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Table 6-4. U.S. scientists and engineers with a doctorate as the highest degree, by field of highest degree, sex, ethnicity, and race: 2013
 

Level and field of highest degree and sex                   Not Hispanic or Latinob
All scientists and engineers Hispanic or Latinoa American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American White Other racec
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
Doctorate 1,360,000 18,000 58,000 4,000 4,000 1,000 268,000 6,500 58,000 4,000 949,000 13,500 22,000 4,500
Male 876,000 13,000 35,000 3,500 2,000 500 188,000 5,000 28,000 2,500 616,000 10,500 8,000 1,000
Female 484,000 11,000 24,000 2,000 3,000 1,000 81,000 4,000 30,000 3,000 333,000 8,000 14,000 4,500
S&E field 1,012,000 8,500 39,000 2,000 2,000 500 230,000 5,000 28,000 1,000 702,000 6,500 12,000 1,000
Male 693,000 6,500 23,000 2,000 1,000 500 165,000 4,000 16,000 1,000 480,000 5,000 7,000 500
Female 319,000 5,000 16,000 1,000 1,000 500 64,000 2,500 11,000 500 223,000 4,000 5,000 500
Science 824,000 7,500 32,000 2,000 2,000 500 154,000 4,500 23,000 1,000 603,000 6,000 10,000 1,000
Male 533,000 6,000 18,000 1,500 1,000 500 101,000 3,500 13,000 1,000 394,000 5,000 6,000 500
Female 292,000 5,000 14,000 1,000 1,000 500 53,000 2,500 11,000 500 209,000 4,000 4,000 500
Biological / agricultural/ environmental life sciences 289,000 5,000 12,000 1,500 * * 66,000 3,000 7,000 500 201,000 4,000 3,000 500
Male 175,000 3,500 7,000 1,500 * * 37,000 2,000 4,000 500 125,000 3,000 2,000 500
Female 115,000 3,500 5,000 1,000 * * 29,000 2,000 3,000 500 76,000 3,000 1,000 500
Agricultural/ food sciences 24,000 1,500 1,000 500 D D 6,000 1,000 1,000 500 16,000 1,000 * *
Male 17,000 1,000 1,000 500 D D 3,000 1,000 * * 12,000 500 * *
Female 7,000 1,000 * * D D 2,000 500 * * 4,000 500 D D
Biological sciences 256,000 5,000 11,000 1,500 * * 59,000 3,000 6,000 500 177,000 4,000 3,000 500
Male 151,000 3,500 6,000 1,500 * * 33,000 2,000 3,000 500 106,000 3,000 2,000 500
Female 105,000 3,500 5,000 1,000 * * 26,000 2,000 2,000 500 70,000 3,000 1,000 500
Environmental life sciences 10,000 500 * * D D 1,000 500 * * 8,000 500 D D
Male 7,000 500 * * D D * * * * 6,000 500 D D
Female 3,000 500 * * D D 1,000 500 * * 2,000 500 D D
Computer/ mathematical sciences 79,000 2,500 2,000 500 D D 23,000 1,500 2,000 500 51,000 2,000 1,000 500
Male 63,000 2,000 1,000 500 D D 19,000 1,500 1,000 500 40,000 1,500 1,000 500
Female 16,000 1,500 1,000 500 D D 4,000 500 * * 11,000 1,500 * *
Computer/ information sciences 33,000 2,000 1,000 500 D D 12,000 1,500 1,000 500 19,000 1,500 * *
Male 27,000 2,000 * * D D 10,000 1,500 * * 15,000 1,500 * *
Female 6,000 1,000 * * D D 2,000 500 * * 4,000 1,000 * *
Mathematics/ statistics 46,000 1,500 2,000 500 D D 11,000 1,000 1,000 500 32,000 1,500 * *
Male 36,000 1,500 1,000 500 D D 8,000 1,000 1,000 500 26,000 1,000 * *
Female 10,000 1,000 * * D D 3,000 500 * * 7,000 1,000 * *
Physical/ related sciences 202,000 4,500 6,000 1,000 * * 47,000 3,000 3,000 500 144,000 3,500 2,000 500
Male 164,000 4,500 4,000 1,000 * * 37,000 3,000 2,000 500 119,000 3,500 1,000 500
Female 38,000 2,000 2,000 500 D D 10,000 1,500 1,000 500 25,000 1,500 * *
Chemistry, except biochemistry 102,000 3,500 3,000 1,000 * * 29,000 2,500 2,000 500 66,000 2,000 1,000 500
Male 78,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 * * 22,000 2,500 1,000 500 51,000 1,500 1,000 500
Female 24,000 1,500 1,000 500 D D 7,000 1,000 1,000 500 15,000 1,500 * *
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences 24,000 1,500 1,000 500 D D 3,000 1,000 * * 20,000 1,000 * *
Male 19,000 1,000 * * D D 2,000 500 * * 16,000 1,000 * *
