Table 29. Doctorate recipients who earned a master's degree related to doctorate, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of doctoral study: 2016
(Percent)
Demographic characteristic |
All fields |
Life sciencesa |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
Psychology and social sciences |
Engineering |
Education |
Humanities and arts |
Otherb |
Master's |
Related master's |
Master's |
Related master's |
Master's |
Related master's |
Master's |
Related master's |
Master's |
Related master's |
Master's |
Related master's |
Master's |
Related master's |
Master's |
Related master's |
Master's |
Related master's |
All doctorate recipients |
69.4 |
54.0 |
50.9 |
34.5 |
51.4 |
43.1 |
72.8 |
61.0 |
81.8 |
63.1 |
69.7 |
63.0 |
87.9 |
58.2 |
84.4 |
69.1 |
82.8 |
59.9 |
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
68.2 |
54.7 |
49.8 |
33.6 |
52.1 |
43.7 |
71.5 |
59.7 |
81.9 |
63.4 |
70.6 |
64.1 |
89.7 |
55.5 |
83.6 |
70.7 |
82.4 |
59.9 |
Female |
70.9 |
53.3 |
51.9 |
35.2 |
49.9 |
41.8 |
76.6 |
64.9 |
81.8 |
62.8 |
67.0 |
59.3 |
87.1 |
59.3 |
85.1 |
67.6 |
83.4 |
60.1 |
Citizenship status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
71.7 |
55.4 |
48.2 |
33.1 |
48.9 |
42.5 |
73.5 |
62.5 |
85.7 |
66.7 |
68.6 |
62.5 |
93.1 |
61.6 |
89.2 |
73.4 |
88.0 |
64.1 |
Temporary visa holder |
74.7 |
59.0 |
64.8 |
42.5 |
60.6 |
48.6 |
77.6 |
64.3 |
87.6 |
65.1 |
76.2 |
68.5 |
89.5 |
60.0 |
87.9 |
69.5 |
88.3 |
63.1 |
Ethnicity and race (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hispanic or Latino |
70.4 |
55.1 |
43.7 |
30.4 |
42.5 |
34.9 |
75.0 |
60.4 |
82.3 |
64.2 |
71.6 |
66.1 |
94.1 |
69.6 |
87.4 |
72.3 |
86.3 |
64.5 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
82.8 |
65.6 |
63.0 |
51.9 |
D |
62.5 |
D |
D |
93.3 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
87.5 |
83.3 |
D |
100.0 |
89.5 |
D |
D |
Asian |
70.1 |
53.9 |
51.9 |
35.0 |
54.0 |
43.4 |
74.5 |
67.6 |
89.0 |
65.9 |
70.4 |
63.6 |
91.9 |
60.5 |
94.4 |
74.4 |
88.4 |
59.3 |
Black or African American |
83.3 |
55.4 |
65.9 |
41.8 |
50.5 |
37.1 |
84.6 |
73.1 |
91.1 |
59.0 |
83.8 |
77.5 |
92.0 |
56.7 |
87.6 |
57.1 |
91.4 |
58.9 |
White |
72.5 |
57.0 |
48.0 |
33.5 |
49.5 |
43.7 |
74.4 |
63.0 |
87.5 |
69.6 |
68.9 |
62.9 |
95.4 |
63.1 |
90.8 |
75.6 |
89.9 |
67.6 |
More than one race |
70.8 |
54.7 |
42.6 |
27.8 |
46.4 |
40.0 |
75.4 |
64.6 |
89.4 |
69.3 |
70.8 |
64.2 |
96.0 |
63.4 |
92.0 |
74.1 |
90.7 |
72.1 |
Other race or race not reported |
64.1 |
45.1 |
25.9 |
18.5 |
D |
41.2 |
D |
D |
72.6 |
54.8 |
71.4 |
57.1 |
78.8 |
D |
78.6 |
64.3 |
D |
D |
Ethnicity not reported |
18.4 |
14.2 |
9.0 |
3.9 |
18.6 |
15.7 |
27.1 |
20.8 |
19.1 |
15.3 |
18.9 |
17.2 |
21.8 |
19.2 |
25.8 |
20.4 |
16.7 |
7.1 |