West Virginia University
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 |
224 |
199 |
182 |
181 |
188 |
199 |
181 |
155 |
170 |
143 |
Science and engineering |
176 |
150 |
128 |
130 |
137 |
137 |
126 |
107 |
135 |
105 |
Science |
136 |
113 |
99 |
102 |
111 |
102 |
99 |
84 |
102 |
81 |
Life science |
58 |
47 |
35 |
44 |
53 |
46 |
41 |
31 |
43 |
38 |
Agricultural sciences |
13 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
Biological sciences |
30 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
25 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
25 |
Health |
15 |
14 |
6 |
16 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
7 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
28 |
16 |
25 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
20 |
16 |
16 |
10 |
Chemistry |
10 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
4 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
8 |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
. |
1 |
2 |
Physics and astronomy |
10 |
9 |
13 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
7 |
9 |
5 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
Computer sciences |
1 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
. |
4 |
5 |
3 |
Mathematics |
6 |
. |
3 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
. |
5 |
2 |
Psychology and social sciences |
43 |
41 |
34 |
34 |
39 |
39 |
34 |
33 |
33 |
28 |
Psychology |
22 |
29 |
20 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
19 |
16 |
17 |
15 |
Economics |
10 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
Political science and government |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Other social sciences |
9 |
4 |
. |
2 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Engineering |
40 |
37 |
29 |
28 |
26 |
35 |
27 |
23 |
33 |
24 |
Aeronautical/astronautical engineering |
2 |
. |
4 |
. |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Biological/biomedical sciences |
2 |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. |
1 |
Chemical engineering |
3 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Civil engineering |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
. |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
Electrical engineering |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
Industrial engineering |
4 |
1 |
1 |
. |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
Materials/metallurgical engineering |
1 |
. |
3 |
3 |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
Mechanical engineering |
10 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
18 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
Other engineering |
9 |
11 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
Non-science and engineering |
48 |
49 |
54 |
51 |
51 |
62 |
55 |
48 |
35 |
38 |
Education |
24 |
19 |
32 |
29 |
31 |
37 |
42 |
30 |
23 |
23 |
Education administration |
5 |
8 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
18 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
Education research |
8 |
8 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
22 |
20 |
17 |
9 |
Teacher education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
Teaching fields |
4 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
Other education |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
1 |
. |
1 |
Humanities |
18 |
25 |
15 |
17 |
14 |
20 |
11 |
17 |
10 |
13 |
History |
9 |
14 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
Letters |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
. |
7 |
1 |
3 |
Other humanities |
8 |
7 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
Other |
6 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Business management/administration |
1 |
1 |
. |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
Communication |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |