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Table 14. Doctoral degrees awarded to men, by field of degree and citizenship status of recipients: 2005–15

Field 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
All fields 23,737 25,021 26,202 26,272 26,332 25,526 26,191 27,365 28,328 29,018 29,596
Science and engineering 17,869 18,886 20,120 20,420 20,347 20,076 20,903 21,763 22,449 23,312 23,751
Science 12,643 13,157 13,979 14,252 14,341 14,247 14,661 15,197 15,502 15,905 16,155
Computer sciences 905 1,142 1,322 1,387 1,260 1,286 1,312 1,419 1,502 1,581 1,582
Geosciences 470 490 542 548 539 496 522 538 539 623 600
Atmospheric sciences 93 99 104 134 117 106 123 125 118 129 138
Earth sciences 259 280 306 293 303 270 287 266 278 329 317
Ocean sciences 118 111 132 121 119 120 112 147 143 165 145
Life sciences 4,561 4,690 5,197 5,223 5,183 5,101 5,244 5,335 5,492 5,514 5,578
Agricultural sciences 744 698 802 700 722 609 652 698 702 691 748
Biological sciences 3,253 3,377 3,708 3,861 3,834 3,823 3,879 3,891 3,941 4,087 4,112
Health sciences 564 615 687 662 627 669 713 746 849 736 718
Mathematical sciences 877 932 985 966 1,067 1,123 1,144 1,219 1,290 1,332 1,298
Physical sciences 2,671 2,831 2,905 2,957 2,995 2,883 3,107 3,147 3,178 3,346 3,335
Astronomy 137 141 163 187 178 178 203 189 204 209 193
Chemistry 1,403 1,551 1,486 1,479 1,491 1,440 1,508 1,521 1,497 1,642 1,598
Physics 1,131 1,139 1,256 1,291 1,326 1,265 1,396 1,437 1,477 1,495 1,544
Social sciences 3,159 3,072 3,028 3,171 3,297 3,358 3,332 3,539 3,501 3,509 3,762
Anthropology 199 203 196 189 195 201 223 187 188 195 186
Economics 741 717 684 717 735 703 734 840 767 786 820
Political science 373 396 345 367 409 434 389 420 469 434 527
Psychology 1,058 936 941 999 991 1,032 1,003 1,040 997 1,063 1,060
Sociology 201 216 216 235 263 250 254 230 259 247 284
Other social sciences 587 604 646 664 704 738 729 822 821 784 885
Engineering 5,226 5,729 6,141 6,168 6,006 5,829 6,242 6,566 6,947 7,407 7,596
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 190 212 236 238 255 215 228 268 293 330 308
Bioengineering 306 345 412 477 525 509 563 608 684 660 701
Chemical engineering 590 583 620 641 591 574 566 583 566 682 685
Civil engineering 503 538 538 568 559 473 486 388 417 469 458
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering 1,338 1,535 1,662 1,568 1,433 1,462 1,579 1,595 1,616 1,615 1,711
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 177 167 201 201 186 159 180 164 176 209 154
Materials science engineering 380 430 482 482 466 495 496 556 598 618 651
Mechanical engineering 778 901 940 930 942 858 934 1,042 1,081 1,126 1,265
Other engineering 964 1,018 1,050 1,063 1,049 1,084 1,210 1,362 1,516 1,698 1,663
Non-science and engineering 5,868 6,135 6,082 5,852 5,985 5,450 5,288 5,602 5,879 5,706 5,845
Education 2,065 2,130 2,103 2,158 2,161 1,662 1,432 1,500 1,571 1,469 1,614
Humanities 2,600 2,681 2,605 2,308 2,404 2,462 2,573 2,742 2,829 2,760 2,767
Professional/other/unknown 1,203 1,324 1,374 1,386 1,420 1,326 1,283 1,360 1,479 1,477 1,464
U.S. citizens and permanent residents, all fieldsa 13,586 14,266 14,240 14,774 15,508 15,276 15,397 16,073 16,550 16,663 17,245
Science and engineering 9,177 9,623 9,787 10,375 10,925 11,142 11,405 11,909 12,174 12,453 12,888
Science 7,369 7,704 7,845 8,171 8,577 8,675 8,870 9,258 9,352 9,402 9,754
Computer sciences 366 457 509 521 580 585 615 631 610 624 625
Geosciences 279 296 315 319 330 324 327 345 338 371 388
Atmospheric sciences 59 49 57 76 70 58 80 88 80 77 98
Earth sciences 150 174 182 166 190 192 180 168 171 180 194
