| Table 2-7 |
| European and North American recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates, by field and region/country of origin: 1987–2007 |
| |
| |
Europea |
|
North America |
| Field |
All
countries |
Western |
Scandinavia |
Central/
Eastern |
|
All
countries |
Canada |
Mexico |
| |
| All fields |
36,073 |
23,527 |
2,083 |
10,463 |
|
14,443 |
10,363 |
4,028 |
| S&E |
27,937 |
17,168 |
1,586 |
9,183 |
|
10,111 |
6,676 |
3,413 |
| Engineering |
5,563 |
3,588 |
286 |
1,689 |
|
1,725 |
933 |
792 |
| Science |
22,374 |
13,580 |
1,300 |
7,494 |
|
8,386 |
5,743 |
2,621 |
| Agricultural sciences |
802 |
590 |
61 |
151 |
|
832 |
264 |
568 |
| Biological sciences |
4,121 |
2,580 |
237 |
1,304 |
|
1,951 |
1,378 |
565 |
| Computer sciences |
1,423 |
815 |
74 |
534 |
|
299 |
211 |
87 |
Earth, atmospheric,
and ocean sciences |
1,053 |
720 |
83 |
250 |
|
369 |
229 |
138 |
| Mathematics |
2,820 |
1,284 |
107 |
1,429 |
|
498 |
313 |
184 |
| Medical/other life sciences |
630 |
488 |
71 |
71 |
|
603 |
508 |
93 |
| Physical sciences |
5,708 |
2,902 |
221 |
2,585 |
|
1,106 |
823 |
281 |
| Psychology |
1,047 |
803 |
103 |
141 |
|
912 |
822 |
85 |
| Social sciences |
4,770 |
3,398 |
343 |
1,029 |
|
1,816 |
1,195 |
620 |
| Non-S&E |
8,136 |
6,359 |
497 |
1,280 |
|
4,332 |
3,687 |
615 |
| |
aSee figure 2-19 notes for countries included in Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Central/Eastern Europe.
NOTE: Foreign doctorate recipients include permanent and temporary residents.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates, special tabulations (2009).
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