Two pie charts show a comparison of the proportion of people with different degrees and professions who worked in an engineering company in 1980 and 2008

The two pie charts compare the various

degrees

held by

graduates

in an Engineering company percentage-wise between 1980 and 2008

Overall

, in the beginning,

first

degree

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degrees

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Arts

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and Masters

Science

were very popular,

whereas

PhD

degrees

were not preferred by many. In comparison,

PhD

degrees

gained popularity after nearly three decades, and

First

-

degree

Arts

and

Science

lost their significance Nearly a quarter of the

graduates

had opted for

First

degree

Arts

in 1980 but there was a sharp decline in 2008 with only 11% of the

graduates

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going

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degree

Science

was held by 19% of the

graduates

in 1989 with a moderate fall in 2008 with only 10% going for it. Masters in

Arts

and

Science

remained constant in both periods. There was a significant increase in the number of

PhD

degree

holders in

Arts

from 2% in 1980 to 7% in 2008.

PhD

degree

in

Science

experienced dramatic growth from 13% in 1980 to 30% in 2008. To summarize , the most marked changes are in the

First

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degree

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and

Science

and the

PhD

degrees

for

Arts

and

Science

. The former experienced a decline

while

the latter grew more popular in 2008.