Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Earned Degrees, 1986-1987

This data collection contains information on degrees earned at a sample of postsecondary institutions in the United States. Data were collected on the number of completions of academic, vocational, and continuing professional educational programs by award category. There are three files in the collection. Part 1, Response Status Information, contains response status information on the completions survey for all 6,544 active institutions in the final universe. Part 2, Postsecondary Completions: Awards/Degrees Conferred, contains the number of degrees and other awards granted by the institution in each field of study (six-digit CIP code), by level of award/degree, and sex of recipient. Part 3, Postsecondary Completions by Major Discipline (Two-Digit CIP Codes), contains the number of degrees and other awards conferred by major discipline (two-digit CIP code), award level, race/ethnicity, and sex of recipient.