University of Utah, The
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 |
317 |
372 |
313 |
315 |
325 |
300 |
271 |
310 |
282 |
271 |
Science and engineering |
250 |
304 |
245 |
244 |
263 |
237 |
211 |
239 |
218 |
199 |
Science |
178 |
218 |
184 |
176 |
197 |
176 |
166 |
179 |
181 |
157 |
Life science |
87 |
96 |
84 |
75 |
91 |
71 |
74 |
84 |
91 |
64 |
Biological sciences |
61 |
51 |
58 |
55 |
59 |
55 |
53 |
57 |
62 |
40 |
Health |
26 |
45 |
26 |
20 |
32 |
16 |
21 |
27 |
29 |
24 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
34 |
43 |
36 |
51 |
44 |
37 |
33 |
46 |
38 |
42 |
Chemistry |
20 |
22 |
14 |
27 |
24 |
23 |
16 |
23 |
23 |
21 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
6 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
Physics and astronomy |
8 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
16 |
10 |
11 |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
18 |
27 |
27 |
30 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
17 |
22 |
20 |
Computer sciences |
10 |
13 |
19 |
19 |
15 |
12 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
Mathematics |
8 |
14 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
Psychology and social sciences |
39 |
52 |
37 |
20 |
37 |
43 |
34 |
32 |
30 |
31 |
Psychology |
11 |
21 |
15 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
19 |
17 |
11 |
13 |
Anthropology |
5 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
. |
4 |
1 |
. |
Economics |
7 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
Political science and government |
4 |
7 |
1 |
. |
4 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Sociology |
4 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
. |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
Other social sciences |
8 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
Engineering |
72 |
86 |
61 |
68 |
66 |
61 |
45 |
60 |
37 |
42 |
Biological/biomedical sciences |
22 |
18 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
6 |
13 |
7 |
15 |
Chemical engineering |
15 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
Civil engineering |
4 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
. |
. |
Electrical engineering |
5 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Materials/metallurgical engineering |
4 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
Mechanical engineering |
6 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
Other engineering |
16 |
22 |
13 |
18 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
16 |
5 |
7 |
Non-science and engineering |
67 |
68 |
68 |
71 |
62 |
63 |
60 |
71 |
64 |
72 |
Education |
20 |
12 |
23 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
25 |
25 |
21 |
35 |
Education administration |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. |
3 |
5 |
8 |
Education research |
9 |
5 |
15 |
13 |
15 |
12 |
15 |
9 |
8 |
21 |
Teacher education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. |
Teaching fields |
6 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
Other education |
3 |
. |
. |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
Humanities |
18 |
26 |
19 |
21 |
18 |
17 |
12 |
16 |
18 |
16 |
Foreign languages & literature |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
. |
1 |
History |
4 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
Letters |
6 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
Other humanities |
8 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
Other |
29 |
30 |
26 |
31 |
24 |
25 |
23 |
30 |
25 |
21 |
Business management/administration |
6 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
Communication |
17 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
9 |
Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) |
6 |
9 |
13 |
15 |
7 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
5 |