Data
U. Massachusetts, Boston
| Fields | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fields | 83 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 68 | 74 | 53 | 50 | 31 | 45 |
| Science and engineering | 67 | 66 | 60 | 68 | 56 | 65 | 45 | 38 | 26 | 42 |
| Agricultural sciences and natural resources | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Natural resources and conservation | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Biochemistry and biophysics | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| Biology and biomedical sciences, general | 3 | 2 | 4 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . |
| Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 3 |
| Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Microbiology and immunology | . | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . |
| Molecular biology | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Neurobiology and neurosciences | . | . | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . |
| Pharmacology and toxicology | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Biology and biomedical sciences, other | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . |
| Computer and information sciences | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Computer science | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Computer and information sciences, other | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Engineering | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Bioengineering and biomedical engineering | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | 2 |
| Geological sciences | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 |
| Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . |
| Health sciences | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Nursing science | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Public health | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Health sciences, other | . | 4 | 3 | . | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . |
| Mathematics and statistics | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Mathematics | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Physical sciences | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Physics | . | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Psychology | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Clinical psychology | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Counseling and applied psychology | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | . | 4 | 2 | . | . | . |
| Research and experimental psychology | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | 1 |
| Psychology, other | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | . | . | . | . |
| Social sciences | 18 | 19 | 14 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Political science and government | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Public policy analysis | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Sociology, demography, and population studies | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . |
| Social sciences, other | 10 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Non-science and engineering | 16 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| Business | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Business | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Education | 9 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Education leadership and administration | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | . | . |
| Education research | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Teacher education and teaching fields | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
| Education, other | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
| Humanities and arts | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Humanities and arts, other | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Other non-science and engineering | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| 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
