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Table 7. Sex and disability status of recent graduates with bachelor's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by major field of degree: October 2010
 

Major field                Sex Disability status
All graduates Male Female With disability Without disability
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 1,146,000 4,500 487,000 3,500 659,000 3,000 70,000 4,500 1,076,000 6,500
Science 785,000 4,500 343,000 4,000 442,000 3,500 54,000 3,500 731,000 5,500
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 183,000 2,000 70,000 3,000 112,000 3,000 11,000 2,000 172,000 3,000
Agricultural/ food sciences 14,000 1,500 6,000 1,000 8,000 1,000 1,000 500 13,000 1,500
Biological sciences 156,000 2,000 58,000 3,000 98,000 3,000 9,000 2,000 147,000 2,500
Environmental life sciences 13,000 1,500 7,000 1,000 6,000 1,000 1,000 500 12,000 1,500
Computer/ information sciences 72,000 1,000 59,000 2,000 13,000 1,500 5,000 1,000 67,000 1,500
Mathematics/ statistics 30,000 500 17,000 1,000 13,000 1,000 2,000 1,000 28,000 1,000
Physical and related sciences 44,000 500 25,000 1,000 19,000 1,000 3,000 1,000 41,000 1,000
Chemistry, except biochemistry 23,000 500 11,000 1,000 13,000 1,000 1,000 500 22,000 500
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesa 10,000 500 6,000 500 4,000 500 * * 10,000 500
Physics/ astronomy 10,000 500 8,000 500 2,000 500 1,000 500 9,000 500
Psychology 180,000 2,000 42,000 2,500 139,000 3,000 14,000 2,000 166,000 2,500
Social and related sciences 277,000 2,500 131,000 3,500 146,000 3,500 19,000 2,500 258,000 3,500
Economics 50,000 1,500 33,000 2,000 16,000 1,500 4,000 1,000 46,000 1,500
Political and related sciences 90,000 1,500 47,000 2,500 43,000 2,500 5,000 1,500 85,000 2,000
Sociology/ anthropology 82,000 1,500 26,000 2,000 56,000 2,000 6,000 1,500 76,000 2,000
Other social sciences 55,000 1,500 24,000 2,000 31,000 2,000 3,000 1,000 52,000 1,500
Engineering 132,000 1,000 108,000 1,500 23,000 1,500 6,000 1,000 126,000 1,500
Chemical engineering 9,000 500 6,000 500 3,000 500 * * 9,000 500
Civil/ architectural engineering 22,000 500 18,000 500 4,000 500 1,000 500 21,000 500
Electrical/ computer engineering 33,000 500 30,000 1,000 3,000 500 2,000 1,000 32,000 1,000
Industrial engineering 6,000 500 4,000 500 2,000 500 * * 5,000 500
Mechanical engineering 34,000 500 31,000 1,000 3,000 500 2,000 1,000 32,000 1,000
Other engineering 28,000 500 20,000 1,000 8,000 1,000 1,000 500 27,000 1,000
Health 229,000 1,500 36,000 2,500 193,000 2,500 10,000 2,500 219,000 2,500

* = value < 500.
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. National Survey of Recent College Graduates asks the degree of difficulty—none, slight, moderate, severe, or unable to do—an individual has in seeing (with glasses), hearing (with hearing aid), walking without assistance, lifting 10 pounds, or concentrating, remembering, or making decisions. Those respondents who answered "moderate," "severe," or "unable to do" for any activity were classified as having a disability.
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.