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Appendix B: Trend Tables, 1983-1993
Pages 71-80

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From page 71...
... 71 APPENDIX B: Trend Tables, 1983-1993 Appendix B includes the following two tables: B-1 Number of Doctorate Recipients, by Subfield, 1983-1993 B-2 Number of Doctorate Recipients, by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Citizenship.
From page 72...
... for use in federally sponsored surveys; an explanation of the effect of these changes is detailed on page 13 of Summary Report 1977. (Note: Changes in the OMB guidelines prompted the moving of persons having origins in the Indian subcontinent from the white category to the Asian category.)
From page 73...
... Tables A-2 and A-4 in Appendix A present additional information on the most recent cohort of Ph.D.s by race/ethnicity.
From page 74...
... . _ Appendix B Year of Doctorate 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 TOTALALL FIELDS31,28231 33731,29831~899 32~36733~49934,32436.06837.51738.85339~754 PHYSICAL SCIENCES4.4264,4524,5314,807 5,0305.3095,4555.8596,2796,5026,496 MATHEMATICS 701 698 688 729 ~740 749 859 892 1,039 1,058 1,146 Applied Mathematics 125 108 116 135 131 142 158 185 193 213 188 Algebra 55 65 55 46 57 54 50 39 72 69 84 Analysis and Functional Analysis 76 71 83 81 86 76 103 90 132 105 105 Geometry 44 27 35 38 30 44 47 42 66 45 44 Logic 21 25 30 23 18 20 12 19 23 28 19 Number Theory 19 27 18 20 15 26 23 26 30 25 42 Mathematical Statistics 151 181 150 141 143 152 167 157 206 217 228 Topology 44 42 35 34 41 27 37 50 57 58 54 Computing Theory and Practice 12 13 15 10 14 12 12 12 19 12 18 Operations Research 20 27 22 29 22 29 22 29 16 22 37 Mathematics, General 86 78 85 125 137 134 177 191 180 209 276 Mathematics, Other 48 34 44 47 46 33 51 52 45 55 51 COMPUTER SCIENCE 286 295 310 399 450 515 612 705 800 869 878 Computer Science 264 256 249 355 384 442 519 612 720 791 823 Information Sciences and Systems 22 39 61 44 66 73 93 93 80 78 55 PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY 1,043 1,080 1,080 1,187 1,237 1,302 1,274 1,393 1,411 1,537 1,543 Astronomy 50 42 43 52 46 66 49 52 50 55 76 Astrophysics 65 56 57 57 54 64 64 76 75 79 69 Acoustics 14 21 10 15 17 16 15 21 13 18 27 Chemical and Atomic/Molecular 71 77 58 70 79 77 74 87 76 85 95 Electron 1 2 4 2 6 2 4 2 1 - Elementary Particles 136 138 154 147 159 174 135 163 182 153 170 Fluids 15 11 16 6 21 17 14 17 14 17 19 Nuclear 90 72 86 89 74 88 81 73 66 86 81 Optics 50 53 51 58 50 65 78 76 85 94 96 Plasma and High-Temperature 72 73 55 61 72 65 61 42 58 65 62 Polymer 10 8 11 11 15 20 7 11 17 17 29 Solid State and Low-Temperature 222 258 248 280 287 252 296 306 372 408 335 Physics, General 150 170 176 222 238 271 269 323 247 297 340 Physics, Other 97 99 111 117 119 125 127 144 155 163 144 CHEMISTRY 1,759 1,765 1,836 1,903 1,975 2,015 1,970 2,100 2,193 2,214 2,139 Analytical 264 228 285 257 314 301 289 293 304 304 286 Inorganic 215 233 251 260 240 250 256 242 260 268 238 Nuclear 13 18 7 18 13 7 6 13 14 7 8 Organic 503 525 494 511 511 531 511 452 538 512 517 Medicinal/Pharmaceutical 78 56 60 58 65 73 64 48 82 68 98 Physical 311 329 304 293 302 318 310 325 364 399 337 Polymer 62 63 84 72 96 81 78 81 111 83 107 Theoretical 48 37 48 41 46 50 46 55 45 59 53 Chemistry, General 177 183 213 289 297 310 312 524 400 449 433 Chemistry, Other 88 93 90 104 91 94 98 67 75 65 62 EARTH, ATMOS., & MARINE SCI.
From page 75...
