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Doctoral degrees by broad area of study, by selected region, country, or economy: 2018
February 22, 2022
Countries of Origin for Doctorate Recipients
February 22, 2022
Attainment of a bachelor's degree or higher, by region, country, or economy and age group: 2019 or most recent year
February 22, 2022
Total fall enrollment in postsecondary institutions, by institutional control: Selected years, 2000–21
November 16, 2023
Students enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by distance education participation and institutional control: Fall 2019 and fall 2020
November 16, 2023
Postsecondary institutions, by institutional control: 2000–22
November 16, 2023
Online Education
November 16, 2023
Minority-serving institutions' enrollment, by type and level: 2015–16
November 16, 2023
Institutions, by control and highest award conferred: 2021–22
November 16, 2023
Awards earned by 2011–12 first-time postsecondary students who began postsecondary education in community colleges, by award level and 2011–12 field of study: 2017
November 16, 2023
Occupation and sector of employed science, engineering, and health research doctorate recipients living in the United States: 2021
S&E = science and engineering; STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. a Includes 4-year colleges or universities, medical schools (including university-affiliated hospitals or medical centers), and university-affiliated research institutes; 2-year colleges, community colleges... Non-S&E occupations includes doctorate holders working in both non-STEM and STEM middle-skill occupations because the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) does not produce data on STEM middle-skill occupations. Percentages may not sum to 100% because of rounding. Numbers are rounded to the nearest
May 30, 2024
Unemployment rates of scientists and engineers, by level of highest degree and broad occupational category: Selected years, 2003–19
Scientists and engineers include those with one or more S&E or S&E-related degrees at the bachelor's level or higher or those who have only a non-S&E degree at the bachelor's level or higher and are employed in an S&E or S&E-related occupation. For data on unemployment rates by occupation
August 31, 2021
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