TABLE 7. Master's degrees awarded, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of recipients: 2002–12
Field
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
485,535
516,098
562,862
578,964
599,365
610,469
631,711
665,473
698,528
736,455
757,387
99,650
108,355
119,296
120,870
120,999
120,278
126,404
134,517
139,926
150,653
161,371
73,470
4,019
6,341
16,965
1,406
3,424
78,883
3,955
6,883
19,590
1,491
3,721
85,374
4,221
7,644
20,208
1,570
4,297
86,971
4,171
8,120
18,489
1,637
4,597
88,736
4,100
8,718
17,138
1,684
4,890
89,342
4,126
8,794
16,314
1,632
5,035
93,227
4,120
9,565
17,151
1,552
5,152
98,007
4,349
9,921
17,988
1,579
5,459
102,312
4,684
10,668
18,021
1,677
5,958
109,371
5,148
11,214
19,519
1,789
6,203
118,221
5,843
12,313
21,001
2,043
6,674
3,625
112
1,867
1,353
293
3,660
123
1,830
1,453
254
4,030
150
2,056
1,637
187
4,064
159
1,912
1,794
199
4,278
146
2,097
1,853
182
4,243
152
2,144
1,792
155
4,374
166
2,236
1,799
173
4,101
139
2,131
1,657
174
4,323
149
2,175
1,810
189
4,473
185
2,324
1,771
193
4,709
127
2,493
1,879
210
14,204
23,486
14,885
24,698
15,700
27,704
16,478
29,415
17,302
30,626
18,594
30,604
18,836
32,477
20,744
33,866
21,032
35,949
22,363
38,662
24,215
41,423
26,180
682
984
3,319
6,591
3,375
531
3,395
7,303
29,472
702
1,073
3,614
7,635
3,842
612
3,712
8,282
33,922
870
1,172
3,807
9,536
4,247
726
4,436
9,128
33,899
935
1,188
3,863
9,071
3,937
704
4,647
9,554
32,263
936
1,124
3,791
8,151
3,558
683
4,454
9,566
30,936
912
959
3,505
7,795
3,505
715
4,303
9,242
33,177
1,036
937
3,614
8,657
3,659
699
4,508
10,067
36,510
1,075
996
3,833
9,204
4,313
776
4,633
11,680
37,614
1,098
1,051
4,122
9,086
4,856
767
4,837
11,797
41,282
1,306
1,284
4,892
9,714
5,076
841
5,817
12,352
43,150
1,408
1,395
5,385
9,727
5,345
942
5,858
13,090
Non-science and engineering
Education
Health
Humanities
Professional/other/unknown
385,885
140,509
39,365
27,654
178,357
407,743
153,078
37,051
28,844
188,770
443,566
168,283
38,962
30,526
205,795
458,094
174,550
40,487
31,942
211,115
478,366
182,402
44,271
33,148
218,545
490,191
184,903
46,802
33,596
224,890
505,307
184,053
49,442
36,520
235,292
530,956
187,457
53,634
38,927
250,938
558,602
191,096
57,393
43,166
266,947
585,802
194,655
63,142
44,118
283,887
596,016
187,804
69,778
45,499
292,935
U.S. citizens and permanent residents, all fieldsa
421,846
444,498
487,965
505,724
527,585
542,133
558,844
585,823
617,074
650,538
668,242
72,074
75,952
83,835
87,402
90,157
91,595
94,318
98,503
103,552
111,438
120,426
56,694
3,540
5,536
9,252
1,207
2,130
59,827
3,440
5,882
10,423
1,285
2,209
65,553
3,575
6,530
11,312
1,312
2,512
68,368
3,575
6,910
10,975
1,390
2,820
71,185
3,539
7,430
10,489
1,431
3,084
72,319
3,587
7,468
10,027
1,416
3,266
74,569
3,556
8,100
9,746
1,348
3,268
77,563
3,773
8,211
9,641
1,345
3,245
81,867
4,102
8,878
10,066
1,436
3,480
87,543
4,514
9,313
10,786
1,563
3,765
94,859
5,161
10,265
11,636
1,727
3,952
2,437
77
1,261
2,483
94
1,297
2,662
102
1,384
2,708
122
1,289
2,855
117
1,396
2,835
114
1,432
2,949
128
1,524
2,767
114
1,436
2,931
117
1,465
3,000
134
1,532
3,091
104
1,627
