Science and Engineering Doctorate
Awards
by
State and Major Field: 2002
Sources: National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf04303/secta.htm and the U.S. Census Bureau www.census.gov
A table presenting 2001 S&E Doctoral awards is available at http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/110802t.htm
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State |
2002
S&E Doctorates Awarded/ 100,000 Residents
|
Total
S&E Doctorates Awarded
|
Engineering
Doctorates
|
Doctorates
in Physcial Sciences
|
Doctorates
in Earth, Atmos. & Ocean Sciences
|
Doctorates
In Mathematics
|
Doctorates
in Computer Sciences
|
Doctorates
in Biological and Ag Sciences
|
Doctorates
In Psychology & Social Sciences
|
Total
Doctorates (including Non S&E)
|
2002
Population
|
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Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
(Estimate)
|
|
District of Columbia |
49.40
|
1
|
282
|
27
|
37
|
30
|
27
|
32
|
1
|
45
|
11
|
26
|
9
|
20
|
56
|
33
|
141
|
16
|
463
|
27
|
570,898
|
Massachusetts |
22.73
|
2
|
1,461
|
4
|
321
|
3
|
236
|
3
|
39
|
5
|
53
|
4
|
57
|
5
|
340
|
4
|
415
|
3
|
2,126
|
4
|
6,427,801
|
Rhode Island |
14.68
|
3
|
157
|
35
|
15
|
38
|
29
|
30
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
16
|
7
|
22
|
32
|
37
|
42
|
37
|
231
|
37
|
1,069,725
|
Delaware |
12.39
|
4
|
100
|
38
|
34
|
32
|
10
|
39
|
9
|
25
|
5
|
36
|
7
|
22
|
10
|
51
|
25
|
40
|
158
|
38
|
807,385
|
Iowa |
12.05
|
5
|
354
|
22
|
90
|
18
|
43
|
21
|
8
|
29
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
22
|
109
|
20
|
76
|
27
|
576
|
23
|
2,936,760
|
Maryland |
11.69
|
6
|
638
|
11
|
126
|
15
|
45
|
20
|
17
|
13
|
28
|
10
|
38
|
8
|
210
|
9
|
174
|
12
|
973
|
13
|
5,458,137
|
Utah |
11.44
|
7
|
265
|
29
|
45
|
26
|
43
|
21
|
7
|
32
|
11
|
26
|
7
|
22
|
80
|
31
|
72
|
28
|
355
|
32
|
2,316,256
|
New York |
11.09
|
8
|
2,124
|
2
|
302
|
4
|
244
|
2
|
54
|
2
|
74
|
2
|
62
|
3
|
591
|
2
|
797
|
2
|
3,373
|
2
|
19,157,532
|
Connecticut |
10.20
|
9
|
353
|
23
|
35
|
31
|
65
|
14
|
9
|
25
|
9
|
31
|
2
|
36
|
124
|
18
|
109
|
22
|
539
|
24
|
3,460,503
|
Colorado |
10.14
|
10
|
457
|
18
|
106
|
16
|
68
|
13
|
44
|
4
|
16
|
19
|
12
|
17
|
100
|
26
|
111
|
21
|
668
|
21
|
4,506,542
|
Kansas |
10.13
|
11
|
275
|
28
|
41
|
28
|
34
|
27
|
3
|
39
|
13
|
21
|
4
|
31
|
85
|
29
|
95
|
25
|
410
|
29
|
2,715,884
|
Pennsylvania |
9.79
|
12
|
1,207
|
6
|
292
|
5
|
158
|
7
|
21
|
11
|
47
|
5
|
64
|
2
|
283
|
5
|
342
|
5
|
2,000
|
6
|
12,335,091
|
