According to a report released by the National Center for Education Statistics during the 2008-2009 school year there were a total of 2,263,446 degrees award nation wide (662,079 Masters's Degrees and 1,601,367 Bachelor's Degrees.) Of the Master's Degrees 60% were earned by women and 40% by men. The same respective percentages apply to Bachelor's Degrees.
Most Popular Master's Degrees for Men
Total number of Master’s Degrees earned by Men (2008-2009): 263,538
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| Degree | |
# of Degrees | |
% of Total | |
| Business Administration and Management | |
58,766 | |
22.3 | |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | |
7,462 | |
2.8 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | |
7,139 | |
2.7 | |
| Business/Commerce | |
6,461 | |
2.5 | |
| Education | |
5,832 | |
2.2 | |
| Accounting | |
5,314 | |
2 | |
| Public Administration | |
4,181 | |
1.6 | |
| Computer Science | |
3,980 | |
1.5 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | |
3,929 | |
1.5 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences | |
3,718 | |
1.4 | |
Most Popular Master's Degrees for Women
Total number of Master’s Degrees earned by Women (2008-2009): 398,541
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| Degree | |
# of Degrees | |
% of Total | |
| Business Administration and Management | |
45,366 | |
11.4 | |
| Education | |
20,225 | |
5.1 | |
| Social Work | |
16,716 | |
4.2 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | |
15,213 | |
3.8 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | |
14,276 | |
3.6 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | |
13,086 | |
3.3 | |
| Special Education and Teaching | |
11,763 | |
%3 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling | |
10,532 | |
2.6 | |
| Nursing (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | |
8,276 | |
2.1 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | |
7,948 | |
2 | |
Most Popular Bachelor's Degrees for Men
Total number of Bachelor’s Degrees earned by Men (2008-2009): 685,381
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| Degree | |
# of Degrees | |
% of Total | |
| Business Administration and Management | |
66,190 | |
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| Finance | |
22,931 | |
3.3 | |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | |
21,906 | |
3.2 | |
| Political Science and Government | |
20,947 | |
3.2 | |
| Accounting | |
20,446 | |
3 | |
| Psychology | |
20,432 | |
3 | |
| History | |
20,088 | |
2.9 | |
| Economics | |
17,756 | |
2.6 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | |
15,424 | |
2.3 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | |
14,613 | |
2.1 | |
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degrees for Women
Total number of Bachelor’s Degrees earned by Women (2008-2009): 915,986
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| Degree | |
# of Degrees | |
% of Total | |
| Psychology | |
68,808 | |
7.5 | |
| Business Administration and Management | |
64,405 | |
6.7 | |
| Nursing (RN,ASN,BSN,MSN) | |
61,405 | |
6.7 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | |
36,358 | |
4 | |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | |
33,950 | |
3.7 | |
| English Language and Literature | |
28,945 | |
3.2 | |
| Accounting | |
24,068 | |
2.6 | |
| Communication Studies/Speech Communication | |
22,000 | |
2.4 | |
| Sociology | |
20,064 | |
2.2 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | |
19,396 | |
2.1 | |
Source: National Center for Education Stastics (http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010161.pdf)
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