All fields
Science and engineering
Science
Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
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
Science and engineering
Science
Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
TABLE 7. Master's degrees awarded, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of recipients: 2002–12
Field
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
829
270
851
241
1,010
166
1,121
176
1,175
167
1,148
141
1,138
159
1,064
153
1,184
165
1,159
175
1,191
169
13,719
18,873
14,201
19,904
15,081
22,569
15,827
24,163
16,672
25,685
17,931
25,789
18,182
27,420
20,115
28,466
20,348
30,626
21,649
32,953
23,425
35,602
15,380
395
565
2,102
3,259
1,945
318
2,142
4,654
16,125
417
561
2,267
3,326
2,077
326
2,162
4,989
18,282
579
633
2,341
3,976
2,271
383
2,555
5,544
19,034
645
633
2,542
3,813
2,178
398
2,763
6,062
18,972
683
643
2,588
3,655
2,102
389
2,756
6,156
19,276
731
580
2,469
3,705
2,165
401
2,798
6,427
19,749
798
504
2,520
3,706
2,077
392
2,953
6,799
20,940
839
525
2,685
3,498
2,264
416
2,858
7,855
21,685
833
584
2,898
3,474
2,713
429
3,098
7,656
23,895
974
682
3,529
3,720
2,838
454
3,642
8,056
25,567
1,079
740
3,926
3,675
3,113
506
3,752
8,776
349,772
136,431
37,498
23,802
152,041
368,546
148,915
35,306
24,716
159,609
404,130
164,038
36,696
26,541
176,855
418,322
169,309
38,118
28,037
182,858
437,428
176,781
41,449
29,406
189,792
450,538
179,672
44,142
29,900
196,824
464,526
178,526
46,829
32,711
206,460
487,320
182,072
50,881
34,840
219,527
513,522
185,850
54,344
38,635
234,693
539,100
189,443
59,802
39,636
250,219
547,816
182,928
66,327
40,720
257,841
Hispanic or Latino, all fields
23,356
25,517
29,905
32,435
34,081
36,456
37,354
40,395
43,037
46,594
50,173
Science and engineering
4,106
4,384
5,111
5,380
5,681
6,041
6,216
6,634
7,379
8,411
9,459
3,253
175
267
355
35
82
3,522
132
268
572
28
108
3,981
171
330
615
36
113
4,235
185
362
498
47
130
4,587
196
373
506
51
165
4,821
176
418
491
42
179
4,973
157
466
473
57
181
5,317
206
461
497
41
158
5,932
227
519
651
53
166
6,702
264
581
659
81
216
7,475
302
677
809
83
233
136
2
72
56
6
144
2
90
41
11
127
3
70
44
10
140
2
84
49
5
168
6
107
54
1
145
3
79
60
3
156
6
90
53
7
165
4
89
67
5
161
3
96
56
6
174
6
107
54
7
154
4
82
65
3
962
1,241
974
1,296
1,102
1,487
1,222
1,651
1,331
1,797
1,466
1,904
1,543
1,940
1,670
2,119
1,812
2,343
2,051
2,676
2,161
3,056
853
19
38
157
150
205
15
86
862
13
36
136
172
162
6
115
1,130
21
33
136
251
229
16
153
1,145
38
37
174
215
239
23
148
1,094
26
42
163
213
212
17
150
1,220
38
37
169
235
238
19
168
1,243
32
39
182
235
256
18
158
1,317
34
34
195
220
283
15
183
1,447
45
32
232
215
318
24
198
1,709
61
39
267
243
327
34
219
1,984
68
46
344
289
406
34
273
Physics
Other physical sciences
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
Science
Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
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
TABLE 7. Master's degrees awarded, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of recipients: 2002–12
Field
Other engineering
Non-science and engineering
Education
