TABLE 1. Doctorates awarded, by field of study: 2000–10
Field
All fields
Science and engineering
Science
Agricultural sciences
Agricultural and horticultural plant breeding
Agricultural animal breeding
Agronomy and crop science
Animal nutrition
Animal science, other
Animal science, poultry (or avian)
Dairy sciencea
Environmental science
Fishing and fisheries sciences/management
Food science
Food science and technology, other
Forest engineeringa
Forest sciences and biology
Forest/resources management
Forestry and related science, other
Horticulture science
Natural resources/conservation
Plant pathology/phytopathology
Plant sciences, other
Soil chemistry/microbiology
Soil sciences, other
Wildlife/range management
Wood science and pulp/paper technology
Agriculture, general
Agricultural science, other
Biological sciences
Anatomy
Bacteriology
Biochemistry
Bioinformaticsb
Biomedical sciences
Biometrics and biostatistics
Biophysics
Biotechnology
Botany/plant biology
Cancer biologyb
Cell/cellular biology and histology
Computational biologyc
Developmental biology/embryology
Ecology
Endocrinology
Entomology
Environmental toxicologyd
Evolutionary biologyb
Genetics/Genomics, human and animal
Immunology
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Neurosciences
Nutrition sciences
Parasitology
Pathology, human and animal
Pharmacology, human and animal
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
41,372
40,744
40,030
40,766
42,122
43,382
45,620
48,133
48,774
49,554
48,069
25,966
20,643
1,037
68
22
69
45
73
9
9
95
43
10
142
3
22
13
54
55
19
63
29
26
64
56
11
10
27
25,529
20,019
977
37
16
75
45
71
11
2
119
44
16
130
0
27
13
48
37
32
52
26
23
56
41
20
2
34
24,608
19,527
1,009
59
14
74
49
70
10
7
113
53
7
129
3
19
15
57
46
27
53
27
29
55
37
29
4
23
25,283
20,002
1,060
50
21
55
41
88
18
18
135
47
11
157
3
16
18
47
54
48
48
29
24
50
46
19
2
15
26,275
20,498
1,045
36
13
63
47
75
21
na
130
38
94
74
na
36
26
34
46
45
56
34
21
52
42
19
6
37
27,984
21,557
1,038
35
14
79
51
71
14
na
129
34
93
48
na
29
40
24
49
64
71
31
24
52
44
15
10
17
29,867
22,682
1,033
41
12
56
46
72
15
na
132
52
97
45
na
32
37
28
54
60
63
43
20
48
51
12
6
11
31,831
24,081
1,140
39
15
72
57
63
22
na
163
43
121
33
na
42
48
34
48
70
70
46
24
59
43
12
5
11
32,836
24,972
1,088
28
3
68
41
77
18
na
182
52
96
41
na
32
44
17
50
78
59
39
25
68
55
2
8
5
33,466
25,820
1,167
24
12
77
34
74
17
na
201
67
110
30
na
43
52
26
55
84
61
60
18
49
34
17
8
14
33,141
25,589
984
31
7
69
34
54
12
na
157
34
100
37
na
23
41
17
42
88
56
49
20
39
48
8
2
16
5,853
39
15
776
na
155
92
164
14
92
na
337
na
112
297
20
137
na
na
227
239
382
706
495
150
19
106
267
5,694
29
17
729
na
155
90
162
9
75
na
315
na
107
339
18
90
na
na
199
265
394
711
486
135
22
117
257
5,695
20
12
781
na
220
81
151
13
84
na
302
na
93
311
14
113
na
na
226
278
382
623
491
142
17
115
268
5,696
33
6
772
na
181
84
161
24
80
na
301
na
126
347
21
111
na
na
226
261
363
615
474
127
15
101
275
5,942
13
15
703
na
183
100
130
26
135
na
292
na
141
366
22
108
na
na
258
347
393
725
584
131
20
98
288
6,366
23
13
693
na
249
129
144
23
87
na
316
na
162
411
29
103
na
na
285
342
432
724
690
163
21
93
315
6,651
21
10
784
na
278
106
183
32
92
na
337
na
149
391
18
117
na
na
286
390
493
780
741
148
27
80
328
7,238
20
22
864
83
287
120
184
28
