Contents

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General Notes

Data Tables

Appendix A. Technical Notes

Appendix B. Fields of Study

Appendix C. Survey Questionnaire

Suggested Citation, Acknowledgments

Appendix B. Fields of Study

Science

Biological and agricultural sciences

Agricultural sciences

• Agricultural and horticultural plant breeding
• Agricultural animal breeding
• Agronomy and crop science
• Animal nutrition
• Animal sciences, other
• Dairy science[a]
• Environmental science
• Fishing and fisheries sciences/management
• Food science
• Food science and technology, other
• Forest engineering[a]
• Forest sciences and biology
• Forest/resources management
• Forestry and related sciences, other
• Horticulture science
• Natural resources/conservation
• Plant pathology/phytopathology
• Plant sciences, other
• Poultry science
• Soil chemistry/microbiology
• Soil sciences, other
• Wildlife/range management
• Wood science and pulp/paper technology
• Agriculture, general
• Agricultural sciences, other

Biological sciences

• Anatomy
• Bacteriology
• Biochemistry
• Biomedical sciences
• Biometrics and biostatistics
• Biophysics
• Biotechnology
• Botany/plant biology
• Cell/cellular biology and histology
• Developmental biology/embryology
• Ecology
• Endocrinology
• Entomology
• Genetics, human and animal
• Immunology
• Microbiology
• Molecular biology
• Neuroscience
• Nutrition sciences
• Parasitology
• Pathology, human and animal
• Pharmacology, human and animal
• Physiology, human and animal
• Plant genetics
• Plant pathology/phytopathology
• Plant physiology
• Toxicology
• Zoology, other
• Biology/biological sciences, general
• Biology/biomedical sciences, other

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Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences

Atmospheric sciences

• Atmospheric chemistry and climatology
• Atmospheric physics and dynamics
• Meteorology
• Atmospheric science/meteorology, general
• Atmospheric science/meteorology, other

Earth sciences

• Geochemistry
• Geology
• Geomorphology and glacial geology
• Geophysics and seismology
• Hydrology and water resources
• Mineralogy and petrology
• Paleontology
• Stratigraphy and sedimentation
• Geological and earth sciences, general
• Geological and earth sciences, other

Ocean sciences

• Marine sciences
• Oceanography, chemical and physical
• Ocean/marine, other

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Mathematics and computer sciences

Computer sciences

• Computer science
• Information science and systems
• Computer and information science, other[b]

Mathematics

• Algebra
• Analysis and functional analysis
• Applied mathematics
• Computing theory and practice
• Geometry/geometric analysis
• Logic
• Number theory
• Operations research
• Statistics
• Topology/foundations
• Mathematics/statistics, general
• Mathematics/statistics, other

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Physical sciences

Astronomy

• Astronomy
• Astrophysics

Chemistry

• Analytical chemistry
• Inorganic chemistry
• Medicinal/pharmaceutical chemistry
• Nuclear chemistry[a]
• Organic chemistry
• Physical chemistry
• Polymer chemistry
• Theoretical chemistry
• Chemistry, general
• Chemistry, other

Physics

• Acoustics
• Applied physics[c]
• Atomic/molecular/chemical physics
• Biophysics[c]
• Condensed matter/low temperature physics
• Fluids physics[a]
• Nuclear physics
• Optics/phototonics
• Particle (elementary) physics
• Plasma/fusion physics
• Polymer physics
• Physics, general
• Physics, other

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Psychology

• Clinical psychology
• Cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics
• Comparative psychology
• Counseling
• Developmental and child psychology
• Educational psychology
• Experimental psychology
• Family psychology
• Human development and family studies
• Industrial and organizational psychology
• Personality psychology
• Physiological psychology/psychobiology
• Psychometrics and quantitative psychology
• Psychometrics[a]
• School psychology
• Social psychology
• Psychology, general
• Psychology, other

