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Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 78 83 112 79 74 96 108 93 105 126
  Science and engineering 63 60 80 65 56 65 73 76 74 86
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . 2 1 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . 2 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . . . . . . . .
    Health sciences . . 1 . 1 . 2 1 . .
      Nursing science . . . . . . . . . .
      Public health . . 1 . 1 . . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . 2 . . .
    Psychology 59 57 75 59 48 63 63 66 70 75
      Clinical psychology 33 37 51 36 29 45 30 40 38 53
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 4 2 1 . 4 2 9 4 5
      Research and experimental psychology 6 2 3 8 9 1 2 6 6 4
      Psychology, other 18 14 19 14 10 13 29 11 22 13
    Social sciences 4 3 4 6 7 2 6 8 4 11
      Anthropology . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Economics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Political science and government . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . 2 1 . . . . . 2
      Social sciences, other 4 2 2 5 7 2 6 6 4 8
  Non-science and engineering 15 23 32 14 18 31 35 17 31 40
    Business 6 9 19 12 12 24 32 12 30 31
      Business 6 9 19 12 12 24 32 12 30 31
    Education 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 8
      Education leadership and administration . . 1 . 1 . . . . 6
      Education research 2 1 . . 2 . . 1 1 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . 1 1 1 1 . . .
      Education, other . . . . 1 . . . . 1
    Humanities and arts . 7 8 . 1 1 . . . 1
      Letters . . . . . . . . . 1
      History . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Philosophy and religious studies . 1 . . 1 . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . 6 7 . . 1 . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 7 6 4 1 . 5 2 4 . .
      Communication 1 . . 1 . . 2 3 . .
      Public administration and social services . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 6 6 3 . . 5 . 1 . .

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

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