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The State of the Humanities: Higher Education 2015

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Humanities Indicators
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Introduction

Estimated Number of Departments in Surveyed Humanities Disciplines, Fall 2007 and Fall 2012

Percentage of Humanities Departments Ceasing to Grant Degrees at Some Level, by Control of Institution and Discipline, Fall 2007–Fall 2012

Degree Completions in the Humanities as a Percentage of All Degree Completions at That Level, 1987–2013

Humanities Bachelor’s Degrees Earned as “Second Majors,†2001–2013

Associate’s Degree Completions in Selected Fields as a Percentage of All Associate’s Degree Completions, 1987–2013

Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Completions as a Percentage of All Bachelor’s Degree Completions, by Control of Institution, 1987–2013

Advanced Placement Exams Taken in Major Fields, 1996–2013

Median Number of College Credits Earned in Selected Subjects by 2008 Graduates, by Student Major

Median Annual Earnings of Full-Time Workers with Bachelor’s Degrees in Selected Fields, by Highest Degree Earned and Undergraduate Major, 2012

Occupations of Humanities Majors, by Highest Degree Earned and Undergraduate Major, 2012

Number of Postsecondary Faculty Teaching in Selected Academic Fields, 1999–2012

Percentage of Humanities Faculty Members Employed Part-Time or Off the Tenure Track, by Discipline, Fall 2012

Percentage of Humanities Departments Engaged with Digital Activities, by Carnegie Classification and Activity Type, Academic Year 2011–2012

Academic Research and Development Expenditures in Selected Fields, Fiscal Year 2012

Sources of Funding for Academic Research and Development in Selected Fields, Fiscal Year 2012

New North American Academic Books in Humanities Subjects, 2009–2012

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The Humanities Indicators is a nationally recognized source of nonpartisan information on the state of the humanities, providing researchers and policy-makers with better tools to answer basic questions about areas of concern in the field.

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