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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 (SED) data further via the interactive data tool and the new Restricted Data Analysis System.

Kelly Kang
Survey Manager, SED
Human Resources Statistics Program, NCSES

Doctorate recipients from U.S. colleges and universities

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Table 1 Doctorate recipients from U.S. colleges and universities: 1958–2020 View Table 1 Download Table 1 Excel Download Table 1 PDF

Doctorate-granting institutions

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Table 2 Doctorate-granting institutions and doctorate recipients per institution: 1973–2020 View Table 2 Download Table 2 Excel Download Table 2 PDF
Table 3 Top 50 doctorate-granting institutions ranked by total number of doctorate recipients, by sex: 2020 View Table 3 Download Table 3 Excel Download Table 3 PDF
Table 4 Top 20 doctorate-granting institutions ranked by total number of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study and sex: 2020 View Table 4 Download Table 4 Excel Download Table 4 PDF
Table 5 State or location of doctorate institution ranked by total number of doctorate recipients, by sex: 2020 View Table 5 Download Table 5 Excel Download Table 5 PDF
Table 6 Doctorates recipients, by state or location of doctorate institution, broad field of study, and sex: 2020 View Table 6 Download Table 6 Excel Download Table 6 PDF
Table 7 Doctorate recipients, by state or location, institution, and major science and engineering fields of study: 2020 View Table 7 Download Table 7 Excel Download Table 7 PDF
Table 8 Doctorate recipients, by state or location, institution, and major non-science and engineering fields of study: 2020 View Table 8 Download Table 8 Excel Download Table 8 PDF
Table 9 Top 20 doctorate-granting institutions ranked by number of minority U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients, by ethnicity and race: 5-year total, 2016–20 View Table 9 Download Table 9 Excel Download Table 9 PDF
Table 10 Top 20 doctorate-granting institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients holding temporary visas: 2020 View Table 10 Download Table 10 Excel Download Table 10 PDF
Table 11 Doctorate recipients, by broad field of study and Carnegie category of doctorate institution: 2010–20 View Table 11 Download Table 11 Excel Download Table 11 PDF

Field and demographic characteristics of doctorate recipients

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Table 12 Doctorate recipients, by major field of study: Selected years, 1990–2020 View Table 12 Download Table 12 Excel Download Table 12 PDF
Table 13 Doctorate recipients, by fine field of study: 2010–20 View Table 13 Download Table 13 Excel Download Table 13 PDF
Table 14 Doctorate recipients, by broad field of study and sex: Selected years, 1990–2020 View Table 14 Download Table 14 Excel Download Table 14 PDF
Table 15 Doctorate recipients, by sex and major field of study: 2010–20 View Table 15 Download Table 15 Excel Download Table 15 PDF
Table 16 Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study and sex: 2020 View Table 16 Download Table 16 Excel Download Table 16 PDF
Table 17 Doctorate recipients, by broad field of study and citizenship status: Selected years, 1975–2020 View Table 17 Download Table 17 Excel Download Table 17 PDF
Table 18 Doctorate recipients, by citizenship status and major field of study: 2010–20 View Table 18 Download Table 18 Excel Download Table 18 PDF
Table 19 Doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2010–20 View Table 19 Download Table 19 Excel Download Table 19 PDF
Table 20 Male doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2010–20 View Table 20 Download Table 20 Excel Download Table 20 PDF
Table 21 Female doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2010–20 View Table 21 Download Table 21 Excel Download Table 21 PDF
Table 22 Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2020 View Table 22 Download Table 22 Excel Download Table 22 PDF
Table 23 U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients, by broad field of study, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1975–2020 View Table 23 Download Table 23 Excel Download Table 23 PDF
Table 24 U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients, by major field of study, ethnicity, and race: 2020 View Table 24 Download Table 24 Excel Download Table 24 PDF
Table 25 Top 40 countries of origin of temporary visa holders earning U.S. doctorates, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2020 View Table 25 Download Table 25 Excel Download Table 25 PDF
Table 26 Top 10 countries of origin of temporary visa holders earning U.S. doctorates, by country of citizenship and field of study: 2010–20 View Table 26 Download Table 26 Excel Download Table 26 PDF
Table 27 Median age and age distribution of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2020 View Table 27 Download Table 27 Excel Download Table 27 PDF
Table 28 Doctorate recipients reporting one or more functional limitations, by broad field of study, sex, and citizenship status: 2020 View Table 28 Download Table 28 Excel Download Table 28 PDF

Educational history of doctorate recipients

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Table 29 Doctorate recipients who earned a master's degree related to doctorate, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of doctoral study: 2020 View Table 29 Download Table 29 Excel Download Table 29 PDF
Table 30 Doctorate recipients who had attended community college, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2020 View Table 30 Download Table 30 Excel Download Table 30 PDF
Table 31 Median years to doctorate, by major field of study: Selected years, 1970–2020 View Table 31 Download Table 31 Excel Download Table 31 PDF
Table 32 Median years to doctorate, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2020 View Table 32 Download Table 32 Excel Download Table 32 PDF
Table 33 Educational attainment of doctorate recipients' parents, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2020 View Table 33 Download Table 33 Excel Download Table 33 PDF
Table 34 Highest educational attainment of either parent of doctorate recipients: 1970–2020 View Table 34 Download Table 34 Excel Download Table 34 PDF

