Data

U. Massachusetts, Boston

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   194   198   217   200   216   228   224   208   221   202
    Female   398   429   450   417   473   511   523   489   433   396
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   497   541   592   544   614   659   665   581   589   542
    Hispanic or Latino   46   49   49   48   42   45   48   34   39   30
    Not Hispanic or Latino   446   483   536   483   553   580   593   520   514   486
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   2   1   0
      Asian   55   57   52   37   36   33   34   36   38   32
      Black or African American   56   71   56   46   46   54   48   41   41   44
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
      White   318   339   414   390   460   474   490   425   423   390
      More than one race   15   14   14   10   11   17   19   16   11   20
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   9   7   13   19   34   24   27   36   26
  Temporary visa holders   95   86   75   73   75   80   82   116   65   56
  Science and engineering   417   450   483   415   477   522   552   553   635   573
    Science   417   450   483   415   477   522   552   553   632   573
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   44   44   53   47   45   39   39   40   31   31
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   70   62   63   59   63   58   58   39   40   30
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   7   5   6   9   8   7   4   14   11
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   70   69   63   49   72   80   98   100   138   0
      Natural resources and conservation   17   19   19   20   23   17   16   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   32   37   31   22   30   24   19   24   32   31
      Psychology   7   17   11   8   12   20   20   19   49   35
      Social sciences   170   195   238   204   223   276   295   327   328   435
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
  Health   175   177   184   202   212   217   195   144   19   25
    Clinical medicine   46   51   32   36   40   43   29   0   0   0
    Other health   129   126   152   166   172   174   166   144   19   25

NOTES:
  • This institution is not ranked separately; data for this survey are included as part of the University of Massachusetts which includes the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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