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TABLE 28. Graduate students in science, engineering, and health fields in public institutions, by detailed field: 2002–08
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007olda
2007newa
2008
384,591
406,692
405,636
408,134
413,848
421,243
430,952
439,895
Science and engineering
322,168
339,108
335,634
335,593
337,239
347,855
358,697
368,646
Science
Agricultural sciences
233,158
12,093
243,790
12,508
244,451
12,766
247,547
12,446
248,699
12,342
253,309
12,568
263,056
12,906
268,501
13,465
43,390
655
3,646
10,468
2,635
613
1,907
3,427
1,683
1,138
1,129
3,395
3,451
984
2,070
1,202
1,287
3,700
46,436
643
3,951
11,245
2,856
680
1,827
3,649
1,952
1,158
1,272
3,383
3,655
995
2,283
1,397
1,244
4,246
46,788
611
3,894
11,647
2,724
732
1,759
3,684
1,933
1,197
1,247
3,398
3,718
998
2,025
1,443
1,204
4,574
48,435
646
4,088
11,964
2,782
739
1,788
3,960
1,893
1,094
1,302
3,420
3,889
958
2,104
1,450
1,254
5,104
49,360
607
4,066
12,546
2,881
772
1,775
4,224
1,899
1,079
1,300
3,342
3,991
1,006
1,923
1,536
1,138
5,275
50,342
638
4,197
12,137
3,105
766
1,815
4,352
1,899
1,043
1,297
3,330
4,286
955
1,978
1,560
1,078
5,906
50,175
510
4,142
11,946
3,260
745
1,745
4,463
1,709
1,043
1,240
3,294
3,926
867
2,010
1,855
1,102
6,318
50,181
456
3,727
12,417
3,357
676
1,728
4,656
1,705
1,047
1,243
3,200
4,026
859
1,982
1,950
919
6,233
ne
ne
ne
ne
ne
ne
5,957
6,813
Computer sciences
34,798
34,754
31,861
30,849
30,386
31,051
30,468
31,782
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Atmospheric sciences
Geosciences
Oceanography
Earth/atmospheric/ocean sciences, nec
11,991
1,000
5,535
2,224
3,232
12,368
1,114
5,736
2,276
3,242
12,766
1,042
6,131
2,372
3,221
12,455
1,089
5,997
2,282
3,087
12,506
1,047
5,948
2,292
3,219
12,329
1,066
5,928
2,208
3,127
11,749
1,127
5,887
2,160
2,575
11,914
1,334
5,903
2,130
2,547
ne
ne
ne
ne
ne
ne
2,509
3,052
14,400
11,634
2,766
15,546
12,416
3,130
15,734
12,558
3,176
15,988
12,760
3,228
16,284
13,014
3,270
16,746
13,264
3,482
16,623
13,153
3,470
16,934
13,076
3,858
Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studiesa
ne
ne
ne
ne
ne
ne
3,590
4,265
Neurosciencea
na
na
na
na
na
na
1,030
1,200
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Physical sciences, nec
23,950
566
14,165
8,634
585
25,340
637
14,859
9,237
607
26,511
663
15,436
9,851
561
27,209
690
15,876
10,039
604
27,422
679
15,980
10,154
609
27,504
698
15,936
10,269
601
27,217
697
15,810
10,240
470
27,497
704
16,013
10,293
487
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Psychology, general
Psychology, nec
28,219
3,948
10,083
14,188
28,768
3,957
10,849
13,962
28,673
3,908
10,839
13,926
29,596
3,758
11,349
14,489
28,807
3,749
11,408
13,650
30,839
3,852
11,462
15,525
30,311
3,807
11,207
15,297
30,554
3,728
11,424
15,402
Social sciences
Agricultural economics
Anthropology (cultural/social)
Economics (except agricultural)
Geography
History and philosophy of science
Linguistics
Political science
64,317
2,126
5,552
8,111
4,107
449
2,197
22,370
68,070
2,246
5,879
8,445
4,422
508
2,324
23,693
69,352
2,110
5,959
8,546
4,513
756
2,295
24,712
70,569
2,055
5,860
8,181
4,527
708
2,329
25,312
71,592
2,088
6,224
8,334
4,443
727
2,456
25,034
71,930
2,053
6,158
8,249
4,342
866
2,434
25,475
70,521
1,916
6,188
8,391
4,342
852
2,354
25,160
70,844
2,051
6,336
8,602
4,404
893
2,478
25,024
Field
All surveyed fields
Biological sciences
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Biology
Biometry/epidemiology
Biophysics
Botany
Cell biology
Ecology
Entomology/parasitology
Genetics
Microbiology/immunology/virology
Nutrition
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Zoology
Biological sciences, nec
Communicationa
Family and consumer science/human sciencea
Mathematical sciences
Mathematics/applied mathematics
Statistics
TABLE 28. Graduate students in science, engineering, and health fields in public institutions, by detailed field: 2002–08
