Figure E-2. Minority share of S&E master's degrees awarded to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, by race/ethnicity: 1989–2005
NOTE: National data not available for 1999.
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, 1989–2005.
The number of S&E master's degrees earned by Asians/Pacific Islanders, blacks, Hispanics, and American Indians/Alaskan Natives increased since 1989.
- The percentage of S&E master's degrees awarded increased for all minority groups since 1989.
- The proportion of S&E master's degrees awarded to blacks and Hispanics more than doubled, from 3% to 9% and from 3% to 6%, respectively, from 1989 to 2005.
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- Table E-3. Master's degrees, by field, citizenship, and race/ethnicity: 1996–2005 Excel
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- Table E-4. Racial/ethnic distribution of S&E master's degrees awarded to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, by field: 1996–2005 Excel PDF
This figure will be updated as new data become available. This figure was last updated May 2008.