Ocean sciences 70 73 76 77 70 74 67 89 87 114 96
Life sciences 2,948 3,021 3,207 3,270 3,353 3,301 3,404 3,465 3,573 3,562 3,604
Agricultural sciences 361 385 403 375 380 314 357 368 391 372 387
Biological sciences 2,224 2,262 2,418 2,514 2,571 2,576 2,591 2,629 2,656 2,727 2,775
Health sciences 363 374 386 381 402 411 456 468 526 463 442
Mathematical sciences 391 448 424 453 540 588 594 612 632 672 643
Physical sciences 1,338 1,427 1,409 1,519 1,604 1,561 1,698 1,775 1,760 1,799 1,903
Astronomy 87 87 101 127 116 127 136 135 140 143 134
Chemistry 767 833 746 793 848 811 833 858 849 883 942
Physics 484 507 562 599 640 623 729 782 771 773 827
Social sciences 2,047 2,055 1,981 2,089 2,170 2,316 2,232 2,430 2,439 2,374 2,591
Anthropology 143 161 162 153 153 144 180 141 150 139 142
Economics 219 239 218 261 281 300 290 345 341 324 366
Political science 261 302 241 246 289 315 262 312 336 317 376
Psychology 901 790 794 831 817 871 841 869 834 859 874
Sociology 147 173 162 168 199 197 184 186 211 189 215
Other social sciences 376 390 404 430 431 489 475 577 567 546 618
Engineering 1,808 1,919 1,942 2,204 2,348 2,467 2,535 2,651 2,822 3,051 3,134
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 87 79 101 109 138 119 128 153 162 208 183
Bioengineering 161 202 214 283 302 304 340 373 404 402 440
Chemical engineering 230 258 232 272 295 295 265 257 250 326 340
Civil engineering 141 147 174 149 193 153 154 112 130 156 162
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering 409 420 413 465 483 520 528 495 514 484 533
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 58 40 44 55 44 39 67 46 52 60 38
Materials science engineering 129 159 182 198 170 222 208 255 254 274 285
Mechanical engineering 260 290 288 304 347 341 371 421 450 473 512
Other engineering 333 324 294 369 376 474 474 539 606 668 641
Non-science and engineering 4,409 4,643 4,453 4,399 4,583 4,134 3,992 4,164 4,376 4,210 4,357
Education 1,691 1,781 1,731 1,799 1,845 1,391 1,163 1,240 1,294 1,193 1,309
Humanities 2,035 2,145 2,032 1,849 1,916 1,980 2,055 2,165 2,242 2,164 2,200
Professional/other/unknown 683 717 690 751 822 763 774 759 840 853 848
Temporary visa holders, all fields 8,749 9,398 9,994 9,984 9,565 8,768 9,179 9,556 10,103 10,207 10,413
Science and engineering 7,700 8,292 8,850 8,927 8,521 7,817 8,218 8,543 9,028 9,190 9,423
Science 4,583 4,789 5,148 5,285 5,059 4,763 4,892 5,037 5,277 5,282 5,371
Computer sciences 491 634 716 801 618 606 602 679 820 838 863
Geosciences 166 166 201 208 194 148 158 173 175 212 186
Atmospheric sciences 31 42 42 54 46 41 35 35 35 45 37
Earth sciences 93 91 105 114 102 66 87 86 92 120 104
Ocean sciences 42 33 54 40 46 41 36 52 48 47 45
Life sciences 1,376 1,416 1,641 1,646 1,589 1,509 1,548 1,612 1,612 1,537 1,622
Agricultural sciences 335 284 339 293 306 254 274 301 273 271 309
Biological sciences 879 948 1,079 1,135 1,106 1,050 1,081 1,089 1,081 1,065 1,099
Health sciences 162 184 223 218 177 205 193 222 258 201 214
Mathematical sciences 443 455 489 459 481 488 481 528 582 569 587
Physical sciences 1,190 1,269 1,283 1,288 1,254 1,186 1,247 1,191 1,234 1,310 1,223
Astronomy 50 46 56 52 57 44 62 46 56 51 51
Chemistry 555 632 621 596 569 557 594 570 549 624 547
Physics 585 591 606 640 628 585 591 575 629 635 625
Social sciences 917 849 818 883 923 826 856 854 854 816 890
Anthropology 40 24 24 30 35 40 32 36 29 46 34
Economics 489 431 411 407 422 372 401 438 381 397 388
Political science 92 81 84 100 110 95 94 89 107 79 113
Psychology 81 87 69 87 85 76 75 70 89 83 87
