Data

San Diego State U., San Diego

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	15	44	35	62	3	14	12	12	17	4
Science and engineering	7	37	31	48	3	11	6	8	11	1
Science	7	37	30	45	3	11	6	8	10	1
Life science	2	13	12	23	1	1	.	1	1	.
Biological sciences	2	8	11	13	1	1	.	1	1	.
Health sciences	.	5	1	10	.	.	.	.	.	.
Physical sciences and earth sciences	1	8	5	6	.	3	.	1	1	.
Chemistry	1	5	5	4	.	.	.	1	.	.
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences	.	3	.	2	.	1	.	.	.	.
Physics and astronomy	.	.	.	.	.	2	.	.	1	.
Mathematics and computer sciences	4	7	3	4	2	7	5	6	7	1
Computer sciences	.	3	.	.	.	.	2	3	1	1
Mathematics	4	4	3	4	2	7	3	3	6	.
Psychology and social sciences	.	9	10	12	.	.	1	.	1	.
Psychology	.	6	7	10	.	.	.	.	1	.
Other social sciences	.	3	3	2	.	.	1	.	.	.
Engineering	.	.	1	3	.	.	.	.	1	.
Biological/biomedical sciences	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Electrical engineering	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	1	.
Mechanical engineering	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
Other engineering	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
Non-science and engineering	8	7	4	14	.	3	6	4	6	3
Education	8	7	4	14	.	3	6	4	6	3
Education research	2	3	.	5	.	.	2	3	2	1
Teaching fields	1	2	2	6	.	1	2	.	.	2
Other education	5	2	2	3	.	2	2	1	4	.

NOTES:

. = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.