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Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 69 54 42 49 54 53 51 36 53 46
  Science and engineering 37 32 22 28 31 22 20 25 24 17
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 1 . . . . . 1 . 2
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . . . 1
      Natural resources and conservation 3 1 . . . . . 1 . 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 5 4 8 7 3 1 3 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 1 3 . . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . 1 2 2 1 . 1 2 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
      Molecular biology 1 . . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 1 1 4 6 1 . 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 8 4 2 1 . . . . . .
      Computer science 7 3 2 1 . . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 6 11 8 7 6 4 7 7 7 2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 2 . . 1 . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 5 9 7 6 5 3 7 7 5 2
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . 1 . 2 . 2 . . .
      Geological sciences . . 1 . . . 2 . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . 2 . . . . .
    Health sciences . . . . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 2 . 1 . . . . . .
      Mathematics . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 1 . 1 . . . . . .
    Physical sciences . 2 . 2 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Chemistry . 1 . 2 . . . . 1 .
      Physics . 1 . . 1 . 1 . . .
    Psychology 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
    Social sciences 17 10 6 13 14 11 7 16 12 11
      Anthropology 6 2 . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 11 8 6 13 14 11 7 16 12 11
  Non-science and engineering 32 22 20 21 23 31 31 11 29 29
    Business . . . . . . . . . .
      Business . . . . . . . . . .
    Education 32 21 18 21 23 31 31 11 29 29
      Education leadership and administration 6 9 5 5 7 8 5 3 6 12
      Education research 3 1 1 3 3 6 6 1 3 5
      Teacher education and teaching fields 13 6 7 9 8 7 15 5 15 7
      Education, other 10 5 5 4 5 10 5 2 5 5
    Humanities and arts . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Philosophy and religious studies . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . . 2 . . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 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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