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Table 5. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by fine field of doctorate, residence location, and sex: 2017

Field of study U.S. residing Non-U.S. residing
All Male Female All Male Female
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 967,500 1,225 629,100 1,100 338,400 850 135,700 275 102,000 700 33,700 650
Science 736,700 1,250 456,850 1,125 279,850 825 96,100 725 68,700 800 27,450 625
Biological, agricultural, and environmental life sciences 246,850 725 144,850 800 102,000 775 28,450 575 19,100 500 9,350 350
Agricultural and food sciences 20,800 300 14,850 325 5,950 225 6,300 275 4,850 275 1,450 125
Agricultural sciences 1,400 75 1,150 75 250 75 350 75 300 75 50 25
Animal sciences 5,200 125 3,600 150 1,550 125 1,450 125 1,200 125 300 75
Food sciences and technology 4,200 150 2,300 175 1,950 150 1,250 150 800 125 450 75
Plant sciences 7,150 200 5,650 200 1,500 100 2,550 200 2,050 200 500 75
Soil sciences 2,850 100 2,150 125 700 100 700 100 550 75 150 50
Biochemistry and biophysics 34,500 300 21,950 375 12,550 350 2,900 250 2,200 225 750 125
Biochemistry 28,900 300 17,850 350 11,100 325 2,350 225 1,750 200 600 100
Biophysics 5,600 100 4,100 150 1,450 125 550 100 400 75 150 50
Cell, cellular biology, and molecular biology 33,550 275 18,100 425 15,450 375 2,400 200 1,400 175 1,000 150
Microbiological sciences and immunology 26,250 250 14,100 375 12,150 350 2,150 175 1,200 175 950 125
Immunology 9,250 125 4,750 200 4,550 200 450 100 150 75 300 75
Microbiological sciences 17,000 200 9,350 300 7,650 250 1,700 150 1,050 150 650 100
Natural resources and conservation 10,900 150 7,650 200 3,250 150 1,900 125 1,350 125 550 75
Fish, fisheries, wildlife and wildlands science and management 2,800 75 2,200 100 600 75 500 75 400 75 100 25
Forestry 3,550 75 2,850 100 700 75 800 75 550 75 200 75
Natural resource conservation, research, management, and policy 4,550 100 2,600 125 1,950 100 600 100 400 75 200 50
Zoology 10,350 175 7,700 200 2,700 150 1,300 150 950 125 350 75
Other biological sciences 110,450 450 60,550 525 49,900 575 11,450 375 7,150 350 4,300 225
Biomathematics, bioinformatics, and computational biology 4,700 75 2,800 100 1,900 100 400 75 250 50 150 25
Botany and plant biology 8,900 175 5,650 175 3,250 150 1,700 150 1,200 150 500 75
Epidemiology, ecology, and population biology 17,050 200 8,850 225 8,250 200 2,200 200 1,300 175 900 100
Genetics 9,200 150 4,850 175 4,350 175 1,000 125 550 75 400 100
Neurobiology and neuroscience 15,550 175 8,350 275 7,250 250 1,250 150 650 125 650 100
Nutrition sciences 4,600 100 1,150 125 3,400 150 550 100 250 75 350 100
Pharmacology and toxicology 14,200 150 7,900 250 6,300 225 750 125 400 75 350 75
Physiology, pathology, and related sciences 17,300 200 10,700 225 6,600 225 1,700 175 1,300 175 400 50
Biological and biomedical sciences, general 13,000 150 7,100 275 5,950 225 1,150 125 700 100 450 75
Biological and biomedical sciences, other 5,950 125 3,200 150 2,750 125 750 100 500 100 250 75
Computer and information sciences 30,150 300 24,600 325 5,600 250 4,450 275 3,750 250 700 100
Computer science 26,100 275 21,900 325 4,200 225 3,800 250 3,150 225 600 100
Information science, studies 2,600 100 1,700 100 950 75 500 75 450 75 50 25
Computer and information sciences, other 1,450 50 950 50 450 50 200 50 150 50 50 25
Mathematics and statistics 42,500 425 33,300 500 9,200 325 7,400 375 6,000 350 1,400 175
Applied mathematics 8,400 225 6,600 275 1,800 175 1,100 175 900 150 250 75
Mathematics 21,300 275 17,550 300 3,750 200 4,100 250 3,400 225 750 125
Statistics 8,000 200 5,500 225 2,500 175 1,200 175 950 175 250 100
Mathematics and statistics, other 4,750 125 3,600 125 1,150 100 1,000 100 800 100 200 75
Physical sciences, geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 159,250 600 124,650 800 34,600 650 21,000 475 17,000 425 4,000 225
Astronomy and astrophysics 6,450 100 5,150 125 1,300 100 850 100 700 100 200 50
Chemistry, except biochemistry 78,950 400 58,200 575 20,750 500 8,000 350 6,000 300 2,000 175
Inorganic chemistry 10,250 175 7,600 200 2,650 175 1,200 125 700 125 450 100
Organic chemistry 22,750 275 18,050 325 4,700 225 2,350 250 1,850 200 450 100
Chemistry, other, except biochemistry 46,000 325 32,600 400 13,400 375 4,500 275 3,400 250 1,100 125
Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 25,350 200 19,000 225 6,350 150 4,150 200 3,250 175 900 75
Atmospheric sciences and meteorology 4,250 50 3,300 75 950 50 700 50 550 50 150 25
Geological and earth sciences, geosciences 15,950 175 12,250 200 3,700 125 2,600 175 2,050 150 550 75
Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,200 50 1,300 50 850 50 300 50 200 50 100 25
Oceanography, chemical and physical 3,000 100 2,200 100 800 50 550 75 400 75 150 50
