| Table 02-06: Professional'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 | 1,271 | 44.3% | 1,366 | 48.0% | 1,390 | 47.5% | 1,247 | 48.5% | 1,241 | 48.6% | 1,292 | 51.4% | 1,263 | 52.0% | 1,402 | 56.8% | 1,218 | 59.2% | 1,618 | 67.3% | 1,566 | 71.0% | |
| Female | 1,597 | 55.7% | 1,480 | 52.0% | 1,534 | 52.5% | 1,323 | 51.5% | 1,313 | 51.4% | 1,221 | 48.6% | 1,168 | 48.0% | 1,065 | 43.2% | 839 | 40.8% | 787 | 32.7% | 641 | 29.0% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| State-Related Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 847 | 50.2% | 824 | 49.7% | 890 | 51.9% | 891 | 52.6% | 873 | 53.7% | 843 | 54.0% | 849 | 55.0% | 722 | 60.2% | 792 | 70.8% | 772 | 64.1% | 874 | 72.0% | |
| Female | 840 | 49.8% | 835 | 50.3% | 825 | 48.1% | 802 | 47.4% | 752 | 46.3% | 717 | 46.0% | 695 | 45.0% | 478 | 39.8% | 327 | 29.2% | 432 | 35.9% | 340 | 28.0% | |
| Total For All Institutions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,118 | 46.5% | 2,190 | 48.6% | 2,280 | 49.1% | 2,138 | 50.2% | 2,114 | 50.6% | 2,135 | 52.4% | 2,112 | 53.1% | 2,124 | 57.9% | 2,010 | 63.3% | 2,390 | 66.2% | 2,440 | 71.3% | |
| Female | 2,437 | 53.5% | 2,315 | 51.4% | 2,359 | 50.9% | 2,125 | 49.8% | 2,065 | 49.4% | 1,938 | 47.6% | 1,863 | 46.9% | 1,543 | 42.1% | 1,166 | 36.7% | 1,219 | 33.8% | 981 | 28.7% | |
| Total | 4,555 | 4,505 | 4,639 | 4,263 | 4,179 | 4,073 | 3,975 | 3,667 | 3,176 | 3,609 | 3,421 | ||||||||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, national Science Foundation, National Center for Educational Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