Health
Humanities
Professional/other/unknown
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native, all fields
Science and engineering
Science
Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
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
Asian, all fields
Science and engineering
Science
Agricultural sciences
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
183
222
291
271
271
316
323
353
383
519
524
19,250
8,072
1,666
1,222
8,290
21,133
9,033
1,713
1,300
9,087
24,794
10,981
1,935
1,476
10,402
27,055
11,969
2,136
1,594
11,356
28,400
12,235
2,312
1,678
12,175
30,415
12,984
2,378
1,724
13,329
31,138
12,616
2,586
1,799
14,137
33,761
13,197
2,702
2,067
15,795
35,658
13,211
2,995
2,223
17,229
38,183
13,431
3,486
2,469
18,797
40,714
13,908
3,947
2,673
20,186
2,410
2,574
2,857
2,969
3,142
3,178
3,324
3,310
3,464
3,507
3,275
421
457
540
501
568
552
553
560
629
584
603
365
25
34
33
4
8
388
24
31
42
9
8
455
23
33
58
7
7
419
27
29
47
11
9
481
35
46
58
4
11
479
34
32
40
9
14
467
31
55
44
7
11
471
26
38
36
10
8
542
35
52
45
8
11
506
34
40
48
13
14
511
34
48
52
17
11
15
0
11
4
0
12
1
5
5
1
8
0
3
5
0
11
1
6
3
1
14
0
9
3
2
12
0
8
3
1
14
0
8
5
1
19
1
9
8
1
9
1
5
3
0
12
2
5
3
2
11
0
6
4
1
97
149
109
153
112
207
118
167
118
195
114
224
104
201
116
218
123
259
116
229
113
225
56
4
2
9
12
8
2
6
13
69
2
1
12
15
8
1
9
21
85
6
0
16
7
19
1
21
15
82
2
4
9
17
18
1
6
25
87
8
2
15
12
9
1
11
29
73
5
5
11
4
13
0
12
23
86
1
3
9
14
14
2
10
33
89
7
3
16
11
13
0
9
30
87
9
3
9
19
12
1
12
22
78
3
2
15
9
15
0
13
21
92
1
2
16
11
20
2
11
29
1,989
889
182
109
809
2,117
903
215
113
886
2,317
974
207
156
980
2,468
923
215
149
1,181
2,574
1,051
241
162
1,120
2,626
1,038
262
146
1,180
2,771
1,093
298
140
1,240
2,750
975
291
162
1,322
2,835
959
310
202
1,364
2,923
1,018
328
192
1,385
2,672
869
331
153
1,319
23,134
24,616
27,526
29,378
30,362
32,056
32,942
35,086
37,307
38,745
40,011
6,839
7,601
8,642
8,891
8,731
9,088
9,177
9,664
9,959
10,577
10,776
4,649
126
5,170
99
5,626
111
5,797
111
5,545
84
5,733
128
5,683
102
5,735
137
6,223
165
6,616
203
6,947
225
TABLE 7. Master's degrees awarded, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of recipients: 2002–12
Field
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
537
2,038
37
214
646
2,305
28
221
762
2,377
39
275
795
2,244
31
324
820
1,856
30
396
883
1,754
25
457
977
1,627
38
416
1,037
1,477
24
431
1,245
1,470
45
459
1,267
1,646
41
515
1,442
1,583
39
505
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
213
4
125
66
18
231
7
157
57
10
196
6
128
60
2
243
7
154
74
8
220
2
137
78
3
279
4
177
94
4
236
2
154
78
2
259
12
178
66
3
291
7
186
93
5
308
8
208
81
11
258
6
174
74
4
Psychology
Social sciences
530
954
531
1,109
593
1,273
597
1,452
651
1,488
733
1,474
724
1,563
765
1,605
781
1,767
796
1,840
935
1,960
2,190
29
90
171
698
189
41
312
660
2,431
39
86
215
752
273
50
261
755
3,016
51
126
229
1,041
284
52
343
890
3,094
55
97
267
974
332
63
321
985
3,186
64
101
242
944
319
56
353
1,107
3,355
74
97
274
1,016
313
62
339
1,180
3,494
74
81
273
941
301
61
368
1,395
3,929
82
93
277
794
272
63
357
1,991
