National Center for Education Statistics

Table A-24. Degrees conferred (assumptions)

Variable Assumptions Alternative

Associate's degrees

Men The number of associate's degrees awarded to men is a linear function of the log of the ratio of full-time Middle
male undergraduate enrollment in 2-year institutions to the male population of 18- to 24-year-olds,
weighted over the last 2 years (where weights are .67 and .33 for descending lagged years), plus the
similar log ratio for part-time male undergraduate enrollment in 2-year institutions. This relationship will
continue through 2016–17.

Women The number of associate's degrees awarded to women is a linear function of the log of the ratio of full- Middle
time female undergraduate enrollment in 2-year institutions to the female population of 18- to 24-year-
olds, weighted over the last 2 years (where weights are .67 and .33 for descending lagged years), plus
the similar log ratio for part-time female undergraduate enrollment in 2-year institutions. This relationship
will continue through 2016–17.

Bachelor's degrees

Men The number of bachelor's degrees awarded to men is a linear function of the log of the ratio of full-time Middle
male undergraduate enrollment in 4-year institutions to the male population of 18- to 24-year-olds,
weighted over the last 4 years (where weights are .4, .3, .2, and .1 for descending lagged years). This
relationship will continue through 2016–17.

Women The number of bachelor's degrees awarded to women is a linear function of the log of the ratio of full- Middle
time female undergraduate enrollment in 4-year institutions to the female population of 18- to 24-year-
olds, weighted over the last 4 years (where weights are .4, .3, .2, and .1 for descending lagged years).
This relationship will continue through 2016–17.

Master's degrees

Men The number of master's degrees awarded to men is a linear function of the log of the ratio of full-time Middle
male graduate school enrollment to the male population of 25- to 34-year-olds, weighted over the the last
2 years (where weights are .67 and .33 for descending lagged years). This relationship will continue
through 2016–17.

Women The number of master's degrees awarded to women is a linear function of the log of the ratio of full-time Middle
female graduate school enrollment to the female population of 25- to 34-year-olds, weighted over the the
last 2 years (where weights are .67 and .33 for descending lagged years), plus the similar log ratio for
part-time female graduate school enrollment. This relationship will continue through 2016–17.

Doctor's degrees

Men The number of doctor's degrees awarded to men is a linear function of the log of the ratio of full-time Middle
male graduate school enrollment to the male population of 35- to 44-year-olds, weighted over the the last
4 years (where weights are .4, .3, .2, and .1 for descending lagged years), plus the similar log ratio for
part-time male graduate school enrollment. This relationship will continue through 2016–17.

Women The number of doctor's degrees awarded to women is a linear function of the log of the ratio of full-time Middle
female graduate school enrollment to the female population of 35- to 44-year-olds, weighted over the the
last 4 years (where weights are .4, .3, .2, and .1 for descending lagged years). This relationship will
continue through 2016–17.

First-professional degrees

Men The number of first-professional degrees awarded to men is a linear function of the log of the ratio of full- Middle
time male first-professional school enrollment to the male population of 25- to 34-year-olds, weighted
over the last 3 years (where weights are .5, .33, and, .17 for descending lagged years), plus the similar
log ratio for part-time male first-professional school enrollmen t. This relationship will continue through
2016–17.
Women The number of first-professional degrees awarded to women is a linear function of the log of the ratio of Middle
full-time female first-professional school enrollment to the female population of 25- to 34-year-olds,
weighted over the last 3 years (where weights are .5, .33, and, .17 for descending lagged years). This
relationship will continue through 2016–17.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Degrees Conferred Model, 1975–76 through 2004–05. (This table was
prepared June 2007.)
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