Survey of Earned Doctorates

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Survey of Earned Doctorates
July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
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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 foldout on pages 16 and 17 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. What is the title of your dissertation?

n

Please mark (X) this box if the title below refers to a performance, project report, or musical or literary composition required instead of a dissertation.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Title

A5. Please choose the field number from the Field of Study foldout on pages 16 and 17 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

2

A6. Was your dissertation research interdisciplinary?

n
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A7

Please report up to three additional fields used in your dissertation research.
Please choose the field number from the
Field of Study foldout on pages 16 and 17 that
best matches your field of dissertation research.

Field 2

nnn

Field number, see foldout

Field 3

nnn

Field number, see foldout

Field 4

nnn

Field number, see foldout

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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.

Name of field

Name of field

Name of field

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

A8. How many years were you:

a. taking courses or prepaing for exams for this doctoral degree (including a master’s degree, if that was part of your doctoral
program)?

nn

Years (round to whole years)

b. working on your dissertation after coursework and exams (non-course related preparation and research, writing and defense)?

nn

Years (round to whole years)

A9. Was there any time between the year you entered your doctoral program and the award of your doctorate that you were not
working on your degree (that is, not taking courses or working on your dissertation)?

n
n
If yes, how many years were you not working on your degree?
Yes

1

nn

2

No

Years (round to whole years)

3

 Part A2 - EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
A10. Did you earn college credit from a community or two-year college?

n
1

Yes

2

n No

ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE(S)

n

A11. Have you received an associate’s degree (e.g., AA, AS) or equivalent?
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A12 on PAGE 5

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 foldout on pages 16 and 17 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 A12 on PAGE 5

Second Associate’s Degree

Third Associate’s Degree

Institution

_____________________________________________________

Institution

_____________________________________________________

Branch or city

_____________________________________________________

State or U.S. territory

_____________________________________________________

Branch or city

_____________________________________________________

State or U.S. territory

_____________________________________________________

Country
Field number, see foldout

_____________________________________________________

Country

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Field number, see foldout

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year started

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year started

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year granted

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year granted

_____________________________________________________

4

BACHELOR’S DEGREE(S)

n

A12. Have you received a bachelor’s degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB) or equivalent?
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A13 on PAGE 6

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 foldout on pages 16 and 17 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 foldout on pages 16 and 17 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 A13 on PAGE 6

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

_____________________________________________________

5

A13. 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

A14. Have you received a master’s degree (e.g., MS, MA, MBA) or equivalent?
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A15 on PAGE 7

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 foldout on pages 16 and 17 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 towards 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 A15 on PAGE 7

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

_____________________________________________________

6

PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL DEGREE
A15. 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 level degree

2

Yes, I have already earned a professional doctoral level degree

3

No GO TO A16 BELOW

a. Please provide the following information for your professional level 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 level 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

A16. Please indicate whether each of the following was a source
of financial support for your educational and living expenses
during graduate school.

A17. Based on the total amount of financial support provided,

which of the sources from A16 were your primary and
secondary sources of support?

Mark (X) Yes or No for each

n

Include sources of support for all graduate-level degree programs (master’s
and doctoral).

a Fellowship, scholarship

Yes
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

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

Enter letters of primary and secondary sources
1

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

2

n

Primary source of support
Secondary source of support

n Mark (X) if no secondary source

A18. When you receive your doctoral degree, how much

money will you owe that is directly related to your

undergraduate and graduate education?
Mark (X) one in each column

a UNDERGRADUATE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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
7

 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

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

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

Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4

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

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

8

GO TO POSTDOC OR OTHER TRAINING on PAGE 9
GO TO EMPLOYED OTHER THAN POSTDOC
OR TRAINING on PAGE 10

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

 POSTDOC OR OTHER TRAINING (if

you checked Box 1 in B2)

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

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

Mark (X) one

EDUCATION

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

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

n
n
n
n

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

U.S. community or two-year college

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

5

Foreign educational institution

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

6

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

GOVERNMENT (other than educational institution)

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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

n
n
n
n
7

Foreign government

8

U.S. federal government

9

U.S. state government

10

U.S. local government

PRIVATE OR NONPROFIT SECTOR
(other than educational institution)

13
14

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

b.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

n
2

c.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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
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

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

Innnnnnnn
which currency did you report your salary above?

Mark (X) one

Geographic location:

1

5

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.

Organization:

n . . . . . . n

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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

n

4

Mark (X) one

12

3

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

11

a.

