Data Tables
These tables present detailed data on the demographic characteristics, educational history, sources of financial support, and postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients. Explore the Survey of Earned Doctorates data further via NCSES's interactive data tool.
Kelly Kang, Project Officer
Human Resources Statistics Program
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)
National Science Foundation
DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS FROM U.S. UNIVERSITIES: 2017
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Doctorate recipients from U.S. colleges and universities
Doctorate-granting institutions
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Doctorate-granting institutions and doctorate recipients per institution: 1973–2017 |
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Top 50 doctorate-granting institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2017 |
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Top 20 doctorate-granting institutions ranked by number of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2017 |
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State or location, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2017 |
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Doctorates awarded, by state or location, broad field of study, and sex of doctorate recipients: 2017 |
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Doctorate-granting institutions, by state or location and major science and engineering fields of study: 2017 |
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Doctorate-granting institutions, by state or location and major non-science and engineering fields of study: 2017 |
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Top 20 doctorate-granting institutions ranked by number of minority U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients, by ethnicity and race of recipient: 5-year total, 2013–17 |
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Top 20 doctorate-granting institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients holding temporary visas: 2017 |
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Doctorates awarded, by broad field of study and Carnegie category: 2008–17 |
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Field and demographic characteristics of doctorate recipients
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Doctorate recipients, by major field of study: Selected years, 1987–2017 |
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Doctorate recipients, by fine field of study: 2008–17 |
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Doctorate recipients, by broad field of study and sex: Selected years, 1987–2017 |
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Doctorate recipients, by sex and major field of study: 2008–17 |
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Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study and sex: 2017 |
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Doctorate recipients, by broad field of study and citizenship status: Selected years, 1987–2017 |
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Doctorate recipients, by citizenship status and major field of study: 2008–17 |
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Doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2008–17 |
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Male doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2008–17 |
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Female doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2008–17 |
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Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2017 |
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U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients, by broad field of study, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1997–2017 |
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U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients, by major field of study, ethnicity, and race: 2017 |
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Top 40 countries or economies of origin of temporary visa holders earning doctorates at U.S. colleges and universities, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2017 |
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Doctorates awarded for 10 largest countries of origin of temporary visa holders earning doctorates at U.S. colleges and universities, by country or economy of citizenship and field: 2008–17 |
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Median age and age distribution of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2017 |
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Doctorate recipients reporting one or more functional limitations, by broad field of study, sex, and citizenship status: 2017 |
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Educational history of doctorate recipients
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Doctorate recipients who earned a master's degree related to doctorate, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of doctoral study: 2017 |
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Doctorate recipients who had attended community college, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2017 |
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Median years to doctorate, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1992–2017 |
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Median years to doctorate, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2017 |
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Educational attainment of doctorate recipients' parents, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2017 |
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Highest educational attainment of either parent of doctorate recipients: Selected years, 1987–2017 |
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Financial support for graduate education of doctorate recipients
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Doctorate recipients' primary source of financial support, by broad field of study, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2017 |
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Doctorate recipients' sources of financial support, by broad field of study and sex: 2017 |
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Doctorate recipients' sources of financial support, by sex and broad field of study: 2017 |
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Education-related debt of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2017 |
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Graduate education-related debt of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2008–17 |
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Education-related debt of doctorate recipients, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2017 |
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U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients with graduate-school debt, by ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2017 |
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Postgraduation commitments of doctorate recipients
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Postgraduation commitment of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1997–2017 |
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Postgraduation commitment of doctorate recipients, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1997–2017 |
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Postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients with definite commitments, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1997–2017 |
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Postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients with definite commitments, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1997–2017 |
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Employment sector of doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation commitments for employment in the United States, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1997–2017 |
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Employment sector of doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation commitments for employment in the United States, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1997–2017 |
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Median expected basic annual salary for doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation plans in the United States, by field of study, type of postgraduation plans, and sex: 2017 |
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Median expected basic annual salary for doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation plans for employment in the United States, by field of study and employment sector: 2017 |
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Sources of support for doctorate recipients with postgraduation commitments for postdoctoral study, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1997–2017 |
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Definite postgraduation commitments of doctorate recipients, by citizenship status and major field of study: 2017 |
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Definite postgraduation commitments of doctorate recipients, by sex and major field of study: 2017 |
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Doctorate recipients with temporary visas intending to stay in the United States after doctorate receipt, by country of citizenship: 2011–17 |
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Statistical profiles of doctorate recipients
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Statistical profile of doctorate recipients, by sex and broad field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients, by sex and broad field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in life sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in life sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in physical sciences and earth sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in physical sciences and earth sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in mathematics and computer sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in mathematics and computer sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in psychology and social sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in psychology and social sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in engineering fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in engineering fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in education fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in education fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in humanities and arts fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in humanities and arts fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in other fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in other fields, by sex and field of study: 2017 |
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Statistical profile of doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2017 |
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