Data
RAND School of Public Policy
| Fields | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fields | 19 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 23 |
| Science and engineering | 18 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 |
| Agricultural sciences and natural resources | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Natural resources and conservation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Health sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Public health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Social sciences | 18 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 |
| Economics | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| Political science and government | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . |
| Public policy analysis | 16 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 |
| Social sciences, other | . | . | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Non-science and engineering | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| Business | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Business | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Education | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Education research | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Other non-science and engineering | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Public administration and social services | . | . | . | . | 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