3,736
87
101
308
797
301
69
384
1,689
3,961
109
128
430
895
362
71
464
1,502
3,829
128
141
472
807
338
65
427
1,451
Non-science and engineering
Education
Health
Humanities
Professional/other/unknown
16,295
2,967
2,854
1,109
9,365
17,015
3,149
2,714
1,176
9,976
18,884
3,745
2,731
1,197
11,211
20,487
3,996
2,921
1,261
12,309
21,631
4,208
3,061
1,277
13,085
22,968
4,404
3,306
1,306
13,952
23,765
4,207
3,354
1,559
14,645
25,422
4,571
3,885
1,589
15,377
27,348
4,737
4,201
1,811
16,599
28,168
4,741
4,663
1,772
16,992
29,235
4,888
5,236
1,794
17,317
Black or African American, all fields
36,936
40,090
45,183
49,109
52,844
55,624
57,473
61,713
66,817
71,393
75,732
6,230
6,919
7,511
7,764
8,011
8,371
8,908
9,339
10,292
10,961
12,069
5,495
88
288
746
18
113
6,096
103
298
977
18
98
6,658
102
385
934
22
115
6,895
85
377
887
17
135
7,128
96
406
853
30
154
7,445
113
438
898
23
158
7,931
98
500
950
29
156
8,368
124
474
919
26
140
9,194
132
512
1,111
18
154
9,781
180
599
1,212
29
164
10,825
166
673
1,420
38
180
121
2
74
37
8
112
1
76
32
3
120
1
87
27
5
101
2
55
39
5
152
3
93
51
5
123
0
74
43
6
145
0
110
30
5
143
4
97
36
6
125
0
90
30
5
138
0
93
40
5
174
2
129
34
9
1,643
2,478
1,829
2,661
1,942
3,038
2,142
3,151
1,996
3,441
2,253
3,439
2,411
3,642
2,724
3,818
2,640
4,502
2,856
4,603
3,137
5,037
Biological sciences
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Mathematical 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
Science and engineering
Science
Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
Psychology
Social sciences
TABLE 7. Master's degrees awarded, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of recipients: 2002–12
Field
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
White, all fields
Science and engineering
Science
Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
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
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
735
14
29
81
161
141
16
70
223
823
7
38
81
182
158
13
77
267
853
11
29
67
173
170
19
83
301
869
19
50
77
177
152
18
79
297
883
22
25
80
171
171
11
86
317
926
26
23
89
199
152
9
85
343
977
25
28
97
212
155
15
100
345
971
19
18
88
189
166
21
86
384
1,098
30
32
107
174
214
14
87
440
1,180
25
29
125
237
232
14
101
417
1,244
18
33
143
211
230
19
114
476
30,706
12,254
2,645
1,191
14,616
33,171
13,199
2,794
1,293
15,885
37,672
14,591
3,090
1,322
18,669
41,345
15,889
3,412
1,413
20,631
44,833
16,970
3,923
1,489
22,451
47,253
16,921
4,337
1,553
24,442
48,565
16,503
4,675
1,827
25,560
52,374
17,176
5,155
1,996
28,047
56,525
17,620
5,736
2,719
30,450
60,432
18,365
6,188
2,906
32,973
63,663
18,351
7,183
3,199
34,930
299,441
309,126
330,212
342,100
352,593
355,075
362,206
374,920
389,668
410,814
418,925
48,583
50,191
54,729
56,535
58,127
58,408
59,126
60,774
62,633
67,712
73,302
38,246
2,951
4,088
4,828
1,065
1,555
39,576
2,898
4,291
5,185
1,125
1,623
42,966
2,953
4,617
5,781
1,144
1,795
44,337
2,930
4,876
5,818
1,197
1,982
46,043
2,880
5,248
5,715
1,217
2,115
46,459
2,886
5,073
5,463
1,232
2,187
47,049
2,953
5,242
5,176
1,114
2,192
48,346
3,023
5,299
