Graphs of Statistics for Master Degrees on Women at MIT

NOTE: Departments vary greatly in size at MIT. The number of degrees awarded for 1996 is given following each graph to give the reader an idea of the sizes of the departments.

Percentage Master's Degree Awarded to Women in Engineering Departments at MIT, 1993-1996

Number of master degrees awarded at MIT in 1996 by department
Department	Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering	120
Mechanical Engineering	106
Material Science and Engineering	31
EECS	298
Chemical Engineering	44
Ocean Engineering	52
Aero & Astro	54
Nuclear Engineering	27

Percentage Master's Degree Awarded to Women in Science Departments at MIT, 1994-1996

Number of masters degrees awarded at MIT in 1996 by department
Department	Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	10
Biology	2
Physics	8
Brain & Cognitive Science	2
Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Science	13
Math	1

NOTE: No degrees were awarded for Brain & Cognitive Science on 1994 and 1995, and Biology on 1995.

Data with great degree of variation from year to year such as that of the Biology, Physics, Brain & Cognitive Science and Math are due to small enrollment.

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