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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 10.
Published in final edited form as: Hum Resour Dev Q. 2019 Mar 4;30(3):407–435. doi: 10.1002/hrdq.21343

TABLE A1.

Field of study

Field of study (major group) Field of major (minor group)
Computer and mathematical sciences Computer and information sciences
Mathematics and statistics
Biological, agricultural and environmental life sciences Agricultural and food sciences
Biological sciences
Environmental life sciences
Physical and related sciences Chemistry, except biochemistry
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Physics and astronomy
Other physical sciences
Behavior and social sciences Economics
Political and related sciences
Psychology
Sociology & anthropology
Other social sciences
Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil and architectural engineering
Electrical and computer engineering
Industrial engineering
Mechanical engineering
Other engineering
S and E-related fields Health
Science and mathematics teacher education
Technology and technical fields
Other S and E related fields
Non-S and E fields Management and administration fields
Education, except science and math teacher education
Social service and related fields
Sales and marketing fields
Art and humanities fields
Other non-S and E fields