| Table 02-09: Master's Degrees by Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 2,200 | 12.0% | 2,209 | 12.6% | 1,852 | 11.1% | 2,273 | 13.9% | 2,341 | 15.5% | 1,796 | 13.0% | 1,617 | 12.3% | 1,383 | 12.8% | 672 | 8.3% | 495 | 7.2% | 339 | 5.8% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 37 | 0.2% | 30 | 0.2% | 23 | 0.1% | 25 | 0.2% | 30 | 0.2% | 26 | 0.2% | 33 | 0.3% | 18 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.2% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 847 | 4.6% | 762 | 4.4% | 846 | 5.1% | 735 | 4.5% | 586 | 3.9% | 497 | 3.6% | 564 | 4.3% | 371 | 3.4% | 182 | 2.3% | 188 | 2.7% | 112 | 1.9% | |
| Hispanic | 346 | 1.9% | 294 | 1.7% | 311 | 1.9% | 259 | 1.6% | 185 | 1.2% | 188 | 1.4% | 180 | 1.4% | 131 | 1.2% | 81 | 1.0% | 53 | 0.8% | 33 | 0.6% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 1,217 | 6.6% | 1,077 | 6.2% | 1,011 | 6.1% | 915 | 5.6% | 761 | 5.0% | 672 | 4.9% | 568 | 4.3% | 406 | 3.8% | 180 | 2.2% | 177 | 2.6% | 144 | 2.5% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 11,775 | 64.1% | 11,223 | 64.3% | 10,531 | 63.2% | 10,146 | 62.2% | 9,443 | 62.4% | 9,319 | 67.6% | 9,428 | 71.8% | 8,457 | 78.6% | 6,945 | 86.1% | 5,996 | 86.7% | 5,025 | 86.6% | |
| Unknown | 1,956 | 10.6% | 1,872 | 10.7% | 2,091 | 12.5% | 1,972 | 12.1% | 1,791 | 11.8% | 1,282 | 9.3% | 748 | 5.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 138 | 2.4% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| State-Related Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 732 | 12.9% | 751 | 13.2% | 916 | 16.0% | 906 | 15.2% | 961 | 17.1% | 984 | 18.3% | 817 | 14.4% | 937 | 16.2% | 579 | 13.2% | 596 | 13.8% | 355 | 7.3% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 19 | 0.3% | 16 | 0.3% | 21 | 0.4% | 13 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.1% | 14 | 0.3% | 12 | 0.2% | 14 | 0.2% | 13 | 0.3% | 17 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.2% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 239 | 4.2% | 271 | 4.8% | 281 | 4.9% | 272 | 4.6% | 211 | 3.8% | 256 | 4.8% | 222 | 3.9% | 188 | 3.2% | 135 | 3.1% | 81 | 1.9% | 67 | 1.4% | |
| Hispanic | 115 | 2.0% | 97 | 1.7% | 107 | 1.9% | 88 | 1.5% | 112 | 2.0% | 86 | 1.6% | 112 | 2.0% | 98 | 1.7% | 70 | 1.6% | 48 | 1.1% | 52 | 1.1% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 462 | 8.1% | 501 | 8.8% | 487 | 8.5% | 527 | 8.9% | 482 | 8.6% | 417 | 7.8% | 558 | 9.8% | 387 | 6.7% | 307 | 7.0% | 232 | 5.4% | 404 | 8.3% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 3,835 | 67.4% | 3,874 | 68.3% | 3,800 | 66.2% | 4,021 | 67.6% | 3,758 | 66.8% | 3,585 | 66.7% | 3,917 | 68.9% | 4,161 | 71.9% | 3,298 | 74.9% | 3,347 | 77.5% | 3,965 | 81.7% | |
| Unknown | 287 | 5.0% | 166 | 2.9% | 129 | 2.2% | 124 | 2.1% | 95 | 1.7% | 31 | 0.6% | 44 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SSHE Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 195 | 4.4% | 186 | 4.5% | 169 | 4.5% | 202 | 5.3% | 177 | 5.3% | 151 | 4.9% | 124 | 4.0% | 198 | 6.6% | 167 | 7.6% | 69 | 3.7% | 17 | 0.7% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 8 | 0.2% | 10 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 54 | 1.2% | 54 | 1.3% | 39 | 1.0% | 51 | 1.3% | 53 | 1.6% | 46 | 1.5% | 39 | 1.3% | 39 | 1.3% | 21 | 1.0% | 18 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.3% | |
| Hispanic | 59 | 1.3% | 41 | 1.0% | 30 | 0.8% | 51 | 1.3% | 26 | 0.8% | 26 | 0.8% | 24 | 0.8% | 24 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.1% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 209 | 4.7% | 158 | 3.8% | 142 | 3.8% | 263 | 7.0% | 206 | 6.2% | 252 | 8.1% | 249 | 8.1% | 164 | 5.5% | 86 | 3.9% | 54 | 2.9% | 63 | 2.7% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 3,612 | 81.2% | 3,352 | 81.3% | 3,101 | 83.1% | 3,057 | 80.8% | 2,747 | 82.8% | 2,614 | 84.5% | 2,634 | 85.6% | 2,564 | 85.7% | 1,923 | 87.1% | 1,713 | 91.9% | 2,233 | 96.0% | |
| Unknown | 310 | 7.0% | 323 | 7.8% | 240 | 6.4% | 151 | 4.0% | 104 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total for all Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 3,127 | 11.0% | 3,146 | 11.5% | 2,937 | 11.2% | 3,381 | 13.0% | 3,479 | 14.4% | 2,931 | 13.2% | 941 | 10.7% | 1,135 | 12.9% | 746 | 11.3% | 665 | 10.8% | 372 | 5.2% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 64 | 0.2% | 56 | 0.2% | 56 | 0.2% | 46 | 0.2% | 42 | 0.2% | 46 | 0.2% | 19 | 0.2% | 18 | 0.2% | 18 | 0.3% | 19 | 0.3% | 14 | 0.2% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1,140 | 4.0% | 1,087 | 4.0% | 1,166 | 4.5% | 1,058 | 4.1% | 850 | 3.5% | 799 | 3.6% | 261 | 3.0% | 227 | 2.6% | 156 | 2.4% | 99 | 1.6% | 75 | 1.0% | |
| Hispanic | 520 | 1.8% | 432 | 1.6% | 448 | 1.7% | 398 | 1.5% | 323 | 1.3% | 300 | 1.3% | 136 | 1.6% | 122 | 1.4% | 77 | 1.2% | 56 | 0.9% | 55 | 0.8% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 1,888 | 6.6% | 1,736 | 6.4% | 1,640 | 6.3% | 1,705 | 6.5% | 1,449 | 6.0% | 1,341 | 6.0% | 807 | 9.2% | 551 | 6.3% | 393 | 5.9% | 286 | 4.6% | 467 | 6.5% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 19,222 | 67.4% | 18,449 | 67.7% | 17,432 | 66.7% | 17,224 | 66.1% | 15,948 | 66.2% | 15,518 | 69.8% | 6,551 | 74.8% | 6,725 | 76.6% | 5,221 | 79.0% | 5,060 | 81.8% | 6,189 | 86.3% | |
| Unknown | 2,553 | 9.0% | 2,361 | 8.7% | 2,460 | 9.4% | 2,247 | 8.6% | 1,990 | 8.3% | 1,313 | 5.9% | 44 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total All Races/Ethnicities | 28,514 | 27,267 | 26,139 | 26,059 | 24,081 | 22,248 | 8,759 | 8,778 | 6,611 | 6,185 | 7,172 | ||||||||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics and National Science Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
