| TABLE 11. Definite postgraduation commitments of doctorate recipients, by citizenship status and major field: 2009 |
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|
Location of definite commitments |
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|
Recipients with definite commitments |
|
United States |
|
| Citizenship and field |
All recipients |
|
Total |
Postdoctoral study |
Academic employment |
Industry employmenta |
Otherb |
Abroad |
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All fields |
49,554 |
31,194 |
|
28,142 |
10,292 |
8,870 |
4,400 |
4,580 |
3,030 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Science and engineering |
33,466 |
21,142 |
|
18,780 |
9,321 |
3,562 |
3,911 |
1,986 |
2,346 |
16 |
| Science |
25,820 |
16,475 |
|
14,645 |
7,873 |
3,189 |
2,010 |
1,573 |
1,818 |
12 |
| Agricultural sciences |
1,167 |
716 |
|
608 |
288 |
121 |
89 |
110 |
108 |
0 |
| Biological sciences |
8,024 |
4,887 |
|
4,523 |
3,597 |
337 |
294 |
295 |
359 |
5 |
| Computer sciences |
1,609 |
1,062 |
|
957 |
211 |
209 |
467 |
70 |
105 |
0 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
877 |
618 |
|
547 |
327 |
73 |
99 |
48 |
71 |
0 |
| Mathematics |
1,553 |
1,026 |
|
882 |
365 |
294 |
143 |
80 |
143 |
1 |
| Physical sciences |
4,284 |
2,783 |
|
2,434 |
1,592 |
211 |
473 |
158 |
347 |
2 |
| Chemistry |
2,392 |
1,529 |
|
1,404 |
876 |
127 |
311 |
90 |
125 |
0 |
| Physics and astronomy |
1,892 |
1,254 |
|
1,030 |
716 |
84 |
162 |
68 |
222 |
2 |
| Psychology |
3,472 |
2,197 |
|
2,117 |
1,066 |
492 |
196 |
363 |
79 |
1 |
| Social sciences |
4,834 |
3,186 |
|
2,577 |
427 |
1,452 |
249 |
449 |
606 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Engineering |
7,646 |
4,667 |
|
4,135 |
1,448 |
373 |
1,901 |
413 |
528 |
4 |
| Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
297 |
182 |
|
164 |
54 |
22 |
56 |
32 |
18 |
0 |
| Chemical engineering |
807 |
553 |
|
504 |
205 |
15 |
255 |
29 |
49 |
0 |
| Civil engineering |
709 |
427 |
|
375 |
118 |
63 |
139 |
55 |
52 |
0 |
| Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering |
1,695 |
1,028 |
|
906 |
225 |
71 |
524 |
86 |
120 |
2 |
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
252 |
133 |
|
111 |
25 |
23 |
53 |
10 |
22 |
0 |
| Materials science engineering |
625 |
347 |
|
302 |
140 |
11 |
120 |
31 |
45 |
0 |
| Mechanical engineering |
1,094 |
684 |
|
601 |
218 |
58 |
274 |
51 |
82 |
1 |
| Other engineering |
2,167 |
1,313 |
|
1,172 |
463 |
110 |
480 |
119 |
140 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-science and engineering |
16,088 |
10,052 |
|
9,362 |
971 |
5,308 |
489 |
2,594 |
684 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
32,319 |
21,846 |
|
20,964 |
6,813 |
7,415 |
2,531 |
4,205 |
873 |
9 |
| Science and engineering |
19,715 |
13,297 |
|
12,612 |
6,028 |
2,764 |
2,114 |
1,706 |
680 |
5 |
| Science |
16,550 |
11,202 |
|
10,616 |
5,420 |
2,532 |
1,277 |
1,387 |
583 |
3 |
| Agricultural sciences |
670 |
439 |
|
420 |
157 |
103 |
62 |
98 |
19 |
0 |
| Biological sciences |
5,525 |
3,478 |
|
3,308 |
2,523 |
286 |
230 |
269 |
169 |
1 |
| Computer sciences |
734 |
535 |
|
503 |
105 |
142 |
205 |
51 |
32 |
0 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
559 |
419 |
|
388 |
219 |
64 |
62 |
43 |
31 |
0 |
| Mathematics |
772 |
553 |
|
513 |
197 |
204 |
49 |
63 |
40 |
0 |
| Physical sciences |
2,355 |
1,625 |
|
1,493 |
889 |
166 |
307 |
131 |
132 |
0 |
| Chemistry |
1,391 |
950 |
|
902 |
501 |
101 |
225 |
75 |
48 |
0 |
| Physics and astronomy |
964 |
675 |
|
591 |
388 |
65 |
82 |
56 |
84 |
0 |
| Psychology |
2,907 |
2,035 |
|
1,999 |
1,003 |
451 |
191 |
354 |
35 |
1 |
| Social sciences |
3,028 |
2,118 |
|
1,992 |
327 |
1,116 |
171 |
378 |
125 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Engineering |
3,165 |
2,095 |
|
1,996 |
608 |
232 |
837 |
319 |
97 |
2 |
| Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
160 |
111 |
|
D |
26 |
13 |
41 |
D |
D |
0 |
| Chemical engineering |
410 |
294 |
|
284 |
