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Table 323.30.Master's degrees conferred 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	866,932	3,783	58,386	56,716	1,670	98,239	93,344	460,270	23,205	129,705	880,249	3,719	64,143	62,427	1,716	99,068	101,343	470,784	24,969	116,223
Agriculture and natural resources¹	7,404	39	251	245	6	261	530	4,895	226	1,202	8,056	40	333	317	16	268	637	5,381	277	1,120
Architecture and related services	6,321	21	342	335	7	322	792	2,944	166	1,734	6,702	10	391	385	6	352	807	3,012	184	1,946
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	1,447	51	80	77	3	146	238	583	70	279	1,465	39	106	103	3	170	288	548	75	239
Biological and biomedical sciences	19,434	46	2,760	2,732	28	1,812	2,059	9,161	668	2,928	20,629	53	2,845	2,817	28	2,059	2,343	9,844	793	2,692
Business²	202,350	820	16,109	15,671	438	25,630	20,501	103,163	5,173	30,954	205,751	838	17,385	16,938	447	25,011	22,541	105,477	5,468	29,031

Communication, journalism, and related programs	10,819	38	419	397	22	1,483	1,224	5,490	324	1,841	12,168	45	560	546	14	1,571	1,490	6,327	467	1,708
Communications technologies	517	0	21	21	0	54	38	175	10	219	578	2	25	25	0	29	32	200	8	282
Computer and information sciences and support services	54,174	97	5,449	5,392	57	3,432	2,334	13,152	900	28,810	51,338	117	6,502	6,447	55	3,755	2,919	14,135	1,019	22,891
Education	153,745	866	5,451	5,153	298	17,635	20,886	101,399	3,884	3,624	151,707	773	5,716	5,389	327	17,271	20,865	99,420	4,023	3,639
Engineering	47,277	68	4,068	4,040	28	1,299	2,644	15,338	950	22,910	42,997	72	4,637	4,609	28	1,298	3,105	16,548	1,129	16,208

Engineering technologies³	6,375	24	377	372	5	451	461	2,679	118	2,265	6,342	22	492	480	12	481	502	2,747	122	1,976
English language and literature/letters	7,850	30	272	256	16	589	822	5,483	325	329	8,073	45	274	272	2	593	928	5,649	304	280
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	3,137	20	131	124	7	376	344	1,984	98	184	2,948	19	113	108	5	332	360	1,912	81	131
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	2,885	12	108	106	2	87	539	1,359	69	711	2,837	8	117	116	1	112	547	1,295	94	664
Health professions and related programs	141,978	745	12,562	12,180	382	18,825	15,262	86,410	3,903	4,271	147,035	668	13,617	13,242	375	19,484	16,869	88,175	4,139	4,083

Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting	11,325	75	379	346	33	2,438	1,617	6,149	377	290	11,580	69	423	384	39	2,422	1,783	6,125	390	368
Legal professions and studies	7,038	123	395	382	13	1,033	781	2,766	168	1,772	12,077	180	497	475	22	1,087	980	3,157	222	5,954
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities	2,044	8	74	72	2	281	204	1,269	80	128	1,862	13	66	62	4	269	186	1,128	70	130
Library science	5,477	19	182	180	2	269	573	4,223	158	53	5,856	26	209	200	9	322	603	4,457	193	46
Mathematics and statistics	12,583	6	976	972	4	265	595	3,625	191	6,925	11,761	9	1,130	1,126	4	284	688	3,789	196	5,665

Military technologies and applied sciences	958	2	53	50	3	128	90	593	46	46	887	3	35	29	6	117	110	539	40	43
Multi/interdisciplinary studies	12,354	40	963	941	22	1,172	1,307	5,936	384	2,552	15,049	45	1,352	1,327	25	1,217	1,537	7,428	473	2,997
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology	9,880	39	227	212	15	1,474	989	6,208	338	605	10,118	40	269	244	25	1,542	1,122	6,240	391	514
Philosophy and religious studies	2,073	4	101	97	4	155	168	1,420	47	178	2,197	5	83	80	3	139	138	1,599	46	187
Physical sciences and science technologies	6,778	9	418	412	6	207	555	3,556	202	1,831	6,904	15	459	452	7	225	615	3,756	207	1,627

Precision production	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	11	0	1	1	0	0	1	6	1	2
Psychology	31,818	126	1,713	1,614	99	4,179	5,145	18,257	1,191	1,207	33,661	147	1,788	1,716	72	4,565	5,848	18,855	1,315	1,143
Public administration and social services	49,391	303	1,991	1,886	105	9,522	8,219	25,557	1,652	2,147	50,051	256	2,003	1,907	96	9,429	8,618	26,287	1,654	1,804
Social sciences and history	19,846	65	910	897	13	1,406	1,980	10,240	587	4,658	20,614	64	1,034	1,014	20	1,408	2,225	10,706	664	4,513
Social sciences	16,364	43	846	837	9	1,253	1,674	7,579	474	4,495	17,101	49	969	950	19	1,253	1,887	8,049	537	4,357
History	3,482	22	64	60	4	153	306	2,661	113	163	3,513	15	65	64	1	155	338	2,657	127	156

