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NCSES RCG 2010 DST 10 SAS Output
Table 10. Ethnicity, race, and sex of recent graduates with master's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by major field of degree: October 2010
 

Major field              All graduatesa   Not Hispanic or Latinoc
  Hispanic or Latinob American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American White
  Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 339,000 2,500 14,000 1,500 15,000 1,500 * * 1,000 500 41,000 2,500 30,000 2,000 7,000 1,000 14,000 1,500 76,000 2,000 131,000 2,000
Science 157,000 1,500 7,000 1,000 8,000 1,000 D D * * 17,000 1,500 17,000 1,500 4,000 500 6,000 1,000 41,000 1,500 52,000 2,000
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 23,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500 D D D D 2,000 500 3,000 1,000 * * 1,000 500 6,000 1,000 8,000 1,000
Agricultural/ food sciences 3,000 1,000 D D * * D D D D D D D D D D D D 1,000 500 1,000 500
Biological sciences 18,000 1,500 1,000 500 1,000 500 D D D D 1,000 500 3,000 1,000 * * 1,000 500 5,000 1,000 6,000 1,000
Environmental life sciences 2,000 1,000 D D * * D D D D D D D D D D D D 1,000 500 1,000 500
Computer/ information sciences 32,000 500 2,000 500 1,000 500 D D D D 10,000 1,500 5,000 1,000 1,000 500 1,000 500 9,000 1,000 3,000 500
Mathematics/ statistics 10,000 500 1,000 500 * * D D D D 2,000 500 2,000 500 * * * * 2,000 500 2,000 500
Physical and related sciences 11,000 500 1,000 500 * * D D D D 1,000 500 1,000 500 * * * * 4,000 500 3,000 500
Chemistry, except biochemistry 4,000 500 * * * * D D D D 1,000 500 1,000 500 * * * * 1,000 500 1,000 500
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesd 4,000 500 D D * * D D D D D D * * D D * * 2,000 500 1,000 500
Physics/ astronomy 3,000 500 * * * * D D D D * * * * D D D D 2,000 500 * *
Psychology 45,000 500 1,000 500 4,000 1,000 D D D D * * 2,000 500 1,000 500 3,000 1,000 8,000 1,000 23,000 1,500
Social and related sciences 37,000 1,000 2,000 500 2,000 500 D D D D 2,000 500 3,000 500 1,000 500 2,000 500 11,000 1,000 13,000 1,000
Economics 5,000 500 * * * * D D D D 1,000 500 1,000 500 * * * * 2,000 500 1,000 500
Political and related sciences 13,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500 D D D D 1,000 500 1,000 500 * * 1,000 500 4,000 1,000 5,000 500
Sociology/ anthropology 6,000 500 * * * * D D D D * * * * * * * * 1,000 500 3,000 500
Other social sciences 12,000 500 * * 1,000 500 D D D D * * 1,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500 3,000 500 4,000 500
Engineering 63,000 1,000 3,000 500 1,000 500 D D D D 21,000 1,500 7,000 1,000 1,000 500 1,000 500 21,000 1,500 5,000 500
Chemical engineering 2,000 500 * * * * D D D D * * * * * * * * * * * *
Civil/ architectural engineering 7,000 500 * * * * D D D D 1,000 500 1,000 500 * * * * 3,000 500 1,000 500
Electrical/ computer engineering 25,000 1,000 1,000 500 * * D D D D 11,000 1,000 3,000 500 * * * * 7,000 1,000 1,000 500
Industrial engineering 4,000 500 * * * * D D D D 1,000 500 * * * * * * 1,000 500 * *
Mechanical engineering 8,000 500 * * * * D D D D 3,000 1,000 1,000 500 * * * * 3,000 1,000 1,000 500
Other engineering 18,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500 D D D D 5,000 1,000 2,000 500 1,000 500 * * 7,000 500 2,000 500
Health 119,000 1,500 3,000 1,000 5,000 1,000 D D D D 3,000 1,000 7,000 1,000 2,000 500 8,000 1,000 13,000 1,500 74,000 3,000

* = value < 500: D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
SE = standard error.
a All graduates include Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and persons reporting more than one race who are not of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
b Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
c American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, and white are single race.
d Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences includes other physical sciences.
NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Standard errors for numbers are rounded up to the nearest 500. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Estimates are from recent college graduates who received bachelor's or master's degrees in science, engineering, or health fields in the 2008 and 2009 academic years; estimates may differ from degree counts published elsewhere.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Survey of Recent College Graduates, 2010.
Data from survey cycle 2010, as of September 19, 2012.