Form 2007 SED 2007 SED Survey of Earned Doctorates

SED

Survey of Earned Doctorates
July1, 2007 to June 30, 2008
Conducted by

for
NSF

Please complete:

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Suffix (e.g., Jr.)

Cross Reference: Birth name or former name legally changed
Name of Doctoral Institution
Type of Research Doctoral Degree (e.g., Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)

City or Branch
Date Degree Granted (mm/yyyy)

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INSTRUCTIONS
Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. Directions are provided for each question.
• If you have not already done so, please PRINT your name on the front cover.
• Please print all responses; you may use either a pen or a pencil.

Part A - EDUCATION
A5. Which of the following were sources of financial
support during graduate school?

A1. What is the title of your dissertation?
mark (X) this box if the title below refers to a
■ Please
performance, project report, or musical or literary composition

Mark (X) Yes or No for each

required instead of a dissertation.

Yes

No

■. . . ■
b Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
c Teaching assistantship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
d Research assistantship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
e Other assistantship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
f Traineeship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
g Internship, clinical residency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
h Loans (from any source) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
i Personal savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
j Personal earnings during graduate school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
(other than sources listed above)
k Spouse’s, partner’s, or family’s earnings or savings . . . . ■ . . . ■
l Employer reimbursement/assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
m Foreign (non-U.S.) support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
n Other - Specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . ■
a Fellowship, scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Title
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

A2. Please write the name of the primary field of your
dissertation research.
__________________________________________________________________________

Name of Field

Using the list on page 7, choose the code that best
describes the primary field of your dissertation
research.
Number of Field

If your dissertation research was interdisciplinary,
list the name and number of your secondary field.
__________________________________________________________________________

A6. Which TWO sources listed in A5 provided the most support?

Name of Field

Enter letters of primary and secondary sources
Number of Field
If there were more than two fields, additional fields should be
reported on page 10.

A3. Please name the department (or interdisciplinary
committee, center, institute, etc.) of the university
that supervised your doctoral studies.

1

Primary source of support

2

Secondary source of support

■ Mark (X) if no secondary source
A7. When you receive your doctoral degree, how much
money will you owe that is directly related to your
undergraduate and graduate education?

__________________________________________________________________________

Department/Committee/Center/Institute/Program

Mark (X) one in each column

A4. If you received full or partial tuition remission
(waiver) for your doctoral studies, was it:

UNDERGRADUATE

■ None
1 ■ $10,000 or less
2 ■ $10,001 - $20,000
3 ■ $20,001 - $30,000
4 ■ $30,001 - $40,000
5 ■ $40,001 - $50,000
6 ■ $50,001 - $60,000
7 ■ $60,001 - $70,000
8 ■ $70,001 or more - Specify
0

Mark (X) one

■ I did not receive any tuition remission
1 ■ for less than 1/3 of tuition
2 ■ between 1/3 and 2/3 of tuition
3 ■ more than 2/3 of tuition, but less than full
4 ■ full tuition remission
0

$
2

GRADUATE

■ None
1 ■ $10,000 or less
2 ■ $10,001 - $20,000
3 ■ $20,001 - $30,000
4 ■ $30,001 - $40,000
5 ■ $40,001 - $50,000
6 ■ $50,001 - $60,000
7 ■ $60,001 - $70,000
8 ■ $70,001 or more - Specify

0

$

A8. The next few questions ask about the degrees you have received. Please provide the following information for this doctoral
degree, your most recent master’s degree, and your first bachelor’s degree in the appropriate columns below.
This research
doctoral degree

■ ■
b. Month/ year degree granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ ■
■■■■
c. Month / year that you started your degree . . . . . . ■ ■
■■■■
a. Have you received a degree of this type? . . . . . . X Yes

No

First bachelor’s degree
(e.g. BA, BS, AB)
or equivalent

■ ■
■■
■■■■
■■
■■■■

■ ■
■■
■■■■
■■
■■■■

Yes

Month

No

Yes

Month

Year

Month

d. Primary field of study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Most recent master’s degree
(e.g. MS, MA, MBA)
or equivalent

Month

Year

Month

Year

No

Year

Month

Year

Year

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

e. Field number from list on p. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f. Institution name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

g. Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
h. State or province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
i. Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

USA

A9. Excluding those above, have you attained
any additional postsecondary degrees?

