DEGREES CONFERRED BY INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR AND LEVEL OF PROGRAM
Nebraska - 1987 to 2005                                    
Institution and Degree 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
University of Nebraska 1 7,500 7,469 7,455 7,516 7,970 8,076 8,418 8,327 8,139 8,288 8,645 8,512 8,783 8,818 8,512 9,086 9,158 9,476
   Below Baccalaureate Awards 107 44 68 95 75 70 100 82 87 120 119 90 101 95 75 66 78 41
   Baccalaureate Degrees 4,289 4,342 4,296 4,379 5,746 5,854 6,055 5,920 5,599 5,708 5,748 5,625 5,904 5,780 5,614 5,836 6,000 6,227
   Post-Baccalaureate Certificates 2 4 6 5 7 31 27 10 7 14 14 11 9 6 10 NA NA NA NA
   Masters Degrees 1,168 1,213 1,206 1,164 1,538 1,546 1,631 1,666 1,723 1,738 2,100 2,142 2,094 2,283 2,231 2,527 2,445 2,450
   Post-Masters Certificates 27 24 27 23 29 29 26 35 58 36 33 34 38 39 NA NA NA NA
   First Professional Degrees 351 352 323 345 347 344 367 368 376 361 323 329 348 352 592 657 635 758
   Doctoral Degrees 246 245 229 215 233 233 239 249 282 311 311 283 292 269 NA NA NA NA
Nebraska State Colleges 1 1,010 1,015 951 999 1,037 1,137 1,201 1,233 1,208 1,223 1,259 1,337 1,454 1,389 1,351 1,356 1,388 1,504
   Below Baccalaureate Awards 2 0 5 4 3 2 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 3
   Baccalaureate Degrees 894 899 835 856 876 950 1,034 1,052 1,042 1,030 1,063 1,079 1,253 1,204 1,125 1,130 1,186 1,179
   Masters Degrees 108 115 102 134 146 173 156 173 155 186 190 247 196 175 226 226 202 325
   Post-Masters Certificates 6 1 9 5 12 12 9 5 9 4 6 11 5 10 NA NA NA NA
Nebraska Community Colleges 4,294 4,234 4,209 4,199 4,436 4,353 4,478 4,559 4,118 4,360 4,429 4,431 4,743 4,627 4,604 4,765 4,964 5,569
   Below Baccalaureate Awards 4,294 4,234 4,209 4,199 4,436 4,353 4,481 4,559 4,118 4,360 4,429 4,431 4,743 4,627 4,604 4,765 4,964 5,569
Nebraska Independent Institutions 2,851 3,034 3,364 3,624 3,786 3,890 4,191 4,365 4,510 4,440 4,904 4,809 5,049 5,500 5,671 5,915 6,321 6,939
   Below Baccalaureate Awards 214 255 336 367 345 341 291 322 280 366 358 251 256 392 387 345 372 429
   Baccalaureate Degrees 2,081 2,189 2,475 2,661 2,829 2,804 3,032 3,149 3,255 3,137 3,275 3,346 3,598 3,862 3,948 4,106 4,317 4,674
   Post-Baccalaureate Certificates 2 0 1 19 10 1 3 19 18 24 17 13 14 8 39 NA NA NA NA
   Masters Degrees 199 211 198 191 225 288 414 413 490 465 611 592 608 729 800 861 1,057 1,224
   Post-Masters Certificates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 12 7 3 5 NA NA NA NA
   First Professional Degrees 355 375 335 391 384 467 450 457 450 482 441 446 446 441 536 603 575 612
   Doctoral Degrees 2 3 1 4 3 5 5 6 3 4 118 71 71 71 NA NA NA NA
1 Kearney is reported as Kearney State College for 1987-88 through 1990-91, and as University of Nebraska - Kearney for 1991-92 and later.
2 1996 figures combine baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate numbers; 2000 plus years baccalaureate and post-baccaluarete degree numbers combined; masters and post-masters combined; and first professional and doctoral degree combined.
Sources: Nebraska Coordinating Committee for Postsecondary Education, A Factual Look at Higher Education in Nebraska, 2007
Last Updated: 12/17/2007
by Nebraska Databook
email: mailto:michael.lundeen@ded.ne.gov