Survey of Earned Doctorates

SED

Survey of Earned Doctorates
July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018
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First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Birth name or former name, if legally changed

Today’s Date

Doctoral Institution

City or Branch

Suffix (e.g., Jr.)

Type of Research Doctoral Degree (e.g., PhD, EdD, etc.)

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 Part A1 - RESEARCH DOCTORAL DEGREE
A1. Please provide the following information for your research doctoral degree.
Month/year degree started:

Month/year degree granted
or expected to be granted:

nn
nn

Month

Month

nnnn
nnnn

Year

Year

A2. Please name the department (or interdisciplinary committee, center, institute, etc.) of the university that supervised your
doctoral studies.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Department/Committee/Center/Institute/Program

A3. Please choose the field number from the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout) that best matches your primary field
of study for your research doctoral degree.

nnn

Field number, see foldout

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your primary field of study for your research doctoral
degree, please write the name of the field in the box below.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Name of field

A4. Was your dissertation research interdisciplinary?

n
1

Yes

2

n No

A5. Please choose the field number from the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout) that best matches your primary field
of dissertation research.

nnn

Field number, see foldout

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your primary field of dissertation research,
please write the name of the field in the box below.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Name of field

GO TO A7 on PAGE 3

A6. Please list the primary field of your dissertation research, followed by other fields used in your dissertation research.
Please choose the field number from the
Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout)
that best matches your field of dissertation research.

Primary field

nnn
nnn
nnn
nnn

Field 2

Field 3

Field 4

Field number, see foldout
Field number, see foldout

Field number, see foldout
Field number, see foldout

If you do not think that the field you selected on the left adequately reflects
the field from which your dissertation draws, please write the name of the
field in the box below.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Name of primary field
Name of field

Name of field
Name of field

2

A7. Did you receive full or partial tuition remission (waiver) for your doctoral studies?

Mark (X) one

1
2
3
4
5

n No, I did not receive any tuition remission
n Yes, I received remission for less than 1/3 of tuition
n Yes, I received between 1/3 and 2/3 of tuition
n Yes, I received remission for more than 2/3 of tuition, but less than full
n Yes, I received full tuition remission

Part A2 - EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
A8. Did you ever earn college credit from a community or 2-year college?

n
1

Yes

2

n No

ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE(S)

n

A9. Have you received an associate’s degree (e.g., AA, AS) or equivalent?
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A10 on PAGE 4

a. Please provide the following information for the first associate’s degree that you received.

Institution name . . . . . . . . .
Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . .

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

State or U.S. territory . . . . .

Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Please choose the field number from the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout) that best matches your field of
study for this associate’s degree.

nnn

Field number, see foldout

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your field for this degree, please write
the name of the field in the box below.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Name of field

c. When did you start this associate’s degree and when was the degree granted?

Month/year degree started:

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

Month/year degree granted:

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

d. Have you ever received another associate’s degree (e.g., AA, AS) or equivalent?

n
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A10 on PAGE 4

Second Associate’s Degree

Third Associate’s Degree

Institution

_____________________________________________________

Institution

_____________________________________________________

Branch or city

_____________________________________________________

Branch or city

_____________________________________________________

State or U.S. territory

_____________________________________________________

State or U.S. territory

_____________________________________________________

Country

_____________________________________________________

Country

_____________________________________________________

Field number, see foldout

_____________________________________________________

Field number, see foldout

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year started

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year started

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year granted

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year granted

_____________________________________________________

3
3

BACHELOR’S DEGREE(S)

n

A10. Have you received a bachelor’s degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB) or equivalent?
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A11 on PAGE 5

a. Please provide the following information for the first bachelor’s degree that you received.

Institution name . . . . . . . . .
Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . .

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

State or U.S. territory . . . . .

Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Please choose the field number from the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout) that best matches your field of
study (i.e., major) for this bachelor’s degree.

nnn

Field number, see foldout

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your field for this degree, please write
the name of the field in the box below.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Name of field

c. Did you complete a double major for this bachelor’s degree?

1

Please choose the field number from the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout) that best matches
your second major for this bachelor’s degree.

nnn

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your field for this degree, please write
the name of the field in the box below.

n No

Field number, see foldout

Name of field

d. When did you start this bachelor’s degree and when was the degree granted?

