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Table 4-4b. Citizenship, ethnicity, and race of master's students, by detailed field: 2017

Detailed field Total U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa Temporary visa holders
Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino Unknown ethnicity and race
American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All detailed fields 378,587 100.0 29,622 100.0 1,136 100.0 26,093 100.0 23,266 100.0 468 100.0 148,031 100.0 8,119 100.0 15,161 100.0 126,691 100.0
Science 229,169 60.5 18,728 63.2 777 68.4 15,084 57.8 15,639 67.2 305 65.2 91,511 61.8 5,202 64.1 9,585 63.2 72,338 57.1
Agricultural sciences 5,603 1.5 463 1.6 22 1.9 147 0.6 228 1.0 4 0.9 3,466 2.3 102 1.3 144 0.9 1,027 0.8
Biological and biomedical sciences 33,926 9.0 2,957 10.0 97 8.5 3,615 13.9 2,702 11.6 69 14.7 16,894 11.4 1,023 12.6 1,749 11.5 4,820 3.8
Biochemistry 791 0.2 77 0.3 2 0.2 90 0.3 52 0.2 1 0.2 333 0.2 14 0.2 28 0.2 194 0.2
Biology 8,791 2.3 887 3.0 34 3.0 548 2.1 641 2.8 35 7.5 5,160 3.5 268 3.3 352 2.3 866 0.7
Biomedical sciences 4,298 1.1 354 1.2 13 1.1 734 2.8 615 2.6 2 0.4 1,776 1.2 150 1.8 328 2.2 326 0.3
Biophysics 18 * 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 * 2 * 0 0.0 2 * 0 0.0 1 * 10 *
Biostatistics and bioinformatics 2,540 0.7 135 0.5 3 0.3 340 1.3 87 0.4 3 0.6 776 0.5 48 0.6 105 0.7 1,043 0.8
Biotechnology 1,893 0.5 186 0.6 5 0.4 201 0.8 211 0.9 4 0.9 617 0.4 37 0.5 87 0.6 545 0.4
Botany and plant biology 378 0.1 19 0.1 1 0.1 8 * 3 * 0 0.0 237 0.2 19 0.2 18 0.1 73 0.1
Cell, cellular biology, and anatomical sciences 926 0.2 96 0.3 4 0.4 120 0.5 59 0.3 3 0.6 442 0.3 34 0.4 27 0.2 141 0.1
Ecology and population biology 921 0.2 49 0.2 4 0.4 26 0.1 25 0.1 4 0.9 660 0.4 26 0.3 74 0.5 53 *
Epidemiology 2,577 0.7 245 0.8 4 0.4 365 1.4 169 0.7 5 1.1 1,126 0.8 92 1.1 100 0.7 471 0.4
Genetics 512 0.1 27 0.1 0 0.0 45 0.2 12 0.1 1 0.2 331 0.2 11 0.1 30 0.2 55 *
Microbiological sciences and immunology 1,037 0.3 120 0.4 0 0.0 80 0.3 56 0.2 1 0.2 537 0.4 33 0.4 51 0.3 159 0.1
Molecular biology 277 0.1 28 0.1 0 0.0 31 0.1 22 0.1 0 0.0 140 0.1 9 0.1 13 0.1 34 *
Neurobiology and neuroscience 318 0.1 18 0.1 0 0.0 21 0.1 22 0.1 1 0.2 177 0.1 15 0.2 9 0.1 55 *
Nutrition science 2,144 0.6 158 0.5 7 0.6 143 0.5 79 0.3 1 0.2 1,331 0.9 62 0.8 143 0.9 220 0.2
Pathology and experimental pathology 122 * 2 * 0 0.0 8 * 13 0.1 0 0.0 52 * 9 0.1 20 0.1 18 *
Pharmacology and toxicology 881 0.2 56 0.2 4 0.4 80 0.3 70 0.3 1 0.2 386 0.3 27 0.3 44 0.3 213 0.2
Physiology 2,229 0.6 182 0.6 5 0.4 321 1.2 212 0.9 4 0.9 1,154 0.8 76 0.9 100 0.7 175 0.1
