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 |