Michigan |
9.62
|
13
|
967
|
8
|
262
|
7
|
123
|
8
|
22
|
10
|
42
|
7
|
26
|
10
|
200
|
10
|
292
|
7
|
1,445
|
9
|
10,050,446
|
Illinois |
9.60
|
14
|
1,210
|
5
|
254
|
8
|
185
|
4
|
14
|
18
|
42
|
7
|
43
|
7
|
269
|
6
|
403
|
4
|
2,110
|
5
|
12,600,620
|
Indiana |
9.56
|
15
|
589
|
14
|
141
|
12
|
102
|
9
|
15
|
16
|
26
|
11
|
14
|
15
|
111
|
19
|
180
|
11
|
970
|
14
|
6,159,068
|
Wisconsin |
9.56
|
16
|
520
|
16
|
87
|
19
|
61
|
18
|
14
|
18
|
22
|
12
|
19
|
12
|
181
|
11
|
136
|
17
|
848
|
15
|
5,441,196
|
New Mexico |
9.49
|
17
|
176
|
34
|
33
|
33
|
33
|
28
|
10
|
24
|
13
|
21
|
3
|
33
|
31
|
38
|
53
|
33
|
277
|
35
|
1,855,059
|
California |
9.20
|
18
|
3,232
|
1
|
687
|
1
|
460
|
1
|
114
|
1
|
123
|
1
|
124
|
1
|
700
|
1
|
1,024
|
1
|
4,742
|
1
|
35,116,033
|
Nebraska |
8.67
|
19
|
150
|
36
|
14
|
39
|
17
|
35
|
0
|
47
|
3
|
39
|
1
|
41
|
64
|
32
|
51
|
34
|
259
|
36
|
1,729,180
|
Ohio |
8.64
|
20
|
987
|
7
|
264
|
6
|
161
|
6
|
18
|
12
|
22
|
12
|
12
|
17
|
256
|
7
|
254
|
8
|
1,625
|
8
|
11,421,267
|
North Carolina |
8.38
|
21
|
697
|
10
|
129
|
14
|
87
|
11
|
13
|
20
|
45
|
6
|
19
|
12
|
251
|
8
|
153
|
14
|
1,073
|
10
|
8,320,146
|
Virginia |
8.27
|
22
|
603
|
13
|
144
|
11
|
63
|
15
|
34
|
7
|
17
|
16
|
32
|
9
|
131
|
16
|
182
|
10
|
1,007
|
12
|
7,293,542
|
Minnesota |
8.03
|
23
|
403
|
21
|
83
|
21
|
38
|
25
|
12
|
21
|
11
|
26
|
13
|
16
|
104
|
22
|
142
|
15
|
727
|
17
|
5,019,720
|
Vermont |
7.95
|
24
|
49
|
46
|
7
|
44
|
2
|
50
|
0
|
47
|
2
|
41
|
0
|
45
|
24
|
41
|
14
|
42
|
57
|
47
|
616,592
|
Arizona |
7.64
|
25
|
417
|
19
|
83
|
20
|
60
|
19
|
31
|
8
|
11
|
26
|
5
|
29
|
102
|
24
|
125
|
18
|
714
|
18
|
5,456,453
|
Washington |
7.58
|
26
|
460
|
17
|
102
|
17
|
43
|
21
|
17
|
13
|
18
|
15
|
12
|
17
|
162
|
14
|
106
|
23
|
651
|
22
|
6,068,996
|
Georgia |
7.44
|
27
|
637
|
12
|
171
|
10
|
86
|
12
|
11
|
22
|
14
|
20
|
19
|
12
|
165
|
12
|
171
|
13
|
1,037
|
11
|
8,560,310
|
North Dakota |
7.25
|
28
|
46
|
47
|
3
|
47
|
5
|
47
|
0
|
47
|
1
|
42
|
3
|
33
|
23
|
42
|
11
|
45
|
54
|
49
|
634,110
|
Missouri |
7.21
|
29
|
409
|
20
|
70
|
22
|
63
|
15
|
9
|
25
|
13
|
21
|
6
|
27
|
128
|
17
|
120
|
19
|
681
|
19
|
5,672,579
|
Alabama |
6.84
|
30
|
307
|
25
|
68
|
23
|
39
|
24
|
7
|
32
|
13
|
21
|
5
|
29
|
104
|
22
|
71
|
29
|
480
|
26
|
4,486,508
|
Wyoming |
6.82
|
31
|
34
|
49
|
3
|
47
|
8
|
42
|
5
|
37
|
0
|
44
|
1
|
41
|
12
|
49
|
5
|
50
|
55
|
48
|
498,703
|
Texas |
6.71
|
32
|
1,462
|
3
|
348
|
2
|
172
|
5
|
54
|
2
|
58
|
3
|
59
|
4
|
430
|
3
|
341
|
6
|
2,429
