Master's degrees conferred to males by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and field of study: Academic years 2020-21 and 2021-22

Table 323.40.Master's degrees conferred to males 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	330,727	1,137	24,103	23,522	581	29,139	31,301	166,463	8,110	70,474	328,894	1,173	26,041	25,439	602	29,500	33,618	168,113	8,809	61,640
Agriculture and natural resources¹	2,955	11	94	93	1	86	203	1,980	69	512	2,903	16	97	92	5	107	196	1,965	88	434
Architecture and related services	3,011	8	127	121	6	160	414	1,528	73	701	3,186	3	145	144	1	163	383	1,555	79	858
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	504	12	33	30	3	39	72	226	25	97	472	8	38	36	2	38	86	197	19	86
Biological and biomedical sciences	7,290	18	1,062	1,055	7	569	798	3,558	244	1,041	7,383	22	1,081	1,070	11	561	838	3,645	270	966
Business²	102,942	356	8,113	7,918	195	9,906	9,687	56,349	2,490	16,041	103,660	355	8,468	8,268	200	9,757	10,546	56,548	2,641	15,345

Communication, journalism, and related programs	2,903	16	111	103	8	385	342	1,528	93	428	3,298	10	129	124	5	408	425	1,752	128	446
Communications technologies	265	0	7	7	0	27	24	101	7	99	283	2	15	15	0	13	17	101	3	132
Computer and information sciences and support services	35,888	64	3,467	3,428	39	2,157	1,627	9,774	607	18,192	33,899	82	4,098	4,060	38	2,285	2,071	10,244	685	14,434
Bildung	32,831	172	1,201	1,123	78	3,936	4,406	21,486	836	794	32,084	187	1,153	1,064	89	3,872	4,290	20,706	957	919
Technik	34,166	49	2,746	2,728	18	886	1,886	11,435	634	16,530	30,711	46	3,139	3,115	24	884	2,194	12,149	741	11,558

Engineering technologies³	4,222	15	226	223	3	276	304	1,899	72	1,430	4,180	15	283	279	4	317	322	1,952	79	1,212
English language and literature/letters	2,340	2	77	75	2	150	270	1,650	80	111	2,351	14	65	64	1	155	272	1,675	81	89
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	405	2	12	11	1	40	52	257	12	30	402	3	17	16	1	50	52	247	8	25
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	1,010	7	37	35	2	27	164	498	27	250	952	2	31	31	0	34	135	480	38	232
Health professions and related programs	24,991	118	2,941	2,858	83	2,859	3,120	13,929	726	1,298	25,470	114	3,085	3,013	72	3,009	3,302	13,974	755	1,231

Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting	5,416	32	200	186	14	914	722	3,207	162	179	5,267	26	203	186	17	913	740	3,002	162	221
Legal professions and studies	2,829	28	170	162	8	334	292	1,159	57	789	4,936	41	189	185	4	334	392	1,283	66	2,631
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities	795	4	24	23	1	93	89	519	22	44	673	6	14	12	2	98	76	412	21	46
Library science	917	3	39	39	0	26	100	700	33	16	1,021	4	49	47	2	50	112	756	36	14
Mathematics and statistics	7,375	4	589	586	3	154	402	2,407	116	3,703	7,091	7	662	658	4	170	446	2,539	125	3,142

Military technologies and applied sciences	659	2	35	33	2	85	69	408	28	32	607	2	26	21	5	82	64	374	31	28
Multi/interdisciplinary studies	4,506	14	326	322	4	381	511	2,049	125	1,100	5,873	14	549	538	11	460	604	2,737	162	1,347
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology	5,555	21	143	131	12	848	575	3,450	184	334	5,654	22	148	130	18	916	587	3,495	193	293
Philosophy and religious studies	1,411	0	60	57	3	81	113	1,011	30	116	1,499	3	51	49	2	78	99	1,145	24	99
Physical sciences and science technologies	4,066	6	221	217	4	107	328	2,109	108	1,187	4,119	7	254	248	6	110	360	2,220	116	1,052

Precision production	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Psychology	6,091	25	388	363	25	724	926	3,528	243	257	6,062	33	323	311	12	788	986	3,476	238	218
Public administration and social services	10,402	64	454	430	24	1,685	1,585	5,516	334	764	10,437	46	460	440	20	1,668	1,631	5,672	306	654
Social sciences and history	9,812	34	412	406	6	537	921	5,429	244	2,235	9,972	34	425	415	10	547	1,001	5,526	303	2,136
Social sciences	7,925	21	381	377	4	473	755	3,966	185	2,144	8,144	24	392	382	10	481	838	4,113	238	2,058
History	1,887	13	31	29	2	64	166	1,463	59	91	1,828	10	33	33	0	66	163	1,413	65	78

