DEGREES CONFERRED IN OKLAHOMA HIGHER EDUCATION VOLUME I

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1 DEGREES CONFERRED IN OKLAHOMA HIGHER EDUCATION VOLUME I Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education State Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City August 1999

2 OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Bill W. Burgess, Jr. Chairman Lawton Leonard J. Eaton, Jr. Vice Chairman, Tulsa Jimmy D. Harrel Leedey Joe L. Mayer Secretary, Guymon Robert L. McCormick, Jr. Stillwater Stephen J. Jatras Assistant Secretary, Tulsa John Massey Lawton Marlin Ike Glass, Jr. Newkirk Carl R. Renfro Ponca City Hans Brisch Chancellor The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other federal laws do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, handicap, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admissions, employment, financial aid, and educational services. This publication, duplicated by the State Regents central services, is issued by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education as authorized by 70 O.S. 1991, Section Copies have been prepared and distributed internally. Copies have been deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.

3 DEGREES CONFERRED IN OKLAHOMA HIGHER EDUCATION VOLUME I TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary... vii Introduction... 1 Section I. History of Degrees Conferred in the Oklahoma State System... 3 Section II. Degrees Conferred at Public and Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, and Institution Section III. Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, Gender, and Race Section IV. Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, Gender, and Race Section V. Degrees Conferred at All Public and Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, Gender, and Race Section VI. Degrees Conferred at Public and Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Institution, Gender, and Race Appendix. List of Public and Private Institutions i

4 FIGURES Figure Number Page Number Section I. History of Degrees Conferred in the Oklahoma State System 1. Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Type of Degree in Decade Increments: to Fifteen-Year History of Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Type of Degree: to Section II. Degrees Conferred at Public and Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, and Institution 3. Top Three Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Type of Degree and Field of Study: Top Three Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Type of Degree and Field of Study: Section III. Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, Gender, and Race 5. Certificates and Associate Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Gender and Race: Bachelor's and First-Professional Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Gender and Race: Master's and Doctoral Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Gender and Race: Section IV. Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, Gender, and Race 8. Certificates and Associate Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Gender and Race: Bachelor's and First-Professional Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Gender and Race: Master's and Doctoral Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Gender and Race: Section V. Degrees Conferred at All Public and Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, Gender, and Race 11. Certificates and Associate Degrees Conferred at All Public and Private Institutions by Gender and Race: Bachelor's and First-Professional Degrees Conferred at All Public and Private Institutions by Gender and Race: Master's and Doctoral Degrees Conferred at All Public and Private Institutions by Gender and Race: Section VI. Degrees Conferred at Public and Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Institution, Gender, and Race 14. Top Three Degree-Producing Public Institutions by Type of Degree: Top Three Degree-Producing Private Institutions by Type of Degree: ii

5 TABLES Table Number Page Number Section I. History of Degrees Conferred in the Oklahoma State System 1. Ratio of Degrees to Oklahoma Population for Oklahoma Public Institutions by Type of Degree in Decade Increments Fifteen-Year History of Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Type of Degree and Race: to Fifteen-Year History of Bachelor's Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Field of Study: to Fifteen-Year History of Master's Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Field of Study: to Fifteen-Year History of Doctoral Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Field of Study: to Section II. Degrees Conferred at Public and Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, and Institution 6. Certificates and Associate Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Field of Study and Institution: , All Students Bachelor's and First-Professional Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Field of Study and Institution: , All Students Master's and Doctoral Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Field of Study and Institution: , All Students Certificates and Associate Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Field of Study and Institution: , All Students Bachelor's and First-Professional Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Field of Study and Institution: , All Student Master's and Doctoral Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Field of Study and Institution: , All Students Section III. Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, Gender, and Race Certificates and Associate Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Field of Study and Gender: and , 12. All Students White, Non-Hispanic Students Black, Non-Hispanic Students Hispanic Students Asian/Pacific Islander Students American Indian/Alaskan Native Students Nonresident Alien Students Bachelor's and First-Professional Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Field of Study and Gender: and , 19. All Students White, Non-Hispanic Students Black, Non-Hispanic Students Hispanic Students Asian/Pacific Islander Students iii

