Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards
by State and Major Field: 2002

Sources: National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf04303/secta.htm and the U.S. Census Bureau www.census.gov

A table presenting 2001 S&E Doctoral awards is available at http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/110802t.htm

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State
2002 S&E Doctorates Awarded/ 100,000 Residents
Total S&E Doctorates Awarded
Engineering Doctorates
Doctorates in Physcial Sciences
Doctorates in Earth, Atmos. & Ocean Sciences
Doctorates In Mathematics
Doctorates in Computer Sciences
Doctorates in Biological and Ag Sciences
Doctorates In Psychology & Social Sciences
Total Doctorates (including Non S&E)
2002 Population
Number
Rank
Number
Rank
Number
Rank
Number
Rank
Number
Rank
Number
Rank
Number
Rank
Number
Rank
Number
Rank
Number
Rank
(Estimate)
District of Columbia
49.40
1
282
27
37
30
27
32
1
45
11
26
9
20
56
33
141
16
463
27
570,898
Massachusetts
22.73
2
1,461
4
321
3
236
3
39
5
53
4
57
5
340
4
415
3
2,126
4
6,427,801
Rhode Island
14.68
3
157
35
15
38
29
30
15
16
17
16
7
22
32
37
42
37
231
37
1,069,725
Delaware
12.39
4
100
38
34
32
10
39
9
25
5
36
7
22
10
51
25
40
158
38
807,385
Iowa
12.05
5
354
22
90
18
43
21
8
29
21
14
7
22
109
20
76
27
576
23
2,936,760
Maryland
11.69
6
638
11
126
15
45
20
17
13
28
10
38
8
210
9
174
12
973
13
5,458,137
Utah
11.44
7
265
29
45
26
43
21
7
32
11
26
7
22
80
31
72
28
355
32
2,316,256
New York
11.09
8
2,124
2
302
4
244
2
54
2
74
2
62
3
591
2
797
2
3,373
2
19,157,532
Connecticut
10.20
9
353
23
35
31
65
14
9
25
9
31
2
36
124
18
109
22
539
24
3,460,503
Colorado
10.14
10
457
18
106
16
68
13
44
4
16
19
12
17
100
26
111
21
668
21
4,506,542
Kansas
10.13
11
275
28
41
28
34
27
3
39
13
21
4
31
85
29
95
25
410
29
2,715,884
Pennsylvania
9.79
12
1,207
6
292
5
158
7
21
11
47
5
64
2
283
5
342
5
2,000
6
12,335,091
Michigan
9.62
13
967
8
262
7
123
8
22
10
42
7
26
10
200
10
292
7
1,445
9
10,050,446
Illinois
9.60
14
1,210
5
254
8
185
4
14
18
42
7
43
7
269
6
403
4
2,110
5
12,600,620
Indiana
9.56
15
589
14
141
12
102
9
15
16
26
11
14
15
111
19
180
11
970
14
6,159,068
Wisconsin
9.56
16
520
16
87
19
61
18
14
18
22
12
19
12
181
11
136
17
848
15
5,441,196
New Mexico
9.49
17
176
34
33
33
33
28
10
24
13
21
3
33
31
38
53
33
277
35
1,855,059
California
9.20
18
3,232
1
687
1
460
1
114
1
123
1
124
1
700
1
1,024
1
4,742
1
35,116,033
Nebraska
8.67
19
150
36
14
39
17
35
0
47
3
39
1
41
64
32
51
34
259
36
1,729,180
Ohio
8.64
20
987
7
264
6
161
6
18
12
22
12
12
17
256
7
254
8
1,625
8
11,421,267
North Carolina
8.38
