Data

Michigan State U.

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   539   528   572   565   580   542   539   496   447   427
    Science   485   484   527   525   533   502   504   463   413   393
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   57   55   67   56   67   58   55   81   70   73
      Biological and biomedical sciences   211   224   232   214   237   217   225   207   186   168
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   1
      Computer and information sciences   7   7   4   7   7   9   12   6   9   13
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   4   12   15   10   7   4   6   8   5
      Mathematics and statistics   33   27   29   46   38   44   39   31   30   31
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   12   20   12   4   4   4   7   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   30   29   28   28   38   37   38   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   100   89   95   98   98   101   102   104   91   85
      Psychology   14   15   21   24   15   11   8   5   5   6
      Social sciences   22   22   19   25   19   14   17   10   9   8
    Engineering   54   44   45   40   47   40   35   33   34   34
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   5   4   5   8   8   8   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   14   12   7   10   3   3   6   4   6   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   13   11   15   10   14   12   7   13   10   8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8   8   13   15   16   10   7   8   2   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Other engineering   10   8   6   0   6   7   7   8   16   12
  Health   34   39   37   37   39   17   16   26   24   23
    Clinical medicine   29   36   36   35   34   10   7   12   9   10
    Other health   5   3   1   2   5   7   9   14   15   13

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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