NCSES SDR 2013 DST 5

Table 5. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and sex: 2013

Field	Total		Male		Female
Field	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE
All fields	837,900	950	562,400	900	275,500	550
Science	649,000	1,000	418,400	950	230,600	650
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences	211,900	700	132,100	600	79,800	500
Agricultural/ food sciences	19,900	500	14,900	450	5,000	250
Biochemistry/ biophysics	32,400	1,000	21,100	800	11,300	600
Cell/ molecular biology	23,600	650	12,900	500	10,700	450
Environmental life sciences	9,100	400	6,600	400	2,500	200
Microbiology	15,200	650	8,700	500	6,500	450
Zoology	12,000	550	9,000	500	3,000	300
Other biological sciences	99,700	1,350	58,900	950	40,900	900
Computer/ information sciences	23,000	300	18,700	300	4,300	200
Mathematics/ statistics	39,200	400	31,100	450	8,100	250
Physical sciences	148,800	500	119,700	550	29,100	400
Astronomy/ astrophysics	5,700	400	4,700	350	1,000	150
Chemistry, except biochemistry	76,600	450	58,400	500	18,200	350
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences^a	22,500	300	17,300	300	5,200	150
Physics	44,000	500	39,300	500	4,700	250
Psychology	120,200	500	52,700	500	67,500	500
Social sciences	105,900	600	64,100	550	41,800	450
Economics	27,600	350	20,900	350	6,800	250
Political sciences	24,400	650	16,500	500	7,900	400
Sociology	17,800	500	8,400	350	9,400	350
Other social sciences	36,100	750	18,400	650	17,700	500
Engineering	150,600	650	130,500	700	20,100	400
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering	5,800	450	5,400	450	500	150
Chemical engineering	19,300	750	16,400	750	3,000	300
Civil engineering	12,700	650	11,200	650	1,500	200
Electrical/ computer engineering	43,800	400	39,000	450	4,900	200
Materials/ metallurgical engineering	15,700	650	12,900	550	2,700	300
Mechanical engineering	21,000	800	19,300	750	1,800	250
Other engineering	32,200	850	26,400	800	5,900	350
Health	38,300	350	13,500	300	24,800	400

Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 50. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
SE = standard error.
^a Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 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, 2013.

Data from survey cycle 2013, as of 18 February 2014.