120
96
373
na
177
469
25
95
na
42
372
394
527
709
777
164
16
105
292
7,797
25
22
899
147
268
122
167
32
105
289
376
na
185
439
22
119
na
178
413
424
538
786
883
176
23
105
281
8,024
15
20
858
175
299
115
195
26
113
273
354
na
185
456
33
131
na
215
364
434
586
763
982
174
24
106
343
8,052
25
24
865
122
288
127
172
22
110
300
361
69
192
431
23
123
39
214
380
451
490
701
953
180
36
79
290
TABLE 1. Doctorates awarded, by field of study: 2000–10
Field
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Virologyc
Zoology, other
Biology/biomedical sciences, general
Biology/biomedical sciences, other
241
35
25
39
na
123
na
133
199
217
216
31
31
45
na
133
na
103
193
221
208
57
24
43
na
122
na
123
184
197
215
38
27
32
na
122
na
127
194
237
208
55
25
24
na
105
na
94
188
165
208
50
31
38
na
102
na
103
189
198
221
62
26
40
na
101
na
101
187
122
243
47
20
32
na
117
na
79
231
108
241
47
29
26
na
137
na
61
150
82
245
48
26
13
na
120
na
79
173
81
258
52
19
28
53
99
135
72
186
83
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Atmospheric sciences
Atmospheric chemistry and climatology
Atmospheric physics and dynamics
Meteorology
Atmospheric science/meteorology, general
Atmospheric science/meteorology, other
694
143
39
17
34
36
17
660
116
33
17
20
34
12
689
117
39
13
15
27
23
683
139
39
21
25
33
21
686
126
29
33
22
24
18
714
145
42
28
20
30
25
757
146
30
30
18
40
28
875
167
38
39
17
47
26
865
188
49
59
23
40
17
877
167
30
43
14
55
25
864
171
39
45
15
48
24
Earth and ocean sciences
Geochemistry
Geology
Geomorphology and glacial geology
Geophysics and seismology
Hydrology and water resources
Marine sciences
Mineralogy and petrology
Oceanography, chemical and physical
Paleontology
Stratigraphy and sedimentation
Geological and earth sciences, general
Geological and earth sciences, other
Ocean/marine, other
551
50
123
14
70
43
36
5
99
31
13
20
18
29
544
41
115
10
88
45
36
15
85
16
13
16
34
30
572
69
132
15
92
35
42
13
86
21
7
12
30
18
544
53
119
20
75
26
36
8
98
18
16
9
30
36
560
38
98
22
87
49
59
17
66
25
19
23
42
15
569
55
107
12
92
41
61
8
74
29
15
24
37
14
611
53
126
24
81
38
61
18
60
30
19
30
51
20
708
58
143
21
111
42
71
16
109
33
20
26
50
8
677
78
141
12
116
45
75
16
83
26
10
25
34
16
710
78
140
22
102
38
79
12
81
31
18
31
58
20
693
75
127
28
93
47
79
13
87
31
19
37
41
16
1,911
861
724
137
na
na
1,840
830
692
81
na
57
1,728
809
674
80
na
55
1,860
867
700
65
na
102
2,024
948
767
106
na
75
2,334
1,129
952
84
na
93
2,778
1,453
1,216
135
na
102
3,043
1,655
1,431
131
na
93
3,187
1,787
1,499
181
na
107
3,162
1,609
1,361
140
na
108
3,254
1,665
1,357
157
31
120
1,050
82
81
238
17
59
19
40
19
195
50
151
99
1,010
68
91
214
11
41
24
35
14
200
54
155
103
919
65
74
226
11
52
14
26
19
166
40
133
93
993
69
85
223
8
48
17
46
19
191
49
150
88
1,076
97
99
264
10
95
15
39
25
226
52
81
73
1,205
97
111
292
16
96
26
62
23
267
51
104
60
1,325
124
98
347
14
89
20
60
32
301
72
107
61
1,388
115
119
334
29
88
26
65
30
360
62
145
15
1,400
124
112
360
26
100
25
62
27
303
58
140
63
1,553
139
130
382
16
89
38
64
28
353
73
173
68
1,589
150
141
400
16
105
22
71
27
327
84
163
83
3,378
185
78
107
na
3,366
186
89
97
na
3,187
141
52
89
na
3,287
167
69
98
na
3,335
165
68
97
na
3,643
186
72
114
na
3,928
197
64
133
na
4,081
223
87
136
na
4,081
249
101
148
na
4,284
262
97
