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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: 2016

(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 69.4 54.0 50.9 34.5 51.4 43.1 72.8 61.0 81.8 63.1 69.7 63.0 87.9 58.2 84.4 69.1 82.8 59.9
Sex
Male 68.2 54.7 49.8 33.6 52.1 43.7 71.5 59.7 81.9 63.4 70.6 64.1 89.7 55.5 83.6 70.7 82.4 59.9
Female 70.9 53.3 51.9 35.2 49.9 41.8 76.6 64.9 81.8 62.8 67.0 59.3 87.1 59.3 85.1 67.6 83.4 60.1
Citizenship status
U.S. citizen or permanent resident 71.7 55.4 48.2 33.1 48.9 42.5 73.5 62.5 85.7 66.7 68.6 62.5 93.1 61.6 89.2 73.4 88.0 64.1
Temporary visa holder 74.7 59.0 64.8 42.5 60.6 48.6 77.6 64.3 87.6 65.1 76.2 68.5 89.5 60.0 87.9 69.5 88.3 63.1
Ethnicity and race (U.S. citizens and permanent residents)
Hispanic or Latino 70.4 55.1 43.7 30.4 42.5 34.9 75.0 60.4 82.3 64.2 71.6 66.1 94.1 69.6 87.4 72.3 86.3 64.5
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 82.8 65.6 63.0 51.9 D 62.5 D D 93.3 66.7 100.0 87.5 83.3 D 100.0 89.5 D D
Asian 70.1 53.9 51.9 35.0 54.0 43.4 74.5 67.6 89.0 65.9 70.4 63.6 91.9 60.5 94.4 74.4 88.4 59.3
Black or African American 83.3 55.4 65.9 41.8 50.5 37.1 84.6 73.1 91.1 59.0 83.8 77.5 92.0 56.7 87.6 57.1 91.4 58.9
White 72.5 57.0 48.0 33.5 49.5 43.7 74.4 63.0 87.5 69.6 68.9 62.9 95.4 63.1 90.8 75.6 89.9 67.6
More than one race 70.8 54.7 42.6 27.8 46.4 40.0 75.4 64.6 89.4 69.3 70.8 64.2 96.0 63.4 92.0 74.1 90.7 72.1
Other race or race not reported 64.1 45.1 25.9 18.5 D 41.2 D D 72.6 54.8 71.4 57.1 78.8 D 78.6 64.3 D D
Ethnicity not reported 18.4 14.2 9.0 3.9 18.6 15.7 27.1 20.8 19.1 15.3 18.9 17.2 21.8 19.2 25.8 20.4 16.7 7.1
D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
a Includes agricultural sciences and natural resources; biological and biomedical sciences; and health sciences.
b Non-science and engineering fields not shown separately.
NOTES: Percentages based on total number of doctorate recipients. A master's degree is counted as "related master's" if fields of study of doctorate recipient's master's degree and doctorate degree are both in same major field category of National Science Foundation's field of study taxonomy, except for engineering and education fields where broad field categories need be the same. See table A-6 in the technical notes for a listing of major fields and their constituent subfields.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2016.