To match racial/ethnic counts in the above publication for 2006 and earlier years, use the variable, "Number of Doctorate Recipients (US Citizens & Perm Residents)." Field groupings in the above publication differ from those in WebCASPAR, as follows:
Doctorate Field |
Summary Report Grouping |
WebCASPAR Grouping |
200 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology |
Health Sciences |
Other Life Sciences |
207 Oral Biology/Oral Pathology |
Health Sciences |
Medical Sciences |
210 Environmental Health |
Health Sciences |
Medical Sciences |
212 Health Systems/Services Administration |
Health Sciences |
Other Life Sciences |
213 Health Services Research |
Health Sciences |
Other Life Sciences |
215 Public Health |
Health Sciences |
Medical Sciences |
222 Kinesiology/Exercise Science |
Health Sciences |
Other Life Sciences |
227 Gerontology |
Health Sciences |
Medical Sciences |
230 Nursing Science |
Health Sciences |
Other Life Sciences |
240 Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Health Sciences |
Medical Sciences |
245 Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services |
Health Sciences |
Other Life Sciences |
250 Veterinary Sciences |
Health Sciences |
Other Life Sciences |
280 Health and Behavior |
Health Sciences |
Medical Sciences |
298 Health Sciences, General |
Health Sciences |
Other Life Sciences |
299 Health Sciences, Other |
Health Sciences |
Other Life Sciences |
309 Ceramic Sciences |
Other Engineering |
Materials Engineering |
318 Communications Engineering |
Other Engineering |
Electrical Engineering |
321 Computer Engineering |
Other Engineering |
Electrical Engineering |
327 Engineering Mechanics |
Other Engineering |
Mechanical Engineering |
336 Environment Health Engineering |
Other Engineering |
Civil Engineering |
348 Metallurgical Engineering |
Other Engineering |
Materials Engineering |
366 Petroleum Engineering |
Other Engineering |
Chemical Engineering |
369 Polymer and Plastics Engineering |
Other Engineering |
Chemical Engineering |
547 Fuel Technology and Petroleum Engineering |
Physical Sciences |
Chemical Engineering |
577 Medical Physics, Radiological Science |
Health Sciences |
Medical Sciences |
585 Hydrology and Water Resources |
Ocean/Marine Sciences |
Earth Sciences |
652 Area/Ethnic/Cultural Studies |
Other Social Sciences |
Area and Ethnic Studies |
662 Demography/Population Studies |
Other Social Sciences | Sociology |
675 Applied Linguistics |
Other Social Sciences | Linguistics |
710 History, Science and Technology and Society |
Humanities/
History |
History of Science |
770 American/U.S. Studies |
Other
Social
Sciences |
Area and Ethnic Studies |
773 Archaeology |
Other Humanities | Anthropology |
776 Art History, Criticism, Conservation |
Other Humanities |
Arts and Music |
780 Music |
Other Humanities |
Arts and Music |
786 Music Theory and Composition |
Other Humanities |
Arts and Music |
787 Music Performance |
Other Humanities |
Arts and Music |
788 Musicology, Ethnomusicology |
Other Humanities |
Arts and Music |
789 Music, Other |
Other Humanities |
Arts and Music |
790 Region/Religious Studies |
Other Humanities |
Religion and Theology |
792 Bible/Biblical Studies |
Other Humanities |
Religion and Theology |
796 Dance |
Other Humanities |
Arts and Music |
860 Agricultural Education |
Education/Teaching Fields |
Other Science/Technical Education |
868 Health Education |
Education/Teaching Fields |
Other Science/Technical Education |
878 Nursing Education |
Education/Teaching Fields |
Other Science/Technical Education |
874 Mathematics Education |
Education/Teaching Fields |
Mathematics Education |
884 Science Education |
Education/Teaching Fields |
Science Education |
885 Social Science Education |
Education/Teaching Fields |
Social Science Education |
887 Technical Education |
Education/Teaching Fields |
Other Science/Technical Education |
960 Architecture and Environmental Design |
Other Non-S&E Fields |
Architecture and Environmental Design |
964 Family/Consumer Science/Human Science |
Other Non-S&E Fields |
Vocational Studies and Home Economics |
968 Law |
Other Non-S&E Fields | Law |
972 Library Science |
Other Non-S&E Fields |
Communication and Librarianship |
974 Parks/Recreation/Leisure/Fitness |
Other Non-S&E Fields |
Other Non-Sciences or Unknown Disciplines |
976 Public Administration |
Other Non-S&E Fields |
Other Non-Sciences or Unknown Disciplines |
980 Social Work |
Other Non-S&E Fields |
Social Service Professions |
984 Theology/Religious Education |
Other Humanities |
Religion and Theology |
988 Professional Fields, General |
Other Non-S&E Fields |
Other Non-Sciences or Unknown Disciplines |
989 Other Fields, not elsewhere classified |
Other Non-S&E Fields |
Other Non-Sciences or Unknown Disciplines |
999 Unknown Field |
Other Non-S&E Fields |
Other Non-Sciences or Unknown Disciplines |