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| Table 6.6. Percentage of master's and doctoral degrees conferred in total and to American Indians/Alaska Natives by degree-granting institutions, by the most popular fields of study: 2005–06 |
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| Degree type and field of study | All students | American Indians/ Alaska Natives |
|---|---|---|
| Master's degrees | ||
| Business | 23.0 | 20.1 |
| Computer and information sciences | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| Education | 27.5 | 31.5 |
| Engineering and engineering technologies | 5.3 | 2.9 |
| English language and literature/letters | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Health professions and related clinical sciences | 8.1 | 9.6 |
| Psychology | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| Public administration and social services | 4.8 | 7.7 |
| Social sciences and history | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Visual and performing arts | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Doctoral degrees | ||
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 9.0 | 7.9 |
| Business | 2.7 | 5.0 |
| Education | 11.8 | 22.2 |
| Engineering and engineering-related technologies | 11.7 | 3.3 |
| Health professions and related clinical sciences | 11.1 | 7.5 |
| Physical sciences and science technologies | 7.0 | 3.8 |
| Psychology | 7.7 | 16.3 |
| Social sciences and history | 6.1 | 9.2 |
| NOTE: Detail do not sum to totals because colleges and universities conferred degrees in many other fields not shown separately. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2007, based on 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2006. |
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