... Pathology & Audiology1131049982107939193908298 Environmental Health3840313929523538384438 Health SYstems/Services Admin -- -- -- -- -- 35 Public Wealth545310310396121129123132157155 Epidemiology7610376808697107102115108120 Nursing126161183216218247308261326338373 Pharmacy8110210610413395111116115160148 Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services -- -- -- -- 172536 Vetennary Medicine4546514131484870566361 Health Sciences General2014132712291936283038 Health Sciences Other879967788810012611712510599 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES1,1731,1561,2591,1571,1151,1711,2521,3211,2421,2041,106 Agricultural Economics158159148160139156164145168141137 Agricultural Business & Management -- -- -022101 Animal Breeding and Genetics2528282523272322182318 Animal Nutrition5671786582546754574152 Dairy Science -- -- -121620191411 Poultry Science -- -- -101117132216 Fisheries Science and Management3645363132423442392638 Animal Sciences, Other9290959176869590929774 Agronomy and Crop Science149137158159143141140143117123104 PDant Breeding and Genetics7178887870836487698268 Plant Pathology9257898576466364906358 Plant Protection-Pest Management -- -- -1642 Plant Sciences, Other1620212220231523172928 Food Sciences141113136121131161 Food Engineering -- -- -6111012149 Food Sciences, other -- -- -119147141137151140 Soil Sciences8599971037418 Soil Chemistry/Microbiology -- -- -332827242426 Soil Sciences, Other -- -- -627591786359 Horticulture Science72667660716175101786562
From page 76...
... PSYCH.) 6.0955 929,,7655,8935.7905.7815.9616.0946,1526,2176,545 Anthropology373335353381352325325324341320342 Area Studies2023192817161722243336 Criminology4941382429433242353739 Demography/Population Studies2619251526192220281722 Economics792766784834796825872836861885906 Econometrics2127272525272626242524 Geography121114120120111129105131108111137 International Relations/Affairs76957876827794978876102 Political Science and Government397419406414404392430462434513507 Public Policy Analysis695470818373798711110798 Sociology525515461491423449436428465495513 Statistics4739606549476969312948 Urban Affairs/Studies74817550728662679086123 Social Sciences, General1717173630282623363332 Social Sciences, Other141127114127118171158178226186197 PSYCHOLOGY3,3473,2573,1183,1263,1733,0743,2083,2823,2503,2643,419 Clinical1,2411,1951,1811,1731,2141,0951,2591,3381,3051,3101,372 Cognitive and Psycholinguistics657776708083797694101104 Comparative111311149788725 Counseling432464431449486482501466497507488 Developmental and Child219207175184200176148159155170202 Experimental209169165147146135146143142154143 Educational15421012710689103105981109191 Industrial and Organizational90106102110107118104126142138158 Personality3225211625182820131722 Physiolog~cal/Psychobiology9473797369856246455585 Psychometrics106101191168959 Quantitative141716231312111571016 School12189921169311510782828894 Social191157167141133140128145147139125 Psychology, General292267266309343368364371324295308 Psychology, Other172182199184157126152181171182197 HUMANITIES3.5003.5363.4293.4613.5003.5563,5533.8224.0984.4434.481 History, American224240176197198209206211251277269 History European168150143121121127107151127176162 Histo~yiPhilosophy of Sci.
From page 77...
... Eva. & Res./HigherEduc.635657589612570399373424344380359 Pre-elementarY/Early Childhood6354658673836342859897 Elementary Education11197122941059399110737365 Junior High Education101011 Secondary Education8762688665675356402833 Adult and Continuing Education221218207223203229236211210208233 TEACHING FIELDS1,3271,1701,1181,1421,0649889689239701,006940 Agricultural Education4747403939323538494354 Art Education5841434352423944284638 Business Education6252525036444034321627 English Education7672687972575152586153 Foreien Languages Education2525303737533331465048 Health Education99938981918610095789882 Home Economics Education2526211717171910211214 Technical/Industrial Arts Education1927132024111718131116 Mathematics Education6264657274566965736269 Music Education112928194109769778969680 Nursing Education1721214036342924182919 Physicals Education and Coaching235219220210192184176191185167161 Reading Education1691421131349474958210212195 Science Education7877886563674872727373 Social Science Education392224221723131119199 Speech Education2107555151- Technical Education -- -- -132815253521 Trade and Industrial Education138117828668674718171124 Teacher Ed./Spec.
From page 78...
... Citizens Permanent Visas Temporary Visas Unknown Citizenship 28,451 29,398 29,280 29,058 28,924 29,216 23,778 23,739 23,423 22,848 22,653 22,504 1,313 1,249 1,194 1,291 1,357 1,509 3,246 4,254 4,509 4,848 4,837 5,141 114 156 154 71 77 62 1,545 5,838 62 30,345 30,940 33,868 35,751 37,128 38,194 22,900 23,014 24,525 25,063 25,601 26,152 1,564 1,636 1,794 1,901 2,216 6,293 7,555 8,783 9,531 9,661 69 152 111 95 165 Native Americans61827496100116949497132152120 U.S. Citizens6081749699115949496130149119 Permanent Visas*
From page 79...
... Citizens 16,822 14,676 14,303 13,858 13,338 13,248 13,445 13,112 13,899 14,017 14,234 14,312 Permanent Visas1,0299318679711,0041,0641,0971,0941,1501,1761,2331,436 Temporary Visas2,8173,6493,8444,0574,0374,3134,8205,1396,1727,0767,6117,645 Unknown Citizenship7912111758534843501157464102 Native Americans515154405963524952748261 U.S. Citizens505054405862524952748260 Permanent Visas*
From page 80...
... Native Americans are citizens of Canada or of Latin American countries. SOURCE: National Research Council, Survey of Earned Doctorates.


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