Table 7.7. Percentage of master's and doctoral degrees conferred in total and to American Indian/Alaska Natives by degree-granting institutions in the most popular fields of study: 2002-03
Field of study
Total
American Indian/Alaska Native
Master's degrees
Business
24.9
19.1
Computer and information sciences
3.8
1.7
Education
28.8
34.1
Engineering and engineering technologies
6.0
2.9
English language and literature/letters
1.4
1.6
Health professions and related clinical sciences
8.3
10.2
Psychology
3.3
4.5
Public administration and social services
5.1
8.7
Social sciences and history
2.9
2.5
Visual and performing arts
2.3
1.9
Doctoral degrees
Biological sciences/life sciences
10.9
6.1
Business
2.7
1.5
Education
14.9
25.0
Engineering and engineering-related technologies
11.6
6.6
Health professions/related sciences
7.2
6.1
Physical sciences and science technologies
8.4
3.6
Psychology
10.5
19.9
Social sciences and history
8.4
13.3
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2004 (forthcoming), based on Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2003.