6 24. American Indian/Alaskan Native Students Nonresident Alien Students Master's and Doctoral Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Field of Study and Gender: and , 26. All Students White, Non-Hispanic Students Black, Non-Hispanic Students Hispanic Students Asian/Pacific Islander Students American Indian/Alaskan Native Students Nonresident Alien Students Section IV. Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, Gender, and Race Certificates and Associate Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Field of Study and Gender: and , 33. All Students White, Non-Hispanic Students Black, Non-Hispanic Students Hispanic Students Asian/Pacific Islander Students American Indian/Alaskan Native Students Nonresident Alien Students Bachelor's and First-Professional Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Field of Study and Gender: and , 40. All Students White, Non-Hispanic Students Black, Non-Hispanic Students Hispanic Students Asian/Pacific Islander Students American Indian/Alaskan Native Students Nonresident Alien Students Master's and Doctoral Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Field of Study and Gender: and , 47. All Students White, Non-Hispanic Students Black, Non-Hispanic Students Hispanic Students Asian/Pacific Islander Students American Indian/Alaskan Native Students Nonresident Alien Students Section V. Degrees Conferred at All Public and Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Field of Study, Gender, and Race iv

7 Certificates and Associate Degrees Conferred at All Public and Private Institutions by Field of Study and Gender: and , 54. All Students White, Non-Hispanic Students Black, Non-Hispanic Students Hispanic Students Asian/Pacific Islander Students American Indian/Alaskan Native Students Nonresident Alien Students Bachelor's and First-Professional Degrees Conferred at All Public and Private Institutions by Field of Study and Gender: and , 61. All Students White, Non-Hispanic Students Black, Non-Hispanic Students Hispanic Students Asian/Pacific Islander Students American Indian/Alaskan Native Students Nonresident Alien Students Master's and Doctoral Degrees Conferred at All Public and Private Institutions by Field of Study and Gender: and , 68. All Students White, Non-Hispanic Students Black, Non-Hispanic Students Hispanic Students Asian/Pacific Islander Students American Indian/Alaskan Native Students Nonresident Alien Students Section VI. Degrees Conferred at Public and Private Institutions by Type of Degree, Institution, Gender, and Race 75. Certificates and Associate Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Institution and Gender: and , All Students Bachelor's and First-Professional Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Institution and Gender: and , All Students Master's and Doctor's Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Institution and Gender: and , All Students Certificates Conferred at Public Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students Associate Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students Bachelor's Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students First-Professional Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students Master's Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students Doctoral Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students Certificates and Associate Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Institution and Gender: and , All Students v

8 85. Bachelor's and First-Professional Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Institution and Gender: and , All Students Master's and Doctor's Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Institution and Gender: and , All Students Certificates Conferred at Private Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students Associate Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students Bachelor's Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students First-Professional Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students Master's Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students Doctoral Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions by Institution and Race, , All Students APPENDIX List of Public and Private Institutions vi

9 DEGREES CONFERRED IN OKLAHOMA HIGHER EDUCATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the academic year, Oklahoma higher education institutions conferred a total of 29,670 certificates and degrees: 24,276 at public institutions and 5,394 at private institutions. Compared to , the number of certificates and degrees conferred increased 0.9 percent at all institutions (29,396), decreased 1.1 percent at public institutions (24,551), and increased 11.3 percent at private institutions (4,845). One-Year Difference Ty pe of De gree / / / / /97-98 Public Institutions Certificates % 6.4% -22.0% 46.5% -29.3% Associate Degrees 5,842 6,208 6,566 5,992 6,547 6, % 5.8% -8.7% 9.3% -0.2% Bachelor's Degrees 12,416 12,696 12,496 12,191 12,840 12, % -1.6% -2.4% 5.3% -1.5% First-Professional Degrees % 0.5% -13.5% 17.2% -3.9% Master's Degrees 3,472 3,754 3,603 3,007 3,649 3, % -4.0% -16.5% 21.4% 4.0% Doctora l Degrees % -3.3% -4.0% 19.8% -10.0% Tota l Public 22,971 24,028 24,054 22,385 24,551 24, % 0.1% -6.9% 9.7% -1.1% Private Institutions Certificates % -94.7% 100.0% -25.0% 0.0% Associate Degrees % -24.9% -33.6% -5.0% 4.5% Bachelor's Degrees 2,080 2,093 2,321 2,237 2,715 3, % 10.9% -3.6% 21.4% 18.5% First-Professional Degrees % -23.8% 16.5% 88.4% 12.9% Master's Degrees 904 1, ,578 1, % -35.6% 25.7% 89.9% -3.6% Doctora l Degrees % 46.2% -44.7% 104.8% 114.0% Tota l Priva te 3,561 3,687 3,403 3,431 4,845 5, % -7.7% 0.8% 41.2% 11.3% Total Public and Private Certificates % -1.7% -21.5% 45.8% -29.1% Associate Degrees 6,032 6,489 6,777 6,132 6,680 6, % 4.4% -9.5% 8.9% -0.1% Bachelor's Degrees 14,496 14,789 14,817 14,428 15,555 15, % 0.2% -2.6% 7.8% 2.0% First-Professional Degrees % -6.3% -6.7% 37.3% 2.6% Master's Degrees 4,376 4,780 4,264 3,838 5,227 5, % -10.8% -10.0% 36.2% 1.7% Doctora l Degrees % 0.0% -8.1% 24.9% 2.0% Total Public and Private 26,532 27,715 27,457 25,816 29,396 29, % -0.9% -6.0% 13.9% 0.9% vii

