Data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering   1,463   1,358   1,335   1,344   1,433   1,413   1,423   1,503   1,493   1,516
    Science   751   712   758   752   795   770   767   818   777   780
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   242   245   298   315   321   301   305   186   197   199
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   39   38   36
      Computer and information sciences   107   107   99   102   108   98   91   96   100   99
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   69   46   59   51   50   55   58   59   59   67
      Mathematics and statistics   29   25   24   26   24   25   26   19   15   27
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   24   26   17   21   22   21   18   25   26   10
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   260   245   241   226   256   261   260   265   239   217
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   20   18   20   11   14   9   9   11   7   4
    Engineering   712   646   577   592   638   643   656   685   716   736
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   35   31   22   19   18   26   25   24   29   25
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   135   143   128   133   138   155   149   145   145   130
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   131   116   93   87   90   84   90   100   109   124
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   72   53   51   71   58   45   49   58   59   66
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   97   97   83   81   98   110   117   116   121   131
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   27   24   20   23   32   25   22   19   19   19
      Mechanical engineering   100   82   73   85   99   87   88   101   110   113
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   70   69   68   64   70   71   73   72   76   76
      Other engineering   45   31   39   29   35   40   43   50   48   52
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTES:
  • . = 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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