1. Degrees Conferred at Massachusetts Institutions of Higher Education Enhancing and Expanding the Commonwealth’s Workforce

2. What is included in this report? Report on Degrees Conferred  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 levels  Discipline Areas/Academic Fields  Focus on degrees conferred in STEM and Health fields  Six-year trend analysis

3. Report Highlights: Report on Degrees Conferred  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.

4. Degrees by Segment: Report on Degrees Conferred

5. Top Fields for Associate Degrees: Report on Degrees Conferred

6. Top Fields for Bachelor Degrees: Report on Degrees Conferred

7. Top Fields for Master Degrees: Report on Degrees Conferred

8. Top Fields for Doctoral Degrees: Report on Degrees Conferred

9. Six-Year Trend for All Degrees Conferred: Report on Degrees Conferred 14% 17%

10. Six-Year Trend for Degrees Conferred to Minority Students: Report on Degrees Conferred

11. Six-Year Trend for Degrees Conferred by Gender: Report on Degrees Conferred Degrees Conferred by Gender 18% Degrees Female % Increase Male % Increase Associate14% Bachelor12%17% Master13%23%

12. Six-Year Trend for STEM and Health Degrees Conferred: Report on Degrees Conferred 23%

13. Six-Year Trend for STEM Degrees Conferred: Report on Degrees Conferred 5%

14. Six-Year Trend for STEM Degrees Conferred: Report on Degrees Conferred STEM20022007% Growth S-Science912117028% T-Technology1081832-23% E-Engineering140614815% M-Mathematics14022460% 28% 23% 5% 60%

15. Six-Year Trend for Health Degrees Conferred: Report on Degrees Conferred 43%

16. Report on Degrees Conferred Six-Year Trend for Nursing Degrees Conferred: 46%

17. Five-Year Trend for Nursing Associate Degrees: Report on Degrees Conferred

18. Associate Nursing Degree Production at Public and Private Institutions:

19. Five-Year Trend for Nursing Bachelor Degrees: Report on Degrees Conferred

20. Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Production at Public and Private Institutions:

21. Report on Degrees Conferred Master Nursing Degree Production at Public and Private Institutions:

22. Report on Degrees Conferred Doctoral Nursing Degree Production at Public and Private Institutions:

23. Report on Degrees Conferred 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