| Show Higher Education Is Important In Utah Utah institutions of higher education conferred degrees degrees degrees de de- de- de grees at the Bachelors Bachelor's and graduate levels during 1967 68 which represents an increase increase increase in in- crease of 88 percent over the number of degrees awarded last year THIS information appeared appear appear- ed in a report issued recently recently recently recent recent- ly by Dr Leon R. R McCarrey Associate Director of the Utah Coordinating Council of Higher High High- er ei- Education Dr pr McCarrey's report indicates in- in indicates indicates in in- that of the total number number number num num- ber of degrees awarded percent were granted by publicly controlled institutions Brigham Young University conferred more Bachelors Bachelor's degrees percent of the total than any other institution institution institution tion in the state but the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah awarded more Masters Master's percent i mer n Doctors Doctor degrees percent than any other institution OF THE TilE degrees conferred conferred con con- ferrad during the past school year per cent were Bachelors Bachelor's degrees 1448 percent were Nere l I Masters Master's degrees 15 percent were law or medicine degrees and 22 percent were Doctors Doctor's degrees Men received percent of all Bachelors Bachelor's degrees percent of all Masters Master's degrees degrees degrees de de- de- de grees percent per of all law lawand lawand lawand and medicine degrees and percent of all doctorates EDUCATION TilE THE social sciences and business accounted account account- ed f for r more than on one half half percent of all Bachelors Bachelor's Bachelors Bachelor's Bachelors Bachelor's Bach Bach- elors elor's degrees awarded in 1967 Education represented represent represent- ed percent of these degrees degrees degrees de de- de- de grees while the social sciences sciences sciences ces had percent and business percent Advanced degrees in education education education ed ed- ed- ed accounted for more than one-fourth one percent of all Masters Master's degrees and almost third one-third per cent of all doctorates conferred in Utah OTHER statistics released in the report show that Utah institutions conferred Associate Associate Associate As As- degrees Of these two- two year degrees Brigham Young University awarded per per- cent Women received percent of all certificates requiring requiring requiring re re- re- re quiring less than two years of college work Science and related engineering-related fields accounted accounted accounted ac ac- ac- ac counted for percent of these certificates Utah technical colleges awarded 1068 Vocational Certificates Certificates cates during 1967 The Salt Lake Technical College presented certificates and the Provo Technical College The three main areas of concentration at the technical colleges were business practice practice practice tice 12 per percent ent electronics technology per cent and metal working 82 percent |
