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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 711    650    718    738    714    730    747    763    725    692   
  Science and engineering 587    535    598    616    590    601    595    635    587    562   
    Science 442    406    455    465    423    463    419    437    412    375   
      Life science 243    238    248    247    228    241    246    212    244    199   
        Agricultural sciences 62    71    65    67    64    57    68    55    67    56   
        Biological sciences 135    109    129    130    114    132    124    107    127    111   
        Health sciences 46    58    54    50    50    52    54    50    50    32   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 58    66    74    76    75    91    50    79    58    71   
        Chemistry 33    37    40    43    41    49    27    43    24    35   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11    6    13    12    13    17    4    9    11    3   
        Physics and astronomy 14    23    21    21    21    25    19    27    23    33   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 45    27    38    40    26    35    24    41    34    34   
        Computer sciences 26    12    15    20    8    17    11    14    13    14   
        Mathematics 19    15    23    20    18    18    13    27    21    20   
      Psychology and social sciences 96    75    95    102    94    96    99    105    76    71   
        Psychology 52    29    40    35    34    31    40    30    32    30   
        Anthropology 10    13    13    19    8    13    10    12    11    11   
        Economics 2    4    1    1    9    2    3    10    6    2   
        Political science and government 6    7    10    6    13    13    9    7    6    6   
        Sociology 6    3    9    7    6    8    7    11    5    1   
        Other social sciences 20    19    22    34    24    29    30    35    16    21   
    Engineering 145    129    143    151    167    138    176    198    175    187   
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering 7    6    9    5    9    6    3    12    10    9   
      Biological/biomedical sciences 19    11    12    16    10    11    17    19    18    9   
      Chemical engineering 10    14    8    10    19    16    15    9    13    9   
      Civil engineering 9    13    9    9    10    8    8    15    13    11   
      Electrical engineering 21    12    15    13    19    17    17    31    26    36   
      Industrial engineering 2    2    2    .    3    2    3    3    4    3   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 18    12    15    21    22    22    19    25    22    26   
      Mechanical engineering 23    16    28    21    26    17    39    24    21    35   
      Other engineering 36    43    45    56    49    39    55    60    48    49   
  Non-science and engineering 124    115    120    122    124    129    152    128    138    130   
    Education 38    54    38    49    47    57    50    52    48    45   
      Education administration .    2    1    5    5    1    4    2    3    4   
      Education research 32    36    23    34    31    27    32    38    33    28   
      Teacher education .    .    .    1    1    1    1    .    1    1   
      Teaching fields 6    13    14    9    9    23    13    12    11    11   
      Other education .    3    .    .    1    5    .    .    .    1   
    Humanities 32    23    36    38    44    40    56    50    45    45   
      Foreign languages & literature 3    4    2    4    8    .    8    5    6    7   
      History 3    6    7    8    7    7    12    15    8    6   
      Letters 12    6    13    9    15    13    18    13    16    10   
      Other humanities and arts 14    7    14    17    14    20    18    17    15    22   
    Other 54    38    46    35    33    32    46    26    45    40   
      Business management/administration 21    16    15    20    19    11    21    4    16    13   
      Communication 15    14    14    8    12    17    14    12    19    17   
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 18    8    17    7    2    4    11    10    10    10   

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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