10 The number of bachelor s degrees conferred per person in the Oklahoma State System increased 15 times from to , from one in 4,027 to one in 265. The number of master s degrees awarded per person increased more than 14 times, from one in 12,698 to one in 882. The number of doctoral degrees conferred per person increased almost 84 times, from one in 778,811 to one in 9,322. During the last 15 years from to , the largest number of degrees conferred at public institutions was bachelor's, followed by associate, master's, first-professional, and doctoral. The number of degrees conferred increased from to for associate degree (from 4,922 to 6,537), bachelor's degree (from 10,887 to 12,648), first-professional degree (from 540 to 564), master's degree (from 3,057 to 3,794), and doctoral degree (from 358 to 359). From to , the largest number of bachelor s degrees was awarded in business and management followed by education. Since , education has become the largest number of bachelor s degrees awarded (2,674 in ), followed by business and management (2,584). Education also has accounted for the most master s and doctoral degrees conferred during the past 15 years. From to , the largest percentage of degrees was awarded to White students: over 80 percent in associate and firstprofessional levels, over 70 percent in bachelor s and master s levels, and over 60 percent in doctoral level. In , American Indians were second in associate, bachelor s, and first-professional levels; Nonresident Aliens ranked second in master's and doctoral levels. Comparing to at public institutions, the number of degrees conferred decreased for all levels except master s level for men, first-professional and master s levels for women. viii

11 Degrees Conferred at Public Institutions Certifica tes Associate Degrees Bachelor's Degrees First-Professional Master's Degr e e s Doc tor a l De grees 374 6,537 12, , Top Three Degree-Producing OCCC: 138 (36.9%) TCC: 1,522 (23.3%) OSU: 2,623 (20.7%) OUHSC: 220 (39.0%) OU: 1,366 (36.0%) OSU: 177 (49.3%) Institutions TCC: 121 (32.4%) OCCC: 711 (10.9%) OU: 2,546 (20.1%) OULC: 171 (30.3%) OSU: 799 (21.1%) OU: 165 (46.0%) RSU: 31 (8.3%) Rose: 592 (9.1%) UCO: 2,122 (16.8%) OCOMS: 85 (15.1%) UCO: 642 (16.9%) OUHSC: 17 (4.7%) Top Three Fields of Study Health: 169 (45.2%) Liberal Arts: 1,315 (20.1%) Education: 2,674 (21.1%) Law: 171 (30.3%) Education: 1,127 (29.7%) Education: 83 (23.1%) Business: 113 (30.2%) Business: 1,292 (19.8%) Business: 2,435 (19.3%) Medicine: 143 (25.4%) Social Science: 566 (14.9%) Engineering: 49 (13.6%) Production: 31 (8.3%) Health: 1,289 (19.7%) Health: 923 (7.3%) Osteopathy: 85 (15.1%) Business: 532 (14.0%) Psychology: 42 (11.7%) Gender Men 148 (39.6%) 2,471 (37.8%) 5,677 (44.9%) 366 (59.6%) 1,645 (43.4%) 215 (59.9%) Women 226 (60.4%) 4,066 (62.2%) 6,971 (55.1%) 228 (40.4%) 2,149 (56.6%) 144 (40.1%) Race White 313 (83.7%) 5,257 (80.4%) 9,513 (75.2%) 459 (81.4%) 2,695 (71.0%) 229 (63.8%) Black 16 (4.3%) 388 (5.9%) 674 (5.3%) 14 (2.5%) 212 (5.6%) 17 (4.7%) His pa nic 9 (2.4%) 139 (2.1%) 264 (2.1%) 19 (3.4%) 74 (2.0%) 6 (1.7%) Asian American 5 (1.3%) 118 (1.8%) 331 (2.6%) 27 (4.8%) 79 (2.1%) 17 (4.7%) American Indian 30 (8.0%) 604 (9.2%) 1,029 (8.1%) 37 (6.6%) 159 (4.2%) 6 (1.7%) Nonresident Alien 1 (0.3%) 31 (0.5%) 837 (6.6%) 8 (1.4%) 575 (15.2%) 84 (23.4%) Acronym OCCC OCOMS OCU ORU OSU OU OUHSC OULC Rose RSU TCC UCO Institution Name Okla homa City Community College OSU - College of Os teopa thic Medicine Oklahoma City University Oral Roberts University Oklahoma State University Univers ity of Okla homa University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Univers ity of Oklahoma La w Center Rose State College Rogers State University Tulsa Community College University of Central Oklahoma ix

