Only three new degree programs were added this year, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies in the College of Liberal Arts, a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Design in the College of Fine Arts. However, there were a couple of name changes. Czech was changed to Czech Language and Culture and Russian and Slavic Studies was changed to Russian Language and Culture (Table D 1).

A total of 11,879 degrees were awarded by The University of Texas at Austin in 2001-02, an increase of 391 from the previous year. The number of bachelor’s degrees awarded increased by 5.0%, master’s by 3.0% and law by 2.4%. Doctoral degrees decreased by 10.6% from last year and Pharm. D. by 1.7%. In academic year 2001-02, UT Austin awarded 8,005 baccalaureate degrees, 2,644 master’s degrees, 644 doctoral degrees, 115 Pharm. D. degrees, and 471 law degrees. Of the total number of degrees, 51.4% were awarded to women. Women earned 53.6% of the bachelor’s degrees, 46.3% of the master’s degrees, 44.6% of the doctoral degrees, 69.6% of the Pharm. D. degrees, and 47.8% of the law degrees (Table D 2).

At the bachelor’s level, 67.1% of the degrees for 2001-02 were awarded to Whites, 13.3% to Asian Americans, 12.8% to Hispanics, 3.0% to foreign students, 2.8% to African Americans, 0.4% to American Indians, and 0.5% to students for whom ethnicity was not known (Table D 2).

Foreign students are well represented among those receiving graduate degrees, with one-quarter (26.2%) of the master’s degrees and one-third (33.7%) of the doctoral degrees going to foreign students. Almost one-quarter (23.5%) of the Pharm. D. degrees were awarded to Asian American students, with 21 degrees awarded to Asian American women and 6 to Asian American men (Table D 2).

The College of Liberal Arts awarded one-third (33.2%) of the bachelor’s degrees, followed by Natural Sciences (15.8%), Communications (14.4%), and Business Administration (13.4%) (Table D 3).

Over two-thirds (67.0%) of the graduate degrees (master’s, doctoral, law, and Pharm. D.) were awarded by five colleges: Business Administration (22.5%), Engineering (15.0%), Law (12.9%), Liberal Arts (8.5%), and Education (8.2%). Two schools awarded 50% of the master’s degrees: Business Administration (32.1%) and Engineering (17.4%). Nearly 80% of the doctoral degrees were awarded by four colleges: Natural Sciences (22.5%), Liberal Arts (19.3%), Engineering (18.6%), and Education (17.9%) (Table D 3).

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