Table 62. Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in psychology and social sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2015
Characteristic |
All psychology and social sciences fields |
Psychology |
Anthropology |
Economics |
Political science and government |
Sociology |
Other social sciences |
All doctorate recipients (number)a |
9,095 |
3,782 |
493 |
1,256 |
859 |
745 |
1,960 |
Sex (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
41.4 |
28.0 |
37.7 |
65.3 |
61.4 |
38.1 |
45.2 |
Female |
58.6 |
72.0 |
62.3 |
34.7 |
38.6 |
61.9 |
54.8 |
Unknown |
* |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
73.6 |
82.2 |
80.5 |
43.9 |
72.3 |
80.3 |
72.6 |
Temporary visa holder |
17.9 |
6.9 |
14.0 |
48.3 |
20.7 |
13.6 |
20.9 |
Unknown |
8.5 |
11.0 |
5.5 |
7.7 |
7.0 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Never married |
26.8 |
26.7 |
28.4 |
31.8 |
25.3 |
24.4 |
24.7 |
Married |
44.0 |
39.2 |
42.6 |
45.9 |
48.2 |
48.2 |
49.1 |
Marriage-like relationship |
10.3 |
10.6 |
12.0 |
7.9 |
9.2 |
12.6 |
10.5 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
3.7 |
3.7 |
6.9 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
Unknown |
15.2 |
19.8 |
10.1 |
13.1 |
14.0 |
10.6 |
11.2 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)b |
48.9 |
61.8 |
44.4 |
55.3 |
54.9 |
40.9 |
21.7 |
Master's earned (%) |
80.3 |
76.7 |
84.6 |
77.5 |
80.3 |
88.5 |
84.6 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
32.3 |
31.3 |
34.5 |
31.0 |
33.1 |
33.8 |
34.8 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
9.3 |
8.3 |
11.7 |
8.1 |
10.0 |
11.0 |
11.3 |
From graduate school start |
7.7 |
7.0 |
9.5 |
6.7 |
8.2 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
From doctoral program startc |
6.0 |
6.0 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
Male doctorate recipients (number) |
3,762 |
1,060 |
186 |
820 |
527 |
284 |
885 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
68.9 |
82.5 |
76.3 |
44.6 |
71.3 |
75.7 |
69.8 |
Temporary visa holder |
23.7 |
8.2 |
18.3 |
47.3 |
21.4 |
18.0 |
24.5 |
Unknown |
7.5 |
9.3 |
5.4 |
8.0 |
7.2 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Never married |
27.1 |
27.3 |
26.9 |
31.1 |
25.0 |
23.2 |
25.9 |
Married |
47.6 |
41.4 |
47.3 |
46.7 |
50.3 |
51.8 |
52.9 |
Marriage-like relationship |
9.1 |
10.3 |
9.7 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
12.7 |
7.7 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
2.6 |
2.9 |
5.9 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
Unknown |
13.6 |
18.1 |
10.2 |
12.9 |
14.4 |
9.9 |
10.3 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)b |
47.1 |
59.9 |
40.9 |
53.5 |
53.5 |
39.8 |
25.5 |
Master's earned (%) |
81.1 |
77.9 |
82.8 |
77.0 |
79.5 |
89.8 |
86.4 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
32.8 |
32.0 |
35.1 |
31.2 |
33.4 |
34.2 |
35.0 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
9.4 |
8.6 |
12.0 |
8.1 |
10.0 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
From graduate school start |
7.7 |
7.0 |
9.8 |
6.7 |
8.3 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
From doctoral program startc |
5.9 |
5.7 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
7.0 |
5.8 |
Female doctorate recipients (number) |
5,332 |
2,722 |
307 |
436 |
332 |
461 |
1,074 |
Citizenship (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
77.0 |
82.0 |
83.1 |
42.7 |
73.8 |
83.1 |
75.0 |
Temporary visa holder |
13.8 |
6.4 |
11.4 |
50.2 |
19.6 |
10.8 |
18.0 |
Unknown |
9.2 |
11.6 |
5.5 |
7.1 |
6.6 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Never married |
26.5 |
26.5 |
29.3 |
33.3 |
25.6 |
25.2 |
23.8 |
Married |
41.5 |
38.4 |
39.7 |
44.3 |
44.9 |
46.0 |
46.0 |
Marriage-like relationship |
11.2 |
10.7 |
13.4 |
7.3 |
10.8 |
12.6 |
12.8 |
Separated, divorced, widowed |
4.5 |
4.0 |
7.5 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
Unknown |
16.3 |
20.5 |
10.1 |
13.3 |
13.3 |
11.1 |
11.8 |
Bachelor's in same field as doctorate (%)b |
50.3 |
62.5 |
46.6 |
58.5 |
57.2 |
41.6 |
18.5 |
Master's earned (%) |
79.7 |
76.2 |
85.7 |
78.7 |
81.6 |
87.6 |
83.1 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
32.0 |
31.1 |
34.1 |
30.6 |
32.4 |
33.6 |
34.6 |
Time to doctorate (median years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From bachelor's |
9.3 |
8.3 |
11.5 |
8.2 |
9.9 |
11.0 |
11.5 |
From graduate school start |
7.7 |
7.0 |
9.3 |
6.8 |
8.2 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
From doctoral program startc |
6.0 |
6.0 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
6.0 |