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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 51    62    66    76    74    54    61    53    50    47   
  Science and engineering 35    42    47    48    46    33    35    39    36    23   
    Science 33    38    46    46    46    32    34    39    35    23   
      Life science 2    3    1    4    3    2    3    2    4    2   
        Agricultural sciences .    .    .    2    .    1    1    1    2    1   
        Biological sciences 1    3    1    2    3    1    2    1    2    1   
        Health sciences 1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 14    19    24    27    23    14    16    20    14    12   
        Chemistry .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    1   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8    14    10    10    6    4    6    11    5    5   
        Physics and astronomy 6    5    14    17    16    10    10    9    9    6   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 10    11    14    9    9    12    5    6    8    6   
        Computer sciences 10    10    12    9    8    12    4    6    7    6   
        Mathematics .    1    2    .    1    .    1    .    1    .   
      Psychology and social sciences 7    5    7    6    11    4    10    11    9    3   
        Anthropology .    1    1    3    1    1    1    5    3    .   
        Other social sciences 7    4    6    3    10    3    9    6    6    3   
    Engineering 2    4    1    2    .    1    1    .    1    .   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering .    4    1    2    .    1    1    .    1    .   
      Other engineering 2    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
  Non-science and engineering 16    20    19    28    28    21    26    14    14    24   
    Education 12    13    13    18    14    15    20    10    9    16   
      Education administration 1    4    3    6    2    1    10    3    4    6   
      Education research 11    9    9    11    12    12    10    7    5    10   
      Teacher education .    .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .   
      Other education .    .    1    1    .    1    .    .    .    .   
    Humanities 4    7    6    10    14    6    6    4    5    8   
      History 4    5    4    6    9    6    5    2    4    8   
      Letters .    .    1    .    1    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other humanities and arts .    2    1    4    4    .    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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