Table A-5. Science, engineering, and health organizational units in master's-granting institutions, by detailed field: 2010–15
| Field |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014olda |
2014newa |
2015 |
| All surveyed fields |
1,435 |
1,366 |
1,385 |
1,412 |
1,384 |
1,705 |
1,696 |
| Science and engineering |
1,272 |
1,223 |
1,237 |
1,273 |
1,241 |
1,520 |
1,510 |
| Science |
1,090 |
1,056 |
1,075 |
1,104 |
1,087 |
1,338 |
1,340 |
| Agricultural sciences |
46 |
46 |
50 |
45 |
43 |
61 |
63 |
| Biological sciences |
181 |
182 |
184 |
186 |
186 |
236 |
229 |
| Anatomy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Biochemistry |
6 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| Biology |
105 |
103 |
101 |
103 |
100 |
117 |
113 |
| Biometry and epidemiology |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
10 |
| Biophysics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Botany and plant biology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cell and molecular biology |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Ecology |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| Entomology and parasitology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Genetics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Microbiology, immunology, and virology |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
| Nutrition |
16 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
21 |
19 |
| Pathology |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Pharmacology and toxicology |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Physiology |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
9 |
| Zoology |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Biosciences nec |
29 |
27 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
48 |
50 |
| Communication |
46 |
50 |
56 |
58 |
59 |
70 |
73 |
| Computer sciences |
113 |
105 |
105 |
110 |
107 |
140 |
136 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
50 |
50 |
49 |
47 |
45 |
55 |
57 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Geosciences |
28 |
29 |
29 |
27 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
| Ocean sciences |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
13 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec |
15 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
| Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
14 |
13 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
78 |
75 |
76 |
74 |
70 |
85 |
84 |
| Mathematics and applied mathematics |
72 |
69 |
69 |
67 |
63 |
76 |
74 |
| Statistics |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
47 |
32 |
31 |
37 |
36 |
52 |
49 |
| Neurobiology and neuroscience |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
| Physical sciences |
72 |
70 |
64 |
70 |
69 |
73 |
75 |
| Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Chemistry |
49 |
47 |
43 |
45 |
43 |
45 |
46 |
| Physics |
17 |
19 |
17 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
24 |
| Physical sciences nec |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
| Psychology |
181 |
176 |
181 |
196 |
199 |
236 |
237 |
| Clinical psychology |
32 |
27 |
30 |
33 |
33 |
38 |
38 |
| Psychology, general |
58 |
54 |
56 |
51 |
54 |
69 |
70 |
| Psychology nec |
91 |
95 |
95 |
112 |
112 |
129 |
129 |
| Social sciences |
261 |
256 |
268 |
270 |
257 |
311 |
319 |
| Agricultural economics |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Anthropology |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
21 |
19 |
| Economics (except agricultural) |
21 |
22 |
24 |
21 |
23 |
26 |
26 |
| Geography |
23 |
21 |
22 |
24 |
22 |
24 |
24 |
| History and philosophy of science |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Linguistics |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
| Political science and government |
84 |
86 |
93 |
95 |
88 |
111 |
116 |
| Sociology |
29 |
28 |
26 |
28 |
26 |
32 |
32 |
| Sociology and anthropology |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Social sciences nec |
76 |
71 |
75 |
75 |
71 |
88 |
91 |
| Engineering |
182 |
167 |
162 |
169 |
154 |
182 |
170 |
| Aerospace engineering |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Agricultural engineering |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Architecture |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Biomedical engineering |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| Chemical engineering |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Civil engineering |
32 |
30 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
34 |
28 |
| Electrical engineering |
47 |
41 |
42 |
47 |
45 |
52 |
50 |
| Engineering science, mechanics, and physics |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
32 |
26 |
23 |
22 |
20 |
24 |
24 |
| Mechanical engineering |
25 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
28 |
27 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Mining engineering |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nuclear engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Petroleum engineering |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Engineering nec |
23 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
19 |
23 |
21 |
| Health |
163 |
143 |
148 |
139 |
143 |
185 |
186 |
| Clinical medicine |
28 |
29 |
30 |
34 |
32 |
49 |
52 |
| Anesthesiology |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cardiovascular science |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Endocrinology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Gastroenterology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hematology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Neurology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oncology and cancer research |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ophthalmology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Otorhinolaryngology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pediatrics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Preventive medicine and community health |
24 |
26 |
26 |
29 |
30 |
44 |
45 |
| Psychiatry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pulmonary disease |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Radiology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Surgery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Clinical medicine nec |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Other health |
135 |
114 |
118 |
105 |
111 |
136 |
134 |
| Communication disorders sciences |
54 |
54 |
54 |
50 |
53 |
60 |
65 |
| Dental sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Nursing science |
26 |
14 |
14 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
7 |
| Pharmaceutical sciences |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
| Veterinary sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Other health nec |
52 |
44 |
48 |
44 |
45 |
56 |
51 |
