of study…

This report provides statistical information about the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. Its primary purpose is to serve as an information source. It offers no endorsement of or recommendations about policies or programs. National Science Foundation reporting on…

Highlights from the analysis are: (1) a continuing decrease in the number of physics bachelor's degrees granted; (2) a small increase in the percentage of bachelor's degree recipients who become graduate physics students; (3) a further increase in the proportion of first-year graduate physics students who are assured of teaching assistantships;…

The data in this report were obtained from the survey of "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred Between July 1, 1971 and June 30, 1972" conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). This survey was part of the seventh annual Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). Contained in this report are…

Examines the academic achievement of women relative to men. Subjects were college graduates with degrees in business. Numerous levels of academic endeavor were studied including required upper division courses, and courses related to specific areas of concentration within business programs. (CT)

A survey of 1976-78 graduates shows almost three-quarters in the labor force, with average salaries of $14,610 (men) and $12,020 (women). Unemployment rates were 9.8 percent (men) and 6.1 percent (women), higher for 1978 graduates. Over 40 percent pursued further training. Program implications are discussed. (MSE)

A survey to determine the employment status of sociology majors who had graduated from Winona State University, Minnesota, between Spring 1969 and Summer 1975 is described. The vast majority of the 157 respondents were in the labor force; under six percent were unemployed at the time of the survey. Findings indicate that most graduates became…

The number of degrees earned by persons of each sex is displayed by academic field. The introduction features tables on degrees distributed by program for 1970-71 in the U.S. and in the South; changes in number of degrees distributed by field and level in the South for 1971-72 and 1973-74; degrees distributed by field and level in the South for…

The output of education degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels between academic years 1972-73 and 1985-86 was examined. The decline was most precipitous at the undergraduate level and had the least impact at the doctorate level. (MLW)

Numbers of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees earned by men and women in public and private institutions in the United States are presented for each of 29 academic fields. Professional degrees in 11 areas are also tabulated. (MSE)