Data
U. Massachusetts, Amherst
| Fields | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fields | 258 | 313 | 349 | 295 | 307 | 298 | 268 | 277 | 295 | 270 |
| Science and engineering | 189 | 247 | 256 | 207 | 220 | 230 | 206 | 202 | 218 | 204 |
| Science | 150 | 194 | 201 | 166 | 168 | 181 | 160 | 164 | 171 | 150 |
| Life science | 54 | 77 | 80 | 65 | 66 | 59 | 46 | 49 | 57 | 44 |
| Agricultural sciences | 17 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 10 |
| Biological sciences | 27 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 29 | 36 | 20 | 31 | 37 | 22 |
| Health sciences | 10 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences | 25 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 32 | 45 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 36 |
| Chemistry | 12 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 15 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Physics and astronomy | 10 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 15 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 18 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 20 |
| Computer sciences | 16 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 14 |
| Mathematics | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
| Psychology and social sciences | 53 | 38 | 49 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 45 | 50 |
| Psychology | 13 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 |
| Anthropology | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Economics | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Political science and government | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Sociology | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Other social sciences | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| Engineering | 39 | 53 | 55 | 41 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 38 | 47 | 54 |
| Aeronautical/astronautical engineering | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Biological/biomedical sciences | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Chemical engineering | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
| Civil engineering | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Electrical engineering | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Industrial engineering | 2 | . | 2 | . | 3 | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Materials/metallurgical engineering | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | . |
| Mechanical engineering | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Other engineering | 11 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 26 |
| Non-science and engineering | 69 | 66 | 93 | 88 | 87 | 68 | 62 | 75 | 77 | 66 |
| Education | 29 | 29 | 40 | 34 | 39 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 33 |
| Education administration | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Education research | 15 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Teacher education | . | 2 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Teaching fields | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| Other education | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | . | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Humanities | 26 | 18 | 31 | 38 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 17 |
| Foreign languages & literature | . | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| History | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 16 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Other humanities and arts | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Other | 14 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
| Business management/administration | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Communication | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | 2 | . | . | 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
