Doctorate participation data

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General

Since 2005, the percentage of women awarded PhD’s in Economics has hovered around 32 percent, a similar rate to that of undergraduates. This demonstrates that between undergraduate economic programs and graduate economic programs, the Economics pipeline isn’t necessarily “leaky.” Therefore, the percentage of women gaining doctorate degrees in Economics may be more dependent on undergraduate retention rates of women, suggesting a need for a higher focus on encouraging female participation in Economics at an undergraduate level rather than a doctoral level.

Unfortunately, very few PhD’s in economics are awarded to underrepresented minorities. The percentages are lower than the participation rates at an undergraduate level but not by a large amount, suggesting once again that the "leak" in the pipeline occurs at the undergraduate level rather than the doctoral level.

Secondary Sources

http://www.aeaweb.org/committees/CSMGEP/statistics/

http://www.aeaweb.org/committees/CSMGEP/resources/newsletter/08/economic_faculties.html

Race

In 2011, the doctorate degrees awarded to underrepresented minorities in Economics, Political Science, and the STEM fields varied significantly. Black students earned 4% of the doctorate degrees in Economics, whereas Black students earned 10% of the doctorate degrees in Political Science and 5% of the doctorate degrees in STEM fields. The percentage of Hispanic students earning doctorate degrees in Economics is fairly close to the percentage of Hispanic students earning doctorate degrees in STEM fields and in Political Science (5%).

DoctorateDegreeSS.pngDocEcon.pngDoctorateDegreeSTEM.png Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES); Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System(IPEDS) Completions, 1995-2011 (Washington , D.C.: NCES, 2013). Includes only U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Created by data provided by WebCaspar.

Gender

Similar to the undergraduate level, women are significantly underrepresented at the doctorate level in Economics when compared to the STEM fields and to the Social Sciences. In 2011, women earned 35% of the doctorate degrees in Economics. In contrast, in Political Science and STEM fields, women earned 44% and 40% of the research/scholarship doctorate degrees, respectively.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES); Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System(IPEDS) Completions, 1995-2011 (Washington , D.C.: NCES, 2013). Includes U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents. Created by data provided by WebCaspar.