12 Degrees Conferred at Private Institutions Certifica tes Associate Degrees Bachelor's Degrees First-Professional Master's Degr e e s Doc tor a l De grees , , Top Three Degree-Producing OBU: 3 (100.0%) BACONE: 49 (35.3%) OCU: 875 (27.2%) OCU: 211 (50.1%) OCU: 1,022 (67.2%) ORU: 52 (56.5%) Institutions ST. GRG: 33 (23.79%) TU: 546 (17.0%) TU: 171 (40.6%) TU: 196 (12.9%) TU: 27 (29.3%) BWC: 25 (18.0%) SNU: 475 (14.8%) PHLLPS: 39 (9.3%) ORU: 130 (8.5%) UBSS: 9 (9.8%) Top Three Fields of Study Theology: 3 (100.0%) Health: 51 (36.7%) Business: 908 (28.2%) Law: 378 (89.8%) Business: 863 (56.7%) Theology: 65 (70.7%) Education: 29 (20.9%) Education: 358 (11.1%) Theology: 39 (9.3%) Education: 165 (10.8%) Engineering: 9 (9.8%) Social science: 17 (12.2%) Health: 212 (6.6%) Law & Legal: 4 (1.0%) Theology: 110 (7.2%) Psychology: 6 (6.5%) Gender Men 1 (33.3%) 52 (37.4%) 1,435 (44.6%) 255 (60.6%) 863 (56.7%) 65 (70.7%) Women 2 (66.7%) 87 (62.6%) 1,783 (55.4%) 166 (39.4%) 658 (43.3%) 27 (29.3%) Race White 1 (33.3%) 94 (67.6%) 2,239 (69.6%) 373 (88.6%) 639 (42.0%) 45 (48.9%) Black 0 (0.0%) 5 (3.6%) 193 (6.0%) 8 (1.9%) 94 (6.2%) 25 (27.2%) His pa nic 0 (0.0%) 3 (2.2%) 84 (2.6%) 5 (1.2%) 15 (1.0%) 1 (1.1%) Asian American 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.7%) 41 (1.3%) 7 (1.7%) 35 (2.3%) 1 (1.1%) American Indian 2 (66.7%) 33 (23.7%) 107 (3.3%) 23 (5.5%) 26 (1.7%) 1 (1.1%) Nonresident Alien 0 (0.0%) 3 (2.2%) 554 (17.2%) 5 (1.2%) 712 (46.8%) 19 (20.7%) Acronym BACONE BWC OBU OCU ORU PHLLPS SNU ST. GRG TU UBSS Institution Name Bacone College Bartlesville Wesleyan College Oklahoma Baptist University Oklahoma City University Oral Roberts University Phillips Theological Seminary Southern Nazarene University St. Gregory's University Tulsa Univers ity University of Biblical Studies and Seminary x

13 Degrees Conferred in Oklahoma Higher Education includes two volumes. Volume I contains summary tables from Volume II for data and includes some comparisons to Volume II contains federally standardized information: (1) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Degrees Conferred Source Document and (2) the categorization of Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes by field of study. Volume II is available upon request. DEGREES CONFERRED IN OKLAHOMA HIGHER EDUCATION VOLUME I INTRODUCTION During the academic year, Oklahoma higher education institutions conferred a total of 29,670 certificates and degrees: 24,276 at public institutions and 5,394 at private institutions. Compared to , the number of certificates and degrees conferred increased 0.9 percent at all institutions (29,396), decreased 1.1 percent at public institutions (24,551), and increased 11.3 percent at private institutions (4,845). Volume I provides various summaries of the degrees conferred at Oklahoma institutions. Section I provides an historical view of the number of degrees conferred in the Oklahoma State System by type of degree, field of study, and race. Section I also summarizes a fifteen-year history of degrees conferred by race. Section II provides the number of degrees conferred at public and private institutions by type of degree, field of study, and institution. Section II also summarizes the top three fields of study. Section III provides the number of degrees conferred and compares to data at public institutions by type of degree, field of study, gender, and race. Section III also summarizes degrees conferred by gender and race. Section IV provides the number of degrees conferred and compares to data at private institutions by type of degree, field of study, gender, and race. Section IV also summarizes degrees conferred by gender and race. Section V provides the number of degrees conferred and compares to data at all public and private institutions by type of degree, field of study, gender, and race. Section V also summarizes degrees conferred by gender and race. Section VI provides the number of degrees conferred and compares to data at public and private institutions by type of degree, institution, gender, and race. Section VI also summarizes the top three-degree producing institutions. 1

