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Number of earned doctorates, by major field of study of recipients: 2021–12
Fields 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All fields 250    269    253    253    284    270    257    250    236    248   
  Science and engineering 179    203    189    193    201    188    184    191    184    181   
    Science 128    141    124    131    136    123    123    135    131    129   
      Life science 64    75    71    69    63    63    51    75    66    54   
        Agricultural sciences 19    15    24    26    24    25    20    32    26    19   
        Biological sciences 31    37    20    27    29    30    20    31    27    25   
        Health sciences 14    23    27    16    10    8    11    12    13    10   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 19    18    18    15    16    6    4    18    20    16   
        Chemistry 12    8    14    4    6    4    3    10    13    8   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1    4    1    2    .    1    .    2    1    1   
        Physics and astronomy 6    6    3    9    10    1    1    6    6    7   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 19    20    13    13    18    16    27    20    24    25   
        Computer sciences 5    6    3    5    6    7    13    8    8    13   
        Mathematics 14    14    10    8    12    9    14    12    16    12   
      Psychology and social sciences 26    28    22    34    39    38    41    22    21    34   
        Psychology 22    18    17    26    30    28    27    15    14    23   
        Economics 2    6    3    5    7    6    3    4    2    4   
        Political science and government .    3    .    1    2    2    6    1    1    4   
        Other social sciences 2    1    2    2    .    2    5    2    4    3   
    Engineering 51    62    65    62    65    65    61    56    53    52   
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering 5    2    1    3    2    3    3    1    1    1   
      Biological/biomedical sciences 3    1    1    3    3    1    2    1    .    .   
      Chemical engineering 10    6    12    12    11    12    5    15    5    14   
      Civil engineering 3    8    8    5    7    4    4    4    6    2   
      Electrical engineering 7    7    8    9    12    17    11    8    12    11   
      Industrial engineering 5    13    12    12    6    6    4    6    7    3   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 4    4    2    2    2    5    2    5    6    6   
      Mechanical engineering 8    14    10    12    9    6    13    11    4    7   
      Other engineering 6    7    11    4    13    11    17    5    12    8   
  Non-science and engineering 71    66    64    60    83    82    73    59    52    67   
    Education 52    46    45    42    57    62    45    50    33    53   
      Education administration 11    8    8    6    19    11    10    8    10    14   
      Education research 5    14    16    24    15    23    25    20    13    25   
      Teacher education 14    15    11    7    11    17    5    9    2    8   
      Teaching fields 18    8    8    1    7    5    5    12    6    5   
      Other education 4    1    2    4    5    6    .    1    2    1   
    Humanities 7    6    8    5    14    11    16    6    7    6   
      Foreign languages & literature .    .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .   
      History 6    3    6    3    6    2    9    3    4    4   
      Letters 1    2    2    2    7    8    7    3    3    2   
      Other humanities and arts .    1    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .   
    Other 12    14    11    13    12    9    12    3    12    8   
      Business management/administration 7    7    6    9    7    5    11    2    7    3   
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 5    7    5    4    5    4    1    1    5    5   

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

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