TABLE 4. Doctorates awarded, by sex, citizenship status, and major field of study of recipients: 2000–10 Characteristic and field All fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 41,372 40,744 40,030 40,766 42,122 43,382 45,620 48,133 48,774 49,554 48,069 25,966 25,529 24,608 25,283 26,275 27,984 29,867 31,831 32,836 33,466 33,141 20,643 20,019 19,527 20,002 20,498 21,557 22,682 24,081 24,972 25,820 25,589 1,037 977 1,009 1,060 1,045 1,038 1,033 1,140 1,088 1,167 984 5,853 5,694 5,695 5,696 5,942 6,366 6,651 7,238 7,797 8,024 8,052 861 830 809 867 948 1,129 1,453 1,655 1,787 1,609 1,665 694 660 689 683 686 714 757 875 865 877 864 1,050 1,010 919 993 1,076 1,205 1,325 1,388 1,400 1,553 1,589 3,378 3,366 3,187 3,287 3,335 3,643 3,928 4,081 4,081 4,284 4,201 185 186 141 167 165 186 197 223 249 262 266 1,989 1,982 1,923 2,040 1,986 2,126 2,363 2,318 2,246 2,392 2,306 1,204 1,198 1,123 1,080 1,184 1,331 1,368 1,540 1,586 1,630 1,629 3,615 3,401 3,206 3,277 3,327 3,322 3,258 3,271 3,355 3,472 3,421 4,155 4,081 4,013 4,139 4,139 4,140 4,277 4,433 4,599 4,834 4,813 5,323 214 619 480 1,330 176 404 807 1,293 5,510 202 636 501 1,346 206 448 878 1,293 5,081 209 607 540 1,211 230 364 771 1,149 5,281 200 568 552 1,238 214 438 752 1,319 5,777 201 638 547 1,389 217 474 754 1,557 6,427 219 774 622 1,547 221 493 892 1,659 7,185 238 799 655 1,786 234 583 1,044 1,846 7,750 267 817 703 1,967 279 646 1,071 2,000 7,864 266 873 713 1,888 280 636 1,082 2,126 7,646 297 807 709 1,695 252 625 1,094 2,167 7,552 252 821 645 1,776 214 670 987 2,187 Non-science and engineering Education Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown 15,406 15,215 15,422 15,483 15,847 15,398 15,753 16,302 15,938 16,088 14,928 6,442 6,356 6,508 6,651 6,635 6,227 6,121 6,448 6,561 6,528 5,294 1,591 1,540 1,655 1,633 1,718 1,784 1,907 2,143 2,090 2,096 2,112 5,213 5,178 5,050 5,019 5,012 4,950 5,124 4,873 4,502 4,661 4,759 2,160 2,141 2,209 2,180 2,482 2,437 2,601 2,838 2,785 2,803 2,763 Male, all fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences 23,166 22,781 21,809 22,257 22,966 23,734 25,019 26,206 26,270 26,334 25,548 16,518 16,188 15,390 15,761 16,418 17,404 18,371 19,542 19,857 19,842 19,584 12,059 11,617 11,215 11,391 11,662 12,177 12,643 13,400 13,689 13,834 13,778 718 630 684 686 646 659 621 681 628 661 533 3,225 3,136 3,146 3,091 3,184 3,252 3,376 3,708 3,861 3,834 3,829 717 673 639 690 749 905 1,142 1,323 1,387 1,259 1,312 495 461 477 470 448 470 490 542 548 539 497 790 734 652 729 771 877 932 985 966 1,067 1,122 2,546 2,531 2,335 2,396 2,470 2,670 2,830 2,905 2,957 2,995 2,929 145 145 114 127 119 137 141 163 187 178 177 1,361 1,350 1,277 1,384 1,350 1,403 1,550 1,486 1,479 1,491 1,443 1,040 1,036 944 885 1,001 1,130 1,139 1,256 1,291 1,326 1,309 1,203 1,128 1,065 1,043 1,081 1,058 936 939 998 991 1,034 2,365 2,324 2,217 2,286 2,313 2,286 2,316 2,317 2,344 2,488 2,522 Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering Non-science and engineering Education Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown 4,459 191 486 402 1,163 140 330 717 1,030 4,571 174 478 418 1,186 160 349 790 1,016 4,175 185 457 442 1,062 162 286 681 900 4,370 173 427 465 1,091 159 339 674 1,042 4,756 177 488 461 1,195 174 389 670 1,202 5,227 190 590 503 1,338 177 380 778 1,271 5,728 212 583 538 1,535 167 430 900 1,363 6,142 236 620 538 1,662 201 482 940 1,463 6,168 238 641 568 1,568 201 