Table 54. Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and doctoral degree type: 2014
Field
Total
Doctoral degreea
Professional degreea
Dual degreea
Doctoral degree type unknowna
All surveyed fields
23,706
16,858
1,781
395
4,672
Science and engineering
17,419
13,247
715
185
3,272
Science
14,674
11,085
670
168
2,751
Agricultural sciences
616
479
13
2
122
Biological sciences
6,841
4,899
455
119
1,368
Anatomy
87
62
12
5
8
Biochemistry
708
530
20
5
153
Biology
587
516
20
5
46
Biometry and epidemiology
324
153
8
1
162
Biophysics
57
56
1
0
0
Botany and plant biology
236
197
7
0
32
Cell and molecular biology
611
490
38
10
73
Ecology
52
29
0
0
23
Entomology and parasitology
100
87
2
0
11
Genetics
402
279
26
6
91
Microbiology, immunology, and virology
822
515
41
15
251
Nutrition
166
94
13
0
59
Pathology
506
347
79
11
69
Pharmacology and toxicology
427
338
31
15
43
Physiology
507
334
59
23
91
Zoology
24
17
1
0
6
Biosciences nec
1,225
855
97
23
250
Communication
34
29
1
2
2
Computer sciences
450
354
14
10
72
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
1,500
1,266
16
8
210
Atmospheric sciences
325
243
2
0
80
Geosciences
571
488
5
8
70
Ocean sciences
315
273
5
0
37
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec
289
262
4
0
23
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences
59
54
4
0
1
Mathematics and statistics
221
198
2
0
21
Mathematics and applied mathematics
195
178
1
0
16
Statistics
26
20
1
0
5
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies
661
429
41
1
190
Neurobiology and neuroscience
666
515
65
9
77
Physical sciences
2,445
1,984
19
4
438
Astronomy and astrophysics
416
306
1
0
109
Chemistry
940
819
7
3
111
Physics
1,003
798
11
1
193
Physical sciences nec
86
61
0
0
25
Psychology
411
342
9
6
54
Clinical psychology
23
21
2
0
0
Psychology, general
219
162
5
4
48
Psychology nec
169
159
2
2
6
Social sciences
770
536
31
7
196
Agricultural economics
29
22
0
1
6
Anthropology
90
76
1
2
11
Economics (except agricultural)
66
47
6
0
13
Geography
54
46
4
0
4
History and philosophy of science
9
7
0
0
2
Linguistics
12
10
0
0
2
Political science and government
285
137
17
3
128
Sociology
56
49
1
0
6
Sociology and anthropology
0
0
0
0
0
Social sciences nec
169
142
2
1
24
Engineering
2,745
2,162
45
17
521
Aerospace engineering
43
39
0
0
4
Agricultural engineering
55
37
1
0
17
Architecture
5
4
1
0
0
Biomedical engineering
322
229
12
13
68
Chemical engineering
276
240
1
0
35
Civil engineering
313
246
6
1
60
Electrical engineering
459
367
13
0
79
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics
192
169
0
0
23
Industrial and manufacturing engineering
90
66
0
0
24
Mechanical engineering
438
344
8
1
85
Metallurgical and materials engineering
279
242
3
0
34
Mining engineering
8
8
0
0
0
Nuclear engineering
34
32
0
0
2
Petroleum engineering
63
63
0
0
0
Engineering nec
168
76
0
2
90
Health
6,287
3,611
1,066
210
1,400
Clinical medicine
5,098
2,796
908
192
1,202
Anesthesiology
143
90
28
8
17
Cardiovascular science
271
143
74
17
37
Endocrinology
118
65
26
1
26
Gastroenterology
96
60
19
2
15
Hematology
165
109
29
8
19
Neurology
329
188
70
5
66
Obstetrics and gynecology
121
55
32
2
32
Oncology and cancer research
511
314
100
39
58
Ophthalmology
231
127
40
3
61
Otorhinolaryngology
68
30
8
3
27
Pediatrics
420
237
47
7
129
Preventive medicine and community health
546
206
27
5
308
Psychiatry
169
122
24
0
23
Pulmonary disease
99
66
15
3
15
Radiology
336
189
48
16
83
Surgery
430
220
99
30
81
Clinical medicine nec
1,045
575
222
43
205
Other health
1,189
815
158
18
198
Communication disorders sciences
68
46
9
0
13
Dental sciences
82
59
13
3
7
Nursing science
56
40
2
7
7
Pharmaceutical sciences
347
302
10
2
33
Veterinary sciences
250
134
70
6
40
Other health nec
386
234
54
0
98