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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 67    67    66    70    60    39    59    44    75    57   
  Science and engineering 65    65    62    70    57    39    57    43    51    45   
    Science 57    57    56    61    50    34    52    39    41    41   
      Life science 39    37    36    42    34    22    32    27    27    30   
        Agricultural sciences 13    18    13    10    3    6    7    6    6    6   
        Biological sciences 25    17    23    30    31    16    25    20    21    23   
        Health 1    2    .    2    .    .    .    1    .    1   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 9    5    4    4    6    5    4    5    4    7   
        Chemistry 6    4    4    3    5    4    3    5    4    7   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2    .    .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .   
        Physics and astronomy 1    1    .    1    1    1    .    .    .    .   
      Mathematics and computer sciences .    6    7    3    4    1    5    1    2    .   
        Computer sciences .    3    5    2    3    1    1    .    1    .   
        Mathematics .    3    2    1    1    .    4    1    1    .   
      Psychology and social sciences 9    9    9    12    6    6    11    6    8    4   
        Psychology 8    8    9    12    6    6    11    5    8    4   
        Economics 1    1    .    .    .    .    .    1    .    .   
        Other social sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Engineering 8    8    6    9    7    5    5    4    10    4   
      Biological/biomedical sciences 2    .    .    .    1    1    .    .    .    .   
      Civil engineering .    2    1    2    .    .    .    1    1    1   
      Electrical engineering 2    2    1    3    1    .    .    1    3    3   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 2    .    1    .    2    2    2    .    2    .   
      Mechanical engineering 1    4    1    3    3    .    2    2    2    .   
      Other engineering 1    .    2    1    .    2    1    .    2    .   
  Non-science and engineering 2    2    4    .    3    .    2    1    24    12   
    Education 2    2    4    .    1    .    2    1    22    11   
      Education administration 1    1    2    .    1    .    1    1    21    10   
      Education research 1    1    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    1   
      Other education .    .    1    .    .    .    1    .    1    .   
    Humanities .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other humanities .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .   
    Other .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    2    1   
      Business management/administration .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1    .   
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    1    1   

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

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