Physics 48,500 400 42,250 425 6,200 300 8,000 350 7,100 325 900 150
Psychology 136,900 525 56,850 800 80,100 750 5,850 275 2,700 250 3,150 200
Clinical psychology 46,500 325 18,400 725 28,150 675 950 150 200 100 750 150
Counseling and applied psychology 17,000 175 6,700 250 10,300 225 300 100 150 75 200 50
Educational and school psychology 18,050 225 6,900 250 11,150 275 1,200 175 650 150 600 100
Industrial and organizational psychology 5,750 75 2,650 175 3,100 175 150 50 100 50 100 25
Research and experimental psychology 34,650 225 15,650 350 19,000 350 2,350 150 1,250 125 1,150 100
Psychology, general 9,200 175 4,150 225 5,050 200 450 100 300 75 150 50
Psychology, other 5,750 100 2,400 175 3,350 175 400 75 100 50 250 50
Social sciences 121,050 700 72,650 700 48,400 575 28,950 625 20,150 600 8,800 350
Economics 32,000 425 23,900 375 8,100 250 12,750 425 10,400 425 2,350 200
Political science and government 24,150 350 16,150 375 8,000 325 4,050 250 2,800 225 1,200 150
Political science and government 19,850 350 13,850 325 6,000 300 3,450 250 2,450 200 1,000 150
Public policy analysis 4,350 75 2,300 125 2,050 125 600 75 350 75 250 50
Sociology, demography, and population studies 19,450 275 9,250 275 10,200 225 2,900 225 1,600 200 1,300 125
Other social sciences 45,450 375 23,350 425 22,100 350 9,250 350 5,350 325 3,900 225
Anthropology 13,950 225 6,350 225 7,600 225 2,050 175 950 150 1,100 125
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 4,100 125 1,950 100 2,150 125 350 75 150 50 200 50
Geography and cartography 5,600 125 3,800 150 1,800 100 1,000 125 650 125 350 75
International relations and national security studies 2,600 125 1,850 125 750 100 1,050 125 800 125 250 50
Linguistics 6,100 175 2,500 175 3,600 175 2,300 150 1,100 125 1,150 125
Urban studies, affairs 2,050 100 1,250 100 750 75 550 100 400 100 150 50
Social sciences, other 11,050 175 5,600 200 5,450 175 1,950 175 1,250 150 700 100
Engineering 186,700 775 156,250 800 30,400 525 34,750 650 30,950 575 3,800 275
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7,350 175 6,600 175 700 100 1,350 150 1,300 150 D D
Chemical engineering 23,200 325 18,600 350 4,550 200 4,050 300 3,350 250 750 125
Civil engineering 20,000 325 16,300 350 3,700 200 5,400 300 4,650 300 750 125
Electrical and computer engineering 50,950 425 44,450 450 6,550 300 8,750 400 8,050 375 700 100
Computer engineering 6,500 150 5,450 150 1,050 125 1,600 150 1,400 150 200 50
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering 44,450 400 38,950 425 5,500 275 7,150 375 6,650 350 500 100
Mechanical engineering 26,700 325 23,750 325 2,950 200 4,550 275 4,350 275 200 75
Metallurgical and materials engineering 17,950 225 14,750 275 3,200 175 2,800 200 2,400 175 400 100
Other engineering 40,550 350 31,800 400 8,750 275 7,800 300 6,800 275 950 125
Agricultural engineering 1,900 100 1,600 100 350 75 750 100 650 100 50 50
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 12,450 150 8,150 200 4,300 175 1,000 150 700 125 250 75
Engineering mechanics, physics, and science 5,350 125 4,750 125 600 75 950 100 900 100 50 25
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 9,950 225 7,800 225 2,150 150 2,550 200 2,250 175 300 75
Nuclear engineering 3,400 125 3,200 125 250 50 800 100 750 100 50 25
Engineering, other 7,450 150 6,350 150 1,100 100 1,750 150 1,550 150 200 50
Health 44,100 325 15,950 350 28,150 350 4,800 300 2,350 200 2,500 225
Communication disorders sciences and services 4,100 75 1,200 100 2,900 125 150 50 D D 150 50
Hospital and medical administration services 2,300 100 1,100 125 1,200 100 200 75 150 75 50 25
Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration 8,200 150 5,350 150 2,850 150 900 125 500 100 350 100
Public health 8,050 150 2,700 150 5,350 175 1,000 125 500 100 500 100
Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research 10,750 200 350 100 10,400 200 1,050 175 D D 800 150
Health sciences, other 10,700 175 5,250 200 5,450 175 1,550 150 950 150 600 75
Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 25. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. na = not applicable. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
SE = standard error.
NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 50. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 25. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Designation of full-time and part-time employment status is based on principal job only, not on all jobs held in labor force. For example, an individual could work part time in his or her principal job but full time in the labor force. Residence location is based on reported living location on 1 February 2017.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients: 2017.