Table 3. Highest Degree and Field of Degree ,by Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin and Age for Persons With Post-Secondary Degrees: Spring 1993 (Numbers in thousands) Total Doctorate or Field of Degree Numbers Percent Profesional Master's Bachelor's Associate Vocational TOTAL, 18 YEARS AND OVER Both sexes 50,452 100.0 3,488 8,355 24,943 8,301 5,364 Agriculture/Forestry 635 1.3 39 109 395 65 28 Biology 898 1.8 71 132 624 57 14 Business/Management 9,594 19.0 40 1,417 5,282 1,997 859 Economics 835 1.7 25 130 660 20 - Education 6,530 12.9 115 2,350 3,613 328 124 Engineering 4,205 8.3 154 694 2,577 619 161 English/Journalism 1,456 2.9 33 186 1,137 83 16 Home Economics 435 0.9 - 38 337 51 10 Law 1,314 2.6 977 45 145 104 43 Liberal Arts/Humanities 3,948 7.8 93 574 2,188 975 117 Mathematics/Statistics 893 1.8 37 150 567 108 31 Medicine/Dentistry 1,275 2.5 954 23 142 81 75 Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 4,732 9.4 162 378 1,626 1,261 1,306 Physical/Earth Sciences 1,117 2.2 149 155 614 193 5 Police Science/Law Enforcement 641 1.3 5 32 326 220 57 Psychology 1,435 2.8 186 341 815 77 16 Religion/Theology 634 1.3 195 244 138 34 22 Social Science 2,556 5.1 79 502 1,760 201 15 Vo-Technical Studies 3,191 6.3 4 17 181 903 2,086 Other 4,130 8.2 171 838 1,816 926 379 Male 25,009 100.0 2,576 4,222 12,554 3,598 2,059 Agriculture/Forestry 517 2.1 39 88 310 58 23 Biology 559 2.2 55 83 387 30 5 Business/Management 5,556 22.2 35 1,062 3,427 812 220 Economics 551 2.2 20 96 435 - - Education 1,574 6.3 82 636 764 80 12 Engineering 3,623 14.5 148 598 2,240 517 119 English/Journalism 551 2.2 33 80 406 26 6 Home Economics 17 0.1 - - 17 - - Law 913 3.7 729 34 102 41 6 Liberal Arts/Humanities 1,592 6.4 48 256 924 318 47 Mathematics/Statistics 554 2.2 37 95 345 61 16 Medicine/Dentistry 847 3.4 755 18 52 22 - Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 651 2.6 37 49 266 173 126 Physical/Earth Sciences 764 3.1 119 120 411 109 5 Police Science/Law Enforcement 497 2.0 5 12 234 194 53 Psychology 579 2.3 102 126 303 43 5 Religion/Theology 521 2.1 169 207 108 15 22 Social Science 1,109 4.4 43 249 731 81 5 Vo-Technical Studies 1,907 7.6 4 12 124 570 1,196 Other 2,127 8.5 118 401 968 448 192 Female 25,443 100.0 912 4,134 12,390 4,703 3,305 Agriculture/Forestry 118 0.5 - 21 86 7 5 Biology 338 1.3 16 49 237 26 10 Business/Management 4,039 15.9 5 355 1,855 1,185 639 Economics 283 1.1 5 34 224 20 - Education 4,956 19.5 33 1,714 2,850 247 112 Engineering 583 2.3 6 96 337 102 41 English/Journalism 905 3.6 - 106 731 57 10 Home Economics 418 1.6 - 38 320 51 10 Law 400 1.6 247 11 43 62 36 Liberal Arts/Humanities 2,356 9.3 46 319 1,264 657 70 Mathematics/Statistics 338 1.3 - 55 221 47 15 Medicine/Dentistry 428 1.7 199 5 90 59 75 Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 