Across America, colleges and universities proclaim their commitment to liberal education through general education mission statements touting outcomes such as increased intellectual awareness, breadth of learning, communication skills, and critical thinking. According to this author, however, general education programs are burdened by several…

This report presents data on degrees conferred by the nation's postsecondary education institutions. The report is based on the 1995-96 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System's "Completion" survey of approximately 4,000 institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Highlights of the report include: 2.2 million…

The numbers, levels, and fields of degrees conferred in Connecticut from July 1987 to June 1988 are reported, characteristics of degree recipients are presented, and trends are analyzed. Highlights include these: Connecticut colleges and universities awarded 26,877 degrees, slightly above the year before and very consistent with 15-year patterns.…

Tabular data on degrees and awards granted by New Jersey colleges in 1985 are presented by program. In addition to totals for the state, data are provided by county. The following degrees/awards are covered: certificates, associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional. The information was obtained from the Higher Education…

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…

This article describes the development of an undergraduate psychology program in human factors engineering (the application of psychological principles to systems/technology development and usage). The need for such programs, as evidenced by the positive reactions of industry and academia to the program at Kearney State College, Kearney, Nebraska,…

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,…

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…

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…

In 1971, the Council for University Women's Progress first prepared tables which compared all Ph.D's attained by women to those attained by men in the same fields. This document brings this data up to date and supplements it with tables on master's and bachelor's degrees, as well as first professional degrees. The tables show data such as the…

This assessment of the future job market for social science graduates is made both generically and separately for certain disciplines. The definition of the social sciences follows the USOE definition and includes: anthropology, archeology, economics, history, geography, political science, sociology, criminology, international relations, urban…

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 publication provides a compilation of statistical information covering degrees conferred in Pennsylvania colleges and universities in 1993-94. Data are from an annual survey of Pennsylvania colleges and universities with comparative national data from surveys conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics. The total number of…

This index of programs of study and graduate degrees is designed to help students find out which colleges offer the fields of study that interest them. In addition, it includes lists of colleges that offer special academic programs. The index lists nearly 600 majors, each listed alphabetically, and the colleges and graduate schools that offer a…