TABLE 55. Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients, by sex and broad field of study: 2014
All fields
Life
sciencesa
Physical
sciencesb
Social
sciencesc
Engineering
Education
Humanities
Otherd
54,070
12,504
9,859
8,657
9,568
4,793
5,486
3,203
10,697
16,442
16,413
2,213
3,969
2,138
3,981
786
2,715
2,657
2,889
329
1,712
2,990
2,106
240
1,536
3,006
3,303
397
200
2,229
1,347
150
444
1,937
2,039
205
121
1,485
748
106
53.4
44.1
2.6
57.6
39.9
2.5
41.3
56.8
1.9
72.7
22.6
4.7
33.2
65.4
1.4
51.5
43.0
5.5
83.6
15.5
0.9
59.5
36.4
4.1
Other or unknownl
50.7
7.8
30.9
5.2
5.4
47.6
11.4
29.7
9.4
1.9
30.3
6.2
59.8
2.2
1.5
61.3
11.3
15.7
8.3
3.4
18.1
10.4
68.7
2.3
0.5
60.1
5.1
3.7
4.6
26.5
83.3
2.2
4.4
5.5
4.6
79.2
4.8
10.3
4.4
1.3
Primary activitym
R&D
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other
42.4
34.7
10.8
10.0
2.1
45.3
29.2
10.6
12.5
2.4
66.3
20.1
3.3
7.4
2.8
36.9
37.5
9.2
15.2
1.2
72.6
8.8
5.1
10.1
3.5
11.3
44.3
32.2
10.9
1.3
9.9
75.5
8.4
5.0
1.3
35.0
47.1
10.5
6.0
1.3
Secondary activityn
R&D
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other
No secondary activity
28.9
15.2
12.3
7.4
1.9
34.3
28.1
13.3
16.4
9.2
1.6
31.5
18.7
8.1
12.3
6.7
1.8
52.3
34.2
23.5
10.0
7.6
1.9
22.8
13.1
7.5
17.6
6.9
2.4
52.5
30.0
15.9
11.7
10.8
1.5
30.1
49.8
11.6
8.7
5.1
2.5
22.4
41.3
33.4
6.2
4.7
0.8
13.8
4.5
4.8
4.2
4.9
4.3
4.2
3.6
6.0
89.2
8.3
12.5
11.8
5.3
16.3
3.8
8.0
5.2
18.0
10.6
0.2
91.4
9.9
12.1
11.0
6.5
18.1
3.7
7.3
4.5
18.1
8.4
0.2
87.2
8.7
11.9
10.4
4.1
12.6
2.0
7.0
5.4
24.8
12.5
0.2
86.8
8.6
14.8
10.6
5.3
19.3
3.4
7.1
4.3
13.2
13.0
0.1
89.4
8.0
9.5
12.3
3.7
13.5
3.3
8.7
5.7
24.5
10.4
0.2
94.4
4.7
10.4
15.0
7.4
20.0
8.2
11.0
7.5
10.1
5.4
0.2
88.2
8.7
17.2
13.0
6.0
14.2
4.3
7.7
4.5
12.5
11.6
0.2
88.2
5.4
13.0
14.7
5.4
18.1
5.1
9.8
5.5
11.1
11.6
0.2
29,049
5,468
7,004
3,477
7,349
1,467
2,697
1,587
5,887
9,020
8,662
1,112
1,850
873
1,632
363
1,971
1,929
2,001
208
598
1,335
830
89
1,162
2,396
2,483
283
41
760
352
41
225
948
1,032
77
40
779
332
51
Characteristic
All doctorate recipients (number)e
f
Postgraduation status (number)
Definite postgraduation study
Definite employment
Seeking employment or study
Otherg
Definite postgraduation study (%)h
Postdoc fellowship
Postdoc research associateship
Other or unknowni
Definite employment (%)j
Academe
Government
Industry or businessk
Nonprofit organization
Activity unknown
Postgraduation location (%)o
United Statesp
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific and insular
Not in United States
Location unknown
Male doctorate recipients (number)
Postgraduation status (number)f
Definite postgraduation study
Definite employment
Seeking employment or study
Otherg
TABLE 55. Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients, by sex and broad field of study: 2014
All fields
Life
sciencesa
Physical
sciencesb
Social
sciencesc
Engineering
Education
Humanities
Otherd
48.3
49.4
2.3
56.3
41.0
2.7
41.1
