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Science Professionals: Master‘s Education for a Competitive World
TABLE H-3 Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate Degrees Awarded, by Science and Engineering Field, 2004
Field
Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded in 2004
Master’s Degrees Awarded in 2004
Doctorate Degrees Awarded in 2004
Engineering
64,675
33,872
5,776
Health
68,511
37,511
1,730
Social sciences
137,557
27,682
4,131
Life sciences
80,933
11,777
6,983
Ag. sciences
17,041
4,221
1,046
Bio. sciences
63,892
7,556
5,937
Psychology
82,510
15,298
3,336
Physical sciences
18,143
5,600
4,025
E/A/O
3,903
1,570
672
Physics
4,156
1,637
1,186
Chemistry
9,305
2,056
1,987
Computer science
57,405
19,853
949
Mathematics
13,755
4,297
1,075
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics. 2006. Scienceand Engineering Degrees: 1966–2004. Arlington, VA: January 2007.