Sociology 43 38 39 58 56 42 57 28 34 37 51
Other social sciences 172 188 191 201 215 201 197 193 214 174 217
Engineering 3,117 3,503 3,702 3,642 3,462 3,054 3,326 3,506 3,751 3,908 4,052
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 97 107 106 116 110 85 86 97 119 111 113
Bioengineering 130 131 174 176 199 192 199 206 243 222 231
Chemical engineering 316 296 340 340 285 256 269 289 285 322 312
Civil engineering 338 358 332 383 344 296 300 252 263 277 270
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering 858 1,040 1,096 1,017 898 852 933 987 986 1,007 1,070
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 111 111 132 136 138 111 108 110 117 133 108
Materials science engineering 227 252 274 259 281 249 261 259 322 309 333
Mechanical engineering 472 574 590 575 571 461 500 552 576 586 699
Other engineering 568 634 658 640 636 552 670 754 840 941 916
Non-science and engineering 1,049 1,106 1,144 1,057 1,044 951 961 1,013 1,075 1,017 990
Education 216 221 212 204 193 175 173 154 168 159 174
Humanities 398 382 378 329 345 325 374 390 380 367 351
Professional/other/unknown 435 503 554 524 506 451 414 469 527 491 465
Citizenship unknown, all fields 1,402 1,357 1,968 1,514 1,259 1,482 1,615 1,736 1,675 2,148 1,938
Science and engineering 992 971 1,483 1,118 901 1,117 1,280 1,311 1,247 1,669 1,440
Science 691 664 986 796 705 809 899 902 873 1,221 1,030
Computer sciences 48 51 97 65 62 95 95 109 72 119 94
Geosciences 25 28 26 21 15 24 37 20 26 40 26
Atmospheric sciences 3 8 5 4 1 7 8 2 3 7 3
Earth sciences 16 15 19 13 11 12 20 12 15 29 19
Ocean sciences 6 5 2 4 3 5 9 6 8 4 4
Life sciences 237 253 349 307 241 291 292 258 307 415 352
Agricultural sciences 48 29 60 32 36 41 21 29 38 48 52
Biological sciences 150 167 211 212 157 197 207 173 204 295 238
Health sciences 39 57 78 63 48 53 64 56 65 72 62
Mathematical sciences 43 29 72 54 46 47 69 79 76 91 68
Physical sciences 143 135 213 150 137 136 162 181 184 237 209
Astronomy 0 8 6 8 5 7 5 8 8 15 8
Chemistry 81 86 119 90 74 72 81 93 99 135 109
Physics 62 41 88 52 58 57 76 80 77 87 92
Social sciences 195 168 229 199 204 216 244 255 208 319 281
Anthropology 16 18 10 6 7 17 11 10 9 10 10
Economics 33 47 55 49 32 31 43 57 45 65 66
Political science 20 13 20 21 10 24 33 19 26 38 38
Psychology 76 59 78 81 89 85 87 101 74 121 99
Sociology 11 5 15 9 8 11 13 16 14 21 18
Other social sciences 39 26 51 33 58 48 57 52 40 64 50
Engineering 301 307 497 322 196 308 381 409 374 448 410
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 6 26 29 13 7 11 14 18 12 11 12
Bioengineering 15 12 24 18 24 13 24 29 37 36 30
Chemical engineering 44 29 48 29 11 23 32 37 31 34 33
Civil engineering 24 33 32 36 22 24 32 24 24 36 26
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering 71 75 153 86 52 90 118 113 116 124 108
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 8 16 25 10 4 9 5 8 7 16 8
Materials science engineering 24 19 26 25 15 24 27 42 22 35 33
Mechanical engineering 46 37 62 51 24 56 63 69 55 67 54
Other engineering 63 60 98 54 37 58 66 69 70 89 106
Non-science and engineering 410 386 485 396 358 365 335 425 428 479 498
Education 158 128 160 155 123 96 96 106 109 117 131
Humanities 167 154 195 130 143 157 144 187 207 229 216
Professional/other/unknown 85 104 130 111 92 112 95 132 112 133 151
a These categories include U.S. citizens and foreign citizens on permanent visas (i.e., resident aliens who have been admitted for permanent residency).
NOTE: See table A-1 for specific fields included in each category.
SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates.