As Anthropology Doctorates Increase in Number and Diversity, So Do Financial and Social Support Needs for Graduates
In this first of two reports, we highlight key findings in the composition of graduates in anthropology and the social sciences. Growth patterns among PhDs, and changes in anthropology's graduate student body composition, are summarized here based on data from the NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) and contextualized with recent reports on the costs and benefits of graduate-level education. The second, forthcoming report will discuss post-graduation employment trends.
Selected NSF SED Tables informing the Graduates 2012 Report
Tables appearing in the Graduates 2012 Report are excerpted and/or adapted from selected NSF SED tables. The following tables informed the analysis contained in the Graduates 2012 Report. The full NSF SED interactive report and complete set of tables are accessible via the NSF National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.
NSF SED TABLE 1. Doctorate recipients from U.S. colleges and universities: 1957–2012
NSF SED TABLE 12. Doctorate recipients, by major field of study: Selected years, 1982–2012
NSF SED TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2002–12
NSF SED TABLE 15. Doctorate recipients, by sex and major field of study: 2002–12
NSF SED TABLE 22. Doctorate recipients, by citizenship, race, ethnicity, and subfield of study: 2012
NSF SED TABLE 31. Median years to doctorate, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1987–2012
