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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 206    211    235    231    232    269    219    194    179    212   
  Science and engineering 182    189    208    220    209    247    196    173    153    187   
    Science 125    132    133    137    140    163    137    109    109    121   
      Life science 44    42    41    39    57    51    39    35    28    33   
        Agricultural sciences 12    11    11    12    9    15    13    9    6    6   
        Biological sciences 30    21    23    19    39    26    17    22    15    18   
        Health sciences 2    10    7    8    9    10    9    4    7    9   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 30    33    41    45    21    44    36    27    35    30   
        Chemistry 17    13    21    27    2    17    19    15    11    8   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4    12    7    7    11    15    8    6    11    12   
        Physics and astronomy 9    8    13    11    8    12    9    6    13    10   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 18    18    15    17    17    19    21    13    13    16   
        Computer sciences 9    9    11    12    9    10    9    6    7    11   
        Mathematics 9    9    4    5    8    9    12    7    6    5   
      Psychology and social sciences 33    39    36    36    45    49    41    34    33    42   
        Psychology 6    8    8    8    12    15    10    7    5    13   
        Economics 6    10    10    11    12    7    7    5    5    3   
        Political science and government 3    2    1    1    2    4    4    2    5    2   
        Sociology 4    4    3    1    2    4    3    1    6    3   
        Other social sciences 14    15    14    15    17    19    17    19    12    21   
    Engineering 57    57    75    83    69    84    59    64    44    66   
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological/biomedical sciences 6    1    10    3    .    2    1    3    1    1   
      Chemical engineering 19    14    18    28    27    27    18    20    13    22   
      Civil engineering 4    6    7    6    13    3    4    7    4    5   
      Electrical engineering 10    10    13    15    7    11    12    11    13    19   
      Industrial engineering .    .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 9    8    11    7    11    19    9    9    4    6   
      Mechanical engineering 4    7    4    11    8    10    9    8    8    4   
      Other engineering 5    10    12    13    3    11    6    6    1    9   
  Non-science and engineering 24    22    27    11    23    22    23    21    26    25   
    Education 10    7    12    1    5    6    8    7    10    6   
      Education administration .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Education research 6    5    8    .    .    4    5    2    6    2   
      Teacher education .    1    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .   
      Teaching fields 2    .    3    1    1    1    3    2    3    4   
      Other education 2    1    1    .    3    1    .    3    1    .   
    Humanities 10    15    8    9    17    14    14    14    16    18   
      Foreign languages & literature .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .   
      History 2    4    1    4    8    6    6    5    7    10   
      Letters 5    2    3    2    4    3    6    3    3    5   
      Other humanities and arts 3    9    4    3    4    5    2    6    6    3   
    Other 4    .    7    1    1    2    1    .    .    1   
      Business management/administration 4    .    4    .    .    1    1    .    .    1   
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) .    .    3    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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