Degrees Conferred 2008: Enhancing and Expanding the Commonwealth’s Workforce Board of Higher Education Meeting | June 4, 2009.

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Degrees Conferred 2008: Enhancing and Expanding the Commonwealth’s Workforce Board of Higher Education Meeting | June 4, 2009

Degrees Conferred 2008  Degrees conferred in the Massachusetts Public Higher Education System (institution-level and segment-level) during the academic year  Degrees conferred by gender and race/ethnicity  Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctoral levels  Discipline Areas/Academic Fields  Focus on degrees conferred in STEM and Health fields  Six-year trend analysis Report Contents

Degrees Conferred 2008  In FY2008, Massachusetts public institutions of higher education conferred more than 31,000 degrees and certificates.  Approximately half were conferred at the baccalaureate level. About 26% were associate degrees, 17% were graduate-level degrees and 10% were certificates.  The most common degrees were in the areas of Health, Education, Liberal Arts, Business, Psychology and Public Safety.  The overall number of degrees conferred has increased steadily over the past seven years. Report Highlights

Degrees Conferred 2008 Degrees Conferred By Segment

Degrees Conferred 2008 Top 15 Degree and Certificate Fields

Degrees Conferred 2008 Top Fields for Associate Degrees

Degrees Conferred 2008 Top Fields for Bachelor Degrees

Degrees Conferred 2008 Top Fields for Master Degrees

Degrees Conferred 2008 Top Fields for Doctoral Degrees

Degrees Conferred Six-Year Trends

15% 12% 17% Degrees Conferred : Six-Year Trends All Degrees Conferred

35.3% 38.1% 68.8% Degrees Conferred : Six-Year Trends Degrees Conferred to Minority Students

Degrees Female % Increase Male % Increase Associate14.4%11.0% Bachelor11.7% 17.6% Master13.1% 26.7% 13.2%18.7% Degrees Conferred : Six-Year Trends Degrees Conferred by Gender

24% Degrees Conferred : Six-Year Trends STEM and Health Degrees Conferred

2.4% Degrees Conferred : Six-Year Trends STEM Degrees Conferred

STEM % Growth S-Science 8951,17030% T-Technology 1, % E-Engineering 1,5021,5503% M-Mathematics % 30% 23% 3% 23% Degrees Conferred : Six-Year Trends STEM Degrees Conferred By Field

17 50% Degrees Conferred : Six-Year Trends Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Degrees Conferred

55.8% Degrees Conferred : Six-Year Trends Nursing Degrees Conferred

Public and Private Institution Comparison

Nursing Degrees Conferred: Public and Private Institution Comparison Nursing Associate Degrees

Nursing Degrees Conferred: Public and Private Institution Comparison Nursing Associate Degrees

Nursing Degrees Conferred: Public and Private Institution Comparison Nursing Bachelor Degrees

Nursing Degrees Conferred: Public and Private Institution Comparison Nursing Bachelor Degrees

Nursing Degrees Conferred: Public and Private Institution Comparison Nursing Master Degrees

Nursing Degrees Conferred: Public and Private Institution Comparison Doctoral Nursing Degrees

Workforce Development Meeting the Commonwealth’s Needs

Workforce Development  According to CommCorp, approximately 60% of “critical occupations” in the Commonwealth require an associate degree or higher.  Three of the top five “critical occupations” with the most vacancies (as of 2Q 2008) were in the areas of Health, Business, and Education, which aligns with our top degree/certificate fields.  The Computer/Mathematical field had the fourth-most vacancies. We produce relatively few degrees in these fields and have not seen significant increases.  According to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, job vacancies fell 40% between the 4Q of 2007 and the 4Q of  However, longitudinal data show that health, business, and education are consistently at or near the top of job vacancy rankings. Meeting the Commonwealth’s Needs

Workforce Development  Department of Higher Education’s Fiscal Year 2008 Degrees Conferred Report:  CommCorp analysis on critical vacancies: critical.html#topten critical.html#topten  Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Vacancy Reports: Sources