165
na
4,201
266
103
154
9
Physiology, human and animal
Plant genetics
Plant pathology/phytopathology
Plant physiology
Structural biologyc
Toxicology
Mathematics/computer sciences
Computer sciences
Computer science
Information science and systems
Roboticsc
Computer and information science, othere
Mathematics
Algebra
Analysis and functional analysis
Applied mathematics
Computing theory and practice
Geometry/geometric analysis
Logic
Number theory
Operations research
Statistics
Topology/foundations
Mathematics/statistics, general
Mathematics/statistics, other
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Astronomy, otherc
TABLE 1. Doctorates awarded, by field of study: 2000–10
Field
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
1,989
326
221
107
9
525
271
107
52
261
110
1,982
334
279
115
4
523
285
107
40
203
92
1,923
302
250
99
9
523
303
102
48
202
85
2,040
339
264
110
4
557
321
109
49
184
103
1,986
323
240
113
na
541
264
116
54
198
137
2,126
363
256
110
na
603
298
119
57
191
129
2,363
367
267
150
na
625
376
134
86
211
147
2,318
397
273
na
na
653
328
122
86
310
149
2,246
371
301
na
na
640
331
106
80
271
146
2,392
364
331
na
na
684
319
119
86
299
190
2,306
402
295
na
na
600
359
126
86
270
168
1,204
10
na
110
na
279
10
na
74
117
147
38
21
224
174
1,198
10
na
81
na
295
8
na
80
107
121
39
18
207
232
1,123
18
na
82
na
298
15
na
76
107
154
29
22
171
151
1,080
24
na
74
na
273
9
na
67
95
134
31
13
170
190
1,184
17
71
82
54
277
na
na
74
120
163
36
18
141
131
1,331
25
102
87
72
314
na
na
69
144
188
53
29
128
120
1,368
15
99
90
96
335
na
na
86
144
200
44
23
145
91
1,540
18
125
111
118
359
na
na
74
148
202
48
29
187
121
1,586
15
137
119
119
397
na
na
62
148
210
59
43
159
118
1,630
21
133
104
104
401
na
na
74
164
218
58
24
212
117
1,629
15
143
106
124
379
na
61
85
146
196
50
18
216
90
3,615
1,353
140
7
475
203
97
133
54
147
188
23
89
13
8
99
207
237
142
3,401
1,234
141
5
476
195
48
134
45
137
174
11
92
2
10
101
198
224
174
3,206
1,221
121
2
472
174
54
112
67
139
154
17
88
9
13
88
180
143
152
3,277
1,193
132
4
435
178
52
119
63
149
161
17
86
7
11
102
203
218
147
3,327
1,219
145
6
512
186
75
88
32
144
157
18
84
na
29
87
163
218
164
3,322
1,155
147
5
466
224
81
121
25
172
186
14
85
na
22
109
183
184
143
3,258
1,118
181
5
409
203
59
125
21
182
174
30
95
na
20
123
172
207
134
3,271
1,158
174
7
415
197
69
126
43
125
187
16
95
na
35
121
199
194
110
3,355
1,141
181
9
422
198
69
137
42
121
213
18
81
na
23
132
204
198
166
3,472
1,201
189
9
422
182
73
145
34
146
196
19
87
na
29
121
226
210
183
3,421
1,152
220
na
409
191
70
142
44
145
207
22
82
na
37
107
210
184
199
4,155
1,086
138
15
933
4,081
1,081
154
13
914
4,013
1,027
119
14
894
4,139
1,050
118
23
909
4,139
1,069
110
18
941
4,140
1,183
122
30
1,031
4,277
1,142
113
33
996
4,433
1,185
182
30
973
4,599
1,202
111
36
1,055
4,834
1,235
116
31
1,088
4,813
1,190
118
34
1,038
Political science
International relations/affairs
Political science and government
Public administration
Public policy analysis
986
77
669
103
137
985
91
658
96
140
938
83
606
103
146
1,025
98
661
121
145
947
99
587
116
145
989
106
618
104
161
1,001
115
616
98
172
1,035
125
588
111
211
1,020
82
628
114
196
1,141
101
682
129
229
1,203
107
728
125
243
Sociologyi
617
566
547
597
580
536
579
576
601
662
638
Chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Medicinal/pharmaceutical chemistryf
Nuclear chemistrya
Organic chemistry
Physical chemistry
Polymer chemistry
Theoretical chemistry
Chemistry, general
Chemistry, other
Physics
Acoustics
Applied physicsg
Atomic/molecular/chemical physics
Biophysicsg
Condensed matter/low temperature physics
Fluids physicsa
Medical physics/radiological sciencec
Nuclear physics
Optics/photonics
Particle (elementary) physics
Plasma/fusion physics
Polymer physics
Physics, general
Physics, other
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics
Comparative psychologyh
Counseling
Developmental and child psychology
Educational psychology
Experimental psychology
Family psychology
Human development and family studies
Industrial and organizational
Personality psychology
Physiological/psychobiology psychology
Psychometricsa
Psychometrics and quantitative psychology
School psychology
Social psychology
Psychology, general
Psychology, other
Social sciences
Economics
Agricultural economics
Econometrics
Economics
TABLE 1. Doctorates awarded, by field of study: 2000–10
Field
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Urban/city, community, and regional planningb
Social sciences, general
Social sciences, other
1,466
113
446
36
14
na
66
20
197
na
42
230
60
78
na
37
127
1,449
127
410
40
19
na
62
12
186
na
40
230
49
80
na
26
168
1,501
97
496
26
25
na
56
20
197
na
48
193
54
92
na
33
164
1,467
94
472
33
12
na
77
15
167
na
46
224
48
78
na
28
173
1,543
115
531
34
18
na
69
19
190
na
48
254
31
85
na
32
117
1,432
104
456
44
6
na
97
20
195
na
43
212
22
81
na
33
119
1,555
107
472
39
23
na
100
24
205
na
56
252
22
84
na
45
126
1,637
111
512
58
98
46
46
14
200
na
51
226
29
41
71
37
97
1,776
122
483
47
114
74
54
23
249
na
48
254
20
28
116
37
107
1,796
116
503
58
112
75
61
18
209
na
56
275
17
33
92
51
120
1,782
114
509
60
113
74
52
13
225
18
46
241
21
34
106
48
108
Engineeringj
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering
Industrial and manufacturing engineering
Materials science engineering
Mechanical engineering
5,323
214
619
480
1,330
176
404
807
5,510
202
636
501
1,346
206
448
878
5,081
209
607
540
1,211
230
364
771
5,281
200
568
552
1,238
214
438
752
5,777
201
638
547
1,389
217
474
754
6,427
219
774
622
1,547
221
493
892
7,185
238
799
655
1,786
234
583
1,044
7,750
267
817
703
1,967
279
646
1,071
7,864
266
873
713
1,888
280
636
1,082
7,646
297
807
709
1,695
252
625
1,094
7,552
252
821
645
1,776
214
670
987
1,293
60
251
22
42
172
na
57
26
34
76
25
11
98
18
51
45
62
na
34
43
166
1,293
52
233
17
47
186
na
75
22
53
94
32
10
76
28
55
37
57
na
46
25
148
1,149
50
246
13
22
160
na
56
16
31
90
19
8
64
23
66
45
53
na
45
20
122
1,319
54
281
18
36
192
na
62
28
39
122
19
14
75
12
81
36
44
na
44
19
143
1,557
60
369
14
34
228
na
98
28
58
126
22
9
59
21
72
34
54
na
58
29
184
1,659
47
417
14
27
277
na
86
27
43
136
33
12
72
18
87
50
51
na
58
53
151
1,846
53
525
8
26
321
na
102
35
44
149
34
16
67
15
89
47
45
na
79
60
131
2,000
49
637
14
37
405
36
56
20
43
160
18
16
77
18
96
40
74
na
72
35
97
2,126
61
762
7
26
386
39
60
26
35
153
22
13
99
25
80
44
49
na
80
43
116
2,167
64
836
5
25
379
40
63
31
42
120
26
14
73
29
79
54
60
na
67
44
116
2,187
58
826
11
15
374
39
47
31
52
113
11
7
90
23
84
51
57
66
68
36
128
15,406
6,442
