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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 97    95    92    79    73    79    69    78    70    76   
  Science and engineering 60    59    58    49    45    54    44    50    41    44   
    Science 50    51    55    41    42    52    43    50    41    44   
      Life science 12    12    17    11    10    11    16    13    7    8   
        Agricultural sciences .    1    4    1    1    .    3    .    1    .   
        Biological sciences 9    7    8    8    6    9    12    10    6    8   
        Health sciences 3    4    5    2    3    2    1    3    .    .   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 24    15    16    13    12    17    8    10    14    10   
        Chemistry 7    6    9    5    8    8    3    2    5    6   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5    4    4    3    1    5    2    5    3    .   
        Physics and astronomy 12    5    3    5    3    4    3    3    6    4   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 9    11    10    10    10    12    9    12    8    5   
        Computer sciences 1    .    .    .    1    .    1    1    .    .   
        Mathematics 8    11    10    10    9    12    8    11    8    5   
      Psychology and social sciences 5    13    12    7    10    12    10    15    12    21   
        Psychology 4    3    4    2    2    6    3    5    3    3   
        Political science and government .    5    4    1    5    2    2    5    4    9   
        Sociology 1    5    4    4    3    4    5    4    3    4   
        Other social sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1    2    5   
    Engineering 10    8    3    8    3    2    1    .    .    .   
      Biological/biomedical sciences .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Electrical engineering 5    3    1    5    3    2    1    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 4    5    1    2    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 1    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .   
  Non-science and engineering 37    36    34    30    28    25    25    28    29    32   
    Education 8    7    7    3    2    7    4    5    6    3   
      Education administration .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Education research 8    5    5    2    2    5    3    4    6    3   
      Teacher education .    .    .    .    .    1    .    1    .    .   
      Teaching fields .    2    1    1    .    1    1    .    .    .   
    Humanities 20    23    25    21    23    16    21    23    22    27   
      History .    4    4    2    2    .    2    1    .    1   
      Letters 7    10    11    5    7    8    2    11    6    6   
      Other humanities and arts 13    9    10    14    14    8    17    11    16    20   
    Other 9    6    2    6    3    2    .    .    1    2   
      Business management/administration 5    1    .    5    1    2    .    .    1    1   
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 4    5    2    1    2    .    .    .    .    1   

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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