Table. Doctor's degrees conferred by U.S. Title IV degree-granting postsecondary institutions by race/ethnicity and field of study: 50 States and District of Columbia, academic year 1999-2000
Fields of study White non- Hispanic Black non- Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaska Native Race / ethnicity unknown Non- resident alien Total

All fields

 26471 2147 1243 2297 155 1661 10834 44808
Agricultural business and production 66 5 3 7 0 6 96 183
Agricultural sciences 269 16 9 20 0 15 323 652
Architecture and related programs 62 5 5 1 0 10 46 129
Area ethnic and cultural studies 124 19 7 8 2 24 33 217
Biological sciences / life sciences 2780 104 139 419 8 166 1251 4867
Business management and administrative services 640 54 17 61 5 42 374 1193
Communications 235 20 10 3 1 4 74 347
Computer and information sciences 289 15 13 56 0 29 375 777
Conservation and renewable natural resources 209 4 4 6 2 7 114 346
Education 4773 780 254 171 43 198 611 6830
Engineering 1948 91 86 380 5 146 2728 5384
English language and literature / letters 1230 67 47 56 6 70 152 1628
Foreign languages and literature 486 8 74 41 1 47 258 915
Health professional and related sciences 1664 109 57 235 8 81 522 2676
Home economics 234 21 8 13 1 5 75 357
Law and legal studies 10 1 0 2 0 4 57 74
Liberal/general studies and humanities 67 6 2 2 1 2 3 83
Library science 34 5 1 2 1 3 22 68
Mathematics 466 16 12 70 2 34 506 1106
Multi/interdisciplinary studies 267 20 7 19 3 14 54 384
Parks recreation leisure and fitness 102 3 2 3 1 2 21 134
Philosophy and religion 419 18 15 15 1 38 80 586
Physical sciences 2016 68 69 201 14 182 1466 4016
Protective services 36 5 2 0 0 4 5 52
Psychology 3323 220 216 181 30 177 163 4310
Public administration and services 366 56 16 24 2 13 60 537
Social sciences and history 2494 192 122 156 16 235 880 4095
Theological studies and religious vocations 1044 182 25 97 1 40 254 1643
Visual and performing arts 751 30 21 47 1 55 222 1127
Other 67 7 0 1 0 8 9 92
Note: Percentage comparisons are not included because of "Non-resident alien" category.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (December 2001), Postsecondary Institutions in the United States: Fall 2000 and Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 1999-2000 (NCES 2002-156).