Table 70. Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in other fields, by sex and field of study: 2016
Characteristic |
All other fieldsa |
Business management and administration |
Communication |
Non-S&E fields not elsewhere classified |
All doctorate recipients (number)b |
2,943 |
1,510 |
673 |
760 |
Sex (%) |
|
|
|
|
Male |
50.1 |
61.8 |
38.8 |
36.8 |
Female |
49.8 |
38.1 |
60.9 |
63.2 |
Unknown |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
63.4 |
56.0 |
70.1 |
72.1 |
Temporary visa holder |
30.2 |
36.6 |
23.8 |
23.3 |
Unknown |
6.4 |
7.4 |
6.1 |
4.6 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
|
Never married |
23.5 |
22.6 |
28.4 |
20.9 |
Married |
51.7 |
53.8 |
42.9 |
55.3 |
Marriage-like relationship |
4.7 |
3.2 |
8.3 |
4.3 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
5.2 |
4.2 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
Unknown |
15.0 |
16.2 |
14.0 |
13.6 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)c |
35.6 |
37.7 |
40.4 |
27.1 |
Master's earned (%) |
82.8 |
78.9 |
87.7 |
86.2 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
34.7 |
33.8 |
34.0 |
36.7 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
11.2 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
13.0 |
From graduate school start |
9.0 |
8.7 |
8.3 |
10.6 |
From doctoral program startd |
5.3 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
Male doctorate recipients (number) |
1,474 |
933 |
261 |
280 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
59.2 |
55.1 |
70.5 |
62.5 |
Temporary visa holder |
34.5 |
37.8 |
24.9 |
32.1 |
Unknown |
6.3 |
7.1 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
|
Never married |
23.5 |
21.8 |
32.6 |
20.7 |
Married |
54.3 |
57.4 |
41.4 |
55.7 |
Marriage-like relationship |
3.5 |
2.4 |
7.7 |
3.2 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
3.8 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
Unknown |
15.0 |
15.1 |
13.8 |
15.7 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)c |
34.7 |
36.7 |
35.6 |
27.5 |
Master's earned (%) |
82.4 |
80.5 |
88.9 |
82.5 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
34.7 |
34.2 |
33.8 |
36.3 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
11.0 |
10.8 |
10.3 |
12.3 |
From graduate school start |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
From doctoral program startd |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
Female doctorate recipients (number) |
1,466 |
576 |
410 |
480 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
67.7 |
57.5 |
70.2 |
77.7 |
Temporary visa holder |
26.0 |
34.7 |
22.9 |
18.1 |
Unknown |
6.3 |
7.8 |
6.8 |
4.2 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
|
Never married |
23.5 |
24.0 |
25.6 |
21.0 |
Married |
49.2 |
47.9 |
44.1 |
55.0 |
Marriage-like relationship |
5.9 |
4.5 |
8.8 |
5.0 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
6.5 |
5.7 |
7.6 |
6.7 |
Unknown |
14.9 |
17.9 |
13.9 |
12.3 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)c |
36.5 |
39.4 |
43.7 |
26.9 |
Master's earned (%) |
83.4 |
76.6 |
87.3 |
88.3 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
34.7 |
33.4 |
34.2 |
36.8 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
11.5 |
10.4 |
11.0 |
13.3 |
From graduate school start |
9.2 |
8.7 |
8.3 |
10.9 |
From doctoral program startd |
5.7 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
6.3 |