This statistic shows the most common fields of study among science and engineering (S&E) graduates in the United States in 2017. In 2017, 39.3 percent of S&E graduates had studied a subject within the social sciences.
Distribution of science and engineering graduates in the United States in 2017, by field of study
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Undergraduates
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National Science Foundation. (September 26, 2019). Distribution of science and engineering graduates in the United States in 2017, by field of study [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829048/distribution-of-science-and-engineering-graduates-in-the-us-by-field-of-study/
National Science Foundation. "Distribution of science and engineering graduates in the United States in 2017, by field of study." Chart. September 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829048/distribution-of-science-and-engineering-graduates-in-the-us-by-field-of-study/
National Science Foundation. (2019). Distribution of science and engineering graduates in the United States in 2017, by field of study. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829048/distribution-of-science-and-engineering-graduates-in-the-us-by-field-of-study/
National Science Foundation. "Distribution of Science and Engineering Graduates in The United States in 2017, by Field of Study." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829048/distribution-of-science-and-engineering-graduates-in-the-us-by-field-of-study/
National Science Foundation, Distribution of science and engineering graduates in the United States in 2017, by field of study Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829048/distribution-of-science-and-engineering-graduates-in-the-us-by-field-of-study/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Distribution of science and engineering graduates in the United States in 2017, by field of study [Graph], National Science Foundation, September 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/829048/distribution-of-science-and-engineering-graduates-in-the-us-by-field-of-study/