Data

U. Massachusetts, Boston

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   480   497   541   592   544   614   659   665   581   589
    Hispanic or Latino   40   46   49   49   48   42   45   48   34   39
    Not Hispanic or Latino   431   446   483   536   483   553   580   593   520   514
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   2   1
      Asian   61   55   57   52   37   36   33   34   36   38
      Black or African American   50   56   71   56   46   46   54   48   41   41
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   0   0   0   1   1   0   0
      White   305   318   339   414   390   460   474   490   425   423
      More than one race   14   15   14   14   10   11   17   19   16   11
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   5   9   7   13   19   34   24   27   36
  Temporary visa holders   123   95   86   75   73   75   80   82   116   65
  Science and engineering   414   417   450   483   415   477   522   552   553   635
    Science   414   417   450   483   415   477   522   552   553   632
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   32   44   44   53   47   45   39   39   40   31
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   90   70   62   63   59   63   58   58   39   40
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   7   7   5   6   9   8   7   4   14
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   53   70   69   63   49   72   80   98   100   138
      Natural resources and conservation   16   17   19   19   20   23   17   16   0   0
      Physical sciences   31   32   37   31   22   30   24   19   24   32
      Psychology   4   7   17   11   8   12   20   20   19   49
      Social sciences   181   170   195   238   204   223   276   295   327   328
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
      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   0   3
    Health   189   175   177   184   202   212   217   195   144   19
      Clinical medicine   47   46   51   32   36   40   43   29   0   0
      Other health   142   129   126   152   166   172   174   166   144   19

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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