Figure C-3. Bachelor's degrees awarded to racial/ethnic groups in S&E fields: 2004
NOTE: Percents refer to percentage of each racial/ethnic group earning degrees in a given field. Physical sciences include earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, special tabulations of U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Completions Survey, 2004.
White, Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaskan Native S&E bachelor's degree recipients are similarly distributed across most broad S&E fields.
- With the exception of Asians/Pacific Islanders, for whom almost half (48 percent) of all bachelor's degrees received are in S&E, about 31 percent of bachelor’s degrees earned by each racial/ethnic group are in S&E.
- A higher percentage of Asians/Pacific Islanders than of other racial/ethnic groups earned their bachelor's degrees in computer sciences, biological sciences, and engineering.
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- Table C-6. Bachelor's degrees, by field, citizenship, and race/ethnicity: 1995–2004 Excel
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- Table C-7. Racial/ethnic distribution of S&E bachelor's degrees awarded to U.S. citizen and permanent residents, by field: 1995–2004 Excel PDF
This figure will be updated as new data become available. This figure was last updated December 2006.