5,080
1,148
2,178
49,714
3,177
5,594
5,183
1,181
2,322
53,133
3,484
5,838
5,553
1,278
2,452
57,298
4,043
6,438
5,987
1,411
2,604
1,783
59
877
613
234
1,825
67
905
642
211
2,023
76
1,012
790
145
1,991
98
886
851
156
2,095
97
963
883
152
2,010
91
977
820
122
2,090
106
1,032
838
114
1,894
80
941
754
119
2,005
93
926
855
131
2,061
98
964
868
131
2,231
82
1,110
901
138
9,452
12,524
9,694
12,935
10,175
14,478
10,410
15,133
11,048
15,725
11,646
15,962
11,561
16,721
12,581
17,143
12,484
17,768
13,227
19,240
14,025
20,559
10,337
310
355
1,541
1,916
1,247
229
1,522
3,217
10,615
327
366
1,662
1,885
1,298
235
1,559
3,283
11,763
444
410
1,725
2,159
1,364
278
1,781
3,602
12,198
490
389
1,826
2,050
1,226
271
1,993
3,953
12,084
506
426
1,900
1,961
1,207
275
1,919
3,890
11,949
534
374
1,733
1,885
1,218
284
1,962
3,959
12,077
601
307
1,775
1,904
1,168
259
2,052
4,011
12,428
650
326
1,835
1,841
1,255
283
1,977
4,261
12,919
600
357
1,947
1,812
1,515
280
2,130
4,278
14,579
699
421
2,428
1,915
1,540
298
2,554
4,724
16,004
805
452
2,651
2,000
1,786
338
2,636
5,336
250,858
101,398
27,842
18,329
258,935
108,577
25,671
18,750
275,483
117,014
26,100
20,103
285,565
121,461
26,763
21,084
294,466
125,343
28,491
21,950
296,667
124,950
30,212
22,079
303,080
123,812
31,804
23,918
314,146
125,306
34,148
25,207
327,035
127,072
35,846
27,199
343,102
129,793
39,198
27,980
345,623
124,773
43,084
28,390
TABLE 7. Master's degrees awarded, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of recipients: 2002–12
Field
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Professional/other/unknown
103,289
105,937
112,266
116,257
118,682
119,426
123,546
129,485
136,918
146,131
149,376
Other race or unknown, all fields
36,569
42,575
52,282
49,733
54,563
59,744
65,545
70,399
76,781
79,485
80,126
5,895
6,400
7,302
8,331
9,039
9,135
10,338
11,532
12,660
13,193
14,217
4,686
175
322
1,252
48
158
5,075
184
348
1,342
77
151
5,867
215
403
1,547
64
207
6,685
237
471
1,481
87
240
7,401
248
537
1,501
99
243
7,382
250
624
1,381
85
271
8,466
215
860
1,476
103
312
9,326
257
902
1,632
96
330
10,262
366
956
1,606
131
368
10,805
349
988
1,668
121
404
11,803
391
987
1,785
139
419
169
10
102
53
4
159
16
64
74
5
188
16
84
84
4
222
12
104
105
1
206
9
87
106
4
266
16
117
128
5
308
14
130
134
30
287
13
122
133
19
340
13
162
147
18
307
20
155
113
19
263
10
126
113
14
1,035
1,527
1,064
1,750
1,157
2,086
1,338
2,609
1,528
3,039
1,719
2,786
1,839
3,353
2,259
3,563
2,508
3,987
2,603
4,365
3,054
4,765
1,209
19
51
143
322
155
15
146
358
1,325
29
34
161
320
178
21
141
441
1,435
46
35
168
345
205
17
174
445
1,646
41
56
189
380
211
22
216
531
1,638
57
47
188
354
184
29
237
542
1,753
54
44
193
366
231
27
232
606
1,872
65
46
184
400
183
37
265
692
2,206
47
51
274
443
275
34
246
836
2,398
62
59
295
457
353
41
287
844
2,388
77
63
264
421
362
37
291
873
2,414
59
66
300
357
333
48
291
960
30,674
10,851
2,309
1,842
15,672
36,175
14,054
2,199
2,084
17,838
44,980
16,733
2,633
2,287
23,327
41,402
15,071
2,671
2,536
21,124
45,524
16,974
3,421
2,850
22,279
50,609
19,375
3,647
3,092
24,495
55,207
20,295
4,112
3,468
