Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) IX: Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred Between July 1, 1973, and June 30, 1974 (ICPSR 2141)
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United States Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02141.v1
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This study consists of data on earned degrees and other awards conferred by institutions of higher education in the United States and its outlying areas. Part of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) Series, this survey provides complete data on earned degrees for the nation, the states, and individual institutions, which are widely used by planners and researchers. Data are provided for professional degrees, baccalaureate and higher degrees, and subbaccalaureate degrees awarded. Additional data specify number of degrees granted by level of degree, institutional control and type, academic disciplines and specialty, student enrollment, and state. Demographic items specify sex and race of recipients.
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All postsecondary institutions in operation during 1973-1974 in the United States and its territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Marshall Islands) and Department of Defense Schools outside the United States.
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self-enumerated questionnaires
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2004-07-09
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2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
- United States Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) IX: Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred Between July 1, 1973, and June 30, 1974. ICPSR02141-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02141.v1
2004-07-09 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Performed consistency checks.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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