Table 5-3. Graduate students, postdoctoral appointees, and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers in science, engineering, and health, by broad field and Carnegie classification: 2017
2015 Carnegie classification by area of study
Graduate students
Postdoctoral appointees
Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
All graduate students
Master's
Doctoral
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
All broad fields
649,112
100.0
378,587
100.0
270,525
100.0
64,733
100.0
28,180
100.0
Doctoral: highest research
396,254
61.0
186,966
49.4
209,288
77.4
51,981
80.3
23,021
81.7
Doctoral: higher research
112,630
17.4
71,065
18.8
41,565
15.4
3,939
6.1
2,411
8.6
Doctoral: moderate research
38,107
5.9
30,388
8.0
7,719
2.9
851
1.3
415
1.5
Master's: larger programs
73,208
11.3
70,989
18.8
2,219
0.8
156
0.2
96
0.3
Master's: medium programs
6,778
1.0
6,020
1.6
758
0.3
83
0.1
71
0.3
Master's: small programs and baccalaureate
5,824
0.9
5,250
1.4
574
0.2
68
0.1
17
0.1
Medical schools and centers
14,375
2.2
6,926
1.8
7,449
2.8
6,476
10.0
1,841
6.5
Other 4-year special focus
841
0.1
661
0.2
180
0.1
11
*
13
*
Not classified
1,095
0.2
322
0.1
773
0.3
1,168
1.8
295
1.0
Science
415,568
100.0
229,169
100.0
186,399
100.0
38,241
100.0
17,268
100.0
Doctoral: highest research
247,915
59.7
104,247
45.5
143,668
77.1
30,131
78.8
13,875
80.4
Doctoral: higher research
71,375
17.2
43,022
18.8
28,353
15.2
2,838
7.4
1,672
9.7
Doctoral: moderate research
25,023
6.0
20,070
8.8
4,953
2.7
305
0.8
230
1.3
Master's: larger programs
50,606
12.2
49,293
21.5
1,313
0.7
115
0.3
44
0.3
Master's: medium programs
5,006
1.2
4,564
2.0
442
0.2
70
0.2
26
0.2
Master's: small programs and baccalaureate
4,809
1.2
4,293
1.9
516
0.3
67
0.2
17
0.1
Medical schools and centers
9,637
2.3
3,287
1.4
6,350
3.4
3,622
9.5
1,138
6.6
Other 4-year special focus
322
0.1
216
0.1
106
0.1
2
*
2
*
Not classified
875
0.2
177
0.1
698
0.4
1,091
2.9
264
1.5
Engineering
165,581
100.0
96,756
100.0
68,825
100.0
7,839
100.0
3,274
100.0
Doctoral: highest research
115,345
69.7
59,717
61.7
55,628
80.8
7,055
90.0
2,568
78.4
Doctoral: higher research
30,256
18.3
19,688
20.3
10,568
15.4
580
7.4
489
14.9
Doctoral: moderate research
6,920
4.2
5,325
5.5
1,595
2.3
72
0.9
73
2.2
Master's: larger programs
10,876
6.6
10,335
10.7
541
0.8
26
0.3
47
1.4
Master's: medium programs
956
0.6
771
0.8
185
0.3
12
0.2
44
1.3
Master's: small programs and baccalaureate
404
0.2
382
0.4
22
*
0
0.0
0
0.0
Medical schools and centers
282
0.2
72
0.1
210
0.3
75
1.0
29
0.9
Other 4-year special focus
519
0.3
445
0.5
74
0.1
9
0.1
11
0.3
Not classified
23
*
21
*
2
*
10
0.1
13
0.4
Health
67,963
100.0
52,662
100.0
15,301
100.0
18,653
100.0
7,638
100.0
Doctoral: highest research
32,994
48.5
23,002
43.7
9,992
65.3
14,795
79.3
6,578
86.1
Doctoral: higher research
10,999
16.2
8,355
15.9
2,644
17.3
521
2.8
250
3.3
Doctoral: moderate research
6,164
9.1
4,993
9.5
1,171
7.7
474
2.5
112
1.5
Master's: larger programs
11,726
17.3
11,361
21.6
365
2.4
15
0.1
5
0.1
Master's: medium programs
816
1.2
685
1.3
131
0.9
1
*
1
*
Master's: small programs and baccalaureate
611
0.9
575
1.1
36
0.2
1
*
0
0.0
Medical schools and centers
4,456
6.6
3,567
6.8
889
5.8
2,779
14.9
674
8.8
Other 4-year special focus
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
Not classified
197
0.3
124
0.2
73
0.5
67
0.4
18
0.2
