Percentage of Sociology Degrees Awarded to Women Awarded Since 1966
Summary:
This series of four charts on
sociology degrees awarded by gender illustrates the percentage of
sociology degrees awarded to women between 1966 and 2009. These charts also compares
the number of sociology degrees earned by males and females during this
period. Since 1966, women represented the majority of Bachelor degrees awarded
in sociology while earning the largest number of Masters by the early
1980s and PhDs by the 1990s onward. The increasing percentage of sociology
degrees earned by women is most pronounced for PhDs. In 1966, women earned 15
percent of sociology PhDs. Even with a decline in doctoral degree production after 2007, over half of degrees at this level continue to be awarded to women.
Related charts:
- Number of Sociology Doctoral Degrees Awarded by Gender, 1966-2009
- Number of Sociology Masters Degrees Awarded by Gender, 1966-2009
- Number of Sociology Baccalaureate Degrees Awarded by Gender, 1966-2009
Source:
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Completions, 1996-2009 (Washington, DC: NCES, 2010). Retrieved from https://webcaspar.nsf.gov (November 4, 2010).
Data: A tabular version of this data is available in Excel format. (Data and charts may be found on different tabs in the spreadsheet).