4,081 16.0 125 329 1,360 1,088 1,179 Physical/Earth Sciences 353 1.4 31 36 203 84 - Police Science/Law Enforcement 144 0.6 - 20 92 27 5 Psychology 856 3.4 85 214 512 34 11 Religion/Theology 113 0.4 26 37 30 19 - Social Science 1,448 5.7 36 253 1,029 120 10 Vo-Technical Studies 1,284 5.0 - 5 57 333 890 Other 2,003 7.9 53 437 848 478 187 WHITE, 18 YEARS AND OVER Both sexes 44,267 100.0 3,062 7,454 21,764 7,236 4,752 Agriculture/Forestry 609 1.4 39 104 374 65 28 Biology 735 1.7 65 108 501 46 14 Business/Management 8,275 18.7 35 1,308 4,604 1,609 718 Economics 707 1.6 25 125 545 12 - Education 5,902 13.3 97 2,107 3,289 298 112 Engineering 3,568 8.1 111 546 2,217 549 145 English/Journalism 1,226 2.8 33 175 955 58 5 Home Economics 370 0.8 - 32 297 36 5 Law 1,193 2.7 914 40 91 104 43 Liberal Arts/Humanities 3,599 8.1 84 528 1,958 919 111 Mathematics/Statistics 750 1.7 32 123 482 88 25 Medicine/Dentistry 1,030 2.3 782 23 95 68 62 Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 4,160 9.4 157 339 1,349 1,140 1,175 Physical/Earth Sciences 1,029 2.3 108 155 574 187 5 Police Science/Law Enforcement 541 1.2 5 29 275 175 57 Psychology 1,295 2.9 167 316 733 62 16 Religion/Theology 582 1.3 191 215 119 34 22 Social Science 2,207 5.0 70 421 1,537 169 10 Vo-Technical Studies 2,858 6.5 4 12 149 810 1,882 Other 3,631 8.2 143 746 1,618 808 317 BLACK, 18 YEARS AND OVER Both sexes 3,514 100.0 108 523 1,683 759 440 Agriculture/Forestry 11 0.3 - - 11 - - Biology 67 1.9 - 10 49 8 - Business/Management 843 24.0 - 39 419 284 101 Economics 50 1.4 - - 42 8 - Education 440 12.5 13 182 214 25 6 Engineering 219 6.2 - 60 104 40 16 English/Journalism 109 3.1 - 6 91 5 6 Home Economics 27 0.8 - 6 21 - - Law 53 1.5 34 - 19 - - Liberal Arts/Humanities 175 5.0 5 32 95 37 6 Mathematics/Statistics 106 3.0 - 6 74 20 7 Medicine/Dentistry 49 1.4 21 - 6 8 13 Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 330 9.4 - 10 127 97 95 Physical/Earth Sciences 37 1.1 16 - 15 7 - Police Science/Law Enforcement 70 2.0 - 3 27 40 - Psychology 78 2.2 5 9 49 15 - Religion/Theology 48 1.4 - 29 19 - - Social Science 259 7.4 9 70 153 27 - Vo-Technical Studies 215 6.1 - 5 12 51 146 Other 328 9.3 5 56 137 87 44 HISPANIC , 18 YEARS AND OVER Both sexes 2,097 100.0 125 294 948 488 242 Agriculture/Forestry 17 0.8 - - 10 - 7 Biology 36 1.7 - 6 30 - - Business/Management 394 18.8 - 32 228 103 31 Economics 5 0.2 - - 5 - - Education 205 9.8 - 75 100 30 - Engineering 177 8.4 21 25 82 39 10 English/Journalism 66 3.1 - 5 35 21 5 Home Economics 24 1.1 - - 24 - - Law 49 2.3 31 - 7 11 - Liberal Arts/Humanities 185 8.8 11 39 72 57 5 Mathematics/Statistics 56 2.7 4 - 25 17 10 Medicine/Dentistry 53 2.5 20 7 10 16 - Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 162 7.7 13 10 60 31 48 Physical/Earth Sciences 31 1.5 - 13 7 11 - Police Science/Law Enforcement 59 2.8 - - 24 29 5 Psychology 85 4.1 5 30 40 4 7 Religion/Theology 29 1.4 20 - 6 - - Social Science 120 5.7 - 32 89 - - Vo-Technical Studies 150 7.2 - - 4 49 97 Other 196 9.3 - 21 88 70 17 TOTAL, 18 TO 24 YEARS Both sexes 3,795 100.0 10 126 2,320 902 438 Agriculture/Forestry 39 1.0 - - 39 - - Biology 102 2.7 - - 102 - - Business/Management 718 18.9 - 34 438 192 53 Economics 58 1.5 - - 58 - - Education 297 7.8 - 28 240 27 3 Engineering 268 7.1 - 14 183 67 3 English/Journalism 127 3.3 - 6 103 13 6 Home Economics 21 0.6 - - 6 16 - Law 72 1.9 4 12 40 16 - Liberal Arts/Humanities 370 9.7 - 5 237 117 11 Mathematics/Statistics 49 1.3 - 6 38 6 - Medicine/Dentistry 54 1.4 6 - 16 13 19 Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 387 10.2 - 4 152 157 74 Physical/Earth Sciences 103 2.7 - - 48 55 - Police Science/Law Enforcement 61 1.6 - 5 14 24 18 Psychology 138 3.6 - - 138 - - Religion/Theology 9 0.2 - - 9 - - Social Science 255 6.7 - 5 221 29 - Vo-Technical Studies 277 7.3 - - 20 62 196 Other 390 10.3 - 6 220 110 55 TOTAL, 25 TO 34 YEARS Both sexes 13,383 100.0 645 1,527 7,463 2,460 1,288 Agriculture/Forestry 126 0.9 5 12 77 15 17 Biology 215 1.6 6 25 159 25 - Business/Management 2,866 21.4 5 323 1,763 619 156 Economics 242 1.8 5 36 195 5 - Education 1,036 7.7 - 261 704 61 9 Engineering 1,396 10.4 39 161 965 182 49 English/Journalism 378 2.8 - 28 335 9 6 Home Economics 66 0.5 - 4 57 5 - Law 347 2.6 231 11 37 36 32 Liberal Arts/Humanities 967 7.2 16 98 576 253 25 Mathematics/Statistics 265 2.0 - 37 186 32 10 Medicine/Dentistry 284 2.1 186 15 52 24 8 Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 1,234 9.2 33 106 510 361 224 Physical/Earth Sciences 317 2.4 26 35 209 47 - Police Science/Law Enforcement 224 1.7 - - 149 70 5 Psychology 375 2.8 39 72 253 11 - Religion/Theology 123 0.9 30 43 39 5 6 Social Science 651 4.9 11 89 476 75 - Vo-Technical Studies 1,045 7.8 - 7 75 327 635 Other 1,227 9.2 13 164 647 298 106 TOTAL, 35 TO 44 YEARS Both sexes 14,771 100.0 1,099 2,698 6,894 2,678 1,401 Agriculture/Forestry 229 1.6 15 36 147 26 6 Biology 312 2.1 5 48 230 15 14 Business/Management 2,622 17.8 6 479 1,354 621 162 Economics 222 1.5 5 31 177 8 - Education 1,868 12.6 19 678 1,067 99 5 Engineering 1,131 7.7 39 260 607 175 50 English/Journalism 418 2.8 9 64 310 36 - Home Economics 113 0.8 - 5 108 - - Law 400 2.7 318 12 42 20 7 Liberal Arts/Humanities 1,232 8.3 21 214 620 342 34 Mathematics/Statistics 233 1.6 5 24 159 34 12 Medicine/Dentistry 491 3.3 384 5 24 39 39 Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 1,518 10.3 50 138 477 459 395 Physical/Earth Sciences 247 1.7 33 29 136 44 5 Police Science/Law Enforcement 201 1.4 5 10 99 67 20 Psychology 457 3.1 66 90 259 42 - Religion/Theology 181 1.2 38 102 32 9 - Social