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NCSES RCG 2010 DST 12 SAS Output
Table 12. Age of recent graduates with master's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by major field of degree: October 2010
 

Major field              All graduates < 25 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 34-75 years
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 339,000 2,500 9,000 1,000 165,000 5,000 78,000 3,500 87,000 4,500
Science 157,000 1,500 5,000 1,000 82,000 3,000 36,000 2,000 34,000 2,000
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 23,000 500 1,000 500 13,000 1,000 6,000 1,000 3,000 500
Agricultural/ food sciences 3,000 1,000 D D 1,000 500 1,000 500 D D
Biological sciences 18,000 1,500 1,000 500 11,000 1,500 4,000 1,000 2,000 500
Environmental life sciences 2,000 1,000 D D 1,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500
Computer/ information sciences 32,000 500 2,000 500 17,000 1,500 6,000 1,000 7,000 1,000
Mathematics/ statistics 10,000 500 * * 6,000 500 2,000 500 1,000 500
Physical and related sciences 11,000 500 * * 6,000 500 3,000 500 2,000 500
Chemistry, except biochemistry 4,000 500 * * 2,000 500 1,000 500 * *
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesa 4,000 500 D D 2,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500
Physics/ astronomy 3,000 500 D D 2,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500
Psychology 45,000 500 D D 22,000 1,500 10,000 1,500 13,000 1,500
Social and related sciences 37,000 1,000 1,000 500 19,000 1,000 9,000 1,000 8,000 1,000
Economics 5,000 500 * * 3,000 500 1,000 500 * *
Political and related sciences 13,000 500 1,000 500 7,000 1,000 3,000 500 3,000 500
Sociology/ anthropology 6,000 500 * * 3,000 500 2,000 500 1,000 500
Other social sciences 12,000 500 D D 5,000 500 3,000 500 4,000 1,000
Engineering 63,000 1,000 3,000 1,000 39,000 1,500 12,000 1,500 8,000 1,000
Chemical engineering 2,000 500 * * 1,000 500 * * * *
Civil/ architectural engineering 7,000 500 1,000 500 4,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500
Electrical/ computer engineering 25,000 1,000 1,000 500 17,000 1,000 4,000 1,000 2,000 1,000
Industrial engineering 4,000 500 * * 2,000 500 1,000 500 1,000 500
Mechanical engineering 8,000 500 1,000 500 5,000 500 2,000 500 1,000 500
Other engineering 18,000 500 1,000 500 10,000 1,000 4,000 1,000 3,000 500
Health 119,000 1,500 1,000 500 43,000 3,500 30,000 2,500 45,000 4,000

* = value < 500; D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
SE = standard error.
a 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.