Women's Health USA 2006

VERTICAL BAR CHART: Degrees Awarded to Women, by Type, 1969-70 and 2002-03

VERTICAL BAR CHART: Degrees Awarded to Women, by Type, 1969-70 and 2002-03

( Percent of Degrees)

Associate’s Degree 1969-70, 43.0; 2002-03, 60.0

Bachelor’s Degree 1969-70, 43.1; 2002-03, 57.5

Master’s Degree 1969-70, 39.7; 2002-03, 58.8

First Professional Degree* 1969-70, 5.3; 2002-03, 48.2

Doctoral Degree** 1969-70, 13.3; 2002-03, 47.1

*Includes fields of dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.), medicine (M.D.), optometry (O.D.), osteopathic medicine (D.O.), pharmacy (D.Phar.), podiatry (D.P.M.), veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.), law (LL.B. or J.D.), and theological professions (M.Div. or M.H.L.)

**Includes Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) as well as degrees awarded for fulfilling specialized requirements in professional fields such as education (Ed.D.), musical arts (D.M.A.), business administration (D.B.A.), and engineering (D.Eng. or D.E.S.). First-professional degrees, such as M.D. and D.D.S., are not included under this heading.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Digest of Education Statistics, 2004. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04_tf.asp.
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