Month/year degree started:

2

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

n Yes

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

Month/year degree granted:

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

e. Have you ever received another bachelor’s degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB) or equivalent?

n
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A11 on PAGE 5

Second Bachelor’s Degree

Third Bachelor’s Degree

Institution

_____________________________________________________

Institution

_____________________________________________________

Branch or city

_____________________________________________________

State or U.S. territory

_____________________________________________________

Branch or city

_____________________________________________________

State or U.S. territory

Country

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Country

_____________________________________________________

Field number, see foldout

_____________________________________________________

Field number, see foldout

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year started

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year started

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year granted

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year granted

_____________________________________________________

4

A11. In what month and year did you first enter any graduate program, even if you did not earn a degree?

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

MASTER’S DEGREE(S)

n

A12. Have you received a master’s degree (e.g., MS, MA, MBA) or equivalent?
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A13 on PAGE 6

a. Please provide the following information for the MOST RECENT master’s degree that you received.

Institution name . . . . . . . . .
Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . .

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

State or U.S. territory . . . . .
Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Please choose the field number from the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout) that best matches your field of
study for your MOST RECENT master’s degree.

nnn

Field number, see foldout

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your field for this degree, please write
the name of the field in the box below.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Name of field

c. When did you start this master’s degree and when was the degree granted?

Month/year degree started:

Month

nnnn

Year

Month/year degree granted:

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

d. Which of the following best describes this master’s degree?

n
n
n

nn

1

This master’s degree was required to enter or continue in my doctoral program

2

This master’s degree was not required and it did not fulfill any credits for my doctoral program

3

This master’s degree was not required, but it fulfilled credits for my doctoral program

GO TO f BELOW

e. About how many of the credits from this master’s degree counted toward your doctoral degree?

Mark (X) one

n
1

Some

2

n Most

3

n All

f. Have you ever received another master’s degree (e.g., MS, MA, MBA) or equivalent?

n
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A13 on PAGE 6

Additional Master’s Degree 1

Additional Master’s Degree 2

Institution

_____________________________________________________

Institution

_____________________________________________________

Branch or city

_____________________________________________________

Branch or city

_____________________________________________________

State or U.S. territory

_____________________________________________________

State or U.S. territory

_____________________________________________________

Country

_____________________________________________________

Country
_____________________________________________________

Field number, see foldout

_____________________________________________________

Field number, see foldout

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year started

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year started

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year granted

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year granted

_____________________________________________________

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PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL DEGREE
A13. In addition to your current research doctoral degree, have you earned or are you earning a professional
doctoral degree, such as an MD, DDS, DVM, JD, PsyD, or DDiv?

n
n
n

1

Yes, I am currently earning a professional doctoral degree

2

Yes, I have already earned a professional doctoral degree

3

No

GO TO A14 BELOW

a. Please provide the following information for your professional doctoral degree.

Degree type . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Institution name . . . . . . . . .
Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . .

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

State or U.S. territory . . . . .
Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. When did you start your professional doctoral degree and when was the degree granted or when is it expected

to be granted?
Month/year degree granted

Month/year degree started:

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

or expected to be granted:

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

A14. Did you earn any of the degrees you reported as part of a
joint degree program (sometimes referred to as a combined
or dual degree program)? Examples of joint degrees include
BA/MA, BA/MBA, MA/PhD, and MD/PhD programs.

n
1

n
2

Yes

A15. Please indicate whether each of the following was a source
of financial support for your educational and living expenses
during graduate school.
Include sources of support for all graduate-level degree programs (master’s
and doctoral).

Mark (X) Yes or No for each

Write in the degrees you earned as
part of a joint degree program:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnn
No

1

b Dissertation grant

1

c Teaching assistantship

1

d Research assistantship

1

e Other assistantship

1

f Traineeship

1

g Internship, clinical residency

1

h Loans (from any source)

1

i Personal savings

1

earnings during graduate school
j Personal
(other than sources listed above)

1

k Spouse’s, partner’s, or family’s earnings or savings

1

l Employer reimbursement/assistance

1

m Foreign (non-U.S.) support

1

n Other - Specify

1

6

a Fellowship, scholarship

Yes

n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n

No
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

A16. Based on the total amount of financial support provided,

which of the sources from A15 were your primary and
secondary sources of support?

