| Table 2-1 |
| Certificates awarded by U.S. academic institutions, by field: 1983–2002 |
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| Year |
S&E |
Agricultural
sciences |
Computer
sciences |
Engineering |
Physical/
biological/
mathematical
sciences |
Social/
behavioral
sciences |
|
| 1983 |
4,126 |
943 |
2,657 |
94 |
136 |
296 |
| 1985 |
4,844 |
724 |
3,346 |
271 |
138 |
365 |
| 1987 |
5,089 |
422 |
3,005 |
236 |
481 |
945 |
| 1989 |
5,500 |
428 |
2,642 |
1,011 |
374 |
1,045 |
| 1991 |
8,117 |
659 |
5,551 |
364 |
415 |
1,128 |
| 1993 |
13,808 |
3,617 |
6,986 |
684 |
610 |
1,911 |
| 1995 |
15,235 |
3,057 |
8,073 |
799 |
861 |
2,445 |
| 1997 |
9,556 |
293 |
5,523 |
459 |
1,210 |
2,071 |
| 1998 |
9,915 |
305 |
6,469 |
593 |
706 |
1,842 |
| 2000 |
15,864 |
241 |
12,628 |
499 |
586 |
1,910 |
| 2001 |
19,889 |
802 |
15,691 |
540 |
648 |
2,208 |
| 2002 |
22,266 |
1,174 |
17,138 |
706 |
659 |
2,589 |
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NOTE: Data not available for 1999.
SOURCES:
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Completions Survey;
and National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Integrated Science and Engineering Resources Data System
(WebCASPAR), http://webcaspar.nsf.gov.
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| Science and Engineering Indicators 2006 |
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