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Table 8. Master's degrees awarded to men, by field of degree and citizenship status of recipients: 2008–18

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Male master's degree recipients, all fields 248,971 263,478 277,170 293,301 303,802 303,230 304,556 308,283 322,313 328,651 328,608
Science and engineering 73,558 78,931 81,790 88,709 94,931 97,925 101,261 108,940 121,656 128,716 128,667
Science 47,771 50,363 52,293 56,432 61,228 64,397 66,450 71,614 79,794 85,384 86,657
Computer and information sciences 12,555 13,119 13,058 14,011 15,172 16,570 17,547 21,945 27,839 32,221 31,464
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 912 915 970 1,082 1,251 1,262 1,384 1,356 1,322 1,330 1,275
Atmospheric sciences 126 134 133 135 147 142 152 163 144 132 147
Earth sciences 647 630 656 776 923 927 1,018 982 955 994 925
Ocean sciences 139 151 181 171 181 193 214 211 223 204 203
Life sciences 15,166 16,383 17,298 18,917 20,892 22,109 23,261 24,108 26,032 27,098 28,017
Agricultural sciences and natural resources 2,084 2,254 2,431 2,637 2,942 2,812 2,857 2,790 2,855 2,922 2,896
Biological and biomedical sciences 3,889 4,079 4,403 4,694 5,158 5,541 5,810 5,945 6,398 6,615 6,770
Health sciences 9,193 10,050 10,464 11,586 12,792 13,756 14,594 15,373 16,779 17,561 18,351
Mathematics and Statistics 2,945 3,213 3,582 3,686 3,973 4,419 4,540 4,889 5,482 5,804 6,923
Physical sciences 2,809 2,587 2,702 2,816 3,020 3,111 2,929 3,066 3,042 3,031 3,169
Astronomy 104 82 94 115 77 94 94 94 83 99 95
Chemistry 1,201 1,134 1,120 1,243 1,361 1,348 1,309 1,382 1,368 1,420 1,343
Physics 1,421 1,286 1,400 1,367 1,470 1,583 1,437 1,498 1,526 1,411 1,661
Other physical sciences 83 85 88 91 112 86 89 92 65 101 70
Psychology and social sciences 13,384 14,146 14,683 15,920 16,920 16,926 16,789 16,250 16,077 15,900 15,809
Anthropology 365 395 380 376 408 362 393 395 397 357 343
Economics 1,980 1,922 2,046 2,207 2,344 2,286 2,454 2,407 2,322 2,377 2,425
Political science 1,162 1,176 1,210 1,401 1,399 1,357 1,323 1,203 1,154 1,069 1,022
Psychology 3,920 4,382 4,386 4,719 5,045 5,288 5,327 5,103 5,185 5,180 5,121
Sociology 508 529 468 529 579 527 523 479 496 483 504
Other social sciences 5,449 5,742 6,193 6,688 7,145 7,106 6,769 6,663 6,523 6,434 6,394
Engineering 25,787 28,568 29,497 32,277 33,703 33,528 34,811 37,326 41,862 43,332 42,010
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 864 906 941 1,110 1,217 1,076 1,104 1,140 1,198 1,336 1,351
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 733 808 826 907 1,129 1,134 1,165 1,262 1,359 1,459 1,606
Chemical engineering 624 653 700 878 888 936 1,022 1,099 1,135 1,168 1,228
Civil engineering 2,647 2,797 3,032 3,628 3,963 3,879 4,044 3,900 4,038 4,135 4,126
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering 6,932 7,479 7,380 7,919 7,871 7,664 7,838 9,212 10,610 9,890 8,813
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,734 3,247 3,676 3,731 3,906 3,923 4,092 4,065 4,938 5,903 5,656
Materials science engineering 496 549 552 612 631 721 781 782 865 921 996
Mechanical engineering 3,854 3,941 4,152 5,047 5,118 5,084 5,259 5,803 6,471 7,104 7,038
Other engineering 6,903 8,188 8,238 8,445 8,980 9,111 9,506 10,063 11,248 11,416 11,196
Non-science and engineering 175,413 184,547 195,380 204,592 208,871 205,305 203,295 199,343 200,657 199,935 199,941
Education 42,785 43,332 44,754 45,703 45,039 41,642 39,992 38,117 38,133 37,837 37,680
Humanities and arts 19,773 21,309 23,594 24,499 25,102 25,999 25,657 25,245 24,747 23,891 23,567
Technologies 2,962 3,267 3,976 4,154 4,553 4,931 5,194 5,736 6,439 7,752 7,672