A17. When you receive your doctoral degree, how much

money will you owe that is directly related to your

undergraduate and graduate education?

n

a UNDERGRADUATE

Enter letters of primary and secondary sources
1

2

n

Mark (X) one in each column

Primary source of support
Secondary source of support

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

n Mark (X) if no secondary source

n None
n $10,000 or less
n $10,001 - $20,000
n $20,001 - $30,000
n $30,001 - $40,000
n $40,001 - $50,000
n $50,001 - $60,000
n $60,001 - $70,000
n $70,001 - $80,000
n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 or more

Please specify

b GRADUATE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

n None
n $10,000 or less
n $10,001 - $20,000
n $20,001 - $30,000
n $30,001 - $40,000
n $40,001 - $50,000
n $50,001 - $60,000
n $60,001 - $70,000
n $70,001 - $80,000
n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 or more
Please specify

$
$
nnnnnnn
nnnnnnn

Part B - POSTGRADUATION PLANS
B1. Where do you intend to live in the year after graduation?

Mark (X) one

n
1

n
2

In the United States
Write in name of state or U.S. territory:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Outside the United States
Write in name of country:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

B2. What best describes the status of your postgraduate plans?

Mark (X) one

n

1
I accepted or began a postdoc or other training position
(A “postdoc” is a temporary position primarily for gaining additional education

and training in research, awarded in academe, industry, government, or a nonprofit organization.)
2
3
4
5

6
7
8

n I am returning to, or continuing in, predoctoral employment.
n I accepted or am employed in a position other than a postdoc or training position
n I am negotiating an offer of employment with one or more specific organizations
n I am seeking a position but currently have no offer of employment
n I am enrolling in a full-time degree program (e.g., PhD, MD, DDS, JD, MBA, etc.)
n I do not plan to work or study (e.g., family commitments, etc.)
n Other - Specify nnnnnnnnnnn

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

7

GO TO POSTDOC OR OTHER TRAINING on PAGE 8
GO TO EMPLOYED OTHER THAN POSTDOC
OR TRAINING on PAGE 9
GO TO NEGOTIATING OR SEEKING on PAGE 11

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

 POSTDOC OR OTHER TRAINING (if

you checked Box 1 in B2)

B3. What best describes the nature of your postdoc or other
training?

B5. Please name the organization and geographic location
where you will work or train.

Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4

n Postdoc fellowship or research associateship
n Traineeship
n Internship, clinical residency
n Other training - Specify nnnnnnnnn

a. Organization:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

n

b. Geographic location:

Mark (X) one
1

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

n
2

B4. What one type of principal employer will you be working
for or training with?

Mark (X) one

EDUCATION

n
n
n
n
n
n

In the United States
Write in name of state or U.S. territory:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Outside the United States
Write in name of country:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

c. Is this a college or university? . . . . . 1

n Yes . . . . . . . n No
2

1

U.S. 4-year college or university other than medical school

2

U.S. medical school (including university-affiliated
hospital or medical center)

3

U.S. university-affiliated research institute

4

U.S. community or 2-year college

5

Foreign educational institution

U.S. preschool, elementary, middle, secondary school
or school system

GOVERNMENT (other than educational institution)

Research and development . . . . . . . . . . . 1

6

Professional services to individuals . . . . . 4
(such as healthcare, counseling, financial
services, legal services, consulting)
Other - Specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n

B6. What will be your primary and secondary work activities?

Mark (X) one in each column
a PRIMARY b SECONDARY

Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Management or administration . . . . . . . . 3

n . . . . . .
n . . . . . .
n . . . . . .
n . . . . . .

1
2
3

n
n
n
n

7

Foreign government

8

U.S. federal government

9

U.S. state government

10

U.S. local government

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
n

PRIVATE OR NONPROFIT SECTOR (other than educational institution)

11

Nonprofit organization (including private foundation)

12

Industry (for profit)

4

n . . . . . . n
5

No secondary work activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

OTHER

13

Self-employed

14

Other - Specify

B7. What will be the main source of financial support for
your postdoc or other training?

nnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

8

Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

n U.S. government
n Industry/business
n College or university
n Private foundation
n Nonprofit, other than private foundation or college
n Foreign government
n No financial support (unpaid position)
n Other - Specify nnnnnnnnnnn
n Not sure/Unknown

B8. What will be your basic annual salary for this principal
job or training? Do not include bonuses or additional
compensation for summertime teaching or research.
If you are not salaried, please estimate your earned
income.

B9. How many months does this salary cover?