15,215
6,356
15,422
6,508
15,483
6,651
15,847
6,635
15,398
6,227
15,753
6,121
16,302
6,448
15,938
6,561
16,088
6,528
14,928
5,294
Other social sciences
American/U.S. studies
Anthropology
Archeology
Area/ethnic/cultural/gender studies
Criminal justice and correctionsb
Criminology
Demography/population studiesi
Geography
Gerontologyc
History, science and technology, and society
Linguistics
Statistics
Urban affairs/studies
Other engineering
Agricultural engineering
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering
Ceramic sciences engineering
Communications engineering
Computer engineering
Engineering management and administrationb
Engineering mechanics
Engineering physics
Engineering science
Environmental health engineering
Metallurgical engineering
Mining and mineral engineering
Nuclear engineering
Ocean engineering
Operations research
Petroleum engineering
Polymer and plastics engineering
Structural engineeringc
Systems engineering
Engineering, general
Engineering, other
Non-science and engineering
Education
TABLE 1. Doctorates awarded, by field of study: 2000–10
Field
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Health
1,591 1,540
Humanities
5,213 5,178
Professional/other/unknown
2,160 2,141
na = not applicable; subfield was not identified separately in questionnaire for that year.
1,655
5,050
2,209
1,633
5,019
2,180
1,718
5,012
2,482
1,784
4,950
2,437
1,907
5,124
2,601
2,143
4,873
2,838
2,090
4,502
2,785
2,096
4,661
2,803
2,112
4,759
2,763
a
This subfield was dropped in 2004.
This subfield was introduced in 2007.
c
This subfield was introduced in 2010.
d
Environmental toxicology is classified as biological science in 2010 but was classified as health science in years prior to 2010.
e
This subfield was introduced in 2001.
f
This subfield was removed from the Survey of Earned Doctorates taxonomy in 2007. Graduates who indicated this field in 2007 are represented in the counts for "chemistry,
other."
g
This subfield was introduced in 2004.
h
This field was dropped in 2010.
i
In previous editions of this report, sociology and demography/population studies were reported as constituent fields within the "sociology" group. Beginning 2007 sociology is
reported separately, and demography/population studies is reported in "other social sciences."
b
j
Before 2007, seven major engineering fields and their constituent fine fields were reported in addition to "other engineering." In 2007 each major field was replaced by its largest
constituent field; remaining constituent fine fields are reported in "other engineering."
NOTES: Categories are grouped according to National Science Foundation taxonomy, which is different from the classification listed in questionnaire and summary reports. That
is, the following categories are included in social sciences and not in humanities: American/U.S. studies; history, science and technology, and society; and archaeology. In
addition, public administration is included in social sciences and not in professional fields, agricultural economics is included in social sciences and not in biological sciences, and
agricultural business and management is included in business management/administration and not in agricultural sciences.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates.