Findings and Trends The number of bachelor???s degrees conferred in the ???core??? humanities disciplines (English language and literature, history, languages and literatures other than English, linguistics, classical studies, and philosophy) fell 2.4% from 2012 to 2013, marking the third decline in four years (Indicator II-1a).[1] From the mid-1950s to 1971, the number of bachelor???s degrees ros