The data from a survey on the academic degrees earned by students in the United States in 2009 is shown below.

Degree Male
(in thousands) Female
(in thousands) Marginal
Totals
(in thousands)
Associate 298 489 787
Bachelor 685 916 1,601
Master 260 397 657
Professional 47 45 92
Doctorate 32 35 67
Marginal
Totals
(in thousands) 1,322 1,882 3,204

About how many students were awarded a bachelor’s degree in 2009?

A.
916,000

B.
685,000

C.
1,601,000

D.
1,322,000