Degrees Conferred at Massachusetts Institutions

of Higher Education

Enhancing and Expanding the Commonwealth’s Workforce

What is included in this report?

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Degrees conferred from the Massachusetts Public Colleges and UMass (institution-level and segment-level)Degrees conferred by gender and race/ethnicity.Certificates, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral levelsDiscipline Areas/Academic FieldsFocus on degrees conferred in STEM and Health fieldsSix-year trend analysis

Report Highlights:

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In FY 2007, Massachusetts public institutions of higher education conferred more than 30,000 degrees and certificates.Approximately half were conferred at the baccalaureate level. About 26% were Associate degrees, 17% were graduate-level degrees and 10% were certificates.The most common degrees were in the areas of Health, Education, Liberal Arts, Business, Psychology and Public Safety.The overall number of degrees conferred has increased steadily over the past six years.

Degrees by Segment:

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Top Fields for Associate Degrees:

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Top Fields for Bachelor Degrees:

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Top Fields for Master Degrees:

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Top Fields for Doctoral Degrees:

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Six-Year Trend for All Degrees Conferred:

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14%

14%

17%

Six-Year Trend for Degrees Conferred to Minority Students:

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Six-Year Trend for Degrees Conferred by Gender:

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Degrees Conferred by Gender

18%

Degrees Female % Increase

Male % Increase

Associate 14% 14%Bachelor 12% 17%Master 13% 23%

Six-Year Trend for STEM and Health Degrees Conferred:

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23%

Six-Year Trend for STEM Degrees Conferred:

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5%

Six-Year Trend for STEM Degrees Conferred:

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STEM 2002 2007 % Growth

S-Science 912 1170 28%

T-Technology 1081 832 -23%

E-Engineering 1406 1481 5%

M-Mathematics 140 224 60%

28%23%

5%

60%

Six-Year Trend for Health Degrees Conferred:

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43%

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Six-Year Trend for Nursing Degrees Conferred:

46%

Five-Year Trend for Nursing Associate Degrees:

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Associate Nursing Degree Production at Public and Private Institutions:

Five-Year Trend for Nursing Bachelor Degrees:

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Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Production at Public and Private Institutions:

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Master Nursing Degree Production at Public and Private Institutions:

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Doctoral Nursing Degree Production at Public and Private Institutions:

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Newly Approved Public Graduate Nursing Degree Programs:

•Framingham State College: Master of Nursing

•University of Massachusetts Amherst: Doctor of Nursing Practice

•University of Massachusetts Boston: Doctor of Nursing Practice

•University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: Ph.D. in Nursing

•University of Massachusetts Lowell: Doctor of Nursing Practice

•University of Massachusetts Worcester: Doctor of Nursing Practice