Table 33. Educational attainment of doctorate recipients' parents, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2016
(Percent distribution)
Demographic characteristic and broad field of study |
Total (number) |
Parental education attainment (%) |
All |
High school or less |
Some collegea |
Bachelor's degree |
Advanced degree |
All doctorate recipients |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's educationb |
47,477 |
100.0 |
24.1 |
13.6 |
27.0 |
35.3 |
Mother's educationc |
47,684 |
100.0 |
29.3 |
16.7 |
28.3 |
25.7 |
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
25,658 |
100.0 |
24.6 |
12.7 |
27.7 |
35.0 |
Mother's education |
25,704 |
100.0 |
31.2 |
15.6 |
28.6 |
24.5 |
Female |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
21,818 |
100.0 |
23.5 |
14.6 |
26.3 |
35.6 |
Mother's education |
21,979 |
100.0 |
27.0 |
17.9 |
27.9 |
27.2 |
Citizenship status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
32,656 |
100.0 |
21.3 |
14.8 |
24.6 |
39.3 |
Mother's education |
32,899 |
100.0 |
23.3 |
18.7 |
27.9 |
30.1 |
Temporary visa holder |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
14,801 |
100.0 |
30.1 |
10.9 |
32.5 |
26.5 |
Mother's education |
14,765 |
100.0 |
42.7 |
12.1 |
29.2 |
16.0 |
Ethnicity and race (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hispanic or Latino |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
2,286 |
100.0 |
35.3 |
17.8 |
20.1 |
26.9 |
Mother's education |
2,330 |
100.0 |
36.7 |
20.3 |
22.0 |
20.9 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
110 |
100.0 |
41.8 |
20.0 |
19.1 |
19.1 |
Mother's education |
113 |
100.0 |
32.7 |
20.4 |
21.2 |
25.7 |
Asian |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
2,857 |
100.0 |
20.5 |
10.2 |
24.9 |
44.5 |
Mother's education |
2,867 |
100.0 |
29.9 |
12.9 |
30.4 |
26.9 |
Black or African American |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
2,003 |
100.0 |
41.6 |
21.4 |
14.6 |
22.3 |
Mother's education |
2,070 |
100.0 |
35.0 |
23.9 |
16.7 |
24.5 |
White |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
24,138 |
100.0 |
18.4 |
14.4 |
25.9 |
41.2 |
Mother's education |
24,244 |
100.0 |
20.2 |
18.8 |
29.3 |
31.8 |
More than one race |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
967 |
100.0 |
19.6 |
15.4 |
23.0 |
42.0 |
Mother's education |
975 |
100.0 |
22.2 |
19.9 |
26.7 |
31.3 |
Other race or race not reported |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
183 |
100.0 |
19.7 |
13.7 |
23.5 |
43.2 |
Mother's education |
187 |
100.0 |
24.1 |
18.2 |
24.6 |
33.2 |
Ethnicity not reported |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
112 |
100.0 |
21.4 |
11.6 |
26.8 |
40.2 |
Mother's education |
113 |
100.0 |
28.3 |
17.7 |
28.3 |
25.7 |
Field of study |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Life sciencesd |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
11,185 |
100.0 |
23.1 |
13.7 |
27.1 |
36.1 |
Mother's education |
11,240 |
100.0 |
27.5 |
17.3 |
29.0 |
26.2 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
5,518 |
100.0 |
23.9 |
14.0 |
28.9 |
33.3 |
Mother's education |
5,535 |
100.0 |
29.8 |
16.4 |
28.8 |
25.0 |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
3,420 |
100.0 |
24.1 |
12.0 |
29.5 |
34.4 |
Mother's education |
3,425 |
100.0 |
31.4 |
14.3 |
29.4 |
24.9 |
Psychology and social sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
7,658 |
100.0 |
23.2 |
14.5 |
24.3 |
37.9 |
Mother's education |
7,722 |
100.0 |
25.9 |
17.7 |
26.6 |
29.8 |
Engineering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
8,129 |
100.0 |
22.7 |
11.5 |
32.2 |
33.7 |
Mother's education |
8,124 |
100.0 |
32.2 |
14.2 |
31.5 |
22.1 |
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
4,376 |
100.0 |
34.0 |
17.3 |
21.1 |
27.5 |
Mother's education |
4,406 |
100.0 |
36.9 |
20.3 |
21.9 |
20.9 |
Humanities and arts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
4,747 |
100.0 |
20.7 |
12.3 |
24.3 |
42.8 |
Mother's education |
4,777 |
100.0 |
23.8 |
15.8 |
28.3 |
32.0 |
Othere |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father's education |
2,444 |
100.0 |
25.0 |
14.1 |
26.6 |
34.3 |
Mother's education |
2,455 |
100.0 |
31.0 |
17.6 |
28.8 |
22.5 |