emale ale otal reach each level of attainment The National Center for Educational Statistics provides projections for the number of de grees earned classified by level and by the sex of the degree recipient Here are the projected number of earned degrees in thousands in the United States for the 2019 2020 academic year 7 Associate s Bachelor s Master s Doctorate Total 756 1143 589 99 2587 519 792 349 98 1758 1275 1935 938 197 4345 a If you choose a degree recipient at random what is the probability that the person you choose is a man b What is the conditional probability that you choose a man given that the person chosen received a master s