101 |
D |
153 |
D |
10 |
0 |
| Civil engineering |
262 |
188 |
|
183 |
40 |
35 |
65 |
43 |
5 |
0 |
| Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering |
578 |
383 |
|
366 |
78 |
44 |
180 |
64 |
17 |
0 |
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
70 |
43 |
|
D |
8 |
9 |
14 |
D |
D |
0 |
| Materials science engineering |
254 |
148 |
|
D |
53 |
D |
50 |
25 |
D |
0 |
| Mechanical engineering |
421 |
285 |
|
273 |
83 |
43 |
110 |
37 |
11 |
1 |
| Other engineering |
1,010 |
643 |
|
606 |
219 |
70 |
224 |
93 |
36 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-science and engineering |
12,604 |
8,549 |
|
8,352 |
785 |
4,651 |
417 |
2,499 |
193 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Temporary visa holder |
14,714 |
9,281 |
|
7,119 |
3,460 |
1,437 |
1,858 |
364 |
2,152 |
10 |
| Science and engineering |
12,211 |
7,793 |
|
6,123 |
3,274 |
788 |
1,788 |
273 |
1,662 |
8 |
| Science |
7,998 |
5,231 |
|
3,993 |
2,437 |
650 |
726 |
180 |
1,232 |
6 |
| Agricultural sciences |
436 |
273 |
|
184 |
130 |
18 |
25 |
11 |
89 |
0 |
| Biological sciences |
2,188 |
1,399 |
|
1,207 |
1,067 |
50 |
64 |
26 |
189 |
3 |
| Computer sciences |
787 |
524 |
|
451 |
106 |
66 |
260 |
19 |
73 |
0 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
295 |
199 |
|
159 |
108 |
9 |
37 |
5 |
40 |
0 |
| Mathematics |
713 |
470 |
|
366 |
167 |
89 |
93 |
17 |
103 |
1 |
| Physical sciences |
1,730 |
1,149 |
|
935 |
698 |
45 |
165 |
27 |
213 |
1 |
| Chemistry |
888 |
575 |
|
499 |
373 |
26 |
85 |
15 |
76 |
0 |
| Physics and astronomy |
842 |
574 |
|
436 |
325 |
19 |
80 |
12 |
137 |
1 |
| Psychology |
258 |
159 |
|
115 |
62 |
40 |
5 |
8 |
44 |
0 |
| Social sciences |
1,591 |
1,058 |
|
576 |
99 |
333 |
77 |
67 |
481 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Engineering |
4,213 |
2,562 |
|
2,130 |
837 |
138 |
1,062 |
93 |
430 |
2 |
| Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering |
126 |
70 |
|
D |
28 |
9 |
15 |
D |
D |
0 |
| Chemical engineering |
383 |
257 |
|
219 |
103 |
D |
102 |
D |
38 |
0 |
| Civil engineering |
418 |
237 |
|
190 |
78 |
26 |
74 |
12 |
47 |
0 |
| Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering |
1,049 |
643 |
|
538 |
147 |
27 |
342 |
22 |
103 |
2 |
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
174 |
90 |
|
D |
17 |
14 |
39 |
D |
D |
0 |
| Materials science engineering |
350 |
199 |
|
D |
87 |
D |
70 |
6 |
D |
0 |
| Mechanical engineering |
645 |
398 |
|
327 |
134 |
15 |
164 |
14 |
71 |
0 |
| Other engineering |
1,068 |
668 |
|
564 |
243 |
39 |
256 |
26 |
104 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-science and engineering |
2,503 |
1,488 |
|
996 |
186 |
649 |
70 |
91 |
490 |
2 |
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| D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. |
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| a Includes doctorate recipients who indicated self-employment. |
| b Includes doctorate recipients who indicated government, nonprofit, elementary/secondary school, or other employment, and those with unknown employment. |
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| NOTES: Persons of unknown citizenship are included in total but are not shown separately. Categories are grouped according to National Science Foundation taxonomy, which is different from the classification listed in questionnaire and summary reports. That is, the following categories are included in social sciences and not in humanities: American/U.S. studies; history, science and technology, and society; and archaeology. In addition, public administration is included in social sciences and not in professional fields, agricultural economics is included in social sciences and not in biological sciences, and agricultural business and management is included in business management/administration and not in agricultural sciences. |
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| SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2010. |