Zoology and animal biology 759 0.2 47 0.2 0 0.0 18 0.1 16 0.1 1 0.2 566 0.4 27 0.3 29 0.2 55 *
Biological and biomedical sciences nec 2,514 0.7 271 0.9 11 1.0 433 1.7 336 1.4 2 0.4 1,091 0.7 66 0.8 190 1.3 114 0.1
Computer and information sciences 75,618 20.0 2,782 9.4 67 5.9 5,770 22.1 4,106 17.6 56 12.0 15,639 10.6 1,019 12.6 2,156 14.2 44,023 34.7
Computer science 22,786 6.0 469 1.6 9 0.8 1,633 6.3 417 1.8 15 3.2 2,901 2.0 202 2.5 497 3.3 16,643 13.1
Computer and information sciences, general 30,217 8.0 1,119 3.8 25 2.2 2,426 9.3 1,094 4.7 15 3.2 6,832 4.6 420 5.2 544 3.6 17,742 14.0
Computer and information sciences nec 22,615 6.0 1,194 4.0 33 2.9 1,711 6.6 2,595 11.2 26 5.6 5,906 4.0 397 4.9 1,115 7.4 9,638 7.6
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,006 1.6 450 1.5 39 3.4 160 0.6 143 0.6 8 1.7 4,134 2.8 159 2.0 267 1.8 646 0.5
Atmospheric sciences and meteorology 464 0.1 24 0.1 0 0.0 13 * 15 0.1 1 0.2 324 0.2 11 0.1 16 0.1 60 *
Geological and earth sciences 4,107 1.1 318 1.1 32 2.8 105 0.4 93 0.4 7 1.5 2,818 1.9 113 1.4 143 0.9 478 0.4
Ocean and marine sciences 1,275 0.3 105 0.4 6 0.5 41 0.2 30 0.1 0 0.0 885 0.6 31 0.4 93 0.6 84 0.1
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 160 * 3 * 1 0.1 1 * 5 * 0 0.0 107 0.1 4 * 15 0.1 24 *
Mathematics and statistics 16,568 4.4 815 2.8 26 2.3 1,200 4.6 417 1.8 6 1.3 4,711 3.2 203 2.5 547 3.6 8,643 6.8
Mathematics and applied mathematics 10,387 2.7 581 2.0 16 1.4 605 2.3 302 1.3 4 0.9 3,214 2.2 134 1.7 367 2.4 5,164 4.1
Statistics 6,181 1.6 234 0.8 10 0.9 595 2.3 115 0.5 2 0.4 1,497 1.0 69 0.8 180 1.2 3,479 2.7
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 6,923 1.8 664 2.2 25 2.2 559 2.1 488 2.1 12 2.6 2,975 2.0 163 2.0 307 2.0 1,730 1.4
Natural resources and conservation 7,311 1.9 533 1.8 64 5.6 204 0.8 222 1.0 20 4.3 4,955 3.3 257 3.2 383 2.5 673 0.5
Environmental science and studies 3,515 0.9 302 1.0 25 2.2 131 0.5 129 0.6 14 3.0 2,292 1.5 142 1.7 185 1.2 295 0.2
Forestry, natural resources, and conservation 3,796 1.0 231 0.8 39 3.4 73 0.3 93 0.4 6 1.3 2,663 1.8 115 1.4 198 1.3 378 0.3
Physical sciences 6,368 1.7 559 1.9 26 2.3 383 1.5 314 1.3 3 0.6 2,700 1.8 163 2.0 268 1.8 1,952 1.5
Astronomy and astrophysics 69 * 6 * 0 0.0 5 * 0 0.0 0 0.0 45 * 3 * 2 * 8 *
Chemistry 3,453 0.9 315 1.1 16 1.4 265 1.0 225 1.0 3 0.6 1,444 1.0 78 1.0 123 0.8 984 0.8
Materials sciences 448 0.1 14 * 1 0.1 28 0.1 5 * 0 0.0 133 0.1 9 0.1 26 0.2 232 0.2
Physics 2,182 0.6 215 0.7 8 0.7 81 0.3 79 0.3 0 0.0 971 0.7 66 0.8 103 0.7 659 0.5
Physical sciences nec 216 0.1 9 * 1 0.1 4 * 5 * 0 0.0 107 0.1 7 0.1 14 0.1 69 0.1