57.0
1.9
66.7
28.4
4.8
31.9
66.8
1.3
48.8
46.3
4.9
80.9
18.7
0.4
55.0
42.5
2.5
Other or unknownl
43.7
8.4
40.0
4.1
3.7
40.9
13.1
37.7
6.5
1.8
27.0
6.3
63.7
1.9
1.1
61.1
13.3
16.0
7.1
2.5
17.1
10.4
70.0
2.1
0.4
59.2
6.2
3.8
4.2
26.6
81.0
2.3
4.9
7.1
4.7
79.6
3.9
11.3
4.1
1.2
Primary activitym
R&D
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other
51.3
28.6
9.3
8.6
2.3
56.1
21.5
8.4
11.9
2.1
69.6
17.1
3.1
7.2
3.0
42.5
35.8
9.0
11.2
1.5
74.2
8.3
4.9
9.3
3.3
9.3
41.1
40.5
8.2
0.8
9.6
75.4
8.7
5.3
1.1
36.7
45.9
9.8
6.3
1.2
Secondary activityn
R&D
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other
No secondary activity
25.5
14.5
13.2
7.0
1.7
38.1
22.5
12.0
19.5
10.5
1.1
34.4
17.7
7.7
12.6
6.2
2.1
53.6
33.9
26.3
10.2
6.9
2.0
20.6
12.8
7.5
18.2
6.7
2.1
52.7
27.4
17.0
11.0
10.8
1.1
32.7
51.0
12.3
7.6
5.2
1.9
22.1
40.2
36.3
5.8
4.4
0.3
13.1
4.5
5.8
4.4
4.2
4.0
3.9
4.0
6.7
87.5
8.3
12.2
11.2
5.0
14.5
3.6
7.5
5.2
19.8
12.3
0.2
90.3
10.6
12.2
10.3
6.8
15.9
3.5
6.8
4.7
19.4
9.4
0.3
86.4
8.4
12.7
9.7
4.1
11.4
1.9
6.8
4.9
26.2
13.4
0.2
81.1
8.6
13.2
9.7
5.1
18.4
3.6
7.2
3.9
11.1
18.8
0.2
89.3
7.8
9.6
12.4
3.5
13.0
3.4
8.4
6.0
24.9
10.5
0.3
92.0
4.0
10.4
14.1
8.2
20.0
8.9
9.1
8.1
9.1
7.9
0.1
87.0
8.8
17.0
13.3
5.3
13.5
4.6
7.2
4.6
12.6
12.9
0.2
86.9
5.3
13.1
13.8
5.0
18.3
5.4
8.9
6.5
10.7
12.9
0.1
24,857
6,998
2,820
5,155
2,179
3,316
2,785
1,604
4,810
7,422
7,751
1,101
2,119
1,265
2,349
423
744
728
888
121
1,114
1,655
1,276
151
374
610
820
114
159
1,469
995
109
219
989
1,007
128
81
706
416
55
59.5
37.6
2.9
58.7
38.9
2.4
41.9
56.0
2.0
75.9
19.5
4.6
37.2
61.2
1.6
52.2
42.1
5.7
86.3
12.3
1.4
61.7
33.3
4.9
59.1
7.1
19.8
52.3
10.3
24.2
39.1
6.0
49.3
61.4
9.7
15.5
21.8
10.8
63.3
60.6
4.6
3.7
85.4
2.0
4.0
78.8
5.8
9.2
Characteristic
Definite postgraduation study (%)h
Postdoc fellowship
Postdoc research associateship
Other or unknowni
Definite employment (%)j
Academe
Government
Industry or businessk
Nonprofit organization
Activity unknown
o
Postgraduation location (%)
United Statesp
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific and insular
Not in United States
Location unknown
Female doctorate recipients (number)
f
Postgraduation status (number)
Definite postgraduation study
Definite employment
Seeking employment or study
Otherg
Definite postgraduation study (%)h
Postdoc fellowship
Postdoc research associateship
Other or unknowni
Definite employment (%)j
Academe
Government
Industry or businessk
TABLE 55. Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients, by sex and broad field of study: 2014
All fields
Life
sciencesa
Physical
sciencesb
Social
sciencesc
Engineering
Education
Humanities
Otherd
6.5
7.5
11.4
1.9
2.9
2.6
9.2
4.1
3.1
1.0
4.8
26.4
4.0
4.4
4.7
1.6
Primary activitym
R&D
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other
31.7
42.1
12.7
11.8
1.8
38.1
34.4
12.0
12.9
2.6
57.7
28.2
3.8
8.0
2.3
32.4
38.9
9.4
18.4
0.9
66.1
10.6
6.1
13.2
4.0
12.4