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Social sciences

Economics

• Agricultural economics
• Econometrics
• Economics

Political science

• International relations/affairs
• Political science and government
• Public administration
• Public policy analysis

Sociology

• Demography/population studies
• Sociology

Other social sciences

• American/U.S. studies
• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Area studies
• Criminology
• Geography
• History/philosophy of science and technology
• Linguistics
• Statistics
• Urban affairs/studies
• Social sciences, general
• Social sciences, other

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Engineering

Aeronautical/astronautical engineering

• Aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical engineering

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Chemical engineering

• Chemical engineering
• Petroleum engineering
• Polymer and plastics engineering

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Civil engineering

• Civil engineering
• Environmental health engineering

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Electrical engineering

• Communications engineering
• Computer engineering
• Electrical, electronics and communications engineering

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Industrial/manufacturing engineering

• Industrial and manufacturing engineering

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Materials/metallurgical engineering

• Ceramic sciences
• Materials science
• Metallurgical engineering

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Mechanical engineering

• Engineering mechanics
• Mechanical engineering

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Other engineering

• Agricultural engineering
• Bioengineering and biomedical engineering
• Engineering physics
• Engineering science
• Mining and mineral engineering
• Nuclear engineering
• Ocean engineering
• Operations research
• Systems engineering
• Engineering, general
• Engineering, other

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Non-Science and Engineering

Education

• Counseling education/counseling and guidance
• Curriculum and instruction
• Educational administration and supervision
• Educational assessment, testing, and measurement
• Education leadership
• Educational psychology
• Educational statistics/research methods
• Educational/instructional media design
• Higher education/evaluation and research
• School psychology
• Social/philosophical foundations of education
• Special education

Teacher education

• Adult and continuing teacher education
• Elementary teacher education
• Pre-elementary/early childhood teacher education
• Secondary teacher education

Teaching fields

• Agricultural education
• Art education
• Business education
• English education
• Family and consumer science/home economics education
• Foreign languages education
• Health education
• Mathematics education
• Music education
• Nursing education
• Physical education and coaching
• Reading education
• Science education
• Social science education
• Teacher education and professional development
• Technical and industrial arts education[a]
• Technical education[a]
• Trade and industrial education

Other education

• Education, general
• Education, other

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Health

• Environmental health
• Environmental toxicology[c]
• Epidemiology
• Health systems/service administration
• Kinesiology/exercise science
• Nursing science
• Pharmacy
• Public health
• Rehabilitation/therapeutic services
• Speech-language pathology and audiology
• Veterinary medicine
• Health sciences, general
• Health sciences, other

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Humanities

Foreign languages/literature

• Arabic
• Chinese
• French
• German
• Hebrew[a]
• Italian
• Japanese
• Russian
• Slavic (other than Russian)
• Spanish
• Other languages and literature

History

• History, African[c]
• History, American
• History, Asian
• History, European
• History, Latin American[c]
• History, general
• History, other

Letters

• Classics
• Comparative literature
• English language
• Folklore[c]
• Literature, American
• Literature, English
• Speech and rhetorical studies
• Letters, general
• Letters, other

Other humanities

• Art history/criticism/conservation
• Drama/theater arts
• Music
• Philosophy
• Religion/religious studies
• Humanities, general
• Humanities, other

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Professional/other/unknown

Business management/administrative services

• Accounting
• Agricultural business/management[a]
• Banking/financial support services
• Business administration and management
• Business/managerial economics
• Human resources development[c]
• International business/trade/commerce
• Management information systems/business data
• Marketing management/research
• Operations research
• Organizational behavior
• Business management/administrative services, general
• Business management/administrative services, other

Communications

• Communication theory
• Communications research
• Mass communication/media studies
• Communications, general
• Communications, other

Other professional fields

• Architectural environmental design
• Family/consumer science/human science, general
• Law
• Library science
• Parks/sports/recreation/leisure/fitness
• Social work
• Theological/religious education
• Professional fields, general[a]
• Professional fields, other

Other fields

• Other fields

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