Table 68. Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in humanities and arts fields, by sex and field of study: 2016
Characteristic |
All humanities and arts fields |
Foreign languages and literature |
History |
Letters |
Other humanities and arts |
All doctorate recipients (number)a |
5,484 |
599 |
1,147 |
1,533 |
2,205 |
Sex (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
48.1 |
38.1 |
54.1 |
39.1 |
54.0 |
Female |
51.8 |
61.9 |
45.9 |
60.9 |
45.9 |
Unknown |
* |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
81.1 |
66.6 |
82.7 |
85.7 |
81.0 |
Temporary visa holder |
13.0 |
27.4 |
12.4 |
8.2 |
12.7 |
Unknown |
5.9 |
6.0 |
4.9 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Never married |
25.9 |
28.7 |
26.7 |
26.2 |
24.5 |
Married |
46.8 |
42.2 |
49.0 |
45.9 |
47.6 |
Marriage-like relationship |
10.1 |
9.8 |
10.1 |
11.0 |
9.4 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
5.0 |
5.2 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
Unknown |
12.2 |
14.0 |
10.1 |
12.1 |
12.8 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)b |
53.5 |
45.2 |
57.3 |
45.7 |
59.1 |
Master's earned (%) |
84.4 |
84.6 |
85.8 |
83.7 |
84.0 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
34.1 |
34.2 |
33.8 |
33.6 |
34.5 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
11.0 |
10.6 |
10.9 |
10.6 |
11.4 |
From graduate school start |
9.3 |
8.7 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.7 |
From doctoral program startc |
7.0 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
Male doctorate recipients (number) |
2,639 |
228 |
621 |
600 |
1,190 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
81.1 |
67.5 |
83.1 |
84.7 |
80.8 |
Temporary visa holder |
12.8 |
28.5 |
12.4 |
8.2 |
12.4 |
Unknown |
6.1 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Never married |
24.3 |
30.7 |
23.3 |
26.0 |
22.6 |
Married |
50.7 |
45.2 |
53.9 |
47.2 |
51.8 |
Marriage-like relationship |
8.4 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
10.5 |
6.8 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
4.2 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
4.7 |
Unknown |
12.5 |
12.3 |
9.2 |
12.8 |
14.1 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)b |
55.2 |
43.0 |
60.1 |
47.2 |
59.0 |
Master's earned (%) |
83.6 |
85.1 |
86.3 |
81.3 |
83.0 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
34.3 |
34.2 |
34.3 |
34.0 |
34.4 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
11.0 |
10.4 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.3 |
From graduate school start |
9.2 |
8.1 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.7 |
From doctoral program startc |
6.9 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
Female doctorate recipients (number) |
2,843 |
371 |
526 |
933 |
1,013 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
81.2 |
66.0 |
82.3 |
86.4 |
81.3 |
Temporary visa holder |
13.1 |
26.7 |
12.4 |
8.3 |
13.0 |
Unknown |
5.7 |
7.3 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Never married |
27.4 |
27.5 |
30.6 |
26.3 |
26.9 |
Married |
43.3 |
40.4 |
43.2 |
45.0 |
42.7 |
Marriage-like relationship |
11.6 |
10.5 |
11.0 |
11.4 |
12.5 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
5.8 |
6.5 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
Unknown |
11.9 |
15.1 |
11.2 |
11.7 |
11.2 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)b |
51.9 |
46.6 |
54.0 |
44.8 |
59.3 |
Master's earned (%) |
85.1 |
84.4 |
85.2 |
85.2 |
85.3 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
33.8 |
34.3 |
33.2 |
33.2 |
34.5 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
11.0 |
11.0 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
11.6 |
From graduate school start |
9.3 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.7 |
From doctoral program startc |
7.0 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
7.3 |