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15 DEGREES CONFERRED IN OKLAHOMA HIGHER EDUCATION SECTION I: HISTORY OF DEGREES CONFERRED IN THE OKLAHOMA STATE SYSTEM BY TYPE OF DEGREE, FIELD OF STUDY, AND RACE SUMMARY: FIFTEEN-YEAR HISTORY The public institutions in the Oklahoma State System awarded one bachelor s degree for every 4,027 people in Oklahoma in By , the proportion of bachelor s degrees to population rose nearly 16 times to one bachelor s degree for every 256 people in the state. In , one in every 265 Oklahomans earned a bachelor s degree from the Oklahoma State System. [Table 1]. The number of bachelor s degrees conferred per person increased 15 times from to , from one in 4,027 to one in 265. The number of master s degrees awarded per person increased more than 14 times, from one in 12,698 to one in 882. The number of doctoral degrees conferred per person increased almost 84 times, from one in 778,811 to one in 9,322. [Table 1]. During the last 15 years from to , the largest number of degrees conferred at public institutions was bachelor's, followed by associate, master's, first-professional, and doctoral. [Figure 2]. The number of degrees conferred increased from to for associate degree (from 4,922 to 6,537), bachelor's degree (from 10,887 to 12,648), first-professional degree (from 540 to 564), master's degree (from 3,057 to 3,794), and doctoral degree (from 358 to 359). [Table 2 and Figure 2]. From to , the largest percentage of degrees was awarded to White students: over 80 percent in associate and firstprofessional degree levels, over 70 percent in bachelor s and master s levels, and over 60 percent in doctoral level. In , American Indians were second in associate, bachelor s, and first-professional degree levels; Nonresident Aliens ranked second in master's and doctoral levels. [Table 2]. From to , the largest number of bachelor s degrees at public institutions was awarded in business and management followed by education. Since , education has become the largest number of bachelor s degrees awarded (2,674 in ), followed by business and management (2,584). Education has also accounted for the most master s and doctoral degrees conferred during the past 15 years. [Tables 3-5]. 3

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17 TABLE 1 RATIO OF DEGREES TO OKLAHOMA POPULATION FOR OKLAHOMA PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BY TYPE OF DEGREE IN DECADE INCREMENTS TYPE OF DEGREE BACHELOR'S DEGREE 1:4,027 1:317 1:442 1:256 1:294 1:277 1:265 MASTER'S DEGREE 1:12,698 1:2,675 1:1,870 1:1,002 1:1,038 1:1,044 1:882 DOCTORAL DEGREE 1:778,811 1:101,516 1:27,073 1:5,528 1:8,427 1:8,388 1:9,322 Source: Degrees Conferred: State Regents' Biennial Reports, 1942, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980; UDS, IPEDS reports, Population: : Oklahoma Employment Security Commission; "Oklahoma Population Reports, Special Studies, April 1, 1930 to April 1, 1980, Census Enumerations;" released July : U.S. Census Bureau; "1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3A;" generated by Khanh Nguyen; using 1990 Census Lookup; < (20 February 1998). 1998: U.S. Census Bureau; "Estimates of the Population of the States: Annual Time Series, April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1998." < 5

18 FIGURE 1 DEGREES CONFERRED AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BY TYPE OF DEGREE IN DECADE INCREMENTS TO ,000 11,348 10,000 10,004 10,294 BACHELOR'S DEGREES NUMBER OF DEGREES CONFERRED 8,000 6,000 4,000 7,055 5,262 MASTER'S DEGREES DOCTORAL DEGREES 2,555 2,914 3,012 2, ,276 1, YEAR Source: State Regents' Biennial Reports, to