■ Yes ■ No

A10. Was a master’s degree a prerequisite for
admission to your doctoral program?

■ Yes ■ No

A11. In what month and year did you first
enter graduate school in any program
or capacity, in any university?

■■
■■■■

A12. How many years were you:
a. taking courses or preparing for exams
for this doctoral degree (including a
master’s degree, if that was part of
your doctoral program)?
b. working on your dissertation after
coursework and exams (non-course
related preparation, writing and defense)?
A13. Was there any time from the year you
entered your doctoral program and
the award of your doctorate that you
were not working on your degree
(that is, not taking courses or
working on your dissertation)?
If yes, please provide the number of years

If yes, please list the additional degree(s), granting
institution(s), and years.

Month

■■
■■

Year

_____________________________________________

Degree Field

_____________________________________________

Field Number, p. 7

_____________________________________________

Month/Year Granted

_____________________________________________

Institution

_____________________________________________

Branch or City

_____________________________________________

State or Country

_____________________________________________

Degree Type

_____________________________________________

Degree Field

_____________________________________________

Field Number, p. 7

_____________________________________________

Month/Year Granted

_____________________________________________

Institution

_____________________________________________

Branch or City

_____________________________________________

State or Country

_____________________________________________

Years (round to whole years)

Years (round to whole years)

■ Yes ■ No

■■

Degree Type

Years (round to whole years)

3

If there are more than two degrees, additional degrees
should be reported on page 10.

A14. Did you earn college credit from a community or twoyear college?
1

■

Yes

2

■

A15. Are you earning, or have you earned, an MD
or a DDS?

No

1

■

Yes

2

■

No

Part B - POSTGRADUATION PLANS
B5. What will be the main source of financial support for
your “postdoc” or further training within the next year?

B1. In what country or state do you intend to live after
graduation (within the next year)?

■ in U.S.
1 ■ not in U.S.
0

Mark (X) one

State

■ U.S. government
1 ■ Industry/business
2 ■ College or university
3 ■ Private foundation
4 ■ Nonprofit, other than private foundation or college
5 ■ Foreign government
6 ■ Other - Specify
0

Country

B2. Do you intend to take a “postdoc” position?
(A “postdoc” is a temporary position primarily for gaining additional
education and training in research, usually awarded in academe,
industry, or government.)
1

■

Yes

2

■

No

B3. What is the status of your postgraduate plans
(in the next year)?
Mark (X) one

■ Returning to, or continuing in, predoctoral employment
1 ■ Have signed contract or made definite commitment for
a “postdoc” or other work
0

■ Negotiating with one or more specific organizations
3 ■ Seeking position but have no specific prospects
4 ■ Other full-time degree program (e.g., MD, DDS, JD, MBA, etc.)
5 ■ Do not plan to work or study (e.g., family commitments, etc.)
6 ■ Other - Specify

7

GO
TO
B4

B6. What type of principal employer will you be working
for (or training with) in the next year?
Mark (X) one

2

EDUCATION

■ U.S. 4-year college or university other than medical school
2 ■ U.S. medical school (including university-affiliated hospital or medical center)
3 ■ U.S. university-affiliated research institute
4 ■ U.S. community or two-year college
5 ■ U.S. preschool, elementary, middle, secondary school or school system
6 ■ Foreign educational institution
1

SKIP
TO
C1

B4. What best describes your (within the next year)
postgraduate plans?

