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Associate Degrees
At the associate degree level, programs in liberal arts and health sciences comprised half of the degrees earned. Associate degrees were generally awarded in the applied sciences for entry-level jobs in health care, law enforcement, and culinary arts.
Associate Degrees Awarded by Career Cluster 2010
Associate degrees awarded by Minnesota postsecondary institutions
| Name of Program CIP Classification | 2001-02 | 02-03* | 03-04 | 04-05 | 05-06 | 06-07 | 07-08 | 08-09 | 2009-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Agricultural Operations | 75 | 107 | 129 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 115 | 127 | 94 |
| Agricultural sciences | 11 | ||||||||
| Architecture | 59 | 42 | |||||||
| Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |||||
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 11 |
| Business, management, and marketing | 2,069 | 1,765 | 1,681 | 1,781 | 1,850 | 1,932 | 1,984 | 2,066 | 2,199 |
| Communication, journalism, and related programs | 416 | 274 | 263 | 345 | 268 | 253 | 204 | 195 | 172 |
| Communications technologies/technicians | 74 | 126 | 108 | 98 | 100 | 92 | 251 | 223 | 225 |
| Computer and information sciences | 249 | 1,189 | 931 | 868 | 610 | 564 | 490 | 555 | 752 |
| Construction trades | 160 | 179 | 202 | 169 | 198 | 214 | 215 | 188 | 217 |
| Education | 6 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 103 | 112 | 74 | 104 | 183 |
| Engineering | 71 | 81 | 89 | 81 | 94 | 76 | 151 | 140 | 150 |
| Engineering technologies/technicians | 542 | 771 | 891 | 772 | 637 | 642 | 715 | 785 | 716 |
| English language and literature/letters | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 132 | 150 | 179 | 161 | 202 | 205 | 140 | 230 | 182 |
| Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 27 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 25 | |
| Health professions and related clinical sciences | 2,323 | 2,577 | 3,081 | 4,084 | 4,277 | 4,604 | 4,799 | 4,776 | 5,219 |
| Legal professions and studies | 86 | 170 | 204 | 212 | 223 | 252 | 252 | 311 | 333 |
| Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities | 3,781 | 4,102 | 4,174 | 4,303 | 4,431 | 4,580 | 4,710 | 4,825 | 5,200 |
| Library science | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Mathematics and statistics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Marketing | 176 | ||||||||
| Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 163 | 284 | 291 | 359 | 297 | 296 | 361 | 417 | 445 |
| Multi/interdisciplinary studies | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 48 | |
| Natural resources and conservation | 60 | 77 | 67 | 61 | 76 | 59 | 70 | 65 | 115 |
| Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 21 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 39 | 66 | 80 | 70 | 76 |
| Personal and culinary services | 97 | 103 | 460 | 547 | 191 | 356 | 464 | 468 | 451 |
| Philosophy and religious studies | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Physical sciences | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | |
| Precision production | 402 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 58 | 79 |
| Psychology | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Public administration and social service professions | 51 | 51 | 71 | 93 | 119 | 143 | 126 | 123 | 129 |
| Science technologies/technicians | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
| Security and protective services | 451 | 507 | 625 | 673 | 731 | 826 | 841 | 884 | 904 |
| Social sciences | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Theology and religious vocations | 19 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 22 | 23 | 28 |
| Transportation and materials moving | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 16 | 53 | 66 | 59 | 103 |
| Visual and performing arts | 457 | 722 | 631 | 680 | 591 | 496 | 475 | 466 | 537 |
| Total | 11,945 | 13,467 | 14,320 | 15,692 | 15,327 | 16,089 | 16,736 | 17,262 | 18,628 |
*2002 data based on the reclassified CIPS 2000. Includes double majors starting in 2001.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS Completion Surveys