Other non-science and engineering/unknown 109,893 116,639 123,056 130,236 134,177 132,733 132,452 130,245 131,338 130,455 131,022
U.S. citizens and permanent residents, all fieldsa 207,325 217,598 230,698 244,503 254,109 250,928 248,227 243,739 245,101 245,511 248,245
Science and engineering 51,610 54,283 56,933 61,979 67,252 69,153 70,119 70,275 72,050 74,083 76,598
Science 36,231 37,884 39,769 43,206 47,049 49,205 50,201 51,197 53,080 55,057 57,167
Computer and information sciences 7,212 7,195 7,413 7,858 8,585 9,422 9,741 10,168 10,646 11,920 12,654
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 793 762 823 952 1,053 1,079 1,160 1,144 1,090 1,112 1,085
Atmospheric sciences 111 123 112 123 128 129 127 140 121 109 117
Earth sciences 560 513 554 681 760 773 844 814 780 821 786
Ocean sciences 122 126 157 148 165 177 189 190 189 182 182
Life sciences 13,185 14,230 15,064 16,455 18,362 19,554 20,656 21,518 23,195 24,177 25,109
Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1,726 1,913 2,098 2,225 2,551 2,399 2,434 2,347 2,388 2,410 2,391
Biological and biomedical sciences 3,323 3,385 3,665 3,912 4,270 4,698 4,947 5,084 5,505 5,682 5,813
Health sciences 8,136 8,932 9,301 10,318 11,541 12,457 13,275 14,087 15,302 16,085 16,905
Mathematics and Statistics 1,881 1,927 2,143 2,339 2,452 2,607 2,522 2,676 2,750 2,777 3,227
Physical sciences 1,868 1,749 1,834 1,892 1,993 2,101 1,974 2,053 2,057 2,002 2,134
Astronomy 78 69 73 81 65 70 71 75 72 73 70
Chemistry 798 770 758 809 910 871 829 911 918 960 917
Physics 919 840 932 916 933 1,102 1,004 1,002 1,023 899 1,102
Other physical sciences 73 70 71 86 85 58 70 65 44 70 45
Psychology and social sciences 11,292 12,021 12,492 13,710 14,604 14,442 14,148 13,638 13,342 13,069 12,958
Anthropology 325 358 343 338 366 318 352 349 358 315 310
Economics 1,147 1,105 1,171 1,351 1,408 1,294 1,268 1,214 1,170 1,141 1,174
Political science 1,012 1,024 1,063 1,239 1,246 1,184 1,148 1,027 983 896 876
Psychology 3,785 4,245 4,220 4,553 4,871 5,056 5,134 4,909 4,979 4,971 4,922
Sociology 452 477 414 468 523 484 459 422 427 422 439
Other social sciences 4,571 4,812 5,281 5,761 6,190 6,106 5,787 5,717 5,425 5,324 5,237
Engineering 15,379 16,399 17,164 18,773 20,203 19,948 19,918 19,078 18,970 19,026 19,431
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 654 708 712 836 935 837 826 849 874 988 960
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 521 572 574 654 833 846 845 936 1,007 1,059 1,168
Chemical engineering 335 332 406 485 517 495 531 530 549 574 588
Civil engineering 1,824 1,963 2,150 2,629 2,924 2,856 2,792 2,433 2,326 2,185 2,206
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering 3,155 3,029 3,000 3,195 3,186 3,068 3,005 2,882 2,783 2,793 2,847
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,526 1,634 2,045 2,069 2,292 2,324 2,381 2,082 2,223 2,178 2,231
Materials science engineering 272 298 312 332 340 371 381 374 450 423 466
Mechanical engineering 2,513 2,409 2,651 3,139 3,285 3,205 3,208 3,271 3,147 3,229 3,344
Other engineering 4,579 5,454 5,314 5,434 5,891 5,946 5,949 5,721 5,611 5,597 5,621
Non-science and engineering 155,715 163,315 173,765 182,524 186,857 181,775 178,108 173,464 173,051 171,428 171,647
Education 41,288 41,981 43,342 44,277 43,753 40,440 38,591 36,876 36,882 36,545 36,449
Humanities and arts 18,085 19,491 21,502 22,383 22,928 23,740 23,281 22,642 22,034 21,079 20,712
Technologies 2,548 2,706 3,511 3,678 4,045 4,409 4,678 5,040 5,455 6,149 6,283
Other non-science and engineering/unknown 93,794 99,137 105,410 112,186 116,131 113,186 111,558 108,906 108,680 107,655 108,203
