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Table 322.50.Bachelor's degrees conferred to females by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: Academic years 2020-21 and 2021-22
Field of study	2020-21	2021-22
All fields, total	1,205,666	6,136	93,569	91,019	2,550	134,443	201,627	673,006	48,376	48,509	1,179,719	5,785	96,638	94,124	2,514	130,424	203,025	650,262	48,497	45,088
Agriculture and natural resources¹	24,513	162	1,066	1,036	30	960	3,046	17,550	1,118	611	24,083	142	1,018	984	34	925	3,035	17,265	1,133	565
Architecture and related services	4,593	14	480	472	8	256	787	2,300	202	554	4,783	17	497	490	7	290	795	2,444	212	528
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	5,508	107	431	410	21	875	1,474	2,000	410	211	5,021	106	414	403	11	721	1,485	1,748	362	185
Biological and biomedical sciences	86,510	302	12,568	12,437	131	8,280	13,334	45,089	4,090	2,847	87,065	271	13,157	13,031	126	8,104	14,051	44,425	4,199	2,858
Business²	182,823	1,035	15,726	15,229	497	21,672	29,034	97,014	6,300	12,042	174,601	991	15,526	15,078	448	20,631	28,538	92,562	6,261	10,092

Communication, journalism, and related programs	58,045	196	2,745	2,644	101	6,286	9,207	34,495	2,618	2,498	54,790	168	2,778	2,675	103	5,710	9,172	32,061	2,585	2,316
Communications technologies	2,158	9	210	198	12	257	264	1,124	103	191	2,267	5	238	237	1	254	274	1,172	113	211
Computer and information sciences and support services	22,957	71	5,312	5,274	38	2,544	2,483	8,430	1,049	3,068	24,542	49	6,123	6,083	40	2,710	2,709	8,737	1,128	3,086
Education	74,070	458	2,157	2,052	105	5,133	10,034	53,125	2,181	982	74,381	486	2,219	2,085	134	5,067	11,079	52,348	2,229	953
Engineering	30,556	78	4,401	4,374	27	1,598	4,073	16,337	1,404	2,665	31,100	72	4,809	4,769	40	1,666	4,078	16,542	1,444	2,489

Engineering technologies³	2,755	20	175	170	5	320	418	1,536	115	171	2,784	19	201	194	7	279	450	1,561	102	172
English language and literature/letters	25,943	120	1,185	1,149	36	2,210	4,159	16,604	1,267	398	24,336	94	1,204	1,168	36	1,948	4,126	15,408	1,224	332
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	19,679	75	1,052	1,012	40	2,297	3,464	11,583	787	421	18,214	94	978	939	39	2,020	3,458	10,539	754	371
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	10,968	21	701	692	9	587	2,823	5,843	543	450	9,689	19	680	671	9	498	2,620	5,019	462	391
Health professions and related programs	227,251	1,319	17,270	16,655	615	28,869	31,984	138,016	7,093	2,700	223,909	1,139	18,221	17,565	656	29,308	33,467	132,095	7,236	2,443

Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting	30,273	215	821	732	89	6,390	8,315	13,072	1,106	354	30,644	214	906	795	111	6,356	8,627	13,000	1,180	361
Legal professions and studies	3,264	27	190	186	4	492	709	1,649	151	46	3,135	26	167	157	10	468	670	1,582	171	51
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities	26,929	206	1,208	1,149	59	3,816	5,318	14,691	1,141	549	24,734	207	1,047	990	57	3,596	4,926	13,457	1,005	496
Library science	108	1	0	0	0	7	10	87	3	0	114	3	2	1	1	2	8	96	3	0
Mathematics and statistics	11,386	19	1,519	1,506	13	535	1,233	5,200	444	2,436	10,753	17	1,518	1,509	9	485	1,211	4,854	372	2,296

Military technologies and applied sciences	355	3	18	16	2	48	43	227	10	6	339	0	12	11	1	35	52	219	19	2
Multi/interdisciplinary studies	35,554	186	3,113	3,042	71	4,126	7,682	17,553	1,538	1,356	33,275	159	3,023	2,959	64	4,016	6,639	16,631	1,489	1,318
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology	27,106	144	1,404	1,342	62	3,208	4,637	16,005	1,176	532	26,025	158	1,332	1,266	66	3,054	4,278	15,487	1,172	544
Philosophy and religious studies	4,105	13	271	262	9	373	572	2,462	232	182	3,805	14	270	263	7	347	573	2,244	195	162
Physical sciences and science technologies	13,032	51	1,422	1,404	18	976	1,731	7,404	622	826	12,851	40	1,472	1,458	14	870	1,672	7,350	636	811