482 930 1,540 6,008 255 591 560 1,435 186 466 941 1,574 5,806 215 574 474 1,460 158 495 860 1,570 6,648 2,260 522 2,616 1,250 6,593 2,251 542 2,583 1,217 6,419 2,196 527 2,511 1,185 6,496 2,256 543 2,501 1,196 6,548 2,264 541 2,416 1,327 6,330 2,065 564 2,459 1,242 6,648 2,130 615 2,558 1,345 6,664 2,103 687 2,481 1,393 6,413 2,158 662 2,161 1,432 6,492 2,161 627 2,260 1,444 5,964 1,662 630 2,299 1,373 TABLE 4. Doctorates awarded, by sex, citizenship status, and major field of study of recipients: 2000–10 Characteristic and field Female, all fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering Non-science and engineering Education Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown U.S. citizen or permanent resident, all fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering Non-science and engineering Education Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 18,133 17,888 18,141 18,509 19,154 19,582 20,560 21,901 22,494 23,186 22,505 9,394 9,298 9,174 9,522 9,856 10,539 11,477 12,277 12,972 13,596 13,548 8,556 8,369 8,280 8,611 8,835 9,357 10,025 10,672 11,279 11,963 11,805 317 340 319 374 399 376 412 456 460 504 450 2,622 2,549 2,547 2,605 2,758 3,106 3,271 3,529 3,934 4,184 4,220 142 155 167 177 199 221 311 332 400 349 353 196 198 212 213 238 244 266 333 316 338 367 259 276 265 264 305 326 393 402 433 483 467 827 830 848 891 864 971 1,094 1,175 1,124 1,280 1,271 40 41 27 40 46 49 56 59 62 84 89 624 628 645 656 635 723 810 832 767 895 863 163 161 176 195 183 199 228 284 295 301 319 2,409 2,270 2,137 2,234 2,246 2,263 2,320 2,332 2,357 2,481 2,387 1,784 1,751 1,785 1,853 1,826 1,850 1,958 2,113 2,255 2,344 2,290 838 21 131 78 157 35 73 89 254 929 27 156 82 159 45 99 86 275 894 24 150 97 143 68 78 88 246 911 27 141 87 147 55 99 78 277 1,021 24 150 86 194 43 85 84 355 1,182 29 183 118 205 41 112 114 380 1,452 25 216 117 250 67 152 144 481 1,605 31 197 165 304 78 164 131 535 1,693 28 232 145 319 79 154 152 584 1,633 41 216 149 260 66 159 152 590 1,743 37 247 170 315 55 175 127 617 8,739 4,179 1,066 2,593 901 8,590 4,100 989 2,587 914 8,967 4,299 1,126 2,529 1,013 8,987 4,395 1,090 2,518 984 9,298 4,370 1,177 2,596 1,155 9,043 4,152 1,217 2,485 1,189 9,083 3,984 1,289 2,561 1,249 9,624 4,344 1,452 2,390 1,438 9,522 4,402 1,427 2,341 1,352 9,590 4,366 1,467 2,400 1,357 8,957 3,630 1,482 2,459 1,386 29,962 28,905 27,745 28,179 28,044 27,956 29,046 29,513 30,838 32,319 31,573 17,137 16,375 15,562 15,769 15,778 16,045 16,865 17,322 18,530 19,715 19,983 14,561 13,918 13,392 13,590 13,587 13,756 14,364 14,774 15,572 16,550 16,680 559 508 492 565 568 558 589 629 602 670 580 4,271 4,255 4,126 4,067 4,207 4,397 4,507 4,834 5,141 5,525 5,577 462 429 424 447 448 468 589 640 697 734 786 475 412 432 452 438 444 474 552 536 559 572 575 529 443 517 511 543 619 603 673 772 839 2,073 2,038 1,926 1,954 1,860 1,899 2,007 2,017 2,138 2,355 2,329 139 125 106 130 115 121 125 135 175 174 190 1,242 1,235 1,230 1,268 1,185 1,212 1,276 1,190 1,231 1,391 1,324 692 678 590 556 560 566 606 692 732 790 815 3,232 2,998 2,809 2,870 2,798 2,896 2,828 2,778 2,888 2,907 2,867 2,914 2,749 2,740 2,718 2,757 2,551 2,751 2,721 2,897 3,028 3,130 2,576 127 342 216 570 77 221 373 650 2,457 101 332 220 487 89 206 392 630 2,170 93 307 206 456 81 166 322 539 2,179 80 282 203 416 71 181 318 628 2,191 77 295 178 433 77 197 273 661 2,289 98 306 192 480 75 177 301 660 2,501 91 359 195 478 