Data
Texas State U.
| Fields | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fields | 54 | 42 | 49 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 36 | 53 | 46 | 51 |
| Science and engineering | 32 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 26 |
| Agricultural sciences and natural resources | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 2 | . |
| Agricultural sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Natural resources and conservation | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . |
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Biology and biomedical sciences, general | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology | . | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Genetics and genomics | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Microbiology and immunology | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Molecular biology | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Biology and biomedical sciences, other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Computer and information sciences | 4 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Computer science | 3 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Computer and information sciences, other | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Engineering | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Bioengineering and biomedical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
| Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering | 2 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Electrical and computer engineering | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Industrial engineering and operations research | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Materials and mining engineering | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Mechanical engineering | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . |
| Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | . | 1 | . | 2 | . | 2 | . | . | . | 1 |
| Geological sciences | . | 1 | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Health sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Health sciences, other | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Mathematics and statistics | 2 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Mathematics | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Mathematics and statistics, other | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Physical sciences | 2 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | . |
| Chemistry | 1 | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
| Physics | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Psychology | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
| Research and experimental psychology | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
| Social sciences | 10 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 17 |
| Anthropology | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Social sciences, other | 8 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 17 |
| Non-science and engineering | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
| Business | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Business | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Education | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 24 |
| Education leadership and administration | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| Education research | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Teacher education and teaching fields | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 6 |
| Education, other | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Humanities and arts | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Philosophy and religious studies | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Other non-science and engineering | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Public administration and social services | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Non-science and engineering, other | . | 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