Female 5,000 500 * * D D 1,000 500 D D 4,000 500 D D
Physics/ astronomy 74,000 3,000 2,000 500 D D 15,000 1,000 1,000 500 56,000 3,000 1,000 500
Male 66,000 3,000 1,000 500 D D 12,000 1,000 1,000 500 51,000 3,000 1,000 500
Female 8,000 1,000 S S D D 3,000 1,000 * * 4,000 500 * *
Other physical sciences 3,000 500 * * D D * * D D 2,000 500 D D
Male 2,000 500 D D D D * * D D 1,000 500 D D
Female 1,000 500 D D D D * * D D 1,000 500 D D
Social/ related sciences 254,000 3,500 12,000 500 1,000 500 18,000 1,000 12,000 500 207,000 3,000 4,000 500
Male 131,000 2,500 5,000 500 * * 9,000 1,000 5,000 500 110,000 2,000 2,000 500
Female 123,000 2,500 7,000 500 * * 9,000 500 7,000 500 98,000 2,500 2,000 500
Economics 33,000 1,500 1,000 500 D D 6,000 1,000 1,000 500 24,000 1,000 * *
Male 25,000 1,000 1,000 500 D D 4,000 1,000 1,000 500 19,000 1,000 * *
Female 8,000 500 * * D D 2,000 500 * * 6,000 500 D D
Political/ related sciences 28,000 1,500 1,000 500 * * 2,000 500 2,000 500 22,000 1,500 1,000 500
Male 18,000 1,000 * * D D 1,000 500 1,000 500 15,000 1,000 S S
Female 10,000 1,000 * * D D 1,000 500 1,000 500 7,000 1,000 * *
Psychology 131,000 2,000 6,000 500 * * 5,000 500 6,000 500 111,000 2,000 2,000 500
Male 57,000 1,500 2,000 500 * * 1,000 500 2,000 500 51,000 1,500 1,000 500
Female 74,000 1,500 4,000 500 * * 4,000 500 4,000 500 60,000 1,500 2,000 500
Sociology/ anthropology 37,000 1,500 2,000 500 * * 2,000 500 2,000 500 31,000 1,500 1,000 500
Male 17,000 1,000 1,000 500 * * 1,000 500 1,000 500 14,000 1,000 * *
Female 20,000 1,500 1,000 500 * * 1,000 500 1,000 500 16,000 1,500 * *
Other social sciences 26,000 1,500 1,000 500 * * 3,000 1,000 1,000 500 19,000 1,000 1,000 500
Male 14,000 1,500 1,000 500 D D 2,000 1,000 1,000 500 10,000 1,000 * *
Female 12,000 1,000 1,000 500 D D 1,000 500 1,000 500 9,000 1,000 * *
Engineering 188,000 3,500 7,000 1,500 * * 75,000 2,500 5,000 1,000 100,000 2,500 1,000 500
Male 161,000 3,000 5,000 1,000 * * 64,000 2,500 4,000 1,000 86,000 2,000 1,000 500
Female 28,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 D D 11,000 1,000 1,000 500 14,000 1,500 * *
Aerospace/ related engineering 7,000 1,000 * * D D 2,000 500 * * 4,000 500 D D
Male 6,000 1,000 * * D D 2,000 500 * * 4,000 500 D D
Female * * * * D D * * D D * * D D
Chemical engineering 24,000 1,500 1,000 1,000 D D 8,000 1,000 * * 14,000 1,500 * *
Male 20,000 1,500 S S D D 7,000 1,000 * * 11,000 1,000 * *
Female 4,000 1,000 * * D D 1,000 500 * * 2,000 1,000 D D
Civil/ architectural engineering 14,000 1,000 1,000 500 D D 5,000 500 * * 8,000 1,000 * *
Male 13,000 1,000 1,000 500 D D 5,000 500 * * 7,000 1,000 * *
Female 2,000 500 * * D D 1,000 500 D D 1,000 500 D D
Electrical/ computer engineering 58,000 2,500 2,000 500 D D 27,000 1,500 1,000 500 27,000 1,500 1,000 500
Male 51,000 2,000 1,000 500 D D 24,000 1,500 1,000 500 24,000 1,500 * *
Female 7,000 1,000 S S D D 3,000 500 * * 2,000 500 * *
Industrial engineering 6,000 1,000 S S D D 2,000 500 * * 3,000 500 * *
Male 5,000 1,000 S S D D 2,000 500 * * 2,000 500 D D
Female 1,000 500 * * D D * * D D 1,000 500 D D
Mechanical engineering 27,000 2,000 1,000 500 D D 11,000 1,500 1,000 1,000 14,000 1,000 * *
Male 24,000 1,500 1,000 500 D D 10,000 1,500 1,000 1,000 12,000 1,000 * *
Female 3,000 1,000 * * D D 1,000 500 * * 1,000 500 D D
Other engineering 53,000 2,000 1,000 500 D D 20,000 1,500 1,000 500 31,000 1,500 * *
Male 42,000 1,500 1,000 500 D D 15,000 1,000 1,000 500 25,000 1,500 * *
Female 11,000 1,500 * * D D 5,000 1,000 * * 6,000 1,000 * *
S&E-related field 103,000 7,500 5,000 2,000 S S 22,000 4,500 5,000 1,000 69,000 5,500 1,000 500
Male 45,000 5,000 2,000 1,000 D D 11,000 2,500 1,000 500 30,000 4,500 * *
