Data

U. Massachusetts, Amherst

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2021–12
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 465    484    460    421    452    455    471    458    374    530   
  Science and engineering 458    477    451    409    433    438    457    438    361    497   
    Science 326    349    326    283    295    295    307    298    227    314   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 31    31    32    26    28    59    54    47    24    36   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 91    112    79    76    73    55    61    53    41    56   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 70    79    79    71    69    82    81    76    58    84   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10    11    9    19    16    11    18    19    15    15   
      Mathematics and statistics 2    4    3    2    0    1    2    0    2    2   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 15    14    12    12    21    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    7    6    5    3    7   
      Psychology 13    12    13    9    7    6    10    7    4    11   
      Physical sciences 77    74    80    55    66    63    57    73    74    89   
      Social sciences 17    12    19    13    15    11    18    18    6    14   
    Engineering 132    128    125    126    138    143    150    140    134    183   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2    3    2    1    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 58    55    52    44    51    15    26    18    22    28   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11    9    15    16    17    19    23    14    10    17   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 34    32    29    37    44    51    42    37    29    41   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2    4    5    5    6    3    3    4    4    8   
      Mechanical engineering 25    25    22    23    20    20    14    16    15    20   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    35    42    51    54    69   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 7    7    9    12    19    17    14    20    13    33   
      Clinical medicine 2    1    4    4    2    1    1    6    12    13   
      Other health 5    6    5    8    17    16    13    14    1    20   

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 for this institution include 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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