| Table 02-04: Master's Degrees by Gender | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004 | 2002-2003 | 2001-2002 | 1999-2000 | 1994-1995 | 1989-1990 | 1985-1986 | 1981-1982 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Independent Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4-Year Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 7,442 | 40.5% | 7,439 | 42.6% | 6,995 | 42.0% | 6,954 | 42.6% | 6,601 | 43.6% | 5,983 | 43.4% | 5,895 | 44.9% | 5,153 | 47.9% | 4,128 | 51.2% | 3,862 | 55.8% | 3,204 | 55.2% | |
| Female | 10,936 | 59.5% | 10,028 | 57.4% | 9,670 | 58.0% | 9,371 | 57.4% | 8,536 | 56.4% | 7,797 | 56.6% | 7,243 | 55.1% | 5,613 | 52.1% | 3,935 | 48.8% | 3,055 | 44.2% | 2,599 | 44.8% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| State-Related Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,425 | 42.6% | 2,454 | 43.2% | 2,662 | 46.4% | 2,624 | 44.1% | 2,571 | 45.7% | 2,489 | 46.3% | 2,681 | 47.2% | 2,831 | 48.9% | 2,622 | 59.6% | 2,251 | 52.1% | 2,521 | 51.9% | |
| Female | 3,264 | 57.4% | 3,222 | 56.8% | 3,079 | 53.6% | 3,327 | 55.9% | 3,054 | 54.3% | 2,884 | 53.7% | 3,001 | 52.8% | 2,954 | 51.1% | 1,780 | 40.4% | 2,070 | 47.9% | 2,334 | 48.1% | |
| SSHE Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,422 | 32.0% | 1,264 | 30.6% | 1,179 | 31.6% | 1,194 | 31.6% | 1,032 | 31.1% | 982 | 31.7% | 1,021 | 33.2% | 1,057 | 35.3% | 751 | 34.0% | 745 | 40.0% | 899 | 38.7% | |
| Female | 3,025 | 68.0% | 2,860 | 69.4% | 2,554 | 68.4% | 2,589 | 68.4% | 2,287 | 68.9% | 2,113 | 68.3% | 2,056 | 66.8% | 1,936 | 64.7% | 1,458 | 66.0% | 1,119 | 60.0% | 1,427 | 61.3% | |
| Total For All Institutions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 11,289 | 39.6% | 11,157 | 40.9% | 10,836 | 41.5% | 10,772 | 41.3% | 10,204 | 42.4% | 9,454 | 42.5% | 3,702 | 42.3% | 3,888 | 44.3% | 3,373 | 51.0% | 2,996 | 48.4% | 3,420 | 47.6% | |
| Female | 17,225 | 60.4% | 16,110 | 59.1% | 15,303 | 58.5% | 15,287 | 58.7% | 13,877 | 57.6% | 12,794 | 57.5% | 5,057 | 57.7% | 4,890 | 55.7% | 3,238 | 49.0% | 3,189 | 51.6% | 3,761 | 52.4% | |
| Total | 28,514 | 27,267 | 26,139 | 26,059 | 24,081 | 22,248 | 8,759 | 8,778 | 6,611 | 6,185 | 7,181 | ||||||||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, National Science Foundation, National Center for Educational Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
