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Table 20. College enrollment since graduation among recent graduates with master's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by major field of degree: October 2010
 

Major field                   Enrollment status on 1 October 2010
All graduates
Taken additional college courses since
most recent degreea
Full-time student
Part-time student
Not enrolled
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 339,000 2,500 75,000 2,500 58,000 2,500 10,000 1,500 271,000 3,000
Science 157,000 1,500 48,000 2,500 37,000 2,000 7,000 1,000 114,000 2,500
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 23,000 500 9,000 1,500 7,000 1,500 1,000 500 15,000 1,500
Agricultural/ food sciences 3,000 1,000 1,000 500 1,000 500 D D 2,000 500
Biological sciences 18,000 1,500 7,000 1,500 6,000 1,500 1,000 500 11,000 1,500
Environmental life sciences 2,000 1,000 1,000 500 S S D D 2,000 1,000
Computer/ information sciences 32,000 500 4,000 1,000 3,000 1,000 1,000 500 29,000 1,000
Mathematics/ statistics 10,000 500 4,000 500 3,000 500 * * 6,000 500
Physical and related sciences 11,000 500 4,000 500 4,000 500 * * 7,000 500
Chemistry, except biochemistry 4,000 500 2,000 500 2,000 500 D D 2,000 500
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesb 4,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500 D D 3,000 500
Physics/ astronomy 3,000 500 2,000 500 2,000 500 D D 2,000 500
Psychology 45,000 500 14,000 1,500 9,000 1,500 3,000 1,000 32,000 1,500
Social and related sciences 37,000 1,000 13,000 1,000 11,000 1,000 1,000 500 25,000 1,000
Economics 5,000 500 2,000 500 2,000 500 D D 3,000 500
Political and related sciences 13,000 500 3,000 500 2,000 500 1,000 500 10,000 1,000
Sociology/ anthropology 6,000 500 3,000 500 3,000 500 * * 3,000 500
Other social sciences 12,000 500 4,000 500 3,000 500 * * 9,000 500
Engineering 63,000 1,000 14,000 1,000 12,000 1,000 1,000 500 50,000 1,500
Chemical engineering 2,000 500 1,000 500 * * * * 1,000 500
Civil/ architectural engineering 7,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500 * * 6,000 500
Electrical/ computer engineering 25,000 1,000 4,000 1,000 4,000 1,000 * * 21,000 1,000
Industrial engineering 4,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500 * * 3,000 500
Mechanical engineering 8,000 500 2,000 500 2,000 500 * * 6,000 500
Other engineering 18,000 500 6,000 1,000 4,000 500 1,000 500 13,000 1,000
Health 119,000 1,500 13,000 1,500 9,000 1,500 3,000 1,000 107,000 2,500

* = value < 500. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
SE = standard error.
a Most recent degree earned prior to survey reference date of 1 October 2010.
b 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. 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.