Table 33. Educational attainment of doctorate recipients’ parents, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2015
(Percent distribution)
| Demographic characteristic and broad field of study |
Total (number) |
Parental education attainment (%) |
| All |
High school or less |
Some collegea |
Bachelor's degree |
Advanced degree |
| All doctorate recipients |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's educationb |
47,326 |
100.0 |
24.8 |
12.8 |
27.2 |
35.2 |
| Mother's educationc |
47,540 |
100.0 |
30.0 |
15.8 |
28.6 |
25.6 |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
25,505 |
100.0 |
25.3 |
11.9 |
27.8 |
34.9 |
| Mother's education |
25,544 |
100.0 |
31.8 |
14.8 |
28.9 |
24.5 |
| Female |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
21,821 |
100.0 |
24.1 |
13.9 |
26.5 |
35.6 |
| Mother's education |
21,996 |
100.0 |
28.0 |
16.9 |
28.3 |
26.8 |
| Citizenship status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
32,551 |
100.0 |
22.1 |
13.7 |
24.8 |
39.4 |
| Mother's education |
32,797 |
100.0 |
23.8 |
17.7 |
28.6 |
30.0 |
| Temporary visa holder |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
14,738 |
100.0 |
30.6 |
10.9 |
32.5 |
25.9 |
| Mother's education |
14,708 |
100.0 |
43.9 |
11.5 |
28.8 |
15.8 |
| Ethnicity and race (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hispanic or Latino |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
2,235 |
100.0 |
36.1 |
15.4 |
21.7 |
26.8 |
| Mother's education |
2,273 |
100.0 |
38.1 |
17.0 |
22.6 |
22.3 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
115 |
100.0 |
42.6 |
19.1 |
14.8 |
23.5 |
| Mother's education |
119 |
100.0 |
39.5 |
21.8 |
19.3 |
19.3 |
| Asian |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
2,916 |
100.0 |
21.6 |
9.6 |
23.5 |
45.3 |
| Mother's education |
2,922 |
100.0 |
30.9 |
11.6 |
31.3 |
26.2 |
| Black or African American |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
1,983 |
100.0 |
42.5 |
20.4 |
16.1 |
21.1 |
| Mother's education |
2,056 |
100.0 |
37.3 |
22.0 |
18.8 |
21.9 |
| White |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
24,130 |
100.0 |
19.1 |
13.4 |
26.2 |
41.3 |
| Mother's education |
24,239 |
100.0 |
20.4 |
18.1 |
29.7 |
31.9 |
| More than one race |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
866 |
100.0 |
22.6 |
15.2 |
18.5 |
43.6 |
| Mother's education |
874 |
100.0 |
22.8 |
18.2 |
28.7 |
30.3 |
| Other race or race not reported |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
191 |
100.0 |
17.8 |
14.1 |
30.4 |
37.7 |
| Mother's education |
197 |
100.0 |
23.9 |
16.8 |
27.4 |
32.0 |
| Ethnicity not reported |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
115 |
100.0 |
27.0 |
11.3 |
14.8 |
47.0 |
| Mother's education |
117 |
100.0 |
25.6 |
19.7 |
27.4 |
27.4 |
| Field of study |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Life sciencesd |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
11,059 |
100.0 |
23.3 |
12.5 |
27.8 |
36.4 |
| Mother's education |
11,102 |
100.0 |
28.1 |
15.9 |
29.7 |
26.3 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
5,172 |
100.0 |
25.0 |
13.1 |
28.5 |
33.4 |
| Mother's education |
5,181 |
100.0 |
30.1 |
14.9 |
30.0 |
25.0 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
3,246 |
100.0 |
24.2 |
11.8 |
29.7 |
34.4 |
| Mother's education |
3,246 |
100.0 |
32.2 |
13.2 |
30.3 |
24.3 |
| Psychology and social sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
7,591 |
100.0 |
23.4 |
14.1 |
24.8 |
37.8 |
| Mother's education |
7,657 |
100.0 |
26.3 |
16.9 |
27.7 |
29.1 |
| Engineering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
8,595 |
100.0 |
24.0 |
11.4 |
31.5 |
33.0 |
| Mother's education |
8,599 |
100.0 |
33.5 |
14.1 |
30.7 |
21.7 |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
4,339 |
100.0 |
35.6 |
15.9 |
20.7 |
27.8 |
| Mother's education |
4,385 |
100.0 |
37.8 |
19.0 |
22.2 |
20.9 |
| Humanities and arts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
4,806 |
100.0 |
20.9 |
11.8 |
24.6 |
42.8 |
| Mother's education |
4,842 |
100.0 |
23.6 |
16.4 |
28.0 |
32.0 |
| Othere |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Father's education |
2,518 |
100.0 |
27.0 |
12.7 |
27.6 |
32.7 |
| Mother's education |
2,528 |
100.0 |
33.4 |
16.1 |
27.4 |
23.1 |