27,332
58,867
20,847
4,700
3,819
29,501
64,121
22,251
5,256
4,481
32,133
66,292
22,095
5,939
4,317
33,941
65,909
20,139
6,546
4,511
34,713
63,689
71,600
74,897
73,240
71,780
68,336
72,867
79,650
81,454
85,917
89,145
27,576
32,403
35,461
33,468
30,842
28,683
32,086
36,014
36,374
39,215
40,945
16,776
479
805
7,713
199
1,294
19,056
515
1,001
9,167
206
1,512
19,821
646
1,114
8,896
258
1,785
18,603
596
1,210
7,514
247
1,777
17,551
561
1,288
6,649
253
1,806
17,023
539
1,326
6,287
216
1,769
18,658
564
1,465
7,405
204
1,884
20,444
576
1,710
8,347
234
2,214
20,445
582
1,790
7,955
241
2,478
21,828
634
1,901
8,733
226
2,438
23,362
682
2,048
9,365
316
2,722
1,188
35
1,177
29
1,368
48
1,356
37
1,423
29
1,408
38
1,425
38
1,334
25
1,392
32
1,473
51
1,618
23
Science and engineering
Science
Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
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
Temporary visa holders, all fieldsb
Science and engineering
Science
Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Astronomy
TABLE 7. Master's degrees awarded, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of recipients: 2002–12
Field
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
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
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
606
524
23
533
602
13
672
627
21
623
673
23
701
678
15
712
644
14
712
661
14
695
593
21
710
626
24
792
612
18
866
688
41
485
4,613
684
4,794
619
5,135
651
5,252
630
4,941
663
4,815
654
5,057
629
5,400
684
5,323
714
5,709
790
5,821
10,800
287
419
1,217
3,332
1,430
213
1,253
2,649
13,347
285
512
1,347
4,309
1,765
286
1,550
3,293
15,640
291
539
1,466
5,560
1,976
343
1,881
3,584
14,865
290
555
1,321
5,258
1,759
306
1,884
3,492
13,291
253
481
1,203
4,496
1,456
294
1,698
3,410
11,660
181
379
1,036
4,090
1,340
314
1,505
2,815
13,428
238
433
1,094
4,951
1,582
307
1,555
3,268
15,570
236
471
1,148
5,706
2,049
360
1,775
3,825
15,929
265
467
1,224
5,612
2,143
338
1,739
4,141
17,387
332
602
1,363
5,994
2,238
387
2,175
4,296
17,583
329
655
1,459
6,052
2,232
436
2,106
4,314
Non-science and engineering
36,113
39,197
39,436
39,772
40,938
39,653
40,781
43,636
45,080
46,702
48,200
Education
4,078
4,163
4,245
5,241
5,621
5,231
5,527
5,385
5,246
5,212
4,876
Health
1,867
1,745
2,266
2,369
2,822
2,660
2,613
2,753
3,049
3,340
3,451
Humanities
3,852
4,128
3,985
3,905
3,742
3,696
3,809
4,087
4,531
4,482
4,779
Professional/other/unknown
26,316
29,161
28,940
28,257
28,753
28,066
28,832
31,411
32,254
33,668
35,094
a
Race or ethnicity categories are as designated on the survey form. These categories include U.S. citizens and foreign citizens on permanent visas (i.e., resident aliens who have been admitted for permanent residency).
b
No race or ethnicity data are collected for this group.
NOTE: See appendix B for specific fields included in each category.
SOURCE: Tabulated by National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics; data from Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics: Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data System Completions Survey.