1

U.S. Dollars

2

Another currency - please specify

nnnnnnnn

If you prefer not to report an exact amount, please
indicate into which range you expect your salary to fall:

Mark (X) one

1
2
3
4
5
6

n $30,000 or less
n $30,001 - $35,000
n $35,001 - $40,000
n $40,001 - $50,000
n $50,001 - $60,000
n $60,001 - $70,000

7
8
9
10
11
12

nn

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

Innnnnnnn
which currency did you report your salary above?
n
n

Number of Months (1-12)

n $70,001 - $80,000
n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 - $100,000
n $100,001 - $110,000
n $110,001 or above
n Don’t know

EMPLOYED OTHER THAN POSTDOC OR TRAINING
(if you checked Box 2 or 3 in B2)

B10. Is your employment considered military service?

n
n
1

Yes

2

No

B11. What one type of principal employer will you be working for?
Mark (X) one

EDUCATION

n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
1

U.S. 4-year college or university other than medical school

2

U.S. medical school (including university-affiliated hospital or medical center)

3

U.S. university-affiliated research institute

4

U.S. community or 2-year college

5

Foreign educational institution

6

U.S. preschool, elementary, middle, secondary school or school system
GOVERNMENT (other than educational institution)

7

Foreign government

8

U.S. federal government

9

U.S. state government

10

U.S. local government

11
12

GO TO B12 on PAGE 10

GO TO B13 on PAGE 10

PRIVATE OR NONPROFIT SECTOR (other than educational institution)
Nonprofit organization (including private foundation)
Industry (for profit)
OTHER

13

Self-employed

14

Other - Specify

nnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

9

B12. Will you be holding a faculty position?

B15. What will be your basic annual salary for this principal

job? Do not include bonuses or additional compensation

for summertime teaching or research. If you are not

salaried, please estimate your earned

income.

Mark (X) one
1

2
3

n Yes, a tenure-track faculty position
n Yes, a non-tenure-track faculty position
n No

Innnnnnnn
which currency did you report your salary above?
n
n

B13. Please name the organization and geographic location

where you will work.

a. Organization:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

b. Geographic location:
Mark (X) one

Write in name of state or U.S. territory:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

n Outside the United States

2

Write in name of country:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
n Yes . . . . . . . n No

c. Is this a college or university? . . . . . 1

U.S. Dollars

2

Another currency - please specify

2

nnnnnnnn

If you prefer not to report an exact amount, please
indicate into which range you expect your salary to fall:

Mark (X) one

n $30,000 or less
n $30,001 - $35,000
n $35,001 - $40,000
n $40,001 - $50,000
n $50,001 - $60,000
n $60,001 - $70,000

1
2
3
4
5
6

n In the United States

1

1

7
8
9
10
11
12

n $70,001 - $80,000
n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 - $100,000
n $100,001 - $110,000
n $110,001 or above
n Don’t know

B16. How many months does this salary cover?

Number of Months (1-12)

nn

B14. What will be your primary and secondary work activities?

Mark (X) one in each column
a PRIMARY b SECONDARY

Research and development . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Management or administration . . . . . . . . 3

Professional services to individuals . . . . . 4
(such as healthcare, counseling, financial
services, legal services, consulting)

Other - Specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

n . . . . . .
n . . . . . .
n . . . . . .
n . . . . . .

B17. Is your position with the same employer you worked

for during your doctoral studies or before you

started your doctoral studies?

n
n
n
n

1
2
3
4

Mark (X) one

n
n
n
1

2

n . . . . . . n
5

n

Yes, I first worked for this employer during my doctoral
studies

No

3

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Yes, I first worked for this employer before I started my
doctoral studies
GO TO B19 BELOW

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

B18. Are you in the same position with the same employer that
you worked for during your doctoral studies?

No secondary work activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

n
n
1

Yes

2

No

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

B19. Now that you are receiving or have received your doctoral
degree, are you planning to seek new employment?

n
n
1

Yes, I plan to seek new employment within the next year

2

No, I plan to continue in my current position

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

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 NEGOTIATING OR SEEKING (if

you checked Box 4 or 5 in B2)

B20. What type of position(s) are you negotiating or seeking?
Mark (X) one or more

B23. Of the employers you selected in B21, which ONE employer
would be your top choice?

n
1

n
n
2
3

Enter letter of top choice

A postdoc or other training position
(A “postdoc” is a temporary position primarily for gaining
additional education and training in research, awarded in
academe, industry, government, or a nonprofit organization.)