69 216 353 740 2,548 118 310 221 492 73 250 334 750 2,958 122 396 207 558 90 266 371 948 3,165 160 410 262 578 70 254 421 1,010 3,303 141 432 232 625 62 313 404 1,094 12,825 12,530 12,183 12,410 12,266 11,911 12,181 12,191 12,308 12,604 11,590 5,686 5,463 5,417 5,650 5,452 5,255 5,170 5,359 5,584 5,583 4,473 1,198 1,135 1,198 1,224 1,266 1,292 1,374 1,492 1,491 1,564 1,570 4,393 4,395 4,129 4,138 4,057 3,862 4,067 3,719 3,572 3,696 3,826 1,548 1,537 1,439 1,398 1,491 1,502 1,570 1,621 1,661 1,761 1,721 TABLE 4. Doctorates awarded, by sex, citizenship status, and major field of study of recipients: 2000–10 Characteristic and field Male U.S. citizen or permanent resident, all fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering Non-science and engineering Education Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown Female U.S. citizen or permanent resident, all fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering Non-science and engineering Education Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 15,310 14,688 13,781 13,925 13,769 13,591 14,273 14,246 14,772 15,504 15,260 9,996 9,477 8,840 8,922 8,910 8,895 9,327 9,476 10,069 10,603 10,826 7,912 7,499 7,114 7,183 7,192 7,086 7,407 7,533 7,865 8,257 8,384 364 311 310 363 341 334 361 369 345 358 291 2,283 2,279 2,202 2,146 2,195 2,226 2,264 2,418 2,514 2,569 2,574 374 331 326 348 346 366 457 510 521 580 608 330 273 269 298 263 279 296 316 319 330 323 410 374 309 365 357 391 448 424 453 540 589 1,533 1,512 1,395 1,391 1,359 1,338 1,427 1,409 1,519 1,604 1,585 104 95 85 100 82 87 87 101 127 116 126 820 826 811 849 803 767 833 746 793 848 812 609 591 499 442 474 484 507 562 599 640 647 1,053 981 920 897 899 901 791 794 830 817 871 1,565 1,438 1,383 1,375 1,432 1,251 1,363 1,293 1,364 1,459 1,543 2,084 113 250 172 496 59 173 321 500 1,978 83 251 173 433 61 152 356 469 1,726 82 230 157 395 49 122 279 412 1,739 69 212 157 364 49 137 281 470 1,718 67 222 135 373 57 162 233 469 1,809 87 230 141 409 58 129 260 495 1,920 79 258 147 420 40 159 291 526 1,943 101 232 174 413 44 181 289 509 2,204 109 272 149 465 55 198 304 652 2,346 138 294 193 483 44 170 347 677 2,442 119 295 154 518 39 222 341 754 5,314 1,926 342 2,217 829 5,211 1,898 333 2,161 819 4,941 1,809 338 2,082 712 5,003 1,863 351 2,082 707 4,859 1,802 346 1,993 718 4,696 1,691 363 1,935 707 4,946 1,781 375 2,046 744 4,770 1,731 387 1,934 718 4,703 1,799 381 1,745 778 4,901 1,844 402 1,801 854 4,434 1,386 390 1,852 806 14,647 14,217 13,963 14,254 14,275 14,363 14,773 15,266 16,065 16,814 16,313 7,139 6,898 6,721 6,847 6,868 7,148 7,538 7,845 8,461 9,111 9,157 6,647 6,419 6,277 6,407 6,395 6,669 6,957 7,240 7,707 8,292 8,296 195 197 181 202 227 224 228 260 257 312 289 1,988 1,976 1,924 1,921 2,012 2,170 2,243 2,416 2,627 2,956 3,003 88 98 98 99 102 102 132 130 176 154 178 145 139 163 154 175 165 178 236 217 229 249 164 155 134 152 154 152 171 179 220 231 250 540 526 531 563 501 561 580 607 619 751 744 35 30 21 30 33 34 38 33 48 58 64 422 409 419 419 382 445 443 444 438 543 512 83 87 91 114 86 82 99 130 133 150 168 2,178 2,017 1,889 1,973 1,899 1,995 2,037 1,984 2,058 2,090 1,996 1,349 1,311 1,357 1,343 1,325 1,300 1,388 1,428 1,533 1,569 1,587 492 14 92 44 74 18 48 52 150 479 18 81 47 54 28 54 36 161 444 11 77 49 61 32 44 43 127 440 11 70 46 52 22 44 37 158 473 10 73 43 60 20 35 40 192 479 11 76 51 70 17 48 41 165 581 12 101 48 58 29 57 62 214 605 17 78 47 79 29 69 45 241 754 13 124 58 93 35 68 67 296 819 22 116 69 95 26 84 74 333 861 22 137 78 107 23 91 63 340 7,508 3,759 856 2,175 718 7,319 3,565 802 2,234 718 7,242 3,608 860 2,047 727 7,407 3,787 873 2,056 691 7,407 3,650 920 2,064 773 7,215 3,564 929 1,927 795 7,235 3,389 999 2,021 826 7,421 3,628 1,105 1,785 903 7,604 3,784 1,110 1,827 883 7,703 3,739 1,162 1,895 907 7,156 3,087 1,180 1,974 915 TABLE 4. Doctorates awarded, by sex, citizenship status, and major field of study of recipients: 2000–10 Characteristic and field 2000 2001 2002 9,668 7,664 5,213 443 1,387 364 182 443 1,149 42 649 458 164 1,081 9,817 7,953 5,164 402 1,243 358 219 435 1,205 52 672 481 153 1,149 9,757 10,602 11,632 12,847 14,205 15,163 15,253 14,714 13,625 7,707 8,393 9,164 10,426 11,587 12,369 12,626 12,211 11,302 5,057 5,475 5,852 6,664 7,289 7,768 8,136 7,998 7,451 436 427 419 415 400 433 433 436 343 1,297 1,398 1,472 1,682 1,856 2,035 2,300 2,188 2,083 349 380 460 597 798 899 1,005 787 766 224 201 224 234 243 285 293 295 251 440 440 528 603 666 696 651 713 683 1,107 1,214 1,346 1,556 1,732 1,780 1,731 1,730 1,651 31 34 47 63 64 80 64 80 67 597 688 722 803 956 952 878 888 848 479 492 577 690 712 748 789 762 736 158 196 189 209 250 234 249 258 269 1,046 1,219 1,214 1,368 1,344 1,406 1,474 1,591 1,405 2,451 74 252 254 656 94 161 402 558 2,789 87 273 265 778 110 221 457 598 2,650 106 268 305 694 134 176 415 552 2,918 112 274 334 779 138 243 404 634 3,312 116 306 350 872 135 258 456 819 3,762 115 408 402 984 128 290 544 891 4,298 119 400 417 1,222 144 336 649 1,011 4,601 119 453 437 1,300 172 361 672 1,087 4,490 127 439 468 1,218 175 338 651 1,074 4,213 126 383 418 1,049 174 350 645 1,068 3,851 99 357 377 1,036 141 326 519 996 Non-science and engineering Education Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown 2,004 539 306 630 529 1,864 504 317 556 487 2,050 479 325 656 590 2,209 588 330 660 631 2,468 627 366 717 758 2,421 536 389 775 721 2,618 611 404 760 843 2,794 601 476 765 952 2,627 566 458 670 933 2,503 567 398 696 842 2,323 480 414 628 801 Male temporary visa holder, all fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences 6,856 5,798 3,650 326 833 315 135 359 900 37 476 387 68 714 7,015 5,989 3,606 275 744 311 172 326 935 44 475 416 68 775 6,774 5,736 3,474 318 780 287 181 318 823 27 397 399 62 705 7,259 6,149 3,680 284 805 312 148 335 927 24 486 417 74 795 7,915 6,709 3,888 266 828 378 164 384 1,015 34 487 494 71 782 8,758 7,570 4,447 285 879 490 166 443 1,191 50 556 585 81 912 9,403 10,020 8,141 8,681 4,636 4,971 235 269 948 1,082 634 717 166 201 455 491 1,269 1,286 46 56 632 622 591 608 87 69 842 856 9,980 8,725 5,085 255 1,134 801 208 459 1,287 51 596 640 87 854 9,549 8,364 4,909 268 1,106 615 194 481 1,251 57 568 626 85 909 8,769 7,657 4,612 207 1,051 608 149 485 1,202 44 559 599 76 834 2,148 70 216 222 586 79 139 369 467 2,383 80 207 231 682 95 178 411 499 2,262 96 206 264 620 107 147 374 448 2,469 96 204 294 688 106 190 366 525 2,821 104 241 311 755 114 211 414 671 3,123 97 316 338 859 111 228 473 701 3,505 109 296 359 1,040 111 252 574 764 3,710 107 343 332 1,098 132 274 591 833 3,640 116 340 383 1,016 136 258 575 816 3,455 110 285 343 897 137 279 570 834 3,045 85 255 295 850 110 249 461 740 1,058 244 143 296 375 1,026 216 169 299 342 1,038 197 142 311 388 1,110 238 166 306 400 1,206 259 167 314 466 1,188 216 163 383 426 1,262 221 184 359 