NCSES SDR FY2010 DST 5

Table 5. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and sex: 2010

Field	Total		Male		Female
Field	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE
All fields	805,500	950	551,700	900	253,700	550
Science	626,200	950	412,300	900	213,900	600
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences	201,800	550	128,900	500	72,900	500
Agricultural/ food sciences	20,600	500	15,900	450	4,700	250
Biochemistry/ biophysics	31,100	750	20,600	650	10,500	500
Cell/ molecular biology	22,800	750	12,400	600	10,300	500
Environmental life sciences	8,600	400	6,400	350	2,200	200
Microbiology	14,400	600	8,200	500	6,100	350
Zoology	12,600	550	9,700	450	2,900	250
Other biological sciences	91,700	1,100	55,600	950	36,100	700
Computer/ information sciences	20,000	250	16,400	250	3,600	100
Mathematics/ statistics	38,200	350	30,700	350	7,500	250
Physical sciences	145,900	550	119,200	600	26,600	350
Astronomy/ astrophysics	5,400	450	4,400	400	1,000	150
Chemistry, except biochemistry	75,300	400	58,600	450	16,600	350
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences^a	22,100	250	17,500	250	4,600	150
Physics	43,100	450	38,800	450	4,400	200
Psychology	116,700	400	52,700	500	63,900	500
Social sciences	103,600	550	64,300	600	39,300	300
Economics	27,000	300	20,600	300	6,400	200
Political sciences	23,900	550	16,400	450	7,500	350
Sociology	17,900	500	9,200	400	8,700	400
Other social sciences	34,800	700	18,100	550	16,600	500
Engineering	143,800	550	126,400	550	17,400	300
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering	5,800	450	5,400	450	400	150
Chemical engineering	18,800	750	16,300	650	2,500	250
Civil engineering	12,300	600	10,800	550	1,400	200
Electrical/ computer engineering	41,400	300	37,400	350	3,900	200
Materials/ metallurgical engineering	14,200	700	11,900	650	2,300	250
Mechanical engineering	20,200	750	18,700	700	1,500	250
Other engineering	31,100	850	25,900	750	5,200	350
Health	35,500	250	13,000	250	22,400	250

SE = standard error.
^a Includes other physical sciences.

NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 100. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 50. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2010.

Data from survey cycle 2010, as of August 21, 2013.