1

1
2
3
4
5

Top Choice

Employment (other than a postdoc or training position)

nnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

B24. What is your current employment status?

Other - Specify

Please include part-time, full-time, and temporary positions.

n
n
n

B21. What type of employer(s) are you negotiating or seeking to
work for (or train with)?
Mark (X) one or more

n

1

I am employed in a position related to my field of study

2

I am employed in a position not related to my field of study

3

I am not employed

n a Educational institution
n b Government (other than educational institution)
n c Business/industry
n d Nonprofit organization (including private foundation)
n e Other - Specify nnnnnnnnnnn

B25. Is your position with the same employer you worked for
during your doctoral studies or before you started your
doctoral studies?

Mark (X) one.

n
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn n
n
1

Yes, I first worked for this employer before I started my doctoral
studies

2

Yes, I first worked for this employer during my doctoral studies

3

n
n

GO TO PART C BELOW

No

B22. Did you mark more than one response in Question B21?
1

Yes

2

No

GO TO B24

Part C - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
C1. Are you male or female?

n
1

Male

2

C2. What is your current marital status?

n Female

11

Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4
5
6

n Married
n Living in a marriage-like relationship
n Widowed
n Separated
n Divorced
n Never married

C3. Not including yourself or your spouse/partner, do you
have any dependents? (Dependents are children or
adults who receive at least one-half of their financial
support from you.)

n

Yes

Write in number of dependents
in each age range

5 years of age or younger . . . .

6 to 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

n
2

19 years or older . . . . . . . . . . .

C7. What is your citizenship status?

nn
nn
nn

a MOTHER/
FEMALE
 GUARDIAN

Less than high school/secondary school graduate . 1

High school/secondary school graduate . . . . . . . . 2
Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Associate’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

Bachelor’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Master’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
(e.g., MA, MS, MBA, MSW, etc.)

Professional degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
(e.g., MD, DDS, DVM, JD, PsyD, DDiv, etc.)

Research doctoral degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
(e.g., PhD)

Not applicable/Unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1

n
2

2

3
4

b FATHER/
MALE
  GUARDIAN

n With a Permanent U.S. Resident Visa (“Green Card”)
n With a Temporary U.S. Visa

GO TO C8

n ......
n ......
n ......
n ......
n ......
n ......
n ......
n ......
n ......

1
2
3
4
5
6

7

8

9

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C9. In what state or country was the high school/secondary
school that you last attended?

n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n

Mark (X) one

n
1

n
2

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

1
2
3
4
5

n No, I am not Hispanic or Latino
n Yes, I am Mexican or Chicano
n Yes, I am Puerto Rican
n Yes, I am Cuban
n Yes, I am Other Hispanic or Latino - Specify

C11. What is your racial background?

Outside the United States
Write in name of country:

Mark (X) one or more

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

n
1

C6. What is your date of birth?

nn

Outside the United States
Write in name of country:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Day

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Mark (X) one

In the United States
Write in name of state or U.S. territory:

nn

In the United States
Write in name of state or U.S. territory:

C10. Are you Hispanic or Latino?

Year

nnnn
12

American Indian or Alaska Native
Specify tribal affiliation(s):

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Month

GO TO C9

Specify country of present citizenship:

n Since birth
n Naturalized

NON-U.S. CITIZEN

Mark (X) one

n

1

C5. Where is your place of birth?

U.S. CITIZEN

C8. (If a non-U.S. citizen) Of which country are you a citizen?

Mark (X) one for each parent or guardian

No

Mark (X) one

C4. What is the highest educational attainment of your
parents or guardians?

2
3
4
5

n Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
n Asian
n Black or African American
n White

C12. The following questions are designed to help us better understand the educational paths of individuals with specific functional

limitations. What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with...
Mark (X) one in each row

NONE

a SEEING words or letters in ordinary newsprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

(with glasses/contact lenses, if you usually wear them)

b HEARING what is normally said in conversation with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
another person (with hearing aid, if you usually wear one)

c WALKING without human or mechanical assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
or using stairs

d LIFTING or carrying something as heavy as 10 pounds, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
such as a bag of groceries

e CONCENTRATING, REMEMBERING, or MAKING DECISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . 1
because of a physical, mental or emotional condition

n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .

n Mark this box (X) if you answered “NONE” to all the

C13.

SLIGHT
2
2
2
2
2

n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .

MODERATE
3
3
3
3
3

n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .

SEVERE
4
4
4
4
4

n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .
n . . . . . . .

