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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 130    156    176    159    170    156    167    144    148    138   
  Science and engineering 81    87    102    98    113    93    99    84    91    75   
    Science 81    87    101    98    112    93    99    84    90    74   
      Life science 25    34    33    36    34    38    24    25    23    20   
        Biological sciences 16    19    16    18    18    24    15    19    17    12   
        Health sciences 9    15    17    18    16    14    9    6    6    8   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 15    21    28    20    26    20    23    20    12    18   
        Chemistry 6    7    7    6    10    4    7    3    3    8   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2    .    1    .    2    1    3    6    2    1   
        Physics and astronomy 7    14    20    14    14    15    13    11    7    9   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 16    7    15    18    14    13    12    10    16    5   
        Computer sciences 5    2    9    10    7    9    7    4    10    2   
        Mathematics 11    5    6    8    7    4    5    6    6    3   
      Psychology and social sciences 25    25    25    24    38    22    40    29    39    31   
        Psychology 15    14    13    13    21    17    24    22    19    19   
        Anthropology 1    1    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    2   
        Political science and government 1    2    1    4    4    1    3    4    3    2   
        Sociology 3    4    4    3    4    .    5    2    9    2   
        Other social sciences 5    4    7    4    8    4    8    1    8    6   
    Engineering .    .    1    .    1    .    .    .    1    1   
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1   
      Civil engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1    .   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
  Non-science and engineering 49    69    74    61    57    63    68    60    57    63   
    Education 28    40    45    35    43    37    45    32    24    37   
      Education administration 2    6    3    2    5    2    7    1    2    3   
      Education research 25    29    35    30    29    20    27    26    11    30   
      Teacher education .    .    .    .    .    4    2    2    2    .   
      Teaching fields 1    4    4    3    4    8    6    3    7    4   
      Other education .    1    3    .    5    3    3    .    2    .   
    Humanities 13    17    18    14    7    20    11    18    18    14   
      Foreign languages & literature 4    4    7    3    .    4    .    2    2    2   
      History 1    1    5    2    1    7    1    2    4    3   
      Letters 8    10    3    7    6    6    9    8    11    6   
      Other humanities and arts .    2    3    2    .    3    1    6    1    3   
    Other 8    12    11    12    7    6    12    10    15    12   
      Business management/administration 5    9    6    10    4    4    10    7    12    10   
      Communication 2    3    5    1    3    2    1    3    3    2   
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 1    .    .    1    .    .    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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