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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: 2015
(Percent)

Demographic characteristic All fields Life sciencesa Physical sciences and earth sciences Mathematics and computer sciences Psychology and social sciences Engineering Education Humanities and arts Otherb
Master's Related master's Master's Related master's Master's Related master's Master's Related master's Master's Related master's Master's Related master's Master's Related master's Master's Related master's Master's Related master's
All doctorate recipients 68.4 54.8 48.8 34.5 50.6 43.6 71.5 62.1 80.3 63.3 70.6 64.3 86.4 59.5 82.7 69.2 80.5 60.2
Sex
Male 67.5 55.4 47.1 32.4 51.5 44.9 71.2 62.0 81.1 63.1 71.6 65.6 85.6 55.9 81.5 70.2 77.8 57.0
Female 69.5 54.1 50.3 36.2 48.8 41.1 72.7 62.7 79.7 63.4 67.1 59.8 86.8 61.2 83.9 68.3 83.1 63.2
Citizenship status
U.S. citizen or permanent resident 72.0 57.2 47.3 34.2 48.0 41.7 76.5 67.2 87.2 69.0 69.3 63.9 92.8 63.5 89.2 75.1 88.5 67.2
Temporary visa holder 75.2 61.3 63.6 42.9 62.1 53.1 75.3 64.7 87.3 68.0 78.5 70.9 92.6 67.7 86.7 69.7 87.5 63.4
Ethnicity and race (U.S. citizens and permanent residents)
Hispanic or Latino 71.2 56.5 43.4 31.5 48.3 42.8 84.0 73.3 85.6 68.3 68.7 62.9 90.5 62.5 89.0 75.0 90.2 64.1
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 81.5 60.8 59.1 50.0 55.6 D 0.0 0.0 90.3 54.8 85.7 D 100.0 67.9 84.0 80.0 71.4 D
Asian 69.7 56.5 46.5 34.1 53.7 47.4 81.9 71.6 88.4 70.2 73.8 69.2 93.3 63.6 88.8 70.1 89.7 66.0
Black or African American 84.2 58.7 67.0 44.5 40.6 33.7 90.6 79.2 92.9 58.6 82.4 72.7 92.6 61.4 92.8 78.4 89.0 65.0
White 72.4 58.3 47.1 34.4 48.0 41.8 76.5 67.6 88.1 71.5 69.6 64.0 94.4 65.3 90.2 76.4 89.3 69.0
More than one race 71.4 56.4 39.2 27.9 56.2 50.6 85.7 74.3 90.7 73.7 69.4 65.7 95.5 56.2 91.8 76.4 87.5 60.0
Other race or race not reported 65.9 51.8 43.6 30.9 43.8 D 63.2 63.2 71.2 54.2 61.3 D 91.3 60.9 83.3 63.9 90.0 D
Ethnicity not reported 25.2 17.5 20.7 12.1 18.3 11.7 33.9 23.7 28.1 18.2 14.0 14.0 30.9 20.6 34.2 23.3 32.0 28.0