UNABLE TO DO
5
5
5
5
5

n
n
n
n
n

C16. Please list your mailing address, an email address and

telephone number where you can be reached for possible

additional research follow-up.

activities in Question C12, and go to Question C15.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

C14. What is the earliest age at which you first began

experiencing any difficulties in any of these areas?

Age

nn

OR

Your Current Street Address

n Since birth

City/State/Country/ZIP or Postal Code

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Email Address

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

C15. Please fill in the last four digits of your Social Security

number.

Daytime or Cell Telephone Number (including area or country code)

nX nX nX nX nX nnnn
-

-

C17. Please provide the name and contact information of a person
who is likely to know where you can be reached for possible research
follow-up (in case your address changes).

NOTE: The partial Social Security number is used for quality control
by the survey contractor and for statistical reporting and program
evaluation by the SED Federal sponsors. Specifically: (1) The SED
contractor uses it to make sure there are no duplicate records in the
historical data file and to cross-reference individuals completing a
second research doctorate; and (2) The Federal agencies that sponsor
the SED may match information to data on Federal funding support
for graduate education.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Name of person who will know where you can be reached

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Relationship (e.g., family, work colleague/adviser, friend)

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

City/State/Country/ZIP or Postal Code

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Email Address

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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Telephone Number (including area or country code)

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The Field of Study listing on pages 16 and 17 is to be used
in responding to items A3, A5, A6, A11, A12, and A14. Please
choose the code that best describes the name of your field.

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION
900 Accounting
921 Human Resources Development
935
910 Business Administration & Management
916 International Business/Trade/Commerce
915 Business/Managerial Economics
917 Management Information Systems/Business Statistics 938
901 Finance
920 Marketing Management & Research
939
912 Hospitality, Food Service & Tourism Management
930 Operations Research (also in ENGINEERING &
in MATHEMATICS)

Organizational Behavior (see also
PSYCHOLOGY: Industrial & Organizational)
Business Management/Administration, General
Business Management/Administration, Other

COMMUNICATION
940 Communication Research
957 Communication Theory

950 Film, Radio, TV & Digital Communication
947 Mass Communication/Media Studies

958 Communication, General
959 Communication, Other

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES
400 Computer Science
410 Information Science & Systems

418 Computer & Information Sciences, General
419 Computer & Information Sciences, Other

EDUCATION

RESEARCH & ADMINISTRATION
840 Counseling Education/Counseling & Guidance
800 Curriculum & Instruction
805 Educational Administration & Supervision
820 Educational Assessment/Testing/Measurement
804 Educational & Human Resource Studies/Development
810 Educational/Instructional Media Design
TEACHER EDUCATION
858 Adult & Continuing Teacher Education
852 Elementary Teacher Education

812
807
808
822
815
845

850 Pre-elementary/Early Childhood Teacher Education

TEACHING FIELDS
860 Agricultural Education
870
861 Art Education
865 Bilingual & Multilingual Education
866
863 English as a Second or Foreign Language
868
864 English Education
882

874
OTHER EDUCATION
895 Workforce Education & Development

Educational/Instructional Technology
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy Analysis
Educational Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY)
Educational Statistics/Research Methods
Higher Education/Evaluation & Research

Family & Consumer/Human Science (also in
Fields Not Elsewhere Classified)
Foreign Languages Education
Health Education
Literacy & Reading Education
Mathematics Education

898 Education, General

833
801
825
830
835
806

International Education
Learning Sciences
School Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY)
Social/Philosophical Foundations of Education
Special Education
Urban Education and Leadership

856 Secondary Teacher Education

876
878
880
884
885
889

Music Education
Nursing Education
Physical Education & Coaching
Science Education
Social Science Education
Teacher Education & Professional Development, Other

899 Education, Other

ENGINEERING
300 Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering
330 Engineering Physics
363 Operations Research (also in MATHEMATICS &
303 Agricultural Engineering
333 Engineering Science
in BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)
306 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering
336 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
366 Petroleum Engineering
312 Chemical Engineering
337 Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering
369 Polymer & Plastics Engineering
315 Civil Engineering
339 Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
415 Robotics
318 Communications Engineering
342 Materials Science Engineering
316 Structural Engineering
321 Computer Engineering
345 Mechanical Engineering
372 Systems Engineering
324 Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering 348 Metallurgical Engineering
373 Transportation & Highway Engineering
376 Engineering Management & Administration
357 Nuclear Engineering
398 Engineering, General
327 Engineering Mechanics
360 Ocean Engineering
399 Engineering, Other