19 TABLE 2 FIFTEEN-YEAR HISTORY OF DEGREES CONFERRED AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BY TYPE OF DEGREE AND RACE TO NUMBER OF ASSOCIATE DEGREES PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ASSOCIATE DEGREES RACE WHITE 4,074 3,961 4,241 4,240 4,194 4,127 4,239 4,565 4,724 4,878 5,186 5,336 4,938 5,275 5, BLACK HISPANIC ASIAN AMERICAN AMERICAN INDIAN NONRESIDENT ALIEN TOTAL 4,922 4,789 5,092 5,086 5,036 4,967 5,080 5,409 5,565 5,842 6,207 6,566 5,992 6,547 6, NUMBER OF BACHELOR'S DEGREES PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL BACHELOR'S DEGREES RACE WHITE 9,111 9,243 9,559 9,422 9,049 9,373 9,498 9,727 10,063 10,224 10,250 9,866 9,292 9,550 9, BLACK HISPANIC ASIAN AMERICAN AMERICAN INDIAN , NONRESIDENT ALIEN TOTAL 10,887 11,096 11,456 11,290 10,852 11,376 11,348 11,668 12,035 12,416 12,696 12,496 12,191 12,840 12, NUMBER OF FIRST-PROFESSIONAL DEGREES PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL FIRST-PROFESSIONAL DEGREES RACE WHITE BLACK HISPANIC ASIAN AMERICAN AMERICAN INDIAN NONRESIDENT ALIEN TOTAL NUMBER OF MASTER'S DEGREES PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL MASTER'S DEGREES RACE WHITE 2,422 2,615 2,600 2,557 2,562 2,436 2,371 2,307 2,453 2,651 2,856 2,604 2,174 2,599 2, BLACK HISPANIC ASIAN AMERICAN AMERICAN INDIAN NONRESIDENT ALIEN TOTAL 3,057 3,225 3,259 3,220 3,236 3,077 3,012 2,961 3,195 3,472 3,754 3,603 3,007 3,649 3, NUMBER OF DOCTORAL DEGREES PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL DOCTORAL DEGREES RACE WHITE BLACK HISPANIC ASIAN AMERICAN AMERICAN INDIAN NONRESIDENT ALIEN TOTAL Source: OSRHE, UDS, IPEDS reports (divstud1.y98) 7

20 FIGURE 2 FIFTEEN-YEAR HISTORY OF DEGREES CONFERRED AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BY TYPE OF DEGREE TO ,000 12,000 10,000 10,887 11,096 11,456 11,290 10,852 11,376 11,348 11,668 12,035 12,416 12,696 12,496 12,191 12,840 12,648 BACHELOR'S DEGREES NUMBER OF DEGREES CONFERRED 8,000 6,000 4,000 4,922 4,789 5,092 5,086 5,036 4,967 5,080 5,409 5,565 5,842 6,207 6,566 5,992 6,547 6,537 ASSOCIATE DEGREES MASTER'S DEGREES FIRST- PROFESSIONAL DEGREES DOCTORAL DEGREES 3,057 3,225 3,259 3,220 3,236 3,077 3,012 2,961 3,195 3,472 3,754 3,603 3,007 3,649 3,794 2, YEAR Source: OSRHE, UDS, IPEDS reports (divstud1.y98) 8

21 TABLE 3 FIFTEEN-YEAR HISTORY OF BACHELOR'S DEGREES CONFERRED AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BY FIELD OF STUDY TO CIP CODE FIELD OF STUDY AGRICULTURE ARCHITECTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AREA STUDIES BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT 2,968 2,997 3,121 3,035 3,008 3,122 3,013 2,808 2,884 2,916 2,674 2,509 2,378 2,618 2, COMMUNICATIONS COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES EDUCATION 2,031 2,025 2,222 2,127 2,144 2,215 2,204 2,524 2,382 2,384 2,590 2,659 2,767 2,754 2, ENGINEERING 1,245 1,250 1,190 1, , FINE & APPLIED ARTS FOREIGN LANGUAGE HEALTH PROFESSIONS ,025 1,072 1, HOME ECONOMICS INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES & OTHER LAW LETTERS LIBRARY SCIENCE MATHEMATICS MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES PHYSICAL SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC AFFAIRS & SERVICES SOCIAL SCIENCES THEOLOGY TOTAL BACHELOR'S DEGREES 10,887 11,116 11,456 11,290 10,852 11,376 11,348 11,668 12,035 12,416 12,696 12,496 12,191 12,840 12,648 Source: OSRHE, UDS, IPEDS reports (degcon15.y98) 9

22 TABLE 4 FIFTEEN-YEAR HISTORY OF MASTER'S DEGREES CONFERRED AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BY FIELD OF STUDY TO CIP CODE FIELD OF STUDY AGRICULTURE ARCHITECTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AREA STUDIES BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES EDUCATION 1,313 1,323 1,431 1,542 1,410 1,282 1,253 1,186 1,262 1,312 1,297 1,194 1,069 1,141 1, ENGINEERING FINE & APPLIED ARTS FOREIGN LANGUAGE HEALTH PROFESSIONS HOME ECONOMICS INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES & OTHER LETTERS LIBRARY SCIENCE MATHEMATICS MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES PHYSICAL SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC AFFAIRS & SERVICES SOCIAL SCIENCES THEOLOGY TOTAL MASTER'S DEGREES 3,057 3,222 3,259 3,220 3,236 3,077 3,012 2,961 3,195 3,472 3,754 3,603 3,007 3,649 3,794 Source: OSRHE, UDS, IPEDS reports (degcon15.y98) 10

23 TABLE 5 FIFTEEN-YEAR HISTORY OF DOCTORAL DEGREES CONFERRED AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BY FIELD OF STUDY TO CIP CODE FIELD OF STUDY AGRICULTURE ARCHITECTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AREA STUDIES COMMUNICATIONS COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES EDUCATION ENGINEERING FOREIGN LANGUAGE HOME ECONOMICS LETTERS LIBRARY SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES MATHEMATICS MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES & OTHER THEOLOGY PHYSICAL SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC AFFAIRS & SERVICES SOCIAL SCIENCES FINE & APPLIED ARTS HEALTH PROFESSIONS BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT TOTAL DOCTORAL DEGREES Source: OSRHE, UDS, IPEDS reports (degcon15.y98) 11

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25 DEGREES CONFERRED IN OKLAHOMA HIGHER EDUCATION SECTION II: DEGREES CONFERRED AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS BY TYPE OF DEGREE, FIELD OF STUDY, AND INSTITUTION SUMMARY: TOP THREE FIELDS OF STUDY During the academic year, the number of certificates conferred at public institutions was 374. The top three fields of study were health professions (169, 45.2 percent), business and management (113, 30.2 percent), and precision production trades (31, 8.3 percent). The number of associate degrees conferred at public institutions was 6,537. The top three fields of study were liberal arts (1,315, 20.1 percent), business and management (1,292, 19.8 percent), and health professions (1,289, 19.7 percent). [Figure 3 and Table 6]. The number of bachelor's degrees conferred at public institutions was 12,648. The top three fields of study were education (2,674, 21.1 percent), business and management (2,435, 19.3 percent), and health professions (923, 7.3 percent). The number of first-professional degrees conferred at public institutions was 564. The top three fields of study were law (171, 30.3 percent), medicine (143, 25.4 percent), and osteopathic medicine (85, 15.1 percent). [Figure 3 and Table 7]. The number of master's degrees conferred at public institutions was 3,794. The top three fields of study were education (1,127, 29.7 percent), social science and history (566, 14.9 percent), and business and management (532, 14.0 percent). The number of doctoral degrees conferred at public institutions was 359. The top three fields of study were education (83, 23.1 percent), engineering (49, 13.6 percent), and psychology (42, 11.7 percent). [Figure 3 and Table 8]. During the academic year, the number of certificates conferred at private institutions was 3. All were in theology studies and religious vocations. The number of associate degrees conferred at private institutions was 139. The top three fields of study were health professions (51, 36.7 percent), education (29, 20.9 percent), and social science and history (17, 12.2 percent). [Figure 4 and Table 9]. The number of bachelor's degrees conferred at private institutions was 3,218. The top three fields of study were business and management (908, 28.2 percent), education (358, 11.1 percent), and health professions (212, 6.6 percent). The number of firstprofessional degrees conferred at private institutions was 421. The top three fields of study were law (378, 89.8 percent), theology studies and religious vocations (39, 9.3 percent), and law and legal studies (4, 1.0 percent). [Figure 4 and Table 10]. The number of master's degrees conferred at private institutions was 1,521. The top three fields of study were business and management (863, 56.7 percent), education (165, 10.8 percent), and theology studies and religious vocations (110, 7.2 percent). The number of doctoral degrees conferred at private institutions was 92. The top three fields of study were theology studies and religious vocations (65, 70.7 percent), engineering (9, 9.8 percent), and psychology (6, 6.5 percent). [Figure 4 and Table 11]. 13