Precision production	12	0	1	1	0	0	1	7	0	3	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0
Psychology	101,377	466	6,762	6,547	215	12,635	21,991	52,119	4,536	2,868	103,831	492	7,263	7,083	180	12,317	22,674	53,418	4,708	2,959
Public administration and social services	28,997	225	1,003	938	65	5,868	5,861	14,563	1,133	344	28,080	223	949	888	61	5,561	5,819	14,094	1,122	312
Social sciences and history	84,414	370	6,282	6,103	179	9,154	18,245	40,895	4,133	5,335	80,132	309	6,259	6,097	162	8,590	17,560	38,573	3,948	4,893
Social sciences	74,879	330	5,921	5,749	172	8,587	16,763	34,404	3,704	5,170	71,249	277	5,912	5,758	154	8,041	16,094	32,670	3,498	4,757
History	9,535	40	361	354	7	567	1,482	6,491	429	165	8,883	32	347	339	8	549	1,466	5,903	450	136

Theology and religious vocations	2,770	13	89	82	7	308	273	1,940	87	60	2,558	22	93	81	12	277	233	1,784	81	68
Transportation and materials moving	794	3	53	51	2	68	109	477	26	58	922	2	73	71	2	73	108	561	45	60
Visual and performing arts	56,861	207	3,934	3,854	80	4,295	8,313	33,609	2,758	3,745	56,952	227	4,188	4,122	66	4,246	8,637	32,984	2,907	3,763
Other and not classified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
¹Includes Agricultural, animal, plant, veterinary science, and related fields; and Natural resources and conservation.
²Includes Business, management, marketing, and related support services; and Culinary, entertainment, and personal services.
³Includes Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields; Construction trades; and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs and U.S. service academies. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of study, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Data in this table are based on the 2020 Classification of Instructional Programs. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions component, Fall 2021 (final data) and Fall 2022 (provisional data). (This table was prepared September 2023.)

Table 322.50.Bachelor's degrees conferred to females by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: Academic years 2020-21 and 2021-22

