APPENDIX TABLE C-2 Doctorates Awarded to Women, by Selected Fields of Study, 2000-2005.
|
Field |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2005(%) |
|
All fields |
18,126 |
17,855 |
18,117 |
18,496 |
19,157 |
19,564 |
45.1 |
|
Science and engineering |
9,393 |
9,286 |
9,163 |
9,517 |
9,856 |
10,533 |
37.7 |
|
Science |
8,555 |
8,356 |
8,272 |
8,606 |
8,835 |
9,359 |
43.4 |
|
Biological/agricultural sciences |
2,939 |
2,889 |
2,864 |
2,978 |
3,155 |
3,481 |
47.0 |
|
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
196 |
198 |
211 |
213 |
238 |
243 |
34.1 |
|
Mathematics/computer sciences |
400 |
431 |
432 |
440 |
504 |
551 |
23.6 |
|
Physical sciences |
827 |
828 |
847 |
891 |
865 |
972 |
26.7 |
|
Psychology |
2,410 |
2,260 |
2,132 |
2,231 |
2,246 |
2,264 |
68.0 |
|
Social sciences |
1,783 |
1,750 |
1,786 |
1,853 |
1,827 |
1,848 |
44.7 |
|
Engineering |
838 |
930 |
891 |
911 |
1,021 |
1,174 |
18.3 |
|
Non-science and engineering |
8,733 |
8,569 |
8,954 |
8,979 |
9,301 |
9,031 |
58.7 |
|
Source: National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates. Adapted from NSF (2006d): Table 2. |
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