than American females. Women earn more Bachelors and Masters overall, but the
overall numbers hide the large disparities both ways in the break down by
discipline.
> You wrote to edequity:
>
> >>>I have the data for Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate
> degrees as well, if anyone wants it. <<<
>
> Could you send them to me? I volunteer with a social justice type group
> working with youth, and any statistics that illustrate the gender gap would
> be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks for what you already posted, and thanks in advance for the rest...
Robert Weverka
<weverka@optivision.com>
rate of male/female US citizens getting degrees
Associate's Bachelor's Master's Doctor's
degrees degrees degrees degrees
Field of study
All fields ........................... 64% 79% 71% 120%
Agricultural Business and Production .. 208% 264% 173% 233%
Agricultural Sciences ................. 121% 134% 145% 244%
Architecture and Related Programs ..... 47% 176% 154% 174%
Area, Ethnic and Cultural Studies ..... 45% 54% 77% 73%
Biological Sciences/Life Sciences ..... 67% 90% 94% 133%
Business Management & Admin. Services . 41% 107% 167% 177%
Communications ........................ 94% 64% 54% 76%
Communications Technologies ........... 171% 98% 121% 63%
Computer and Information Sciences ..... 87% 243% 242% 406%
Conservation & Renew. Natural Resources 401% 197% 131% 335%
Education ............................. 27% 26% 28% 62%
Engineering ........................... 662% 490% 484% 649%
Engineering-Related Technologies ...... 843% 954% 416% 1143%
English Language & Literature/Letters . 52% 49% 49% 63%
Foreign Languages and Literatures ..... 36% 39% 48% 62%
Health Professions & Related Sciences . 16% 19% 22% 52%
Home Economics ........................ 9% 10% 19% 37%
Law and Legal Studies ................. 13% 46% 192% 190%
Liberal/General Studies & Humanities .. 64% 63% 50% 81%
Library Science ....................... 11% 10% 22% 50%
Marketing Opers./Market. & Distribution 30% 67% 127%
Mathematics ........................... 131% 105% 125% 258%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies ....... 88% 55% 86% 104%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness .. 139% 93% 113% 173%
Philosophy and Religion ............... 216% 164% 209% 210%
Physical Sciences ..................... 114% 195% 232% 322%
Protective Services ................... 246% 157% 156% 231%
Psychology ............................ 29% 35% 36% 60%
Public Administration and Services .... 21% 28% 37% 65%
Science Technologies .................. 139% 167% 317% 317%
Social Sciences and History ........... 65% 112% 118% 133%
Theological Studies/Religious Vocations 119% 314% 142% 550%
Visual and Performing Arts ............ 64% 61% 76% 122%
Vocational Home Economics ............. 10% 66% 19% 12%
First-professional degrees
All fields ........................... 141%
Chiropractic (D.C., D.C.M.) ........... 237%
Dentistry (D.D.S., D.M.D.) ............ 184%
Medicine (M.D.) ....................... 157%
Optometry (O.D.) ...................... 99%
Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) ........... 196%
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ................... 51%
Podiatry (D.P.M., D.P., Pod.D.) ....... 256%
Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) .......... 57%
Law (LL.B., J.D.) ..................... 128%
Divinity/Ministry (B.D., M.Div.) ...... 261%
Rabbinical & Talmudic Stu. (M.H.L./Rav) 3048%
Other / undefined field ............... 245%
All data is from table 3 of the U.S. Department of Education, National
Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System, "Completions" survey, 1992-93 and "Consolidated" survey, 1993. The
rate of male/female US citizens getting degrees is computed from table three
by elliminating Nonresident aliens, and unknown categories and using the using
the college age male/female population ratio of 1.05