GOVERNMENT (other than education institution)

■ Foreign government
8 ■ U.S. federal government
9 ■ U.S. state government
10 ■ U.S. local government

Mark (X) one

7

“POSTDOC” OR FURTHER TRAINING

■ “Postdoc” fellowship
1 ■ “Postdoc” research associateship
2 ■ Traineeship
3 ■ Intern, clinical residency
4 ■ Other Training - Specify

■ Unknown

0

PRIVATE SECTOR (other than education institution)

GO
TO
B5

■ Not for profit organization
12 ■ Industry or business (for profit)
11

OTHER

■ Self-employed
14 ■ Other - Specify
13

EMPLOYMENT

■ Employment (other than “postdoc” or further training)
6 ■ Military service
7 ■ Other Employment- Specify
5

SKIP
TO
B6

B7. Please name the organization and geographic
location where you will work or study.
Name . . . . . . . . . . . .
State (if U.S.) . . . . . .
Country (if not U.S.) .

4

B8. What will be your basic annual salary for this principal
job (in the next year)? Do not include bonuses or
additional compensation for summertime teaching or
research. If you are not salaried, please estimate your
earned income.

B10.What will be your primary and secondary work activities?
Mark (X) one in each column
a PRIMARY b SECONDARY

■ . . . . .1 ■
Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ■ . . . . . 2 ■
Management or administration . . . . . . . . 3 ■ . . . . . 3 ■
Professional services to individuals . . . . . 4 ■ . . . . . 4 ■
Other - Specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ■ . . . . . 5 ■
Research and development . . . . . . . . . . . 1

$

__________________________________

If you prefer not to report an exact amount, please
indicate into which range you expect your salary to fall:
Mark (X) one

■ $30,000 or less
■ $30,001 - $35,000
2 ■ $35,001 - $40,000
3 ■ $40,001 - $50,000
4 ■ $50,001 - $60,000
5 ■ $60,001 - $70,000

■ $70,001 - $80,000
■ $80,001 - $90,000
8 ■ $90,001 - $100,000
9 ■ $100,001 - $110,000
10 ■ $110,001 or above
11 ■ Don’t know

0

6

1

7

■ Mark (X) if no secondary work activities

B9. How many months does this salary cover?
Number of Months

Part C - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
C1. Are you 1

■

Male

2

■

C4. What is the highest educational attainment of your
mother and father?
Female

Mark (X) one for each parent

C2. What is your marital status?

a MOTHER

b FATHER

■ . . . . .1 ■
■ . . . . .2 ■
Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ■ . . . . . 3 ■
Bachelor’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 ■ . . . . . 4 ■
Master’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ■ . . . . . 5 ■
(e.g., MA, MS, MBA, MSW, etc.)
Professional degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ■ . . . . . 6 ■
(e.g., MD, DDS, JD, D.Min, Psy.D., etc.)
Research doctoral degree . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 ■ . . . . . 7 ■
Not applicable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ■ . . . . . 8 ■

Mark (X) one

Less than high/secondary school graduate . .1

■ Married
2 ■ Living in a marriage-like relationship
3 ■ Widowed
4 ■ Separated
5 ■ Divorced
6 ■ Never married

High/secondary school graduate . . . . . . . 2

1

C3. Not including yourself or your spouse/partner, how many
dependents (children or adults) do you have - that is, how
many others receive at least one half of their financial
support from you?

C5. What is your place of birth?

■ Mark (X) if none

State (if U.S.) . . . . . .
OR
Country (if not U.S.) .

Write in number
5 years of age or younger . .
6 to 18 years . . . . . . . . . . .
19 years or older . . . . . . . .

■
■
■

C6. What is your date of birth?
Month

5

■■ ■■
Day

Year

1 ■
9 ■■
■

C7. What is your citizenship status?

C14. What is your racial background?

Mark (X) one

Mark (X) one or more

U.S. CITIZEN

a

■ Since birth
1 ■ Naturalized

■ American Indian or Alaska Native

SKIP
TO
C9

0

Specify tribal affiliation(s)

NON-U.S. CITIZEN

■ With a Permanent U.S. Resident Visa (“Green Card”)
3 ■ With a Temporary U.S. Visa
2

■ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
c ■ Asian
d ■ Black or African-American
e ■ White
b

GO
TO
C8

C8. (If a non-U.S. citizen)
Of which country are you a citizen?

C15. Please fill in the last four digits of your
Social Security Number.

