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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 186    196    178    194    182    174    151    194    226    196   
  Science and engineering 150    158    136    159    136    140    110    152    178    155   
    Science 131    129    118    133    110    122    90    136    158    133   
      Life science 67    77    66    74    70    70    50    86    98    90   
        Agricultural sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1    .   
        Biological sciences 40    49    40    43    46    48    27    52    56    53   
        Health sciences 27    28    26    31    24    22    23    34    41    37   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 17    23    18    20    14    18    14    12    13    10   
        Chemistry 17    22    17    16    14    16    12    12    11    8   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1   
        Physics and astronomy .    1    1    4    .    2    2    .    2    1   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 14    5    13    6    3    8    5    6    9    7   
        Computer sciences 6    3    9    2    2    6    1    6    8    7   
        Mathematics 8    2    4    4    1    2    4    .    1    .   
      Psychology and social sciences 33    24    21    33    23    26    21    32    38    26   
        Psychology 27    19    13    20    17    23    12    23    23    17   
        Economics .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .   
        Political science and government .    .    .    .    .    1    1    .    2    .   
        Other social sciences 6    5    8    13    5    2    8    9    13    9   
    Engineering 19    29    18    26    26    18    20    16    20    22   
      Biological/biomedical sciences 1    9    2    4    5    3    4    3    6    8   
      Chemical engineering 4    3    1    6    2    3    1    2    3    1   
      Electrical engineering 1    5    3    3    6    3    3    4    6    .   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 1    1    3    .    1    2    .    .    1    .   
      Mechanical engineering 5    7    4    4    5    3    8    3    2    9   
      Other engineering 7    4    5    9    7    4    4    4    2    4   
  Non-science and engineering 36    38    42    35    46    34    41    42    48    41   
    Education 22    30    24    23    20    14    9    16    25    23   
      Education administration 7    6    4    3    4    3    4    9    12    13   
      Education research 12    18    10    17    13    8    4    7    8    9   
      Teacher education 1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1    .   
      Teaching fields 1    2    6    .    1    2    .    .    1    1   
      Other education 1    4    4    3    2    1    1    .    3    .   
    Humanities 2    2    4    2    9    9    8    9    5    2   
      History .    .    .    .    1    .    .    1    .    .   
      Letters .    .    2    1    .    1    2    1    1    1   
      Other humanities and arts 2    2    2    1    8    8    6    7    4    1   
    Other 12    6    14    10    17    11    24    17    18    16   
      Business management/administration 1    3    5    4    3    3    10    4    7    8   
      Communication 2    1    .    .    3    1    3    6    2    1   
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 9    2    9    6    11    7    11    7    9    7   

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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