Female 58,000 5,000 4,000 1,500 D D 11,000 3,500 3,000 1,000 38,000 3,000 1,000 500
Health 81,000 6,500 5,000 2,000 S S 20,000 4,000 3,000 1,000 51,000 4,500 1,000 500
Male 34,000 4,500 1,000 1,000 D D 9,000 2,500 1,000 500 22,000 4,000 * *
Female 47,000 4,500 4,000 1,500 D D 10,000 3,500 2,000 500 29,000 2,500 1,000 500
Science/ mathematics teacher education 14,000 3,000 D D D D S S 1,000 1,000 11,000 2,500 D D
Male 5,000 2,000 D D D D D D D D 4,000 1,500 D D
Female 9,000 2,000 D D D D D D S S 7,000 2,000 D D
Technology/ technical fields 5,000 1,500 D D D D 1,000 500 D D 4,000 1,500 D D
Male 4,000 1,500 D D D D 1,000 500 D D 4,000 1,500 D D
Female D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Other S&E-related fields 4,000 1,500 D D D D S S D D 3,000 1,500 D D
Male 2,000 1,000 D D D D D D D D 1,000 1,000 D D
Female S S D D D D D D D D D D D D
Non-S&E field 244,000 13,000 14,000 3,500 1,000 1,000 16,000 2,500 25,000 4,000 178,000 10,000 10,000 4,500
Male 138,000 9,500 10,000 3,000 D D 11,000 2,000 10,000 2,500 106,000 8,000 1,000 500
Female 106,000 8,500 4,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 5,000 1,000 15,000 3,000 72,000 6,500 9,000 4,500
Art/ humanities fields 31,000 5,000 3,000 2,000 D D D D S S 25,000 4,500 D D
Male 18,000 4,000 S S D D D D S S 14,000 3,500 D D
Female 13,000 3,500 1,000 500 D D D D D D 11,000 3,500 D D
Education, except science/ math teacher education 104,000 9,000 4,000 1,000 D D 4,000 1,500 16,000 3,500 70,000 7,000 8,000 4,500
Male 47,000 5,500 1,000 500 D D 2,000 1,000 7,000 2,000 37,000 5,000 D D
Female 56,000 6,500 3,000 1,000 D D 3,000 1,000 10,000 2,500 33,000 4,000 8,000 4,500
Management/ administration 24,000 4,000 S S D D 5,000 1,000 1,000 500 15,000 3,000 D D
Male 18,000 3,500 S S D D 4,000 1,000 D D 11,000 2,500 D D
Female 6,000 2,000 D D D D 1,000 500 D D 5,000 2,000 D D
Sales/ marketing 7,000 2,500 D D D D 3,000 1,000 D D S S D D
Male 6,000 2,500 D D D D 2,000 1,000 D D S S D D
Female S S D D D D D D D D D D D D
Social service/ related 45,000 5,000 2,000 1,500 S S 3,000 1,000 4,000 1,500 34,000 4,500 D D
Male 27,000 4,000 S S D D 2,000 1,000 2,000 1,000 21,000 4,000 D D
Female 18,000 3,500 D D D D D D 3,000 1,000 13,000 3,000 D D
Other non-S&E field 34,000 4,000 1,000 1,000 D D 1,000 1,000 3,000 1,500 28,000 4,000 D D
Male 21,000 3,500 S S D D 1,000 500 D D 19,000 3,500 D D
Female 13,000 2,000 D D D D D D 3,000 1,500 9,000 2,000 D D

Data codes used in these tables: * = value < 500. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
Abbreviations used in these tables: S&E = science and engineering; SE = standard error.
a Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
b American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, and white are single race.
c Other race includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and persons reporting more than one race who are not of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
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. Scientists and engineers are bachelor's and higher degreed individuals living in the United States with an S&E or S&E-related degree or occupation. See appendix for additional details on coverage, eligibility, educational field classification, and occupational classification. The doctorate estimates are from the Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT), which represents the total U.S. college educated population. This is in contrast to the doctorate estimates from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients, which represent the population of U.S. doctorate degree recipients.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT): 2013.
Data from survey cycle 2013, as of 24 February 2015.