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007olda
2007newa
2008
6,950
601
11,854
7,063
639
12,851
6,908
704
12,849
6,997
710
13,890
7,001
730
14,555
6,935
751
14,667
6,912
602
13,804
7,372
569
13,115
89,010
2,644
888
na
2,732
5,414
14,097
28,764
1,234
10,050
13,537
3,703
263
686
638
4,360
95,318
2,908
993
na
3,498
5,519
15,266
30,365
1,482
9,798
14,342
3,803
273
773
729
5,569
91,183
2,995
979
na
3,688
5,422
14,967
27,945
1,362
9,223
13,565
3,802
308
872
708
5,347
88,046
3,030
999
na
3,793
5,142
14,612
26,618
1,088
8,683
12,911
3,992
279
913
692
5,294
88,540
3,211
1,011
na
3,984
5,125
14,248
26,736
1,091
8,793
13,075
4,055
244
992
701
5,274
94,546
3,320
1,059
na
4,308
5,186
15,757
28,559
1,120
9,582
13,261
4,133
307
1,086
895
5,973
95,641
3,320
1,059
3,728
4,308
5,330
12,834
28,955
1,079
9,286
13,242
4,082
222
1,058
895
6,243
100,145
3,595
1,173
4,742
4,783
5,523
13,499
29,517
1,303
10,092
13,841
4,197
290
1,065
863
5,662
62,423
12,019
510
16
58
7
7
1,430
13
123
178
8
362
7,551
267
5
216
78
1,190
67,584
12,791
619
9
78
11
13
1,540
13
116
399
9
361
7,753
232
14
237
75
1,312
70,002
12,644
655
0
62
16
23
1,419
3
137
404
12
355
7,546
357
6
236
68
1,345
72,541
12,951
634
0
56
7
13
1,497
10
186
392
12
211
7,833
197
26
253
81
1,543
76,609
13,182
637
3
42
18
14
1,570
16
179
406
12
211
8,022
236
9
261
99
1,447
73,388
14,955
479
0
40
19
8
1,879
14
202
407
12
231
9,280
233
10
253
40
1,848
72,255
14,012
479
0
40
19
8
814
14
171
379
12
231
9,733
173
10
264
24
1,641
71,249
15,026
251
25
44
7
5
671
5
124
1
14
147
11,087
133
12
273
18
2,209
Other health
50,404
54,793
57,358
59,590
63,427
Dental sciences
1,205
1,365
1,629
1,447
1,311
Nursing
19,837
21,464
23,522
24,043
26,563
Pharmaceutical sciences
3,707
4,517
3,964
4,302
4,257
Speech pathology/audiology
10,662
10,821
10,796
11,297
11,438
Veterinary sciences
1,638
1,667
1,674
1,858
1,951
Other health, nec
13,355
14,959
15,773
16,643
17,907
na = not applicable; data were not collected at this level of detail. ne = not eligible; data were not collected for this field prior to 2007.
58,433
1,190
22,914
3,493
12,755
1,872
16,209
58,243
1,298
22,970
3,589
12,747
2,124
15,515
56,223
1,333
21,535
3,211
12,457
2,244
15,443
Field
Sociology
Sociology/anthropology
Social sciences, nec
Engineering
Aerospace engineering
Agricultural engineering
Architecturea
Biomedical engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineeringa
Electrical engineering
Engineering science
Industrial engineering
Mechanical engineering
Metallurgical/materials engineering
Mining engineering
Nuclear engineering
Petroleum engineering
Engineering, nec
Health
Clinical medicine
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Hematology
Neurologya
Obstetrics/gynecology
Oncology/cancer research
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics
Preventive medicine/community health
Psychiatry
Pulmonary disease
Radiology
Surgery
Clinical medicine, nec
nec = not elsewhere classified.
a In
2007, GSS-eligible fields were reclassified, newly eligible fields were added, and survey was redesigned to improve coverage and coding of GSS-eligible units. "2007new"
presents data as collected in 2007; "2007old" reflects data as they would have been collected under 2006 methodology. Science fields "communication" and "family and
consumer science/human science" are newly eligible. Data for these two fields are only in 2007new. Science field "multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies" is also newly
eligible; these data may have been reported under other fields before 2007. "Neuroscience" is reported as a separate field of science in 2007new; these data were reported
under health field "neurology" in 2007old and previous years. "Architecture" is reported as a separate field of engineering in 2007new; these data were reported under "civil
engineering" in 2007old and previous years. See appendix A, "Technical Notes," for more detail.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering.