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Trends in S&E Graduate Degrees by Level
International students in S&E master’s and doctoral programs show different patterns, and that includes declines due to the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. While international S&E master’s... For the first time in this report, we present data on international students enrolled in S&E
February 22, 2022
First University Degrees in S&E Fields
S&E first university degrees in 2015, the most recent year for which data were available. The number of S&E first university degrees produced by China doubled over the last 10 years... United States awarded nearly 800,000 S&E first university degrees. , The 28 EU members together
September 04, 2019
Women in the workforce and in S&E: 1993 and 2017
September 26, 2019
Science and Engineering Labor Force
S&E skills in their job but do... The science and engineering (S&E) labor force helps to create and advance our scientific... This report details several aspects of the U.S. S&E workforce, including
September 26, 2019
S&E degrees awarded to women, by field and degree level: 2012 and 2021
Data are based on institutions eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Certificates include only awards of less than 2 academic years below the associate's degree level. Doctoral degree programs include research doctoral degree programs only and do not include
November 16, 2023
First-University Degrees in S&E Fields
United States awarded about 810,000 S&E first-university degrees (Figure HED-27; Table SHED... S&E first-university degrees, respectively. Previous editions... Other nations reporting large numbers of S&E first-university degrees include Brazil (315,000), Mexico
February 22, 2022
Foreign-born workers in S&E occupations, by education level: 1993, 2003, 2013, and 2017
All college educated includes professional degree holders not broken out separately. The data from the ACS include all S&E occupations except postsecondary teachers of S&E because these occupations are not separately identifiable in the ACS data files.
September 26, 2019
Share of S&E degrees awarded to temporary visa holders, by degree level: 2012–21
Data are based on institutions eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Doctoral degree programs include research doctoral degree programs only and do not include professional doctoral programs (e.g., Doctor of Medicine).
November 16, 2023
S&E Higher Education: Cost, Financial Aid, and Debt
S&E students specifically... recipients who had taken out federal student loans was $30,000, and the average was $41,000... By 2020, the median amount that 2015–16 bachelor’s degree recipients
November 16, 2023
S&E degrees as a percentage of total degrees awarded: 2012 and 2021
Data are based on institutions eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Certificates include only awards of less than 2 academic years below the associate's degree level. Doctoral degree programs include research doctoral degree programs only and do not include
November 16, 2023
S&E-related awards conferred, by award level: 2012–21
Data are based on institutions eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Certificates include only awards of less than 2 academic years below the associate's degree level. Doctoral degree programs include research doctoral degree programs only and do not include
November 16, 2023
Broad S&E occupational categories, by employment sector: 2017
September 26, 2019
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