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Table 18. Community college attendance and associate's degree receipt among recent graduates with master's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by major field of degree: October 2010
 

Major field              All graduates Attended community college Earned associate's degree
Number SE Percent SE % Number SE Percent SE % Number SE Percent SE %
All fields 339,000 2,500 100.0 0.00 156,000 5,500 46.0 1.45 56,000 3,500 16.5 0.95
Science 157,000 1,500 100.0 0.00 62,000 2,500 39.5 1.35 22,000 2,000 14.0 1.05
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 23,000 500 100.0 0.00 10,000 1,500 43.5 4.65 3,000 1,000 13.0 2.50
Agricultural/ food sciences 3,000 1,000 100.0 0.00 2,000 500 66.7 9.30 1,000 500 33.3 10.05
Biological sciences 18,000 1,500 100.0 0.00 8,000 1,500 44.4 5.95 1,000 1,000 5.6 2.70
Environmental life sciences 2,000 1,000 100.0 0.00 1,000 500 50.0 8.50 D D D D
Computer/ information sciences 32,000 500 100.0 0.00 9,000 1,500 28.1 3.30 4,000 1,000 12.5 2.05
Mathematics/ statistics 10,000 500 100.0 0.00 2,000 500 20.0 2.95 * * * *
Physical and related sciences 11,000 500 100.0 0.00 4,000 500 36.4 3.55 1,000 500 9.1 1.80
Chemistry, except biochemistry 4,000 500 100.0 0.00 1,000 500 25.0 4.00 * * * *
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesa 4,000 500 100.0 0.00 2,000 500 50.0 6.50 * * * *
Physics/ astronomy 3,000 500 100.0 0.00 1,000 500 33.3 6.75 * * * *
Psychology 45,000 500 100.0 0.00 24,000 1,500 53.3 3.20 10,000 1,500 22.2 2.70
Social and related sciences 37,000 1,000 100.0 0.00 14,000 1,000 37.8 2.20 5,000 500 13.5 1.35
Economics 5,000 500 100.0 0.00 1,000 500 20.0 3.35 * * * *
Political and related sciences 13,000 500 100.0 0.00 5,000 500 38.5 3.75 1,000 500 7.7 1.50
Sociology/ anthropology 6,000 500 100.0 0.00 3,000 500 50.0 3.60 1,000 500 16.7 3.05
Other social sciences 12,000 500 100.0 0.00 5,000 500 41.7 3.85 2,000 500 16.7 3.15
Engineering 63,000 1,000 100.0 0.00 16,000 1,000 25.4 1.55 4,000 1,000 6.3 1.00
Chemical engineering 2,000 500 100.0 0.00 * * * * * * * *
Civil/ architectural engineering 7,000 500 100.0 0.00 2,000 500 28.6 3.65 1,000 500 14.3 2.15
Electrical/ computer engineering 25,000 1,000 100.0 0.00 5,000 1,000 20.0 2.85 2,000 500 8.0 1.95
Industrial engineering 4,000 500 100.0 0.00 1,000 500 25.0 3.65 * * * *
Mechanical engineering 8,000 500 100.0 0.00 2,000 500 25.0 3.55 * * * *
Other engineering 18,000 500 100.0 0.00 5,000 1,000 27.8 3.20 1,000 500 5.6 1.50
Health 119,000 1,500 100.0 0.00 78,000 4,500 65.5 3.25 29,000 3,000 24.4 2.10

* = value < 500; D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
SE = standard error.
a Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences includes other physical sciences.
NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Standard errors for numbers are rounded up to the nearest 500. Percentages are based on rounded numbers and are rounded to the nearest 0.1%. Standard errors for percentages are rounded up to the nearest 0.05%. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Estimates are from recent college graduates who received bachelor's or master's degrees in science, engineering, or health fields in the 2008 and 2009 academic years; estimates may differ from degree counts published elsewhere.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Survey of Recent College Graduates, 2010.
Data from survey cycle 2010, as of September 19, 2012.