Table A-5. Science, engineering, and health organizational units in master's-granting institutions, by detailed field: 2009–14
Field |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014olda |
2014newa |
All surveyed fields |
1,420 |
1,435 |
1,366 |
1,385 |
1,412 |
1,384 |
1,705 |
Science and engineering |
1,246 |
1,272 |
1,223 |
1,237 |
1,273 |
1,241 |
1,520 |
Science |
1,058 |
1,090 |
1,056 |
1,075 |
1,104 |
1,087 |
1,338 |
Agricultural sciences |
45 |
46 |
46 |
50 |
45 |
43 |
61 |
Biological sciences |
167 |
181 |
182 |
184 |
186 |
186 |
236 |
Anatomy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Biochemistry |
6 |
6 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
Biology |
102 |
105 |
103 |
101 |
103 |
100 |
117 |
Biometry and epidemiology |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
Biophysics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Botany and plant biology |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cell and molecular biology |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Ecology |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
Entomology and parasitology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Genetics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Microbiology, immunology, and virology |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
Nutrition |
13 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
21 |
Pathology |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Pharmacology and toxicology |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Physiology |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
Zoology |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Biosciences nec |
22 |
29 |
27 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
48 |
Communication |
43 |
46 |
50 |
56 |
58 |
59 |
70 |
Computer sciences |
112 |
113 |
105 |
105 |
110 |
107 |
140 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
52 |
50 |
50 |
49 |
47 |
45 |
55 |
Atmospheric sciences |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Geosciences |
27 |
28 |
29 |
29 |
27 |
26 |
27 |
Ocean sciences |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec |
18 |
15 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
15 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
Mathematics and statistics |
73 |
78 |
75 |
76 |
74 |
70 |
85 |
Mathematics and applied mathematics |
68 |
72 |
69 |
69 |
67 |
63 |
76 |
Statistics |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
46 |
47 |
32 |
31 |
37 |
36 |
52 |
Neurobiology and neuroscience |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
Physical sciences |
69 |
72 |
70 |
64 |
70 |
69 |
73 |
Astronomy and astrophysics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Chemistry |
44 |
49 |
47 |
43 |
45 |
43 |
45 |
Physics |
20 |
17 |
19 |
17 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
Physical sciences nec |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Psychology |
186 |
181 |
176 |
181 |
196 |
199 |
236 |
Clinical psychology |
32 |
32 |
27 |
30 |
33 |
33 |
38 |
Psychology, general |
60 |
58 |
54 |
56 |
51 |
54 |
69 |
Psychology nec |
94 |
91 |
95 |
95 |
112 |
112 |
129 |
Social sciences |
248 |
261 |
256 |
268 |
270 |
257 |
311 |
Agricultural economics |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Anthropology |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
21 |
Economics (except agricultural) |
21 |
21 |
22 |
24 |
21 |
23 |
26 |
Geography |
22 |
23 |
21 |
22 |
24 |
22 |
24 |
History and philosophy of science |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Linguistics |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Political science and government |
80 |
84 |
86 |
93 |
95 |
88 |
111 |
Sociology |
30 |
29 |
28 |
26 |
28 |
26 |
32 |
Sociology and anthropology |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Social sciences nec |
68 |
76 |
71 |
75 |
75 |
71 |
88 |
Engineering |
188 |
182 |
167 |
162 |
169 |
154 |
182 |
Aerospace engineering |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Agricultural engineering |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Architecture |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Biomedical engineering |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
Chemical engineering |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
Civil engineering |
32 |
32 |
30 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
34 |
Electrical engineering |
50 |
47 |
41 |
42 |
47 |
45 |
52 |
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
31 |
32 |
26 |
23 |
22 |
20 |
24 |
Mechanical engineering |
26 |
25 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
28 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Mining engineering |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Nuclear engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Petroleum engineering |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Engineering nec |
25 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
19 |
23 |
Health |
174 |
163 |
143 |
148 |
139 |
143 |
185 |
Clinical medicine |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
34 |
32 |
49 |
Anesthesiology |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cardiovascular science |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Endocrinology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
1 |
2 |
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 |
23 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
29 |
30 |
44 |
Psychiatry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pulmonary disease |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Radiology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Surgery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Clinical medicine nec |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
Other health |
147 |
135 |
114 |
118 |
105 |
111 |
136 |
Communication disorders sciences |
53 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
50 |
53 |
60 |
Dental sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Nursing science |
37 |
26 |
14 |
14 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Pharmaceutical sciences |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
Veterinary sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Other health nec |
54 |
52 |
44 |
48 |
44 |
45 |
56 |