Temporary visa holders, all fields 41,646 45,880 46,472 48,798 49,693 52,302 56,329 64,544 77,212 83,140 80,363
Science and engineering 21,948 24,648 24,857 26,730 27,679 28,772 31,142 38,665 49,606 54,633 52,069
Science 11,540 12,479 12,524 13,226 14,179 15,192 16,249 20,417 26,714 30,327 29,490
Computer and information sciences 5,343 5,924 5,645 6,153 6,587 7,148 7,806 11,777 17,193 20,301 18,810
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 119 153 147 130 198 183 224 212 232 218 190
Atmospheric sciences 15 11 21 12 19 13 25 23 23 23 30
Earth sciences 87 117 102 95 163 154 174 168 175 173 139
Ocean sciences 17 25 24 23 16 16 25 21 34 22 21
Life sciences 1,981 2,153 2,234 2,462 2,530 2,555 2,605 2,590 2,837 2,921 2,908
Agricultural sciences and natural resources 358 341 333 412 391 413 423 443 467 512 505
Biological and biomedical sciences 566 694 738 782 888 843 863 861 893 933 957
Health sciences 1,057 1,118 1,163 1,268 1,251 1,299 1,319 1,286 1,477 1,476 1,446
Mathematics and Statistics 1,064 1,286 1,439 1,347 1,521 1,812 2,018 2,213 2,732 3,027 3,696
Physical sciences 941 838 868 924 1,027 1,010 955 1,013 985 1,029 1,035
Astronomy 26 13 21 34 12 24 23 19 11 26 25
Chemistry 403 364 362 434 451 477 480 471 450 460 426
Physics 502 446 468 451 537 481 433 496 503 512 559
Other physical sciences 10 15 17 5 27 28 19 27 21 31 25
Psychology and social sciences 2,092 2,125 2,191 2,210 2,316 2,484 2,641 2,612 2,735 2,831 2,851
Anthropology 40 37 37 38 42 44 41 46 39 42 33
Economics 833 817 875 856 936 992 1,186 1,193 1,152 1,236 1,251
Political science 150 152 147 162 153 173 175 176 171 173 146
Psychology 135 137 166 166 174 232 193 194 206 209 199
Sociology 56 52 54 61 56 43 64 57 69 61 65
Other social sciences 878 930 912 927 955 1,000 982 946 1,098 1,110 1,157
Engineering 10,408 12,169 12,333 13,504 13,500 13,580 14,893 18,248 22,892 24,306 22,579
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 210 198 229 274 282 239 278 291 324 348 391
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 212 236 252 253 296 288 320 326 352 400 438
Chemical engineering 289 321 294 393 371 441 491 569 586 594 640
Civil engineering 823 834 882 999 1,039 1,023 1,252 1,467 1,712 1,950 1,920
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering 3,777 4,450 4,380 4,724 4,685 4,596 4,833 6,330 7,827 7,097 5,966
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,208 1,613 1,631 1,662 1,614 1,599 1,711 1,983 2,715 3,725 3,425
Materials science engineering 224 251 240 280 291 350 400 408 415 498 530
Mechanical engineering 1,341 1,532 1,501 1,908 1,833 1,879 2,051 2,532 3,324 3,875 3,694
Other engineering 2,324 2,734 2,924 3,011 3,089 3,165 3,557 4,342 5,637 5,819 5,575
Non-science and engineering 19,698 21,232 21,615 22,068 22,014 23,530 25,187 25,879 27,606 28,507 28,294
Education 1,497 1,351 1,412 1,426 1,286 1,202 1,401 1,241 1,251 1,292 1,231
Humanities and arts 1,688 1,818 2,092 2,116 2,174 2,259 2,376 2,603 2,713 2,812 2,855
Technologies 414 561 465 476 508 522 516 696 984 1,603 1,389
Other non-science and engineering/unknown 16,099 17,502 17,646 18,050 18,046 19,547 20,894 21,339 22,658 22,800 22,819
a These categories include U.S. citizens and foreign citizens on permanent visas (i.e., resident aliens who have been admitted for permanent residency).
NOTE: See technical table A-1 for specific fields included in each category.
SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, special tabulations (2020) of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Completions Survey, National Center for Education Statistics.