HUMANITIES

HISTORY
706 African History
700 American History (U.S. & Canada)
703 Asian History

705 European History
710 History, Science & Technology & Society
707 Latin American History

708 Middle/Near East Studies
718 History, General
719 History, Other

FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LITERATURE
768 Arabic
758 Chinese
740 French

743 German
746 Italian
762 Japanese
750 Latin American

752 Russian
749 Spanish
769 Other Languages & Literature

LETTERS
732 American Literature (U.S. & Canada)
720 Classics
723 Comparative Literature
735 Creative Writing

734
733
737
736

738 Letters, General
739 Letters, Other

English Language
English Literature (British & Commonwealth)
Rhetoric & Composition
Speech & Rhetorical Studies

OTHER HUMANITIES
773 Archaeology (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)
784 Ethics
775 African American Studies/Literature/History
778 Film/Cinema/Media Studies
776 Art History/Criticism/Conservation
777 Jewish/Judaic Studies & History
792 Bible/Biblical Studies
780 Music
796 Dance
787 Music Performance
795 Drama/Theater Arts/Performance Studies
786 Music Theory & Composition

788 Musicology/Ethnomusicology
789 Music, Other
785 Philosophy
790 Religion/Religious Studies
984 Theology/Religious Education
798 Humanities, General
799
Humanities, Other

LIFE SCIENCES

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES/NATURAL RESOURCES
000 Agricultural Economics
044 Food Science & Technology, Other
030
025 Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding
066 Forest Sciences & Biology
020 Agronomy & Crop Science
070 Forest/Resources Management
039
010 Animal Nutrition
079 Forestry & Related Science, Other
046
014 Animal Science, Poultry (or Avian)
050 Horticulture Science
049
019 Animal Science, Other
074 Natural Resources/Conservation
080
081 Environmental Science
003 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics (also in
098
055 Fishing & Fisheries Sciences/Management

SOCIAL SCIENCES)
099
043 Food Science
685 Natural Resource/Environmental Policy

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Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in
BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES)
Plant Sciences, Other
Soil Chemistry/Microbiology
Soil Sciences, Other
Wildlife/Range Management
Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources, General
Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources, Other

LIFE SCIENCES (continued)

BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
130 Anatomy
139 Ecology
175 Pathology, Human & Animal
110 Bacteriology
145 Endocrinology
180 Pharmacology, Human & Animal
100 Biochemistry (see also PHYSICAL SCIENCES:
148 Entomology
185 Physiology, Human & Animal

Chemistry, Other)
167 Environmental Toxicology
115 Plant Genetics
102 Bioinformatics
134 Epidemiology
120 Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in
103 Biomedical Sciences
137 Evolutionary Biology
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
133 Biometrics & Biostatistics
170 Genetics/Genomics, Human & Animal
125 Plant Physiology
105 Biophysics (also in PHYSICS)
151 Immunology
155 Structural Biology
107 Biotechnology
157 Microbiology
169 Toxicology
129 Botany/Plant Biology
154 Molecular Biology
168 Virology
158 Cancer Biology
159 Molecular Medicine
188 Wildlife Biology
136 Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology
160 Neurosciences & Neurobiology
189 Zoology
104 Computational Biology
163 Nutrition Sciences
198 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, General
142 Developmental Biology/Embryology
166 Parasitology
199 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Other

HEALTH SCIENCES
210 Environmental Health
222 Kinesiology/Exercise Physiology
245 Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services
227 Gerontology (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)
577 Medical Physics/Radiological Science
200 Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
280 Health and Behavior
230 Nursing Science
250 Veterinary Sciences
213 Health Services Research
207 Oral Biology/Oral Pathology
298 Health Sciences, General
212 Health Systems/Service Administration
240 Pharmaceutical Sciences
299 Health Sciences, Other

215 Public Health

MATHEMATICS
425 Algebra
435 Geometry/Geometric Analysis
430 Analysis & Functional Analysis
440 Logic
420 Applied Mathematics
445 Number Theory
461 Computational Mathematics
465 Operations Research (also in ENGINEERING & in
460 Computing Theory & Practice
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)

450 Statistics (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)
455 Topology/Foundations
498 Mathematics/Statistics, General
499 Mathematics/Statistics, Other

