University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa
Number of earned doctorates, by major field of study of recipients: 2016–07
Fields |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All fields |
197 |
189 |
167 |
182 |
143 |
145 |
161 |
189 |
184 |
159 |
Science and engineering |
113 |
108 |
88 |
93 |
74 |
83 |
82 |
90 |
86 |
66 |
Science |
82 |
80 |
62 |
68 |
59 |
63 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
54 |
Life science |
18 |
20 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
9 |
11 |
20 |
12 |
9 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
Biological sciences |
13 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
6 |
5 |
Health |
5 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
21 |
18 |
17 |
13 |
12 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
26 |
12 |
Chemistry |
13 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
. |
Physics and astronomy |
6 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
17 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
Computer sciences |
9 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
. |
Mathematics |
8 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
Psychology and social sciences |
26 |
31 |
20 |
23 |
21 |
29 |
25 |
19 |
23 |
29 |
Psychology |
18 |
20 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
17 |
14 |
9 |
13 |
16 |
Anthropology |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Economics |
5 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
Political science and government |
1 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Sociology |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Other social sciences |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
Engineering |
31 |
28 |
26 |
25 |
15 |
20 |
15 |
22 |
17 |
12 |
Aeronautical/astronautical engineering |
. |
4 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
Biological/biomedical sciences |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Chemical engineering |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
. |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
Civil engineering |
3 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Industrial engineering |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Materials/metallurgical engineering |
6 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Mechanical engineering |
7 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
Other engineering |
5 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
Non-science and engineering |
84 |
81 |
79 |
89 |
69 |
62 |
79 |
99 |
98 |
93 |
Education |
33 |
36 |
38 |
42 |
29 |
32 |
33 |
58 |
62 |
49 |
Education administration |
3 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
23 |
16 |
14 |
Education research |
23 |
24 |
22 |
29 |
20 |
11 |
15 |
22 |
32 |
24 |
Teacher education |
1 |
. |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
Teaching fields |
6 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
Other education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
4 |
Humanities |
22 |
9 |
12 |
17 |
20 |
6 |
19 |
11 |
6 |
21 |
Foreign languages & literature |
6 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
History |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
. |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Letters |
8 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
Other humanities |
4 |
1 |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
5 |
Other |
29 |
36 |
29 |
30 |
20 |
24 |
27 |
30 |
30 |
23 |
Business management/administration |
23 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
13 |
21 |
14 |
Communication |
5 |
16 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
15 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) |
1 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
1 |