Table:
broad field
master's
doctoral
postdocs

2017
2018
2019
percent change 2017-19
2017
2018
2019
percent change 2017-19
2017
2018
2019
percent change 2017-19

all surveyed fields
378587
391211
408228
7.8
270525
277096
281889
4.2
64733
64783
66247
2.3

science and engineering
325925
334391
351734
7.9
255224
261165
265961
4.2
46080
45478
46769
1.5

science
229169
241327
259795
13.4
186399
190928
193896
4
38241
37564
38503
0.7

agricultural sciences
5603
5658
5629
0.5
3744
3880
3889
3.9
1024
1072
1079
5.4

biological and biomedical sciences
33926
35306
38078
12.2
51291
52627
53915
5.1
21781
21533
21847
0.3

computer and information sciences
75618
77351
84092
11.2
14291
16127
17192
20.3
854
879
878
2.8

geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences
6006
5629
5327
-11.3
6539
6704
6551
0.2
2089
1726
1778
-14.9

mathematics and statistics
16568
18073
19594
18.3
13101
13388
13565
3.5
991
982
1070
8

multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies
6923
7414
8203
18.5
2931
2924
2978
1.6
1131
980
972
-14.1

natural resources and conservation
7311
7691
8066
10.3
3568
3716
3677
3.1
731
764
806
10.3

physical sciences
6368
6075
6361
-0.1
35461
36000
36506
2.9
7211
6976
7159
-0.7

psychology
29638
35404
40838
37.8
20395
20303
20231
-0.8
1082
1145
1152
6.5

social sciences
41208
42726
43607
5.8
35078
35259
35392
0.9
1347
1507
1762
30.8

engineering
96756
93064
91939
-5
68825
70237
72065
4.7
7839
7914
8266
5.4

bioengineering and biomedical engineering
4037
4202
4335
7.4
6845
7278
7715
12.7
1398
1433
1515
8.4

chemical engineering
3292
3061
2632
-20
6874
6950
7057
2.7
1197
1142
1157
-3.3

civil engineering
13506
12729
11873
-12.1
7626
7732
7752
1.7
804
739
865
7.6

electrical, electronics, and communications engineering
29816
28108
28177
-5.5
17936
18119
18577
3.6
1170
1197
1305
11.5

engineering science, mechanics, and physics
679
729
852
25.5
1457
1428
1447
-0.7
316
354
180
-43

industrial and manufacturing engineering
12272
12389
11912
-2.9
3633
3598
3762
3.6
127
156
167
31.5

mechanical engineering
16279
15434
14861
-8.7
11149
11159
11247
0.9
1089
1069
1142
4.9

metallurgical and materials engineering
2115
2079
1974
-6.7
4426
4610
4616
4.3
550
549
642
16.7

other engineeringa
14760
14333
15323
3.8
8879
9363
9892
11.4
1188
1275
1293
8.8

health
52662
56820
56494
7.3
15301
15931
15928
4.1
18653
19305
19478
4.4

clinical medicine
25283
27494
26251
3.8
4410
4508
4571
3.7
16100
16563
16650
3.4

other health
27379
29326
30243
10.5
10891
11423
11357
4.3
2553
2742
2828
10.8

Statement: the large percentage increase in the number of postdocs in social sciences stands in sharp.
Question: which education of students had the large percentage increase in social sciences?
Answer: social sciences