Psychology 29,638 7.8 4,820 16.3 124 10.9 1,324 5.1 3,101 13.3 60 12.8 16,358 11.1 912 11.2 1,606 10.6 1,333 1.1
Clinical psychology 3,098 0.8 551 1.9 5 0.4 177 0.7 266 1.1 11 2.4 1,575 1.1 93 1.1 232 1.5 188 0.1
Counseling and applied psychology 19,413 5.1 3,299 11.1 92 8.1 825 3.2 2,127 9.1 36 7.7 10,674 7.2 578 7.1 1,090 7.2 692 0.5
Psychology, general 5,905 1.6 843 2.8 23 2.0 251 1.0 646 2.8 13 2.8 3,421 2.3 208 2.6 229 1.5 271 0.2
Research and experimental psychology 1,222 0.3 127 0.4 4 0.4 71 0.3 62 0.3 0 0.0 688 0.5 33 0.4 55 0.4 182 0.1
Social sciences 41,208 10.9 4,685 15.8 287 25.3 1,722 6.6 3,918 16.8 67 14.3 19,679 13.3 1,201 14.8 2,158 14.2 7,491 5.9
Agricultural economics 806 0.2 37 0.1 4 0.4 13 * 17 0.1 1 0.2 412 0.3 8 0.1 12 0.1 302 0.2
Anthropology 2,363 0.6 262 0.9 35 3.1 62 0.2 80 0.3 4 0.9 1,581 1.1 105 1.3 115 0.8 119 0.1
Criminal justice and safety studies 3,869 1.0 597 2.0 21 1.8 78 0.3 803 3.5 6 1.3 2,033 1.4 107 1.3 158 1.0 66 0.1
Economics (except agricultural) 5,238 1.4 292 1.0 9 0.8 233 0.9 218 0.9 2 0.4 1,430 1.0 70 0.9 179 1.2 2,805 2.2
Geography and cartography 2,696 0.7 204 0.7 13 1.1 95 0.4 110 0.5 3 0.6 1,697 1.1 84 1.0 121 0.8 369 0.3
History and philosophy of science 25 * 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 * 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 * 0 0.0 1 * 2 *
Human development 1,349 0.4 186 0.6 9 0.8 51 0.2 127 0.5 1 0.2 818 0.6 35 0.4 77 0.5 45 *
International relations and national security studies 6,755 1.8 773 2.6 46 4.0 355 1.4 480 2.1 4 0.9 3,179 2.1 182 2.2 528 3.5 1,208 1.0
Linguistics 1,237 0.3 169 0.6 11 1.0 63 0.2 46 0.2 0 0.0 588 0.4 52 0.6 64 0.4 244 0.2
Political science and government 2,979 0.8 398 1.3 12 1.1 107 0.4 343 1.5 3 0.6 1,553 1.0 80 1.0 145 1.0 338 0.3
Public policy analysis 4,718 1.2 406 1.4 19 1.7 316 1.2 382 1.6 11 2.4 2,193 1.5 127 1.6 291 1.9 973 0.8
Sociology 2,629 0.7 494 1.7 16 1.4 84 0.3 373 1.6 3 0.6 1,314 0.9 96 1.2 81 0.5 168 0.1
Social sciences nec 6,544 1.7 867 2.9 92 8.1 263 1.0 939 4.0 29 6.2 2,861 1.9 255 3.1 386 2.5 852 0.7
Engineering 96,756 25.6 5,130 17.3 134 11.8 6,416 24.6 2,505 10.8 56 12.0 28,281 19.1 1,422 17.5 2,526 16.7 50,286 39.7
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3,322 0.9 267 0.9 8 0.7 285 1.1 54 0.2 2 0.4 1,641 1.1 92 1.1 116 0.8 857 0.7
Agricultural engineering 505 0.1 18 0.1 0 0.0 24 0.1 7 * 0 0.0 216 0.1 19 0.2 10 0.1 211 0.2
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,037 1.1 271 0.9 7 0.6 555 2.1 147 0.6 1 0.2 1,502 1.0 110 1.4 119 0.8 1,325 1.0
Biological and biosystems engineering 71 * 3 * 0 0.0 5 * 0 0.0 0 0.0 42 * 2 * 0 0.0 19 *
