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NCSES RCG 2010 DST 3_1 SAS Output
Table 3-1. Education and employment status of recent graduates with bachelor's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by major field of degree and sex: October 2010
 

Major field and sex                  Education and employment status
      Not full-time student
All graduates
Full-time student
Employed in S&E or S&E-related occupationa Employed in non-S&E occupation Not employed
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 1,146,000 4,500 315,000 8,500 415,000 8,500 324,000 8,000 92,000 5,000
Science 785,000 4,500 249,000 7,000 171,000 6,000 294,000 7,500 71,000 4,500
Male 343,000 4,000 95,000 4,500 96,000 4,000 123,000 5,500 29,000 2,500
Female 442,000 3,500 154,000 5,500 75,000 4,500 171,000 5,000 42,000 3,500
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 183,000 2,000 80,000 4,500 53,000 4,000 32,000 3,000 18,000 3,000
Male 70,000 3,000 30,000 3,000 22,000 2,500 12,000 2,000 7,000 1,500
Female 112,000 3,000 50,000 3,500 30,000 3,000 20,000 2,000 12,000 2,000
Computer/ information sciences 72,000 1,000 9,000 2,000 44,000 2,500 13,000 2,000 5,000 1,500
Male 59,000 2,000 8,000 2,000 37,000 2,500 10,000 2,000 4,000 1,000
Female 13,000 1,500 2,000 1,000 7,000 1,500 3,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Mathematics/ statistics 30,000 500 7,000 1,000 10,000 1,500 10,000 1,500 3,000 1,000
Male 17,000 1,000 4,000 1,000 5,000 1,000 7,000 1,000 1,000 500
Female 13,000 1,000 3,000 1,000 5,000 1,000 3,000 1,000 1,000 500
Physical and related sciences 44,000 500 20,000 1,500 15,000 1,500 7,000 1,000 3,000 500
Male 25,000 1,000 11,000 1,000 9,000 1,000 3,000 1,000 1,000 500
Female 19,000 1,000 8,000 1,000 6,000 1,000 4,000 1,000 1,000 500
Psychology 180,000 2,000 62,000 3,500 21,000 2,500 80,000 4,000 17,000 2,000
Male 42,000 2,500 13,000 2,000 8,000 1,500 18,000 2,500 3,000 1,000
Female 139,000 3,000 49,000 3,500 14,000 2,500 62,000 3,500 14,000 2,000
Social and related sciences 277,000 2,500 71,000 4,000 29,000 2,500 151,000 5,000 26,000 2,500
Male 131,000 3,500 30,000 3,000 15,000 2,000 72,000 4,500 13,000 2,000
Female 146,000 3,500 41,000 3,000 14,000 2,000 79,000 3,500 13,000 2,000
Engineering 132,000 1,000 26,000 1,500 83,000 2,500 13,000 1,500 10,000 1,500
Male 108,000 1,500 20,000 1,500 69,000 2,500 11,000 1,500 8,000 1,500
Female 23,000 1,500 5,000 1,000 14,000 1,000 2,000 500 2,000 500
Health 229,000 1,500 41,000 4,500 161,000 5,000 17,000 3,000 10,000 2,000
Male 36,000 2,500 8,000 1,500 23,000 2,000 3,000 1,000 2,000 1,000
Female 193,000 2,500 33,000 3,500 138,000 5,000 14,000 2,500 8,000 2,000

S&E = science and engineering; SE = standard error.
a S&E occupations include S&E postsecondary teachers. S&E-related occupations include health occupations. For details, see technical notes.
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.