Master's Degrees By Gender from 1949 - 2006

According to the NCES:

1939-40:
M: 16,508
F: 10,223

1949-50:
M:41,220
F:16,963

1959-60:
M:50,898
F:23,537

1969-70:
M:125,624
F:82,667

1979-80:
M:150,749
F:147,332

1989-90:
M:153,653
F: 170,648

1999-2000:
M:191,792
F:265,264

2005-6:
M:237,896
F: 356,169