First-Time, Full-Time Graduate Sociology Students in Selected Social Sciences, 1998 - 2009
Summary:
This graph shows first-time Fall graduate enrollments in Economics, Political Science and Public Administration, Sociology, and Anthropology over a 10 year period between 1998 and 2009. During this time, Political Science and Public Administration both experienced the largest share of first-time full-time graduate enrollment compared to other social sciences, and the largest overall increase (64.6 percent). Economics held the next largest share of first-time, full-time graduate enrollment as well as the second largest overall increase (38.5 percent), followed by Sociology and Anthropology, which increased 17.6 and 18.5 percent, respectively, within this time.
Related Data:
Source: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Post-doctorates in Science and Engineering (graduate student survey) (Arlington, VA: NSF, 2010). Retrieved from http://webcaspar.nsf.gov (September 27, 2011).
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