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Sources of Support for Graduate Education
S&E master’s students paid for their graduate program using personal sources (Arbeit... These differences generally hold across all S&E fields. Other main sources... Federal support is discussed in the section “Federal Support for S&E
September 04, 2019
Top 25 regions, countries, or economies of origin of U.S. doctorate recipients on temporary visas, by broad field: 2001–20
February 22, 2022
For-Profit Institutions
For-profit academic institutions produce less than 3% of S&E degrees (Figure HED-1). The S&E degrees they award cluster in a few fields: 76% of S&E bachelor’s degrees awarded by for-profits in 2019... S&E degrees were in psychology, medical sciences, or political science and public
February 22, 2022
Community Colleges
The figures were 47% and 18%, respectively, among S&E degree recipients. Community colleges also provide a pathway that ultimately leads some students to earn doctoral degrees. About 20% of students receiving S&E doctoral degrees in 2017 reported having
September 04, 2019
Time to Doctoral Degree Completion
For 2020, in S&E broad fields, the median ranged from 6.3 years for physical sciences... S&E fields are longer. Median time to degree varies by demographic group (NCSES SED 2020
February 22, 2022
Time to Doctoral Degree Completion
For 2017, in S&E, the median ranged from 6.2 years for physical sciences and earth sciences to 7.8 years in psychology and social sciences (NCSES SED 2017 : Table 31 ). Times in non-S&E
September 04, 2019
S&E publications in all fields for 15 largest producing regions, countries, or economies: 2012 and 2022
The regions, countries, or economies are ranked based on the 2022 total. Article counts refer to publications from conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journal articles in S&E and indexed in Scopus (see Technical Appendix for more details). Articles are classified by their year of publication
December 11, 2023
Indexes of internationally coauthored S&E publications, by selected region, country, or economy pairs: 1999 and 2018
Article counts refer to publications from a selection of journals and conference proceedings in S&E from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned to a region, country, or economy on the basis of the institutional address(es) of the author(s) listed
December 17, 2019
S&E articles in all fields, for selected regions, countries, and economies and rest of world: 1996–2018
Article counts refer to publications from a selection of peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings in S&E fields from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned to a region, country, or economy on the basis of the institutional address(es) of the author(s
December 17, 2019
For-Profit Institutions
For-profit academic institutions are not large producers of S&E degrees (Figure 2-1). The S&E degrees they award cluster in a few fields: 75% of S&E bachelor’s degrees awarded by for-profits in 2017 were... S&E degrees were in psychology, medical sciences, or political science and public
September 04, 2019
Certificates awarded for selected levels and fields, by institution type: 2019
February 22, 2022
Institutions and degrees, by level of degree and control: 2017
September 04, 2019
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