Louisiana State University 
Trend Data: Students, Degrees

Graduate Degrees Awarded by Departmental Location and Level
1995-96 through 2004-05

MASTERS
College 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Agriculture 79 109 95 90 113 83 64 84 87 105
Art & Design 28 26 36 34 30 28 35 33 28 55
Arts & Sciences 116 153 134 143 102 101 142 121 142 169
Basic Sciences 85 97 107 105 96 81 64 71 67 71
Business Administration 198 178 240 236 224 180 222 231 243 244
Education 166 219 204 155 175 155 148 149 166 140
Engineering 134 97 86 91 89 106 98 89 118 147
Graduate School* 4 13 12 13 21 29 ----- ---- ---- ----
Library & Information Sciences 72 56 83 85 76 65 62 57 69 75
Mass Communication 10 11 15 19 16 16 16 5 12 15
Music and Dramatic Arts 23 31 30 18 30 30 37 37 26 43
School of Coast & Environment 33 35 34 28 25 27 12 20 11 29
Social Work 107 96 105 105 91 83 95 94 87 95
Veterinary Medicine 5 8 9 9 4 6 4 7 6 9
Total 1,060 1,129 1,190 1,131 1,092 990 999 998 1,062 1,197

  
*Master of Liberal Arts.

DOCTORAL
College 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Agriculture 38 33 44 38 45 40 36 34 38 44
Arts & Sciences 78 55 73 76 91 72 65 57 59 53
Basic Sciences 39 55 52 44 39 60 31 41 41 41
Business Administration 11 22 9 15 14 8 10 5 16 9
Education 22 21 25 31 30 32 25 18 25 18
Engineering 17 23 32 26 28 21 21 25 22 25
Mass Communications ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2 3
Music and Dramatic Arts 14 9 11 9 14 10 18 18 19 20
School of Coast & Environment 8 7 4 9 7 8 8 4 7 5
Social Work 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 2 4 0
Veterinary Medicine 11 9 8 4 7 9 5 7 7 4
Total 238 234 258 253 275 264 222 211 240 222
         

PROFESSIONAL
College 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) 66 74 71 66 76 79 79 74 77 83
     

Source: Graduate Analysis File
File: degcollgrad

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Updated: July 15, 2005