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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 119    109    102    91    107    116    111    111    127    114   
  Science and engineering 91    92    84    72    84    79    92    86    107    84   
    Science 76    75    71    61    81    71    82    73    91    83   
      Life science 31    25    26    24    41    29    51    50    50    42   
        Agricultural sciences .    .    .    .    2    1    .    1    .    .   
        Biological sciences 26    19    23    23    31    28    43    32    30    27   
        Health sciences 5    6    3    1    8    .    8    17    20    15   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 17    18    20    12    9    12    11    11    15    12   
        Chemistry 9    13    8    3    6    8    7    5    9    8   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3    1    3    4    1    1    3    2    1    1   
        Physics and astronomy 5    4    9    5    2    3    1    4    5    3   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 7    8    7    7    8    8    6    3    7    13   
        Computer sciences .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
        Mathematics 7    7    7    7    8    8    6    3    7    13   
      Psychology and social sciences 21    24    18    18    23    22    14    9    19    16   
        Psychology 6    2    6    9    4    10    7    1    8    5   
        Anthropology 3    3    4    1    5    1    1    6    6    7   
        Economics 5    8    2    2    2    5    1    1    .    .   
        Political science and government .    .    .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .   
        Sociology 3    1    2    .    2    .    1    .    .    1   
        Other social sciences 4    10    4    6    10    6    3    1    5    3   
    Engineering 15    17    13    11    3    8    10    13    16    1   
      Biological/biomedical sciences 8    7    5    8    1    4    3    7    7    .   
      Chemical engineering 7    9    7    3    2    4    6    5    8    1   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering .    .    1    .    .    .    1    1    .    .   
      Other engineering .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    1    .   
  Non-science and engineering 28    17    18    19    23    37    19    25    20    30   
    Education 1    .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Education administration 1    .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Humanities 16    11    13    14    12    24    12    17    12    18   
      Foreign languages & literature 6    3    6    7    3    7    6    3    2    6   
      History 2    3    1    4    5    2    1    6    3    3   
      Letters 1    .    .    .    1    4    2    3    2    4   
      Other humanities and arts 7    5    6    3    3    11    3    5    5    5   
    Other 11    6    4    5    11    13    7    8    8    12   
      Business management/administration 5    3    .    4    9    11    5    2    4    9   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    1    1    .    .   
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 6    3    4    1    2    2    1    5    4    3   

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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