Theology and religious vocations	13,228	46	768	735	33	2,066	971	7,933	337	1,107	12,592	45	721	683	38	2,005	1,032	7,573	311	905
Transportation and materials moving	670	2	25	24	1	72	69	375	24	103	674	2	33	30	3	46	77	396	31	89
Visual and performing arts	15,748	39	811	795	16	1,170	1,405	7,947	539	3,837	15,729	49	927	903	24	1,205	1,547	8,073	582	3,346
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 323.30.Master's degrees conferred 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

866,932

3,783

58,386

56,716

1,670

98,239

93,344

460,270

23,205

129,705

880,249

3,719

64,143

62,427

1,716

99,068

101,343

470,784

24,969

116,223

Agriculture and natural resources¹

7,404

251

245

261

530

4,895

226

1,202

8,056

333

317

268

637

5,381

277

1,120

Architecture and related services

6,321

342

335

322

792

2,944

166

1,734

6,702

391

385

352

807

3,012

184

1,946

Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies

1,447

146

238

583

279

1,465

106

103

170

288

548

239

Biological and biomedical sciences

19,434

2,760

2,732

1,812

2,059

9,161

668

2,928

20,629

2,845

2,817

2,059

2,343

9,844

793

2,692

Business²

202,350

820

16,109

15,671

438

25,630

20,501

103,163

5,173

30,954

205,751

838

17,385

16,938

447

25,011

22,541

105,477

5,468

29,031

Communication, journalism, and related programs

10,819

419

397

1,483

1,224

5,490

324

1,841

12,168

560

546

1,571

1,490

6,327

467

1,708

Communications technologies

517

175

219

578

200

282

Computer and information sciences and support
services

54,174

5,449

5,392

3,432

2,334

13,152

900

28,810

51,338

117

6,502

6,447

3,755

2,919

14,135

1,019

22,891

Education

153,745

866

5,451

5,153

298

17,635

20,886

101,399

3,884

3,624

151,707

773

5,716

5,389

327

17,271

20,865

99,420

4,023

3,639

Engineering

47,277

4,068

4,040

1,299

2,644

15,338

950

22,910

42,997

4,637

4,609

1,298

3,105

16,548

1,129

16,208

Engineering technologies³

6,375

377

372

451

461

2,679

118

2,265

6,342

492

480

481

502

2,747

122

1,976

English language and literature/letters

7,850

272

256

589

822

5,483

325

329

8,073

274

272

593

928

5,649

304

280

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences

3,137

131

124

376

344

1,984

184

2,948

113

108

332

360

1,912

131

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics

2,885

108

106

539

1,359

711

2,837

117

116

112

547

1,295

664

Health professions and related programs

141,978

745

12,562

12,180

382

18,825

15,262

86,410

3,903

4,271

147,035

668

13,617

13,242

375

19,484

16,869

88,175

4,139

4,083

Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting

11,325

379

346

2,438

1,617

6,149

377

290

11,580

423

384

2,422

1,783

6,125

390

368

Legal professions and studies

7,038

123

395

382

1,033

781

2,766

168

1,772

12,077

180

497

475

1,087

980

3,157

222

5,954

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and
humanities

2,044

281

204

1,269

128

1,862

269

186

1,128

130

Library science

5,477

182

180

269

573

4,223

158

5,856

209

200

322

603

4,457

193

Mathematics and statistics

12,583

976

972

265

595

3,625

191

6,925

11,761

1,130

1,126

284

688

3,789

196

5,665

Military technologies and applied sciences

958

128

593

887

117

110

539

Multi/interdisciplinary studies

12,354

963

941

1,172

1,307

5,936

384

2,552

15,049

1,352

1,327

1,217

1,537

7,428

473

2,997

Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology

9,880

227

212

1,474

989

6,208

338

605

10,118

269

244

1,542

1,122

6,240

391

514

Philosophy and religious studies

2,073

101

155

168

1,420

178

2,197

139

138

1,599

187

Physical sciences and science technologies

6,778

418

412

207

555

3,556

202

1,831

6,904

459

452

225

615

3,756

207

1,627

Precision production

Psychology

31,818

126

1,713

1,614

4,179

5,145

18,257

1,191

1,207

33,661

147

1,788

1,716

4,565

5,848

18,855

1,315

1,143

Public administration and social services

49,391

303

1,991

1,886

105

9,522

8,219

25,557

1,652

2,147

50,051

256

2,003

1,907

9,429

8,618

26,287

1,654

1,804

Social sciences and history

19,846

910

897

1,406

1,980

10,240

587

4,658

20,614

1,034

1,014

1,408

2,225

10,706

664

4,513

Social sciences

16,364

846

837

1,253

1,674

7,579

474

4,495

17,101

969

950

1,253

1,887

8,049

537

4,357

History

3,482

153

306

2,661

113

163

3,513

155

338

2,657

127

156

Theology and religious vocations

13,228

768

735

2,066

971

7,933

337

1,107

12,592

721

683

2,005

1,032

7,573

311

905

Transportation and materials moving

670

375

103

674

396

Visual and performing arts

15,748

811

795

1,170

1,405

7,947

539

3,837

15,729

927

903

1,205

1,547

8,073

582

3,346

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.)