Table 54. Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and doctoral degree type: 2016
Field
Total
Doctoral degreea
Professional degreea
Dual degreea
Doctoral degree type unknowna
All surveyed fields
25,747
18,448
1,683
467
5,149
Science and engineering
19,095
14,432
632
254
3,777
Science
15,940
11,966
581
224
3,169
Agricultural sciences
767
549
20
6
192
Biological sciences
7,058
5,171
384
139
1,364
Anatomy
35
27
0
3
5
Biochemistry
701
498
22
8
173
Biology
622
550
21
7
44
Biometry and epidemiology
332
251
29
5
47
Biophysics
36
34
2
0
0
Botany and plant biology
258
206
7
0
45
Cell and molecular biology
713
488
38
15
172
Ecology
70
40
0
0
30
Entomology and parasitology
128
98
3
0
27
Genetics
504
415
21
6
62
Microbiology, immunology, and virology
919
627
64
27
201
Nutrition
160
115
19
5
21
Pathology
443
314
51
11
67
Pharmacology and toxicology
339
291
16
4
28
Physiology
623
370
49
28
176
Zoology
31
19
0
0
12
Biosciences nec
1,144
828
42
20
254
Communication
29
23
0
0
6
Computer sciences
470
365
5
8
92
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
1,635
1,197
14
13
411
Atmospheric sciences
350
241
4
8
97
Geosciences
589
502
5
1
81
Ocean sciences
299
256
5
4
34
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec
397
198
0
0
199
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences
120
102
7
1
10
Mathematics and statistics
213
194
1
0
18
Mathematics and applied mathematics
183
169
0
0
14
Statistics
30
25
1
0
4
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies
727
523
17
7
180
Neurobiology and neuroscience
760
598
59
8
95
Physical sciences
2,735
2,270
15
30
420
Astronomy and astrophysics
487
372
0
0
115
Chemistry
881
753
6
2
120
Physics
1,293
1,080
8
28
177
Physical sciences nec
74
65
1
0
8
Psychology
456
345
3
3
105
Clinical psychology
50
35
2
0
13
Psychology, general
226
164
0
1
61
Psychology nec
180
146
1
2
31
Social sciences
970
629
56
9
276
Agricultural economics
42
35
0
0
7
Anthropology
82
67
5
1
9
Economics (except agricultural)
110
63
4
0
43
Geography
46
39
0
0
7
History and philosophy of science
11
10
1
0
0
Linguistics
17
14
1
0
2
Political science and government
345
195
41
5
104
Sociology
81
70
2
1
8
Sociology and anthropology
0
0
0
0
0
Social sciences nec
236
136
2
2
96
Engineering
3,155
2,466
51
30
608
Aerospace engineering
77
66
1
0
10
Agricultural engineering
55
44
0
1
10
Architecture
30
7
1
0
22
Biomedical engineering
311
251
15
9
36
Chemical engineering
297
224
7
5
61
Civil engineering
420
324
2
2
92
Electrical engineering
560
439
12
0
109
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics
188
168
0
0
20
Industrial and manufacturing engineering
162
128
4
5
25
Mechanical engineering
393
310
4
4
75
Metallurgical and materials engineering
353
310
2
4
37
Mining engineering
23
22
0
0
1
Nuclear engineering
29
26
1
0
2
Petroleum engineering
57
56
0
0
1
Engineering nec
200
91
2
0
107
Health
6,652
4,016
1,051
213
1,372
Clinical medicine
5,470
3,239
892
187
1,152
Anesthesiology
139
75
41
9
14
Cardiovascular science
243
147
55
12
29
Endocrinology
110
76
16
3
15
Gastroenterology
108
68
28
1
11
Hematology
118
79
26
0
13
Neurology
351
239
49
8
55
Obstetrics and gynecology
129
67
23
4
35
Oncology and cancer research
472
352
32
13
75
Ophthalmology
241
139
46
12
44
Otorhinolaryngology
80
38
14
6
22
Pediatrics
608
367
82
13
146
Preventive medicine and community health
559
331
33
8
187
Psychiatry
185
106
26
1
52
Pulmonary disease
139
74
39
3
23
Radiology
356
219
30
19
88
Surgery
442
230
108
24
80
Clinical medicine nec
1,190
632
244
51
263
Other health
1,182
777
159
26
220
Communication disorders sciences
66
44
8
3
11
Dental sciences
88
70
8
2
8
Nursing science
61
35
8
0
18
Pharmaceutical sciences
332
241
24
5
62
Veterinary sciences
279
154
72
8
45
Other health nec
356
233
39
8
76
