Table 60. Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in mathematics and computer sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2016
Characteristic |
All mathematics and computer sciences fields |
Computer and information sciences |
Mathematics and statistics |
All doctorate recipients (number)a |
3,957 |
2,085 |
1,872 |
Sex (%) |
|
|
|
Male |
75.8 |
79.9 |
71.2 |
Female |
24.2 |
20.1 |
28.8 |
Unknown |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
43.7 |
37.6 |
50.6 |
Temporary visa holder |
51.9 |
57.7 |
45.4 |
Unknown |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
Never married |
37.4 |
32.7 |
42.5 |
Married |
42.8 |
48.2 |
36.8 |
Marriage-like relationship |
6.2 |
4.7 |
7.8 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
2.1 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
Unknown |
11.5 |
12.1 |
11.0 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)b |
60.2 |
49.9 |
71.6 |
Master's earned (%) |
72.8 |
75.3 |
70.0 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
30.3 |
31.3 |
29.3 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
7.9 |
8.8 |
7.0 |
From graduate school start |
6.9 |
7.6 |
6.1 |
From doctoral program startc |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
Male doctorate recipients (number) |
2,998 |
1,666 |
1,332 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
43.8 |
37.2 |
52.2 |
Temporary visa holder |
52.0 |
58.3 |
44.1 |
Unknown |
4.2 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
Never married |
38.4 |
33.9 |
44.1 |
Married |
42.9 |
48.6 |
35.9 |
Marriage-like relationship |
5.8 |
4.6 |
7.4 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
Unknown |
11.3 |
11.7 |
10.9 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)b |
59.7 |
50.5 |
71.1 |
Master's earned (%) |
71.5 |
74.7 |
67.6 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
30.4 |
31.3 |
29.3 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
7.8 |
8.6 |
6.9 |
From graduate school start |
6.9 |
7.3 |
6.0 |
From doctoral program startc |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
Female doctorate recipients (number) |
959 |
419 |
540 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
43.4 |
39.1 |
46.7 |
Temporary visa holder |
51.6 |
55.4 |
48.7 |
Unknown |
5.0 |
5.5 |
4.6 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
Never married |
34.0 |
27.9 |
38.7 |
Married |
42.5 |
47.0 |
39.1 |
Marriage-like relationship |
7.4 |
5.5 |
8.9 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
3.9 |
6.0 |
2.2 |
Unknown |
12.2 |
13.6 |
11.1 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)b |
61.8 |
47.5 |
73.0 |
Master's earned (%) |
76.6 |
77.3 |
76.1 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
30.2 |
31.6 |
29.3 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
7.9 |
9.0 |
7.1 |
From graduate school start |
7.0 |
7.9 |
6.3 |
From doctoral program startc |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.3 |