Theology and religious vocations	8,209	30	515	491	24	1,087	590	5,028	189	770	7,604	31	478	454	24	1,028	634	4,650	188	595
Transportation and materials moving	532	2	16	16	0	61	62	298	18	75	530	2	28	25	3	36	59	313	25	67
Visual and performing arts	6,426	18	257	252	5	519	645	3,446	222	1,319	6,312	16	338	329	9	569	698	3,320	241	1,130
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 323.40.Master's degrees conferred to males 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

330,727

1,137

24,103

23,522

581

29,139

31,301

166,463

8,110

70,474

328,894

1,173

26,041

25,439

602

29,500

33,618

168,113

8,809

61,640

Agriculture and natural resources¹

2,955

203

1,980

512

2,903

107

196

1,965

434

Architecture and related services

3,011

127

121

160

414

1,528

701

3,186

145

144

163

383

1,555

858

Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies

504

226

472

197

Biological and biomedical sciences

7,290

1,062

1,055

569

798

3,558

244

1,041

7,383

1,081

1,070

561

838

3,645

270

966

Business²

102,942

356

8,113

7,918

195

9,906

9,687

56,349

2,490

16,041

103,660

355

8,468

8,268

200

9,757

10,546

56,548

2,641

15,345

Communication, journalism, and related programs

2,903

111

103

385

342

1,528

428

3,298

129

124

408

425

1,752

128

446

Communications technologies

265

101

283

101

132

Computer and information sciences and support services

35,888

3,467

3,428

2,157

1,627

9,774

607

18,192

33,899

4,098

4,060

2,285

2,071

10,244

685

14,434

Bildung

32,831

172

1,201

1,123

3,936

4,406

21,486

836

794

32,084

187

1,153

1,064

3,872

4,290

20,706

957

919

Technik

34,166

2,746

2,728

886

1,886

11,435

634

16,530

30,711

3,139

3,115

884

2,194

12,149

741

11,558

Engineering technologies³

4,222

226

223

276

304

1,899

1,430

4,180

283

279

317

322

1,952

1,212

English language and literature/letters

2,340

150

270

1,650

111

2,351

155

272

1,675

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences

405

257

402

247

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics

1,010

164

498

250

952

135

480

232

Health professions and related programs

24,991

118

2,941

2,858

2,859

3,120

13,929

726

1,298

25,470

114

3,085

3,013

3,009

3,302

13,974

755

1,231

Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting

5,416

200

186

914

722

3,207

162

179

5,267

203

186

913

740

3,002

162

221

Legal professions and studies

2,829

170

162

334

292

1,159

789

4,936

189

185

334

392

1,283

2,631

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and
humanities

795

519

673

412

Library science

917

100

700

1,021

112

756

Mathematics and statistics

7,375

589

586

154

402

2,407

116

3,703

7,091

662

658

170

446

2,539

125

3,142

Military technologies and applied sciences

659

408

607

374

Multi/interdisciplinary studies

4,506

326

322

381

511

2,049

125

1,100

5,873

549

538

460

604

2,737

162

1,347

Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology

5,555

143

131

848

575

3,450

184

334

5,654

148

130

916

587

3,495

193

293

Philosophy and religious studies

1,411

113

1,011

116

1,499

1,145

Physical sciences and science technologies

4,066

221

217

107

328

2,109

108

1,187

4,119

254

248

110

360

2,220

116

1,052

Precision production

Psychology

6,091

388

363

724

926

3,528

243

257

6,062

323

311

788

986

3,476

238

218

Public administration and social services

10,402

454

430

1,685

1,585

5,516

334

764

10,437

460

440

1,668

1,631

5,672

306

654

Social sciences and history

9,812

412

406

537

921

5,429

244

2,235

9,972

425

415

547

1,001

5,526

303

2,136

Social sciences

7,925

381

377

473

755

3,966

185

2,144

8,144

392

382

481

838

4,113

238

2,058

History

1,887

166

1,463

1,828

163

1,413

Theology and religious vocations

8,209

515

491

1,087

590

5,028

189

770

7,604

478

454

1,028

634

4,650

188

595

Transportation and materials moving

532

298

530

313

Visual and performing arts

6,426

257

252

519

645

3,446

222

1,319

6,312

338

329

569

698

3,320

241

1,130

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.)