Financial support for graduate education of doctorate recipients

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Table 35 Doctorate recipients' primary source of financial support, by broad field of study, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2020 View Table 35 Download Table 35 Excel Download Table 35 PDF
Table 36 Doctorate recipients' sources of financial support, by broad field of study and sex: 2020 View Table 36 Download Table 36 Excel Download Table 36 PDF
Table 37 Doctorate recipients' sources of financial support, by sex and broad field of study: 2020 View Table 37 Download Table 37 Excel Download Table 37 PDF
Table 38 Education-related debt of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2020 View Table 38 Download Table 38 Excel Download Table 38 PDF
Table 39 Graduate education-related debt of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2010–20 View Table 39 Download Table 39 Excel Download Table 39 PDF
Table 40 Education-related debt of doctorate recipients, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2020 View Table 40 Download Table 40 Excel Download Table 40 PDF
Table 41 U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients with graduate-school debt, by ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2020 View Table 41 Download Table 41 Excel Download Table 41 PDF

Postgraduation commitments of doctorate recipients

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Table 42 Postgraduation commitment of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1990–2020 View Table 42 Download Table 42 Excel Download Table 42 PDF
Table 43 Postgraduation commitment of doctorate recipients, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1990–2020 View Table 43 Download Table 43 Excel Download Table 43 PDF
Table 44 Postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients with definite commitments, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1990–2020 View Table 44 Download Table 44 Excel Download Table 44 PDF
Table 45 Postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients with definite commitments, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1990–2020 View Table 45 Download Table 45 Excel Download Table 45 PDF
Table 46 Employment sector of doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation commitments for employment in the United States, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1990–2020 View Table 46 Download Table 46 Excel Download Table 46 PDF
Table 47 Employment sector of doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation commitments for employment in the United States, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1990–2020 View Table 47 Download Table 47 Excel Download Table 47 PDF
Table 48 Median basic annual salary for doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation plans in the United States, by field of study, type of postgraduation plans, and sex: 2020 View Table 48 Download Table 48 Excel Download Table 48 PDF
Table 49 Median basic annual salary for doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation plans for employment in the United States, by field of study and employment sector: 2020 View Table 49 Download Table 49 Excel Download Table 49 PDF
Table 50 Sources of support for doctorate recipients with postgraduation commitments for postdoctoral study, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1990–2020 View Table 50 Download Table 50 Excel Download Table 50 PDF
Table 51 Definite postgraduation commitments of doctorate recipients, by citizenship status and major field of study: 2020 View Table 51 Download Table 51 Excel Download Table 51 PDF
Table 52 Definite postgraduation commitments of doctorate recipients, by sex and major field of study: 2020 View Table 52 Download Table 52 Excel Download Table 52 PDF
Table 53 Doctorate recipients with temporary visas intending to stay in the United States after doctorate receipt, by country of citizenship: 2014–20 View Table 53 Download Table 53 Excel Download Table 53 PDF

Statistical profile of doctorate recipients

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Table 54 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients, by sex and broad field of study: 2020 View Table 54 Download Table 54 Excel Download Table 54 PDF
Table 55 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients, by sex and broad field of study: 2020 View Table 55 Download Table 55 Excel Download Table 55 PDF
Table 56 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in life sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 56 Download Table 56 Excel Download Table 56 PDF
Table 57 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in life sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 57 Download Table 57 Excel Download Table 57 PDF
Table 58 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in physical sciences and earth sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 58 Download Table 58 Excel Download Table 58 PDF
Table 59 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in physical sciences and earth sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 59 Download Table 59 Excel Download Table 59 PDF
Table 60 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in mathematics and computer sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 60 Download Table 60 Excel Download Table 60 PDF
Table 61 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in mathematics and computer sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 61 Download Table 61 Excel Download Table 61 PDF
Table 62 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in psychology and social sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 62 Download Table 62 Excel Download Table 62 PDF
Table 63 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in psychology and social sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 63 Download Table 63 Excel Download Table 63 PDF
Table 64 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in engineering fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 64 Download Table 64 Excel Download Table 64 PDF
Table 65 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in engineering fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 65 Download Table 65 Excel Download Table 65 PDF
Table 66 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in education fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 66 Download Table 66 Excel Download Table 66 PDF
Table 67 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in education fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 67 Download Table 67 Excel Download Table 67 PDF
Table 68 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in humanities and arts fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 68 Download Table 68 Excel Download Table 68 PDF
Table 69 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in humanities and arts fields, by sex and field of doctorate: 2020 View Table 69 Download Table 69 Excel Download Table 69 PDF
Table 70 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in other fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 70 Download Table 70 Excel Download Table 70 PDF
Table 71 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in other fields, by sex and field of study: 2020 View Table 71 Download Table 71 Excel Download Table 71 PDF
Table 72 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2020 View Table 72 Download Table 72 Excel Download Table 72 PDF