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Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering

Field of degree: Minorities

Degrees earned by underrepresented minorities

Bachelor's degrees in science and engineering

Hispanics earn a larger share of bachelor's degrees in psychology and social sciences than in any other S&E field. Since 1995, the greatest increases in the share of S&E bachelor's degrees earned by Hispanics have been in psychology and the social sciences, followed by biological sciences and computer sciences. In the past 20 years, the share of Hispanics in S&E fields has doubled, with the increase accelerating particularly in the past decade.

Science and engineering bachelor's degrees earned by Hispanics, by field: 1995–2014

Chart of Science and engineering bachelor's degrees earned by Hispanics, by field: 1995–2014
Table of Science and engineering bachelor's degrees earned by Hispanics, by field: 1995–2014