Science 735 5.0 17 171 501 46 - Vo-Technical Studies 948 6.4 4 - 34 320 590 Other 1,212 8.2 61 301 510 277 63 TOTAL, 45 TO 54 YEARS Both sexes 8,972 100.0 859 2,092 3,918 1,250 852 Agriculture/Forestry 127 1.4 10 26 67 19 5 Biology 156 1.7 29 40 87 - - Business/Management 1,659 18.5 29 335 886 297 113 Economics 144 1.6 5 29 110 - - Education 1,496 16.7 57 662 719 42 16 Engineering 593 6.6 52 109 328 87 16 English/Journalism 296 3.3 9 50 226 11 - Home Economics 69 0.8 - 10 39 19 - Law 147 1.6 212 5 9 21 - Liberal Arts/Humanities 686 7.6 9 151 358 143 25 Mathematics/Statistics 175 2.0 22 33 91 19 10 Medicine/Dentistry 197 2.2 158 3 26 - 10 Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 723 8.1 30 91 208 157 236 Physical/Earth Sciences 218 2.4 52 45 95 27 - Police Science/Law Enforcement 126 1.4 - 12 45 59 10 Psychology 258 2.9 43 106 94 15 - Religion/Theology 107 1.2 38 45 12 - 13 Social Science 485 5.4 41 127 272 31 15 Vo-Technical Studies 455 5.1 - 5 24 118 308 Other 754 8.4 64 207 221 186 76 TOTAL, 55 TO 64 YEARS Both sexes 4,539 100.0 362 1,019 2,089 547 521 Agriculture/Forestry 56 1.2 4 6 46 - - Biology 76 1.7 10 14 41 11 - Business/Management 866 19.1 - 168 427 133 137 Economics 96 2.1 - 19 77 - - Education 852 18.8 29 365 404 41 14 Engineering 452 10.0 20 98 235 66 33 English/Journalism 92 2.0 5 13 68 5 - Home Economics 70 1.5 - 5 55 10 - Law 119 2.6 99 5 6 5 5 Liberal Arts/Humanities 303 6.7 27 47 162 63 4 Mathematics/Statistics 57 1.3 - 21 33 3 - Medicine/Dentistry 89 2.0 71 - 14 5 - Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 398 8.8 18 24 138 71 147 Physical/Earth Sciences 89 2.0 14 22 41 11 - Police Science/Law Enforcement 15 0.3 - 4 10 - - Psychology 89 2.0 - 23 52 5 9 Religion/Theology 99 2.2 39 34 15 10 - Social Science 221 4.9 10 51 149 11 - Vo-Technical Studies 226 5.0 - 5 15 62 144 Other 276 6.1 15 96 102 36 28 TOTAL, 65 YEARS AND OVER Both sexes 4,992 100.0 513 892 2,259 463 864 Agriculture/Forestry 58 1.2 5 29 19 5 - Biology 36 0.7 20 5 5 6 - Business/Management 862 17.3 - 77 413 135 238 Economics 74 1.5 10 14 43 7 - Education 981 19.7 10 356 479 58 76 Engineering 366 7.3 4 52 259 42 9 English/Journalism 145 2.9 10 25 95 10 5 Home Economics 95 1.9 - 14 72 - 10 Law 129 2.6 113 - 11 5 - Liberal Arts/Humanities 390 7.8 21 59 235 57 18 Mathematics/Statistics 113 2.3 10 30 59 14 - Medicine/Dentistry 159 3.2 149 - 10 - - Nursing/Pharmacy/Technical Health 472 9.5 30 15 141 56 230 Physical/Earth Sciences 143 2.9 25 23 85 10 - Police Science/Law Enforcement 14 0.3 - - 9 - 5 Psychology 119 2.4 38 50 19 5 7 Religion/Theology 115 2.3 50 21 30 10 4 Social Science 210 4.2 - 58 142 10 - Vo-Technical Studies 239 4.8 - - 13 14 211 Other 271 5.4 17 65 117 19 53 - Reprensents zero or rounds to zero Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.