__________________________________________________________________________

Specify country of present citizenship

X ■
X ■
X
X ■
X
■
■
■■■■
-

C9. In what state or country was the high school/secondary
school that you last attended?

-

C16. In case we need to clarify some of the information
you have provided, please list an e-mail address and
telephone number where you can be reached.

State (if U.S.) . . . . . .
OR
Country (if not U.S.) .

__________________________________________________________________________

E-mail Address

C10. Are you a person with a disability?

■ Yes
2 ■ No
1

GO TO C11

__________________________________________________________________________

Daytime or Cell Telephone

SKIP TO C12

C17. Please provide your address and the name and
address of a person who is likely to know where you
can be reached.

C11. Which of the following categories describes your
disability(ies)?
Mark (X) one or more

YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS:

■ Blind/Visually Impaired
b ■ Deaf/Hard of Hearing
c ■ Physical/Orthopedic Disability
d ■ Learning/Cognitive Disability
e ■ Vocal/Speech Disability
f ■ Other - Specify
a

__________________________________________________________________________

Street Address
__________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Country/Zip or Postal Code
CURRENT ADDRESS OF A PERSON WHO IS LIKELY TO KNOW WHERE
YOU CAN BE REACHED:
__________________________________________________________________________

Name

C12. Are you Hispanic or Latino?

■ Yes
2 ■ No
1

__________________________________________________________________________

Street Address
GO TO C13
__________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Country/Zip or Postal Code

SKIP TO C14

C13. Which of the following best describes your Hispanic
origin or descent?

The results of this survey will be published in a Summary
Report; the Summary Reports on earlier surveys are available at
http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/issues/docdata.htm.

Mark (X) one

■ Mexican or Chicano
2 ■ Puerto Rican
3 ■ Cuban
4 ■ Other Hispanic - Specify
1

Please use the back cover to make any additional comments
you may have about this survey.
Thank you for completing the questionnaire. Please return
this questionnaire to your GRADUATE SCHOOL for forwarding to Survey of Earned Doctorates, NORC at the
University of Chicago, 1 N. State Street, Floor 16, Chicago,
IL 60602.
If you have questions or concerns about the survey, you
may contact us by e-mail at 4800-sed@norc.uchicago.edu or
phone at 1-800-248-8649.

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The Field of Study listing
on pages 8 and 9 is to
be used in responding to
items A2, A8, and A9.
Please choose the code
that best describes the
name of your field.

878

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION
900
905
910
915
901
921

Accounting
Banking/Financial Support Services
Business Administration & Management
Business/Managerial Economics
Finance
Human Resources Development

916
920
917
930

International Business/Trade/Commerce
Marketing Management & Research
Management Information Systems/Business Statistics
Operations Research (also in ENGINEERING &
in MATHEMATICS)

935 Organizational Behavior (see also
PSYCHOLOGY/Industrial & Organizational)
938 Business Management/Administration, General
939 Business Management/Administration, Other

COMMUNICATION
940 Communication Research
957 Communication Theory

950 Film, Radio, TV & Digital Communication
947 Mass Communication/Media Studies

958 Communication, General
959 Communication, Other

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES
400 Computer Science

410 Information Science & Systems

419 Computer & Information Science, Other

810
807
822
815

845
825
830
835

EDUCATION
RESEARCH & ADMINISTRATION
840 Counseling Education/Counseling & Guidance
800 Curriculum & Instruction
805 Educational Administration & Supervision
820 Educational Assessment/Testing/Measurement
TEACHER EDUCATION
858 Adult & Continuing Teacher Education
852 Elementary Teacher Education
TEACHING FIELDS
860 Agricultural Education
861 Art Education
862 Business Education
864 English Education
870 Family & Consumer/Human Science (also in
Fields Not Elsewhere Classified)
OTHER EDUCATION
898 Education, General

Educational/Instructional Media Design
Educational Leadership
Educational Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY)
Educational Statistics/Research Methods

Higher Education/Evaluation & Research
School Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY)
Social/Philosophical Foundations of Education
Special Education

850 Pre-elementary/Early Childhood Teacher Education

856 Secondary Teacher Education

866
868
874
876
878
880

882
884
885
888
889

Foreign Languages Education
Health Education
Mathematics Education
Music Education
Nursing Education
Physical Education & Coaching

Reading Education
Science Education
Social Science Education
Trade & Industrial Education
Teacher Education & Professional Development, Other

899 Education, Other

ENGINEERING
300
303
306
309
312
315
318
321
324

Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering
Ceramic Sciences Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Communications Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering

376
327
330
333
336
339
342
345
348
351

Engineering Management & Administration
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Physics
Engineering Science
Environmental Health Engineering
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Materials Science Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Mining & Mineral Engineering

357 Nuclear Engineering
360 Ocean Engineering
363 Operations Research (also in MATHEMATICS
& in BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)
366 Petroleum Engineering
369 Polymer & Plastics Engineering
372 Systems Engineering
398 Engineering, General
399 Engineering, Other

HUMANITIES
HISTORY
706 African History
700 American History (U.S. & Canada)
703 Asian History
FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LITERATURE
768 Arabic
758 Chinese
740 French
743 German
LETTERS
732 American Literature (U.S. & Canada)
720 Classics
723 Comparative Literature
735 Creative Writing
OTHER HUMANITIES
770 American/U.S. Studies
773 Archaeology
776 Art History/Criticism/Conservation
792 Bible/Biblical Studies
795 Drama/Theater Arts

705 European History
710 History, Science & Technology & Society
707 Latin American History

708 Middle/Near East Studies
718 History, General
719 History, Other

746 Italian
762 Japanese
752 Russian

755 Slavic (other than Russian)
749 Spanish
769 Other Languages & Literature

734 English Language
733 English Literature (British & Commonwealth)
724 Folklore

736 Speech & Rhetorical Studies
738 Letters, General
739 Letters, Other

780
786
787
788
789

Music
Music Theory & Composition
Music Performance
Musicology/Ethnomusicology
Music, Other

785
790
798
799

Fishing & Fisheries Sciences/Management
Food Science
Food Science & Technology, Other
Forest Sciences & Biology
Forest/Resources Management
Forestry & Related Science, Other
Horticulture Science
Natural Resources/Conservation

030 Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES)
039 Plant Sciences, Other
046 Soil Chemistry/Microbiology
049 Soil Sciences, Other
080 Wildlife/Range Management
072 Wood Science & Pulp/Paper Technology
098 Agriculture, General
099 Agricultural Science, Other

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies
Humanities, General
Humanities, Other

LIFE SCIENCES
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES/NATURAL RESOURCES
005 Agricultural Animal Breeding
055
043
000 Agricultural Economics
025 Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding
044
020 Agronomy & Crop Science
066
010 Animal Nutrition
070
079
014 Animal Science, Poultry (or Avian)
019 Animal Science, Other
050
081 Environmental Science
074

888

LIFE SCIENCES (continued)
BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
130 Anatomy
110 Bacteriology
100 Biochemistry (see also PHYSICAL SCIENCES/
Chemistry, other)
102 Bioinformatics
103 Biomedical Sciences
133 Biometrics & Biostatistics
105 Biophysics (also in PHYSICS)
107 Biotechnology
129 Botany/Plant Biology
158 Cancer Biology
HEALTH SCIENCES
210 Environmental Health
211 Environmental Toxicology
220 Epidemiology
212 Health Systems/Services Administration
222 Kinesiology/Exercise Science

136
142
139
145
148
137
170
151
157
154
160
163

Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology
Developmental Biology/Embryology
Ecology
Endocrinology
Entomology
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics/Genomics, Human & Animal
Immunology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Neurosciences
Nutrition Sciences

166
175
180
185
115
120
125
169
189
198
199

Parasitology
Pathology, Human & Animal
Pharmacology, Human & Animal
Physiology, Human & Animal
Plant Genetics
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
Plant Physiology
Toxicology
Zoology
Biology/Biomedical Sciences, General
Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Other

240
230
215
245

Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nursing Science
Public Health
Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services

200
250
298
299

Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Veterinary Sciences
Health Sciences, General
Health Sciences, Other

450
455
498
499

Statistics (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)
Topology/Foundations
Mathematics/Statistics, General
Mathematics/Statistics, Other

MATHEMATICS
425
430
420
460
435

Algebra
Analysis & Functional Analysis
Applied Mathematics
Computing Theory & Practice
Geometry/Geometric Analysis

440 Logic
445 Number Theory
465 Operations Research (also in ENGINEERING & in
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/ADMIN.)

