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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 193    197    191    200    196    212    185    194    162    182   
  Science and engineering 161    175    163    160    156    179    159    165    141    154   
    Science 101    126    117    105    99    124    100    112    94    105   
      Life science 57    84    80    69    56    69    63    68    54    72   
        Agricultural sciences .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
        Biological sciences 43    67    61    61    51    66    58    56    43    56   
        Health sciences 14    16    19    8    5    3    5    12    11    16   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 19    17    17    24    21    31    14    25    13    16   
        Chemistry 7    11    6    13    11    13    10    15    11    11   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences .    1    1    2    .    4    .    .    .    1   
        Physics and astronomy 12    5    10    9    10    14    4    10    2    4   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 11    11    4    5    7    13    6    9    13    8   
        Computer sciences 4    6    1    4    3    10    5    4    7    5   
        Mathematics 7    5    3    1    4    3    1    5    6    3   
      Psychology and social sciences 14    14    16    7    15    11    17    10    14    9   
        Psychology 6    8    7    5    6    4    9    8    5    5   
        Anthropology 4    3    6    .    2    2    4    1    2    3   
        Economics .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1    .   
        Political science and government .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1    .   
        Sociology 2    2    1    2    5    3    3    1    3    1   
        Other social sciences 2    1    2    .    2    2    1    .    2    .   
    Engineering 60    49    46    55    57    55    59    53    47    49   
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering .    1    .    1    .    2    .    2    1    .   
      Biological/biomedical sciences 15    9    7    14    12    11    23    22    13    18   
      Chemical engineering 6    3    6    6    2    2    6    9    6    6   
      Civil engineering 1    1    3    1    1    2    .    1    .    1   
      Electrical engineering 12    12    4    4    5    9    10    3    4    2   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 4    2    6    7    6    6    2    5    6    1   
      Mechanical engineering 3    6    4    7    5    6    3    5    8    5   
      Other engineering 19    15    16    15    26    17    15    6    9    16   
  Non-science and engineering 32    22    28    40    40    33    26    29    21    28   
    Education .    1    1    1    4    3    .    2    1    3   
      Education research .    .    .    .    .    1    .    1    .    .   
      Teaching fields .    1    1    1    4    2    .    1    1    3   
    Humanities 9    7    10    15    10    7    8    8    6    10   
      History 1    1    1    4    3    .    1    2    .    2   
      Letters .    3    6    1    4    5    4    2    1    5   
      Other humanities and arts 8    3    3    10    3    2    3    4    5    3   
    Other 23    14    17    24    26    23    18    19    14    15   
      Business management/administration 16    13    11    21    18    14    15    14    11    7   
      Communication .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .   
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 7    1    6    3    7    9    3    5    3    8   

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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