46.0
27.8
12.3
1.5
10.1
75.6
8.0
4.7
1.6
33.2
48.4
11.4
5.7
1.3
Secondary activityn
R&D
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other
No secondary activity
33.1
16.0
11.3
7.9
2.0
29.7
31.9
14.1
14.3
8.3
1.9
29.5
21.4
9.3
11.3
8.1
1.1
48.9
34.5
21.2
9.8
8.1
1.9
24.5
14.4
7.5
15.1
7.8
3.3
51.9
31.3
15.4
12.0
10.8
1.7
28.8
48.6
10.9
9.7
5.0
3.1
22.7
42.5
30.2
6.6
4.9
1.3
14.5
4.5
4.0
3.6
5.5
5.6
4.3
3.1
5.2
91.4
8.3
12.8
12.5
5.8
18.4
4.1
8.5
5.1
15.8
8.4
0.2
92.3
9.4
12.1
11.6
6.3
19.9
3.9
7.7
4.4
17.0
7.5
0.1
89.5
9.7
9.9
12.2
4.1
15.9
2.2
7.7
6.6
21.1
10.3
0.2
90.8
8.6
16.0
11.3
5.5
19.9
3.3
7.0
4.6
14.7
9.0
0.1
89.7
8.9
8.9
11.8
4.3
15.1
3.0
9.7
4.6
23.2
10.3
0.0
95.6
5.0
10.4
15.4
7.0
20.0
7.9
11.9
7.2
10.6
4.2
0.2
89.4
8.7
17.4
12.7
6.8
14.9
4.0
8.1
4.4
12.3
10.3
0.2
89.5
5.5
12.8
15.6
5.7
17.9
4.8
10.8
4.6
11.4
10.3
0.3
Characteristic
Nonprofit organization
Other or unknownl
Activity unknown
Postgraduation location (%)o
United Statesp
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific and insular
Not in United States
Location unknown
a
Includes agricultural sciences and natural resources; biological, biomedical sciences; and health sciences.
b
Includes mathematics and computer and information sciences.
c
Includes psychology.
d
Non-science and engineering fields not shown separately.
e
Includes respondents who did not report sex.
f
Includes only respondents who responded to postgraduation status.
g
Includes respondents who indicated that they did not plan to work or study, respondents who indicated some other type of postgraduation plans, and respondents who indicated
definite plans for other full-time degree program.
h
Excludes respondents who indicated plans for other full-time degree program. Percentages based on number of doctorate recipients reporting definite postgraduation plans for
study.
i
"Other" includes respondents who indicated definite postgraduation study plans for traineeship, internship or clinical residency, or other study.
j
Percentages based on number of doctorate recipients reporting definite postgraduation plans for employment.
k
Includes doctorate recipients who indicated self-employment.
l
"Other" is mainly composed of elementary and secondary schools.
m
Percentages based on number of doctorate recipients reporting definite postgraduation plans for employment and primary work activity.
n
Percentages based on number of doctorate recipients reporting definite postgraduation plans for employment and secondary work activity.
o
Percentages based on number of doctorate recipients reporting definite postgraduation plans and type of plans.
p
Includes cases with an unknown U.S region of employment after doctorate; see technical notes for states or territories included in regions.
NOTE: Due to rounding, percentages may not sum to 100.
SOURCE: NSF, NIH, USED, USDA, NEH, NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2014.