21
697
10
129
14
87
11
13
20
45
6
19
12
251
8
153
14
1,073
10
8,320,146
Virginia
8.27
22
603
13
144
11
63
15
34
7
17
16
32
9
131
16
182
10
1,007
12
7,293,542
Minnesota
8.03
23
403
21
83
21
38
25
12
21
11
26
13
16
104
22
142
15
727
17
5,019,720
Vermont
7.95
24
49
46
7
44
2
50
0
47
2
41
0
45
24
41
14
42
57
47
616,592
Arizona
7.64
25
417
19
83
20
60
19
31
8
11
26
5
29
102
24
125
18
714
18
5,456,453
Washington
7.58
26
460
17
102
17
43
21
17
13
18
15
12
17
162
14
106
23
651
22
6,068,996
Georgia
7.44
27
637
12
171
10
86
12
11
22
14
20
19
12
165
12
171
13
1,037
11
8,560,310
North Dakota
7.25
28
46
47
3
47
5
47
0
47
1
42
3
33
23
42
11
45
54
49
634,110
Missouri
7.21
29
409
20
70
22
63
15
9
25
13
21
6
27
128
17
120
19
681
19
5,672,579
Alabama
6.84
30
307
25
68
23
39
24
7
32
13
21
5
29
104
22
71
29
480
26
4,486,508
Wyoming
6.82
31
34
49
3
47
8
42
5
37
0
44
1
41
12
49
5
50
55
48
498,703
Texas
6.71
32
1,462
3
348
2
172
5
54
2
58
3
59
4
430
3
341
6
2,429
3
21,779,893
Oregon
6.62
33
233
31
25
35
21
33
6
35
10
30
8
21
107
21
56
31
359
31
3,521,515
Louisiana
6.54
34
293
26
40
29
30
29
11
22
12
25
7
22
99
27
94
26
528
25
4,482,646
New Hampshire
6.43
35
82
39
16
37
14
36
6
35
4
38
2
36
28
40
12
44
97
43
1,275,056
Montana
6.27
36
57
44
3
47
9
41
2
40
6
35
0
45
30
39
7
48
74
45
909,453
Hawaii
6.10
37
76
41
4
46
8
42
8
29
0
44
3
33
18
45
35
38
105
42
1,244,898
New Jersey
6.06
38
521
15
137
13
63
15
26
9
33
9
26
10
132
15
104
24
846
16
8,590,300
Tennessee
5.92
39
343
24
62
24
38
25
8
29
9
31
6
27
101
25
119
20
681
19
5,797,289
South Carolina
5.84
40
240
30
59
25
29
30
9
25
9
31
1
41
87
28
46
35
417
28
4,107,183
Oklahoma
5.61
41
196
32
44
27
12
38
16
15
3
39
2
36
48
35
71
29
374
30
3,493,714
Mississippi
4.74
42
136
37
10
42
14
36
0
47
0
44
2
36
54
34
56
31
334
34
2,871,782
South Dakota
4.73
43
36
48
2
50
3
48
2
40
0
44
0
45
16
46
13
43
72
46
761,063
Florida
4.56
44
762
9
188
9
90
10
35
6
17
16
55
6
163
13
214
9
1,948
7
16,713,149
Kentucky
4.52
45
185
33
28
34
21
33
1
45
7
34
4
31
81
30
43
36
341
33
4,092,891
West Virginia
4.50
46
81
40
20
36
6
46
0
47
5
36
0
45
23
42
27
39
147
40
1,801,873
Idaho
3.73
47
50
45
8
43
7
45
2
40
0
44
2
36
22
44
9
46
89
44
1,341,131
Alaska
2.95
48
19
51
1
51
2
50
5
37
0
44
0
45
11
50
0
51
19
51
643,786
Nevada
2.81
49
61
43
13
40
8
42
7
32
0
44
0
45
15
47
18
41
107
41
2,173,491
Arkansas
2.58
50
70
42
11
41
10
39
2
40
1
42
1
41
38
36
7
47
152
39
2,710,079
Maine
2.32
51
30
50
5
45
3
48
2
40
0
44
0
45
14
48
6
49
38
50
1,294,464
United States
8.52
24,558
5,073
3,207
780
917
811
6,571
7,199
39,955
288,368,698

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