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27 FIGURE 3 TOP THREE DEGREES CONFERRED AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BY TYPE OF DEGREE AND FIELD OF STUDY NUMBER OF CERTIFICATES CONFERRED: 374 NUMBER OF ASSOCIATE DEGREES CONFERRED: 6,537 ALL OTHERS 16.3% LIBERAL ARTS 20.1% PRECISION PRODUCTION TRA DES 8.3% HEALTH PROFESSIONS 45.2% ALL OTHERS 40.4% BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT 19.8% BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT 30.2% HEALTH PROFESSIONS 19.7% NUMBER OF BACHELOR'S DEGREES CONFERRED: 12,648 NUMBER OF FIRST-PROFESSIONAL DEGREES CONFERRED: 564 EDUCATION 21.1% ALL OTHERS 29.3% LAW 30.3% ALL OTHERS 52.3% BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT 19.3% HEALTH PROFESSIONS 7.3% OSTEOPA THIC MEDICINE 15.1% MEDICINE 25.4% NUMBER OF MASTER'S DEGREES CONFERRED: 3,794 NUMBER OF DOCTORAL DEGREES CONFERRED: 359 EDUCATION 29.7% EDUCATION 23.1% ALL OTHERS 41.4% BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT 14.0% SOCIAL SCIENCE & HISTORY 14.9% ALL OTHERS 51.5% PSYCHOLOGY 11.7% ENGINEERING 13.6% Source: OSRHE, UDS, IPEDS reports (deginst2.y98) 15

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29 TABLE 6 CERTIFICATES AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES CONFERRED AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BY FIELD OF STUDY AND INSTITUTION: ALL STUDENTS CIP TOTAL NW SE SW TOTAL TOTAL CODE FIELD OF STUDY OU OSU COMP UCO ECU NSU OSU OSU OSU CU LU USAO OPSU REGIONAL 4-YEAR AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS & MGMT., GEN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES CONSTRUCTION TRADES ENGINEERING ENGINEERING-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES HEALTH PROFESSIONS LIBRARY SCIENCE MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS PRECISION PRODUCTION TRADES PROTECTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS MOVING WORKERS VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS VOCATIONAL HOME ECONOMICS TOTAL CERTIFICATES PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL CERTIFICATES AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS & MGMT., GEN AGRICULTURE/AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GEN ARCHITECTURE AREA, ETHNIC AND CULTURAL STUDIES BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES/LIFE SCIENCES BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES CONSTRUCTION TRADES EDUCATION ENGINEERING ENGINEERING-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE HEALTH PROFESSIONS HOME ECONOMICS LAW LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES & HUMANITIES LIBRARY SCIENCE MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION MATHEMATICS MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE AND FITNESS STUDIES PERSONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES PHYSICAL SCIENCES PRECISION PRODUCTION TRADES PROTECTIVE SERVICES PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HISTORY TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS MOVING WORKERS VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS VOCATIONAL HOME ECONOMICS TOTAL ASSOCIATE DEGREES PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ASSOCIATE DEGREES Source: OSRHE, UDS, IPEDS reports (deginst2.y98) 17

30 TABLE 6 (CONTINUED) CERTIFICATES AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES CONFERRED AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BY FIELD OF STUDY AND INSTITUTION: ALL STUDENTS CIP NEO OSUTB OSUTB TOTAL TOTAL CODE FIELD OF STUDY CSC EOSC MSC AMC NOC RSU TCC OKC OKM WOSC RCC CASC SSC Rose OCCC 2-YEAR PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS & MGMT., GEN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES CONSTRUCTION TRADES ENGINEERING ENGINEERING-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES HEALTH PROFESSIONS LIBRARY SCIENCE MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS PRECISION PRODUCTION TRADES PROTECTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS MOVING WORKERS VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS VOCATIONAL HOME ECONOMICS TOTAL CERTIFICATES PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL CERTIFICATES AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS & MGMT., GEN AGRICULTURE/AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GEN ARCHITECTURE AREA, ETHNIC AND CULTURAL STUDIES BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES/LIFE SCIENCES BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ,264 1, COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES CONSTRUCTION TRADES EDUCATION ENGINEERING ENGINEERING-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE HEALTH PROFESSIONS ,229 1, HOME ECONOMICS LAW LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES & HUMANITIES ,183 1, LIBRARY SCIENCE MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION MATHEMATICS MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE AND FITNESS STUDIES PERSONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES PHYSICAL SCIENCES PRECISION PRODUCTION TRADES PROTECTIVE SERVICES PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HISTORY TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS MOVING WORKERS VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS VOCATIONAL HOME ECONOMICS TOTAL ASSOCIATE DEGREES , ,244 6,537 PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ASSOCIATE DEGREES Source: OSRHE, UDS, IPEDS reports (deginst2.y98) 18