Field of study

2020-21

2021-22

Total

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian/Pacific Islander

Black

Hispanic

White

Two or more races

Nonresident

Total

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian/Pacific Islander

Black

Hispanic

White

Two or more races

Nonresident

Total

Asian

Pacific Islander

Total

Asian

Pacific Islander

All fields, total

1,205,666

6,136

93,569

91,019

2,550

134,443

201,627

673,006

48,376

48,509

1,179,719

5,785

96,638

94,124

2,514

130,424

203,025

650,262

48,497

45,088

Agriculture and natural resources¹

24,513

162

1,066

1,036

960

3,046

17,550

1,118

611

24,083

142

1,018

984

925

3,035

17,265

1,133

565

Architecture and related services

4,593

480

472

256

787

2,300

202

554

4,783

497

490

290

795

2,444

212

528

Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies

5,508

107

431

410

875

1,474

2,000

410

211

5,021

106

414

403

721

1,485

1,748

362

185

Biological and biomedical sciences

86,510

302

12,568

12,437

131

8,280

13,334

45,089

4,090

2,847

87,065

271

13,157

13,031

126

8,104

14,051

44,425

4,199

2,858

Business²

182,823

1,035

15,726

15,229

497

21,672

29,034

97,014

6,300

12,042

174,601

991

15,526

15,078

448

20,631

28,538

92,562

6,261

10,092

Communication, journalism, and related programs

58,045

196

2,745

2,644

101

6,286

9,207

34,495

2,618

2,498

54,790

168

2,778

2,675

103

5,710

9,172

32,061

2,585

2,316

Communications technologies

2,158

210

198

257

264

1,124

103

191

2,267

238

237

254

274

1,172

113

211

Computer and information sciences and support
services

22,957

5,312

5,274

2,544

2,483

8,430

1,049

3,068

24,542

6,123

6,083

2,710

2,709

8,737

1,128

3,086

Education

74,070

458

2,157

2,052

105

5,133

10,034

53,125

2,181

982

74,381

486

2,219

2,085

134

5,067

11,079

52,348

2,229

953

Engineering

30,556

4,401

4,374

1,598

4,073

16,337

1,404

2,665

31,100

4,809

4,769

1,666

4,078

16,542

1,444

2,489

Engineering technologies³

2,755

175

170

320

418

1,536

115

171

2,784

201

194

279

450

1,561

102

172

English language and literature/letters

25,943

120

1,185

1,149

2,210

4,159

16,604

1,267

398

24,336

1,204

1,168

1,948

4,126

15,408

1,224

332

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences

19,679

1,052

1,012

2,297

3,464

11,583

787

421

18,214

978

939

2,020

3,458

10,539

754

371

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics

10,968

701

692

587

2,823

5,843

543

450

9,689

680

671

498

2,620

5,019

462

391

Health professions and related programs

227,251

1,319

17,270

16,655

615

28,869

31,984

138,016

7,093

2,700

223,909

1,139

18,221

17,565

656

29,308

33,467

132,095

7,236

2,443

Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting

30,273

215

821

732

6,390

8,315

13,072

1,106

354

30,644

214

906

795

111

6,356

8,627

13,000

1,180

361

Legal professions and studies

3,264

190

186

492

709

1,649

151

3,135

167

157

468

670

1,582

171

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and
humanities

26,929

206

1,208

1,149

3,816

5,318

14,691

1,141

549

24,734

207

1,047

990

3,596

4,926

13,457

1,005

496

Library science

108

114

Mathematics and statistics

11,386

1,519

1,506

535

1,233

5,200

444

2,436

10,753

1,518

1,509

485

1,211

4,854

372

2,296

Military technologies and applied sciences

355

227

339

219

Multi/interdisciplinary studies

35,554

186

3,113

3,042

4,126

7,682

17,553

1,538

1,356

33,275

159

3,023

2,959

4,016

6,639

16,631

1,489

1,318

Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology

27,106

144

1,404

1,342

3,208

4,637

16,005

1,176

532

26,025

158

1,332

1,266

3,054

4,278

15,487

1,172

544

Philosophy and religious studies

4,105

271

262

373

572

2,462

232

182

3,805

270

263

347

573

2,244

195

162

Physical sciences and science technologies

13,032

1,422

1,404

976

1,731

7,404

622

826

12,851

1,472

1,458

870

1,672

7,350

636

811

Precision production

Psychology

101,377

466

6,762

6,547

215

12,635

21,991

52,119

4,536

2,868

103,831

492

7,263

7,083

180

12,317

22,674

53,418

4,708

2,959

Public administration and social services

28,997

225

1,003

938

5,868

5,861

14,563

1,133

344

28,080

223

949

888

5,561

5,819

14,094

1,122

312

Social sciences and history

84,414

370

6,282

6,103

179

9,154

18,245

40,895

4,133

5,335

80,132

309

6,259

6,097

162

8,590

17,560

38,573

3,948

4,893

Social sciences

74,879

330

5,921

5,749

172

8,587

16,763

34,404

3,704

5,170

71,249

277

5,912

5,758

154

8,041

16,094

32,670

3,498

4,757

History

9,535

361

354

567

1,482

6,491

429

165

8,883

347

339

549

1,466

5,903

450

136

Theology and religious vocations

2,770

308

273

1,940

2,558

277

233

1,784

Transportation and materials moving

794

109

477

922

108

561

Visual and performing arts

56,861

207

3,934

3,854

4,295

8,313

33,609

2,758

3,745

56,952

227

4,188

4,122

4,246

8,637

32,984

2,907

3,763

Other and not classified

¹Includes Agricultural, animal, plant, veterinary science, and related fields; and Natural resources and conservation.

²Includes Business, management, marketing, and related support services; and Culinary, entertainment, and personal services.

³Includes Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields; Construction trades; and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs and U.S. service academies. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of study, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Data in this table are based on the 2020 Classification of Instructional Programs. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions component, Fall 2021 (final data) and Fall 2022 (provisional data). (This table was prepared September 2023.)