PHYSICAL SCIENCES
ASTRONOMY
500 Astronomy
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE & METEOROLOGY
510 Atmospheric Chemistry & Climatology
512 Atmospheric Physics & Dynamics
CHEMISTRY
520 Analytical Chemistry
522 Inorganic Chemistry
526 Organic Chemistry
GEOLOGICAL & EARTH SCIENCES
542 Geochemistry
540 Geology
552 Geomorphology & Glacial Geology
OCEAN/MARINE SCIENCES
585 Hydrology & Water Resources
590 Oceanography, Chemical & Physical
PHYSICS
560 Acoustics
576 Applied Physics
561 Atomic/Molecular/Chemical Physics
565 Biophysics (also in BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES)

505 Astrophysics
514 Meteorology
518 Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, General

519 Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, Other

530 Physical Chemistry
532 Polymer Chemistry
534 Theoretical Chemistry

538 Chemistry, General
539 Chemistry, Other (see also BIOLOGICAL/Biochemistry)

544 Geophysics & Seismology
548 Mineralogy & Petrology
546 Paleontology

550 Stratigraphy & Sedimentation
558 Geological & Earth Sciences, General
559 Geological & Earth Sciences, Other

595 Marine Sciences
599 Ocean/Marine, Other
574
568
569
564

Condensed Matter/Low Temperature Physics
Nuclear Physics
Optics/Photonics
Particle (Elementary) Physics

570
572
578
579

Plasma/Fusion Physics
Polymer Physics
Physics, General
Physics, Other

Experimental Psychology
Family Psychology
Human Development & Family Studies
Industrial & Organizational (see also BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT/Organization Behavior)
624 Personality Psychology

627
633
636
639
648
649

Physiological/Psychobiology Psychology
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology
School Psychology (also in EDUCATION)
Social Psychology
Psychology, General
Psychology, Other

667
670
674
676
678
682

686
690
694
695
698
699

Sociology
Statistics (also in MATHEMATICS)
Urban Affairs/Studies
Urban/City, Community & Regional Planning
Social Sciences, General
Social Sciences, Other

PSYCHOLOGY
600
603
606
609
612
618

Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics
Comparative Psychology
Counseling
Developmental & Child Psychology
Educational Psychology (also in EDUCATION)

615
620
613
621

SOCIAL SCIENCES
650
652
657
658
662
668

Anthropology
Area/Ethnic/Cultural/Gender Studies
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Criminology
Demography/Population Studies
Econometrics

Economics
Geography
International Relations/Affairs
Linguistics
Political Science & Government
Public Policy Analysis

FIELDS NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (NEC)
960 Architecture/Environmental Design
964 Family/Consumer Science/Human Science
(also in EDUCATION)
968 Law

972
974
976
980

Library Science
Parks/Sports/Rec./Leisure/Fitness
Public Administration
Social Work

FIELD UNKNOWN
999 Unknown Field

8988

984 Theology/Religious Education (see also OTHER
HUMANITIES/Religion/Religious Studies)
989 Other Fields, NEC

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A2. (continued)

To the Doctorate Recipient:
Congratulations on earning a doctoral degree! This
is an important accomplishment for you. Your
accomplishment is also significant for both this nation
and others, as the new knowledge generated by
research doctorates enhances the quality of life in this
country and throughout the world. Because of the
importance of persons earning research doctorates,
several Federal agencies–listed on the cover–sponsor
this Survey of Earned Doctorates.

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important in improving graduate education both at
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Dr. Lynda T. Carlson
National Science Foundation

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