498 1,339 212 226 356 545 1,255 204 218 292 541 1,185 193 177 325 490 1,112 178 192 298 444 Temporary visa holder, all fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering Non-science and engineering Education Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 TABLE 4. Doctorates awarded, by sex, citizenship status, and major field of study of recipients: 2000–10 Characteristic and field Female temporary visa holder, all fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering Non-science and engineering Education Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown Citizenship unknown, all fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering Non-science and engineering Education Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2,811 1,865 1,563 117 554 49 47 84 249 5 173 71 96 367 2,801 1,964 1,558 127 499 47 47 109 270 8 197 65 85 374 2,978 1,968 1,581 118 517 62 43 121 283 4 200 79 96 341 3,343 2,244 1,795 143 593 68 53 105 287 10 202 75 122 424 3,717 2,455 1,964 153 644 82 60 144 331 13 235 83 118 432 4,085 2,853 2,215 130 802 106 68 160 365 13 247 105 128 456 4,802 3,446 2,653 165 908 164 77 211 463 18 324 121 163 502 5,142 3,687 2,796 164 953 182 84 204 494 24 330 140 165 550 5,273 3,901 3,051 178 1,166 204 85 192 444 13 282 149 162 620 5,160 3,842 3,085 168 1,081 172 101 232 477 23 318 136 173 681 4,856 3,645 2,839 136 1,032 158 102 198 449 23 289 137 193 571 302 4 36 32 69 15 22 33 91 406 7 66 34 96 15 43 46 99 387 10 62 41 73 27 29 41 104 449 16 70 40 91 32 53 38 109 491 12 65 39 117 21 47 42 148 638 18 92 64 124 17 62 71 190 793 10 104 58 182 33 84 75 247 891 12 110 105 202 40 87 81 254 850 11 99 85 202 39 80 76 258 757 16 98 75 152 37 71 75 233 806 14 102 82 186 31 77 58 256 946 295 163 334 154 837 287 148 257 145 1,010 281 183 344 202 1,099 350 164 354 231 1,262 368 199 403 292 1,232 320 226 391 295 1,356 390 220 401 345 1,455 389 250 409 407 1,372 362 240 378 392 1,318 374 221 371 352 1,211 302 222 330 357 1,742 1,165 869 35 195 35 37 32 156 4 98 54 219 160 2,022 1,201 937 67 196 43 29 46 123 9 75 39 250 183 2,528 1,339 1,078 81 272 36 33 36 154 4 96 54 239 227 1,985 1,121 937 68 231 40 30 36 119 3 84 32 211 202 2,446 1,333 1,059 58 263 40 24 37 129 3 79 47 340 168 2,579 1,513 1,137 65 287 64 36 59 188 2 111 75 217 221 2,369 1,415 1,029 44 288 66 40 40 189 8 131 50 180 182 3,457 2,140 1,539 78 369 116 38 89 284 8 176 100 259 306 2,683 1,680 1,264 53 356 85 36 76 212 10 137 65 218 228 2,521 1,540 1,272 61 311 88 23 68 199 8 113 78 307 215 2,871 1,856 1,458 61 392 113 41 67 221 9 134 78 285 278 296 13 25 10 104 5 22 32 85 264 14 31 16 81 7 21 29 65 261 10 32 29 61 15 22 34 58 184 8 12 15 43 5 14 30 57 274 8 37 19 84 5 19 25 77 376 6 60 28 83 18 26 47 108 386 28 40 43 86 21 31 42 95 601 30 54 45 175 34 35 65 163 416 17 38 38 112 15 32 60 104 268 11 14 29 68 8 21 28 89 398 12 32 36 115 11 31 64 97 577 217 87 190 83 821 389 88 227 117 1,189 612 132 265 180 864 413 79 221 151 1,113 556 86 238 233 1,066 436 103 313 214 954 340 129 297 188 1,317 488 175 389 265 1,003 411 141 260 191 981 378 134 269 200 1,015 341 128 305 241 TABLE 4. Doctorates awarded, by sex, citizenship status, and major field of study of recipients: 2000–10 Characteristic and field Male, citizenship unknown, all fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering Non-science and engineering Education Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown Female, citizenship unknown, all fields Science and engineering Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Astronomy Chemistry Physics Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Materials science engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering Non-science and engineering Education 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1,000 724 497 28 109 28 30 21 113 4 65 44 82 86 1,078 722 512 44 113 31 16 34 84 6 49 29 79 111 1,254 814 627 56 164 26 27 25 117 2 69 46 83 129 1,073 690 528 39 140 30 24 29 78 3 49 26 72 116 1,282 799 582 39 161 25 21 30 96 3 60 33 111 99 1,385 939 644 40 147 49 25 43 141 0 80 61 76 123 1,343 903 600 25 164 51 28 29 134 8 85 41 58 111 1,940 1,385 896 43 208 96 25 70 210 6 118 86 76 168 1,518 1,063 739 28 213 65 21 54 151 9 90 52 81 126 1,281 875 668 35 159 64 15 46 140 5 75 60 89 120 1,519 1,101 782 35 204 96 25 48 142 7 72 63 87 145 227 8 20 8 81 2 18 27 63 210 11 20 14 71 4 19 23 48 187 7 21 21 47 6 17 28 40 162 8 11 14 39 4 12 27 47 217 6 25 15 67 3 16 23 62 295 6 44 24 70 8 23 45 75 303 24 29 32 75 16 19 35 73 489 28 45 32 151 25 27 60 121 324 13 29 36 87 10 26 51 72 207 7 12 24 55 5 17 24 63 319 11 24 25 92 9 24 58 76 276 90 37 103 46 356 137 40 123 56 440 190 47 118 85 383 155 26 113 89 483 203 28 109 143 446 158 38 141 109 440 128 56 153 103 555 160 74 191 130 455 155 63 124 113 406 124 48 134 100 418 98 48 149 123 675 390 346 5 80 5 4 11 38 0 29 9 135 68 870 436 392 16 74 10 12 12 34 3 22 9 168 66 1,200 485 422 20 106 7 6 10 34 2 26 6 152 87 912 431 409 29 91 10 6 7 41 0 35 6 139 86 1,162 533 476 19 102 15 3 7 32 0 18 14 229 69 1,134 538 473 22 134 13 11 14 45 2 31 12 140 94 985 493 415 19 120 15 11 11 51 0 43 8 120 68 1,493 745 636 32 160 20 13 19 74 2 58 14 183 135 1,156 610 521 25 141 20 14 21 61 1 47 13 137 102 1,212 643 586 24 147 23 8 20 52 3 34 15 218 94 1,336 746 670 25 185 17 16 19 78 2 62 14 198 132 44 3 3 2 14 2 3 4 13 44 2 9 1 9 2 2 4 15 63 3 11 7 9 9 5 4 15 22 0 1 1 4 1 2 3 10 57 2 12 4 17 2 3 2 15 65 0 15 3 11 7 2 2 25 78 3 11 11 10 5 11 7 20 109 2 9 13 23 9 8 5 40 89 4 9 2 24 5 6 9 30 57 3 2 5 13 3 4 3 24 76 1 8 10 22 1 7 6 21 285 125 434 248 715 410 481 258 629 352 596 268 492 205 748 327 546 256 569 253 590 241 TABLE 4. Doctorates awarded, by sex, citizenship status, and major field of study of recipients: 2000–10 Characteristic and field Health Humanities Professional/other/unknown 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 47 84 29 39 96 51 83 138 84 53 108 62 58 129 90 62 167 99 70 139 78 97 196 128 77 136 77 84 134 98 80 155 114 NOTES: Persons whose sex is unknown are included in totals but are not shown separately. Categories are grouped according to National Science Foundation taxonomy, which is different from the classification listed in questionnaire and summary reports. That is, the following categories are included in social sciences and not in humanities: American/U.S. studies; history, science and technology, and society; and archaeology. In addition, public administration is included in social sciences and not in professional fields, agricultural economics is included in social sciences and not in biological sciences, and agricultural business and management is included in business management/administration and not in agricultural sciences. SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
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