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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 98    135    114    84    73    96    87    60    66    58   
  Science and engineering 69    94    86    68    65    82    73    57    57    45   
    Science 41    50    50    29    34    43    48    36    24    29   
      Life science 15    16    18    12    19    14    18    19    8    12   
        Biological sciences 6    9    7    8    7    7    10    10    1    7   
        Health sciences 9    7    11    4    12    7    8    9    7    5   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 10    13    16    10    11    15    11    6    11    13   
        Chemistry 5    10    6    5    4    6    7    4    4    3   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    1    1   
        Physics and astronomy 5    3    10    4    7    9    4    2    6    9   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 9    9    8    6    4    11    10    11    5    3   
        Computer sciences 9    9    8    6    4    10    10    11    5    3   
        Mathematics .    .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology and social sciences 7    12    8    1    .    3    9    .    .    1   
        Psychology 4    3    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
        Economics .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
        Other social sciences 3    9    6    1    .    3    9    .    .    1   
    Engineering 28    44    36    39    31    39    25    21    33    16   
      Biological/biomedical sciences 8    5    6    9    7    6    5    5    6    4   
      Chemical engineering 4    5    .    4    3    .    .    .    2    2   
      Civil engineering 1    .    .    .    .    1    1    .    .    .   
      Electrical engineering 3    5    6    9    2    7    6    6    9    4   
      Industrial engineering 1    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering .    1    .    .    1    2    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 6    13    7    10    3    3    5    1    1    3   
      Other engineering 5    14    17    7    15    20    8    9    15    3   
  Non-science and engineering 29    41    28    16    8    14    14    3    9    13   
    Education 26    39    26    8    5    14    14    3    9    13   
      Education administration 21    27    20    2    2    8    8    2    2    7   
      Education research 1    4    4    .    .    .    .    1    2    .   
      Teacher education .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1    .   
      Teaching fields 3    6    1    6    1    5    6    .    4    5   
      Other education 1    2    1    .    2    1    .    .    .    1   
    Other 3    2    2    8    3    .    .    .    .    .   
      Business management/administration 2    2    2    7    3    .    .    .    .    .   
      Communication 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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