Chemical engineering 3,292 0.9 121 0.4 4 0.4 281 1.1 68 0.3 1 0.2 823 0.6 53 0.7 79 0.5 1,862 1.5
Civil engineering 13,506 3.6 1,054 3.6 29 2.6 852 3.3 334 1.4 12 2.6 4,743 3.2 219 2.7 354 2.3 5,909 4.7
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering 29,816 7.9 1,068 3.6 26 2.3 1,815 7.0 564 2.4 11 2.4 5,035 3.4 302 3.7 628 4.1 20,367 16.1
Engineering mechanics, physics, and science 679 0.2 22 0.1 1 0.1 34 0.1 19 0.1 0 0.0 294 0.2 12 0.1 48 0.3 249 0.2
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 12,272 3.2 667 2.3 11 1.0 680 2.6 384 1.7 6 1.3 3,169 2.1 117 1.4 394 2.6 6,844 5.4
Mechanical engineering 16,279 4.3 965 3.3 17 1.5 996 3.8 287 1.2 8 1.7 5,403 3.6 257 3.2 401 2.6 7,945 6.3
Metallurgical and materials engineering 2,115 0.6 101 0.3 6 0.5 140 0.5 41 0.2 7 1.5 652 0.4 34 0.4 41 0.3 1,093 0.9
Mining engineering 312 0.1 37 0.1 4 0.4 6 * 4 * 0 0.0 144 0.1 4 * 29 0.2 84 0.1
Nanotechnology 44 * 7 * 0 0.0 6 * 3 * 0 0.0 18 * 1 * 1 * 8 *
Nuclear engineering 444 0.1 30 0.1 0 0.0 19 0.1 8 * 0 0.0 267 0.2 12 0.1 17 0.1 91 0.1
Petroleum engineering 916 0.2 43 0.1 0 0.0 57 0.2 20 0.1 0 0.0 198 0.1 10 0.1 21 0.1 567 0.4
Engineering nec 9,146 2.4 456 1.5 21 1.8 661 2.5 565 2.4 8 1.7 4,134 2.8 178 2.2 268 1.8 2,855 2.3
Health 52,662 13.9 5,764 19.5 225 19.8 4,593 17.6 5,122 22.0 107 22.9 28,239 19.1 1,495 18.4 3,050 20.1 4,067 3.2
Clinical medicine 25,283 6.7 2,701 9.1 134 11.8 2,834 10.9 3,367 14.5 69 14.7 11,384 7.7 817 10.1 1,845 12.2 2,132 1.7
Public health 24,570 6.5 2,664 9.0 134 11.8 2,712 10.4 3,268 14.0 69 14.7 11,049 7.5 798 9.8 1,812 12.0 2,064 1.6
Clinical medicine nec 713 0.2 37 0.1 0 0.0 122 0.5 99 0.4 0 0.0 335 0.2 19 0.2 33 0.2 68 0.1
Other health 27,379 7.2 3,063 10.3 91 8.0 1,759 6.7 1,755 7.5 38 8.1 16,855 11.4 678 8.4 1,205 7.9 1,935 1.5
Communication disorders sciences 14,748 3.9 1,692 5.7 51 4.5 630 2.4 582 2.5 16 3.4 10,519 7.1 357 4.4 723 4.8 178 0.1
Dental sciences 1,450 0.4 93 0.3 3 0.3 208 0.8 37 0.2 0 0.0 587 0.4 30 0.4 84 0.6 408 0.3
Nursing science 1,550 0.4 193 0.7 4 0.4 107 0.4 164 0.7 1 0.2 951 0.6 25 0.3 100 0.7 5 *
Pharmaceutical sciences 1,078 0.3 61 0.2 1 0.1 116 0.4 46 0.2 2 0.4 289 0.2 14 0.2 20 0.1 529 0.4
Veterinary biomedical and clinical sciences 458 0.1 21 0.1 3 0.3 21 0.1 11 * 1 0.2 269 0.2 11 0.1 15 0.1 106 0.1
Other health nec 8,095 2.1 1,003 3.4 29 2.6 677 2.6 915 3.9 18 3.8 4,240 2.9 241 3.0 263 1.7 709 0.6
* = value < 0.05%.
nec = not elsewhere classified.
a Ethnicity and race data are available only for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
NOTE: Percentages may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2017.