Table 38. Education-related debt of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2016
Debt level |
Total |
Life sciencesa |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
Psychology and social sciences |
Engineering |
Education |
Humanities and arts |
Otherb |
Cumulative debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mean |
$23,838 |
$20,562 |
$14,156 |
$11,564 |
$36,347 |
$12,228 |
$40,827 |
$31,213 |
$31,874 |
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
No debt |
26,969 |
53.7 |
6,452 |
55.0 |
3,568 |
61.6 |
2,592 |
71.6 |
3,360 |
41.2 |
5,733 |
66.4 |
1,869 |
40.0 |
2,135 |
42.9 |
1,260 |
48.0 |
$10,000 or less |
4,409 |
8.8 |
1,026 |
8.7 |
577 |
10.0 |
273 |
7.5 |
698 |
8.6 |
854 |
9.9 |
360 |
7.7 |
417 |
8.4 |
204 |
7.8 |
$10,001–$20,000 |
3,367 |
6.7 |
897 |
7.6 |
444 |
7.7 |
171 |
4.7 |
561 |
6.9 |
514 |
6.0 |
245 |
5.2 |
396 |
8.0 |
139 |
5.3 |
$20,001–$30,000 |
2,831 |
5.6 |
757 |
6.5 |
328 |
5.7 |
139 |
3.8 |
462 |
5.7 |
404 |
4.7 |
263 |
5.6 |
349 |
7.0 |
129 |
4.9 |
$30,001–$40,000 |
1,848 |
3.7 |
471 |
4.0 |
183 |
3.2 |
86 |
2.4 |
348 |
4.3 |
224 |
2.6 |
196 |
4.2 |
251 |
5.0 |
89 |
3.4 |
$40,001–$50,000 |
1,570 |
3.1 |
380 |
3.2 |
140 |
2.4 |
54 |
1.5 |
325 |
4.0 |
192 |
2.2 |
168 |
3.6 |
207 |
4.2 |
104 |
4.0 |
$50,001–$60,000 |
1,161 |
2.3 |
268 |
2.3 |
95 |
1.6 |
48 |
1.3 |
221 |
2.7 |
122 |
1.4 |
157 |
3.4 |
167 |
3.4 |
83 |
3.2 |
$60,001–$70,000 |
1,089 |
2.2 |
243 |
2.1 |
71 |
1.2 |
45 |
1.2 |
248 |
3.0 |
106 |
1.2 |
156 |
3.3 |
139 |
2.8 |
81 |
3.1 |
$70,001–$80,000 |
929 |
1.9 |
179 |
1.5 |
82 |
1.4 |
42 |
1.2 |
208 |
2.6 |
77 |
0.9 |
155 |
3.3 |
122 |
2.4 |
64 |
2.4 |
$80,001–$90,000 |
1,200 |
2.4 |
246 |
2.1 |
85 |
1.5 |
48 |
1.3 |
275 |
3.4 |
122 |
1.4 |
182 |
3.9 |
149 |
3.0 |
93 |
3.5 |
$90,001 or more |
4,830 |
9.6 |
814 |
6.9 |
218 |
3.8 |
122 |
3.4 |
1,443 |
17.7 |
283 |
3.3 |
922 |
19.7 |
649 |
13.0 |
379 |
14.4 |
Total |
50,203 |
100.0 |
11,733 |
100.0 |
5,791 |
100.0 |
3,620 |
100.0 |
8,149 |
100.0 |
8,631 |
100.0 |
4,673 |
100.0 |
4,981 |
100.0 |
2,625 |
100.0 |
Graduate debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mean |
$15,125 |
$11,513 |
$5,877 |
$6,731 |
$25,485 |
$6,554 |
$28,591 |
$21,345 |
$23,453 |
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
No debt |
31,988 |
64.3 |
8,108 |
69.6 |
4,527 |
78.9 |
2,883 |
80.4 |
3,975 |
49.1 |
6,551 |
76.7 |
2,035 |
44.1 |
2,548 |
51.5 |
1,361 |
52.2 |
$10,000 or less |
4,075 |
8.2 |
916 |
7.9 |
483 |
8.4 |
190 |
5.3 |
689 |
8.5 |
758 |
8.9 |
369 |
8.0 |
467 |
9.4 |
203 |
7.8 |
$10,001–$20,000 |
2,431 |
4.9 |
544 |
4.7 |
210 |
3.7 |
128 |
3.6 |
449 |
5.5 |
338 |
4.0 |
301 |
6.5 |
323 |
6.5 |
138 |
5.3 |
$20,001–$30,000 |
1,949 |
3.9 |
399 |
3.4 |
124 |
2.2 |
89 |
2.5 |
434 |
5.4 |
232 |
2.7 |
255 |
5.5 |
288 |
5.8 |