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

ASTRONOMY
500 Astronomy

505 Astrophysics

509 Astronomy, Other

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE & METEOROLOGY
510 Atmospheric Chemistry & Climatology
514 Meteorology
512 Atmospheric Physics & Dynamics
518 Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, General

519 Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, Other

CHEMISTRY
520 Analytical Chemistry
526 Organic Chemistry
534 Theoretical Chemistry
527 Chemical Biology
530 Physical Chemistry
538 Chemistry, General
522 Inorganic Chemistry
532 Polymer Chemistry
539 Chemistry, Other (see also BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL
528 Medicinal Chemistry SCIENCES: Biochemistry)
GEOLOGICAL & EARTH SCIENCES
542 Geochemistry
540 Geology
552 Geomorphology & Glacial Geology

544 Geophysics & Seismology
548 Mineralogy & Petrology
546 Paleontology

550 Stratigraphy & Sedimentation
558 Geological & Earth Sciences, General
559 Geological & Earth Sciences, Other

OCEAN/MARINE SCIENCES
585 Hydrology & Water Resources
152 Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography

590 Marine Sciences
595 Oceanography, Chemical & Physical

599 Ocean/Marine, Other

PHYSICS
560 Acoustics
574 Condensed Matter/Low Temperature Physics
576 Applied Physics
568 Nuclear Physics
561 Atomic/Molecular/Chemical Physics
569 Optics/Photonics
565 Biophysics (also in BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES) 564 Particle (Elementary) Physics

570 Plasma/Fusion Physics
572 Polymer Physics
578 Physics, General
579 Physics, Other

602 Behavioral Analysis
612 Developmental & Child Psychology
600 Clinical Psychology
618 Educational Psychology (also in EDUCATION)
626 Cognitive Neuroscience (see also BIOLOGICAL/
615 Experimental Psychology

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: Neurosciences & Neurobiology) 620 Family Psychology
603 Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics
614 Health & Medical Psychology
642 Community Psychology
613 Human Development & Family Studies
609 Counseling
621 Industrial & Organizational Psychology (see also
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Organizational Behavior)

610
627
624
633
636
639
648
649

PSYCHOLOGY

Marriage & Family Therapy/Counseling
Neuropsychology/Physiological Psychology
Personality Psychology
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology
School Psychology (also in EDUCATION)
Social Psychology
Psychology, General
Psychology, Other

SOCIAL SCIENCES
770 American/U.S. Studies
662 Demography/Population Studies
665 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics (also
655 Anthropology, Cultural
668 Econometrics in AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
656 Anthropology, Physical and Biological
667 Economics
678 Political Science & Government
650 Anthropology, General
651 Gender and Women’s Studies
682 Public Policy Analysis
675 Applied Linguistics
670 Geography
686 Sociology
773 Archaeology (also in OTHER HUMANITIES)
684 Gerontology (also in HEALTH SCIENCES)
690 Statistics (also in MATHEMATICS)
652 Area/Ethnic/Cultural Studies
217 Health Policy Analysis
694 Urban Affairs/Studies
657 Criminal Justice & Corrections
674 International Relations/Affairs
695 Urban/City, Community & Regional Planning
658 Criminology
676 Linguistics
698 Social Sciences, General

699 Social Sciences, Other

FIELDS NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (NEC)
960 Architecture/Environmental Design
964 Family/Consumer Science/Human Science

(also in EDUCATION)
968 Law

972 Library Science
989 Other Fields, Not Elsewhere Classified
974 Parks/Sports/Rec./Leisure/Fitness
976 Public Administration
980 Social Work

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To the Doctorate Recipient:
Congratulations on earning a doctoral degree!
Your accomplishment is significant for both this nation and others, as the new knowledge generated by
research doctorates enhances the quality of life in this country and throughout the world. Because of the
importance of persons earning research doctorates, several federal agencies–listed on the cover–sponsor
this Survey of Earned Doctorates.
The basic purpose of this survey is to gather objective data about doctoral graduates. These data play an
important role in local, regional and national initiatives concerning graduate education. Through outreach
meetings with our constituents we have learned that decision makers in universities, private organizations
and government agencies use data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates when developing new programs and allocating resources to current programs. If you have any comments about the survey, please
provide them on page 14.
On behalf of the sponsoring federal agencies, I thank you for your participation in this survey.
Best wishes,
John R. Gawalt
National Science Foundation

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