Management or administration . . . . . . . . 3

2

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

n Nonprofit organization

(including private foundation)
n Industry (for profit)

OTHER
n Self-employed
n Other - Specify nnnnnnnnnnn

Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1

2

9

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

n Yes . . . . . . . n No

1

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

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

B9. How many months does this salary cover?

Number of Months (1-12)

nn

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

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

B10. Is your employment considered military service?

n
n
1

Yes

2

No

B12. Please name the organization and geographic location

where you will work.
a.

Organization:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

b. Geographic location:
Mark (X) one

B11. What one type of principal employer will you

be working for?

n In the United States

1

Mark (X) one

EDUCATION

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 two-year college

5

Foreign educational institution

6

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

GOVERNMENT (other than educational institution)

n
n
n
n

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

2

Foreign government

8

U.S. federal government

9

U.S. state government

U.S. local government

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

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

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

10

B13. What will be your primary and secondary work activities?

PRIVATE OR NONPROFIT SECTOR
(other than educational institution)

n Nonprofit organization

(including private foundation)
n Industry (for profit)

OTHER
n Self-employed
n Other - Specify nnnnnnnnnnn
11

12

13
14

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

7

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

10

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

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

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

1
2
3
4

n
n
n
n

n . . . . . . n
5

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
n
No secondary work activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B14. 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.

B15. How many months does this salary cover?

Innnnnnnn
which currency did you report your salary above?
n
n
1

U.S. Dollars

2

Another currency - please specify

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

Mark (X) one

n
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

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

B16. Is your position with the same employer you worked

for during your doctoral studies or before you

started your doctoral studies?

nnnnnnnn

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

No

3

GO TO PART C

GO TO PART C

Part C - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
C4. What is the highest educational attainment of your
parents or guardians?

C1. Are you male or female?

n
1

Male

2

n Female

C2. What is your current marital status?

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

5 years of age or younger . . . .

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

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

n
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, JD, D.Min, Psy.D., etc.)

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

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

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C5. Where is your place of birth?

Write in number of dependents
in each age range

High school/secondary school graduate . . . . . . . . 2

Yes

1

Less than high school/secondary school graduate . 1

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

Mark (X) one for each parent
a MOTHER
b FATHER

Mark (X) one

n
1

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

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Outside the United States
Write in name of country:

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C6. What is your date of birth?

Month

nn

Day

nn

Year

C10. In what state or country was the high school/secondary

school that you last attended?

n1 n9 nn

Mark (X) one

n
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C7. What is your citizenship status?

Mark (X) one

U.S. CITIZEN

1
2

n Since birth
n Naturalized

n
2

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

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Outside the United States
Write in name of country:

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TO
C8

GO
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C9

C11. Are you Hispanic or Latino?

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

NON-U.S. CITIZEN
3
4

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

Mark (X) one

C8. (If a U.S. citizen) Do you hold dual citizenship with
another country?

n
1

n
2

Yes
Specify other country of citizenship:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
No

3
4
5

C12. What is your racial background?
Mark (X) one or more

n

Specify present country of citizenship:

1

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

2

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

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

GO
TO
C10

C9. (If a non-U.S. citizen) Of which country are you a citizen?

1

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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

2
3
4
5

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

C13. 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

SLIGHT

n . . . . . . .

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

3 WALKING without human or mechanical assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . . .
or using stairs

4 LIFTING or carrying something as heavy as 10 pounds, . . . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . . .
such as a bag of groceries

5 CONCENTRATING, REMEMBERING, or MAKING DECISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . . .
because of a physical, mental or emotional condition
1 SEEING words or letters in ordinary newsprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

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

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

C14.

C17. 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 C13, and go to Question C16.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

C15. 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

C16. 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
-

-

C18. Please provide the name and address of a person who

is likely to know where you can be reached in case

your address changes in the near future.

REMINDER: ALL INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE
TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL and used only for research or
statistical purposes by your doctoral institution, the survey sponsors,
their contractors, and collaborating researchers for the purpose of
analyzing data, preparing scientific reports and articles, and selecting
samples for a limited number of carefully defined follow-up studies.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Name of person who will know where you can be reached

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Street Address

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

City/State/Country/ZIP or Postal Code

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Email Address

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

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

810
812
807
822
808
815

845
833
825
830
835
806

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

TEACHER EDUCATION
858 Adult & Continuing Teacher Education
852 Elementary Teacher Education

850 Pre-elementary/Early Childhood Teacher Education

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

874
OTHER EDUCATION
895 Workforce Education and Development

Educational/Instructional Media Design
Educational/Instructional Technology
Educational Leadership
Educational Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY)
Educational Policy Analysis
Educational Statistics/Research Methods

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

898 Education, General

Higher Education/Evaluation & Research
International Education
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
303 Agricultural Engineering
333 Engineering Science
306 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering
336 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
366
312 Chemical Engineering
337 Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering
369
315 Civil Engineering
339 Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
316
318 Communications Engineering
342 Materials Science Engineering
372
321 Computer Engineering
345 Mechanical Engineering
373
324 Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering 348 Metallurgical Engineering
398
376 Engineering Management & Administration
357 Nuclear Engineering
399
327 Engineering Mechanics
360 Ocean Engineering

Operations Research (also in MATHEMATICS
& in BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)
Petroleum Engineering
Polymer & Plastics Engineering
Structural Engineering
Systems Engineering
Transportation & Highway Engineering
Engineering, General
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

OTHER HUMANITIES
770 American/U.S. Studies
773 Archaeology
776 Art History/Criticism/Conservation
792 Bible/Biblical Studies
796 Dance
795 Drama/Theater Arts

784 Ethics
778 Film/Cinema/Video Studies
777 Jewish/Judaic Studies & History
780 Music
786 Music Theory & Composition
787 Music Performance

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

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

LIFE SCIENCES

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES/NATURAL RESOURCES
000 Agricultural Economics
043 Food Science
030
025 Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding
044 Food Science & Technology, Other
020 Agronomy & Crop Science
066 Forest Sciences & Biology
039
010 Animal Nutrition
070 Forest/Resources Management
046
014 Animal Science, Poultry (or Avian)
079 Forestry & Related Science, Other
049
019 Animal Science, Other
050 Horticulture Science
080
081 Environmental Science
074 Natural Resources/Conservation
072
055 Fishing & Fisheries Sciences/Management
003 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics (also in 098
SOCIAL SCIENCES)
099

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

LIFE SCIENCES (continued)

BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
130 Anatomy
110 Bacteriology
100 Biochemistry (see also PHYSICAL SCIENCES:

Chemistry, Other)
102 Bioinformatics
103 Biomedical Sciences
133 Biometrics & Biostatistics
105 Biophysics (also in PHYSICS)
107 Biotechnology
129 Botany/Plant Biology
158 Cancer Biology
136 Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology
104 Computational Biology
142 Developmental Biology/Embryology

HEALTH SCIENCES
210 Environmental Health
227 Gerontology (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)
280 Health and Behavior
217 Health Policy Analysis
213 Health Services Research
212 Health Systems/Service Administration

139 Ecology
175 Pathology, Human & Animal
145 Endocrinology
180 Pharmacology, Human & Animal
148 Entomology
185 Physiology, Human & Animal
167 Environmental Toxicology
115 Plant Genetics
134 Epidemiology
120 Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in
137 Evolutionary Biology
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
170 Genetics/Genomics, Human & Animal
125 Plant Physiology
151 Immunology
155 Structural Biology
152 Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
169 Toxicology
157 Microbiology
168 Virology
154 Molecular Biology
188 Wildlife Biology
159 Molecular Medicine
189 Zoology
160 Neurosciences & Neurobiology
198 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, General
163 Nutrition Sciences
199 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Other
166 Parasitology
222
240
230
207
215

Kinesiology/Exercise Physiology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nursing Science
Oral Biology/Oral Pathology
Public Health

245
200
250
298
299

Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Veterinary Sciences
Health Sciences, General
Health Sciences, Other

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

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

OCEAN/MARINE SCIENCES
585 Hydrology & Water Resources
590 Oceanography, Chemical & Physical

595 Marine Sciences
599 Ocean/Marine, Other

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

564 Particle (Elementary) Physics

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

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

PSYCHOLOGY
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

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
655 Anthropology, Cultural
651 Gender and Women’s Studies
650 Anthropology, General
670 Geography
656 Anthropology, Physical and Biological
684 Gerontology (also in HEALTH SCIENCES)
652 Area/Ethnic/Cultural Studies
674 International Relations/Affairs
657 Criminal Justice & Corrections
675 Applied Linguistics
658 Criminology
676 Linguistics
662 Demography/Population Studies
665 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics (also in
668 Econometrics AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
667 Economics
685 Natural Resource/Environmental Policy

678 Political Science & Government
682 Public Policy Analysis
686 Sociology
690 Statistics (also in MATHEMATICS)
694 Urban Affairs/Studies
695 Urban/City, Community & Regional Planning
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
984 Theology/Religious Education (see also OTHER
974 Parks/Sports/Rec./Leisure/Fitness
HUMANITIES: Religion/Religious Studies, Ethics)
976 Public Administration
989 Other Fields, Not Elsewhere Classified
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 in the space below.
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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