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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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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 568    579    685    645    622    646    606    594    587    573   
  Science and engineering 525    542    649    606    589    613    558    552    545    533   
    Science 287    321    341    310    299    335    292    246    272    284   
      Life science 49    72    78    63    76    93    72    68    57    64   
        Agricultural sciences 1    2    1    1    .    .    2    1    .    .   
        Biological sciences 46    64    69    54    71    86    64    59    52    61   
        Health sciences 2    6    8    8    5    7    6    8    5    3   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 96    102    129    107    111    127    109    83    106    95   
        Chemistry 34    39    42    45    30    47    35    21    26    26   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 21    23    28    22    48    26    29    27    33    25   
        Physics and astronomy 41    40    59    40    33    54    45    35    47    44   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 90    81    62    70    50    58    71    48    50    67   
        Computer sciences 61    46    35    41    30    30    50    25    28    44   
        Mathematics 29    35    27    29    20    28    21    23    22    23   
      Psychology and social sciences 52    66    72    70    62    57    40    47    59    58   
        Psychology 6    5    10    12    3    8    4    1    3    4   
        Anthropology .    1    1    .    3    1    1    .    .    .   
        Economics 23    19    25    22    25    26    13    21    27    23   
        Political science and government 8    13    8    12    13    4    6    9    5    12   
        Sociology .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    2    .   
        Other social sciences 15    28    28    23    18    18    16    16    22    19   
    Engineering 238    221    308    296    290    278    266    306    273    249   
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering 14    15    23    17    20    25    23    32    19    21   
      Biological/biomedical sciences 30    15    43    30    33    25    23    22    32    34   
      Chemical engineering 31    33    49    33    26    28    38    34    34    37   
      Civil engineering 4    6    13    9    1    10    5    9    5    4   
      Electrical engineering 42    39    12    32    26    52    48    25    42    45   
      Industrial engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    1    1    .    .   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 29    18    36    35    33    40    31    35    25    22   
      Mechanical engineering 47    54    54    59    55    58    47    54    50    38   
      Other engineering 41    41    78    81    96    40    50    94    66    48   
  Non-science and engineering 43    37    36    39    33    33    48    42    42    40   
    Education 1    2    1    .    .    1    2    .    .    .   
      Education research 1    2    1    .    .    1    2    .    .    .   
      Teaching fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other education .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Humanities 6    16    11    14    9    4    9    10    6    16   
      History .    .    .    .    6    2    6    5    .    3   
      Other humanities and arts 6    16    11    14    3    2    3    5    6    13   
    Other 36    19    24    25    24    28    37    32    36    24   
      Business management/administration 23    17    19    17    12    18    24    14    25    15   
      Communication 7    .    .    2    4    2    4    14    6    3   
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 6    2    5    6    8    8    9    4    5    6   

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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