|
3
|
21,779,893
|
Oregon |
6.62
|
33
|
233
|
31
|
25
|
35
|
21
|
33
|
6
|
35
|
10
|
30
|
8
|
21
|
107
|
21
|
56
|
31
|
359
|
31
|
3,521,515
|
Louisiana |
6.54
|
34
|
293
|
26
|
40
|
29
|
30
|
29
|
11
|
22
|
12
|
25
|
7
|
22
|
99
|
27
|
94
|
26
|
528
|
25
|
4,482,646
|
New Hampshire |
6.43
|
35
|
82
|
39
|
16
|
37
|
14
|
36
|
6
|
35
|
4
|
38
|
2
|
36
|
28
|
40
|
12
|
44
|
97
|
43
|
1,275,056
|
Montana |
6.27
|
36
|
57
|
44
|
3
|
47
|
9
|
41
|
2
|
40
|
6
|
35
|
0
|
45
|
30
|
39
|
7
|
48
|
74
|
45
|
909,453
|
Hawaii |
6.10
|
37
|
76
|
41
|
4
|
46
|
8
|
42
|
8
|
29
|
0
|
44
|
3
|
33
|
18
|
45
|
35
|
38
|
105
|
42
|
1,244,898
|
New Jersey |
6.06
|
38
|
521
|
15
|
137
|
13
|
63
|
15
|
26
|
9
|
33
|
9
|
26
|
10
|
132
|
15
|
104
|
24
|
846
|
16
|
8,590,300
|
Tennessee |
5.92
|
39
|
343
|
24
|
62
|
24
|
38
|
25
|
8
|
29
|
9
|
31
|
6
|
27
|
101
|
25
|
119
|
20
|
681
|
19
|
5,797,289
|
South Carolina |
5.84
|
40
|
240
|
30
|
59
|
25
|
29
|
30
|
9
|
25
|
9
|
31
|
1
|
41
|
87
|
28
|
46
|
35
|
417
|
28
|
4,107,183
|
Oklahoma |
5.61
|
41
|
196
|
32
|
44
|
27
|
12
|
38
|
16
|
15
|
3
|
39
|
2
|
36
|
48
|
35
|
71
|
29
|
374
|
30
|
3,493,714
|
Mississippi |
4.74
|
42
|
136
|
37
|
10
|
42
|
14
|
36
|
0
|
47
|
0
|
44
|
2
|
36
|
54
|
34
|
56
|
31
|
334
|
34
|
2,871,782
|
South Dakota |
4.73
|
43
|
36
|
48
|
2
|
50
|
3
|
48
|
2
|
40
|
0
|
44
|
0
|
45
|
16
|
46
|
13
|
43
|
72
|
46
|
761,063
|
Florida |
4.56
|
44
|
762
|
9
|
188
|
9
|
90
|
10
|
35
|
6
|
17
|
16
|
55
|
6
|
163
|
13
|
214
|
9
|
1,948
|
7
|
16,713,149
|
Kentucky |
4.52
|
45
|
185
|
33
|
28
|
34
|
21
|
33
|
1
|
45
|
7
|
34
|
4
|
31
|
81
|
30
|
43
|
36
|
341
|
33
|
4,092,891
|
West Virginia |
4.50
|
46
|
81
|
40
|
20
|
36
|
6
|
46
|
0
|
47
|
5
|
36
|
0
|
45
|
23
|
42
|
27
|
39
|
147
|
40
|
1,801,873
|
Idaho |
3.73
|
47
|
50
|
45
|
8
|
43
|
7
|
45
|
2
|
40
|
0
|
44
|
2
|
36
|
22
|
44
|
9
|
46
|
89
|
44
|
1,341,131
|
Alaska |
2.95
|
48
|
19
|
51
|
1
|
51
|
2
|
50
|
5
|
37
|
0
|
44
|
0
|
45
|
11
|
50
|
0
|
51
|
19
|
51
|
643,786
|
Nevada |
2.81
|
49
|
61
|
43
|
13
|
40
|
8
|
42
|
7
|
32
|
0
|
44
|
0
|
45
|
15
|
47
|
18
|
41
|
107
|
41
|
2,173,491
|
Arkansas |
2.58
|
50
|
70
|
42
|
11
|
41
|
10
|
39
|
2
|
40
|
1
|
42
|
1
|
41
|
38
|
36
|
7
|
47
|
152
|
39
|
2,710,079
|
Maine |
2.32
|
51
|
30
|
50
|
5
|
45
|
3
|
48
|
2
|
40
|
0
|
44
|
0
|
45
|
14
|
48
|
6
|
49
|
38
|
50
|
1,294,464
|
United States |
8.52
|
24,558
|
5,073
|
3,207
|
780
|
917
|
811
|
6,571
|
7,199
|
39,955
|
288,368,698
|
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