128 |
4.9 |
$30,001–$40,000 |
1,396 |
2.8 |
298 |
2.6 |
76 |
1.3 |
70 |
2.0 |
327 |
4.0 |
141 |
1.7 |
178 |
3.9 |
207 |
4.2 |
99 |
3.8 |
$40,001–$50,000 |
1,193 |
2.4 |
242 |
2.1 |
61 |
1.1 |
28 |
0.8 |
284 |
3.5 |
114 |
1.3 |
193 |
4.2 |
172 |
3.5 |
99 |
3.8 |
$50,001–$60,000 |
1,061 |
2.1 |
216 |
1.9 |
55 |
1.0 |
36 |
1.0 |
240 |
3.0 |
101 |
1.2 |
194 |
4.2 |
137 |
2.8 |
82 |
3.1 |
$60,001–$70,000 |
877 |
1.8 |
147 |
1.3 |
49 |
0.9 |
31 |
0.9 |
215 |
2.7 |
59 |
0.7 |
155 |
3.4 |
140 |
2.8 |
81 |
3.1 |
$70,001–$80,000 |
774 |
1.6 |
149 |
1.3 |
45 |
0.8 |
32 |
0.9 |
186 |
2.3 |
48 |
0.6 |
148 |
3.2 |
102 |
2.1 |
64 |
2.5 |
$80,001–$90,000 |
1,219 |
2.4 |
230 |
2.0 |
46 |
0.8 |
38 |
1.1 |
292 |
3.6 |
91 |
1.1 |
238 |
5.2 |
169 |
3.4 |
115 |
4.4 |
$90,001 or more |
2,819 |
5.7 |
399 |
3.4 |
65 |
1.1 |
60 |
1.7 |
1,000 |
12.4 |
111 |
1.3 |
550 |
11.9 |
396 |
8.0 |
238 |
9.1 |
Total |
49,782 |
100.0 |
11,648 |
100.0 |
5,741 |
100.0 |
3,585 |
100.0 |
8,091 |
100.0 |
8,544 |
100.0 |
4,616 |
100.0 |
4,949 |
100.0 |
2,608 |
100.0 |
Undergraduate debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mean |
$8,853 |
$9,145 |
$8,339 |
$4,906 |
$11,072 |
$5,749 |
$12,599 |
$10,011 |
$8,586 |
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
No debt |
34,997 |
69.8 |
7,966 |
68.0 |
4,033 |
69.7 |
2,924 |
80.9 |
5,228 |
64.3 |
6,749 |
78.3 |
2,962 |
63.5 |
3,219 |
64.7 |
1,916 |
73.1 |
$10,000 or less |
3,529 |
7.0 |
823 |
7.0 |
417 |
7.2 |
208 |
5.8 |
668 |
8.2 |
511 |
5.9 |
355 |
7.6 |
379 |
7.6 |
168 |
6.4 |
$10,001–$20,000 |
3,452 |
6.9 |
896 |
7.6 |
435 |
7.5 |
156 |
4.3 |
627 |
7.7 |
423 |
4.9 |
324 |
6.9 |
442 |
8.9 |
149 |
5.7 |
$20,001–$30,000 |
2,768 |
5.5 |
750 |
6.4 |
340 |
5.9 |
117 |
3.2 |
490 |
6.0 |
347 |
4.0 |
276 |
5.9 |
331 |
6.6 |
117 |
4.5 |
$30,001–$40,000 |
1,620 |
3.2 |
426 |
3.6 |
170 |
2.9 |
70 |
1.9 |
301 |
3.7 |
189 |
2.2 |
200 |
4.3 |
205 |
4.1 |
59 |
2.3 |
$40,001–$50,000 |
1,073 |
2.1 |
263 |
2.2 |
114 |
2.0 |
37 |
1.0 |
217 |
2.7 |
126 |
1.5 |
133 |
2.8 |
125 |
2.5 |
58 |
2.2 |
$50,001–$60,000 |
727 |
1.5 |
157 |
1.3 |
79 |
1.4 |
34 |
0.9 |
168 |
2.1 |
84 |
1.0 |
98 |
2.1 |
77 |
1.5 |
30 |
1.1 |
$60,001–$70,000 |
503 |
1.0 |
116 |
1.0 |
55 |
1.0 |
20 |
0.6 |
109 |
1.3 |
50 |
0.6 |
61 |
1.3 |
64 |
1.3 |
28 |
1.1 |
$70,001–$80,000 |
339 |
0.7 |
67 |
0.6 |
50 |
0.9 |
11 |
0.3 |
64 |
0.8 |
40 |
0.5 |
47 |
1.0 |
35 |
0.7 |
25 |
1.0 |
$80,001–$90,000 |
440 |
0.9 |
113 |
1.0 |
36 |
0.6 |
20 |
0.6 |
75 |
0.9 |
59 |
0.7 |
73 |
1.6 |
38 |
0.8 |
26 |
1.0 |
$90,001 or more |
681 |
1.4 |
140 |
1.2 |
56 |
1.0 |
17 |
0.5 |
181 |
2.2 |
40 |
0.5 |
139 |
3.0 |
63 |
1.3 |
45 |
1.7 |
Total |
50,129 |
100.0 |
11,717 |
100.0 |
5,785 |
100.0 |
3,614 |
100.0 |
8,128 |
100.0 |
8,618 |
100.0 |
4,668 |
100.0 |
4,978 |
100.0 |
2,621 |
100.0 |