More accounting degrees.

More than 50,000 accounting degrees were awarded in the 2003-04 academic year, an 8 percent increase over the previous year, continuing an upward trend.

YEAR     BACHELOR'S  MASTER'S  TOTAL

1998-99    41,170      6,725   47,895

1999-00    37,115      7,980   45,095

2000-01    37,855      8,700   46,555

2001-02    34,995      9,700   44,695

2002-03    37,010     12,655   49,665

2003-04    40,420     13,340   53,760

Source: AICPA