Data

U. Massachusetts, Boston

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields   42   47   55   51   43   48   52   30   47   35
  Science and engineering   40   43   46   43   38   44   45   30   46   35
    Science   40   43   46   43   38   44   45   30   45   35
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   14   8   8   9   12   9   9   6   6   5
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   6   3   5   3   8   8   8   5   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   0   1   1   0   1   4   5   14   12
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   6   3   5   2   3   1   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   7   7   2   3   6   8   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   2   4   8   7   7   5   3   3   2   3
      Psychology   6   7   10   9   5   4   6   3   0   4
      Social sciences   8   5   6   5   6   8   6   4   18   3
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   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   1   0
  Health   2   4   9   8   5   4   7   0   1   0
    Clinical medicine   2   4   6   6   5   4   7   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   1   0

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

Open printer friendly view

Back to Top of page.