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Number of master's degree recipients in the United States 1880-2028

Number of master's degree recipients in the United States from 1879/80 to 2027/28 (in thousand)

The data displays the number of master's degree recipients in the U.S. from academic year 1879/80 to 2015/16 with forecast up to 2027/28. In academic year 2015/16, about 785.6 thousand students were awarded master's degree in the United States

1879-80	0.88
1889-90	1.02
1899-00	1.58
1909-10	2.11
1919-20	4.28
1929-30	14.97
1939-40	26.73
1949-50	58.18
1959-60	74.44
1969-70	213.59
1979-80	305.2
1989-90	330.15
1999-00	463.19
2000-01	473.5
2001-02	487.31
2002-03	518.7
2003-04	564.27
2004-05	580.15
2005-06	599.73
2006-07	610.6
2007-08	630.67
2008-09	662.08
2009-10	693.31
2010-11	730.92
2011-12	755.97
2012-13	751.72
2013-14	754.58
2014-15	758.8
2015-16	785.6
2016-17	793
2017-18	775
2018-19	780
2019-20	786
2020-21	789
2021-22	794
2022-23	798
2023-24	802
2024-25	805
2025-26	807
2026-27	810
2027-28	814

Number of master's degree recipients in the United States 1880-2028

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