Bachelor s Degrees Actual and Projected for Males and

							      Bachelor's Degrees 1997 Actual and 2009 Projected for
                      Males and Females
                  Source: National Center for Education Statistics


800,000                                                              721,000
700,000                      640,000

600,000           520,000                                 531,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
     0
                         1997                                    2009

                                        Male     Female


          Master's Degrees 1997 Actual and 2009 Projected for
                         Males and Females
                  Source: National Center for Education Statistics


250,000                      236,000                                 236,000


200,000           180,000
                                                          164,000

150,000

100,000

 50,000

     0
                         1997                                    2009

                                        Male     Female
         Doctoral Degrees 1997 Actual and 2009 Projected for
                        Males and Females
                 Source: National Center for Education Statistics


30,000
                 26,000                                  26,100
25,000

20,000                      18,100                                  18,200

15,000

10,000

 5,000

    0
                       1997                                     2009

                                      Male     Female


           First Professional Degrees 1997 Actual and 2009
                    Projected for Males and Females
                 Source: National Center for Education Statistics


50,000           45,000
45,000                                                   40,300
40,000
                            32,700                                  34,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
 5,000
     0
                       1997                                     2009

                                      Male     Female




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        Bachelor's, Masters, Doctoral and First Professional
           Degrees 1997 Actual and 2009 Projected for
                        Males and Females
                Source: National Center for Education Statistics


1,200,000
                                                                     1,013,200
1,000,000                    926,800
                  771,800                                761,400
 800,000

 600,000

 400,000

 200,000

       0
                         1997                                      2009

                                       Male     Female




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