Data

U. Massachusetts, Amherst

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2021–12
All races 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
  Science and engineering 150    151    156    150    149    132    141    150    161    164   
    Science 111    110    114    109    104    94    104    107    112    117   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 11    6    12    12    13    24    27    23    25    29   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 37    32    38    36    36    29    33    34    37    40   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 19    16    10    10    8    6    7    6    11    11   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4    6    7    5    5    4    6    4    2    2   
      Mathematics and statistics 3    2    0    0    1    3    2    3    2    3   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    1    1    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 11    12    11    7    8    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    2    4    8    4    5   
      Physical sciences 17    23    24    22    21    20    18    26    28    23   
      Psychology 5    10    10    14    12    6    7    2    1    1   
      Social sciences 4    3    1    2    0    0    0    1    2    3   
    Engineering 39    41    42    41    45    38    37    43    49    47   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1    2    1    1    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 20    22    25    25    23    6    5    6    2    1   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10    7    4    7    12    7    6    10    8    7   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3    4    4    3    7    5    3    3    0    1   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Mechanical engineering 5    6    8    5    3    4    6    3    4    4   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    16    17    21    35    34   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 2    2    2    3    2    0    3    3    4    1   
      Clinical medicine 2    2    2    3    2    0    3    3    4    1   
      Other health 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    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 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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