TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2003–13
Subfield of study
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
40,766
42,123
43,385
45,622
48,133
48,778
49,554
48,032
48,903
50,977
52,760
8,508
8,813
9,310
9,704
10,702
11,086
11,403
11,258
11,449
12,038
12,305
Agricultural sciences and natural resources
Agricultural and horticultural plant breeding
Agricultural animal breeding
Agricultural business and management
Agricultural economics
Agronomy and crop science
Animal nutrition
Animal science, poultry (or avian)
Animal science, other
Dairy science
Environmental science
Fishing and fisheries sciences/management
Food science
Food science and technology, other
Forest engineering
Forest sciences and biology
Forest/resources management
Forestry and related science, other
Horticulture science
Natural resource/environmental economics (life sciences)
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
1,179
50
21
1
118
55
41
18
88
18
135
47
11
157
3
16
18
47
54
na
48
48
29
24
50
46
19
2
15
1,155
36
13
na
110
63
47
21
75
na
130
38
94
74
na
36
26
34
46
na
45
56
34
21
52
42
19
6
37
1,160
35
14
na
121
79
51
14
71
na
129
34
93
48
na
29
40
24
49
na
65
71
31
24
52
44
15
10
17
1,146
41
12
na
113
56
46
15
72
na
132
52
97
45
na
32
37
28
54
na
60
63
43
20
48
51
12
6
11
1,321
39
15
na
182
72
56
22
63
na
163
43
121
33
na
42
48
34
48
na
70
70
46
24
59
43
12
5
11
1,198
28
3
na
111
68
41
18
77
na
182
52
96
41
na
32
44
17
50
na
78
59
39
25
67
55
2
8
5
1,283
24
12
na
116
77
34
17
74
na
201
67
110
30
na
43
52
26
55
na
84
61
60
18
49
34
17
8
14
1,100
31
7
na
118
69
34
12
54
na
155
34
100
37
na
23
41
17
42
na
88
56
49
20
39
48
8
2
16
1,206
23
7
na
106
54
48
25
69
na
195
59
73
39
na
26
34
35
48
na
100
53
51
34
39
50
15
9
14
1,256
31
6
na
88
73
57
22
75
na
183
51
108
35
na
25
29
29
40
31
99
71
77
15
37
39
16
8
11
1,329
23
8
na
108
86
54
23
86
na
206
53
105
48
na
19
44
26
41
21
92
74
67
16
50
41
8
9
21
Biological, biomedical sciences
Anatomy
Bacteriology
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biomedical sciences
Biometrics and biostatistics
Biophysics (biology)
Biotechnology
Botany/plant biology
Cancer biology
Cell/cellular biology and histology
Computational biology
5,696
33
6
772
na
181
84
161
24
80
na
301
na
5,940
13
15
703
na
183
100
130
26
135
na
292
na
6,367
23
13
693
na
249
129
144
23
87
na
317
na
6,652
21
10
784
na
278
107
183
32
92
na
337
na
7,238
20
22
864
83
287
120
184
28
120
96
373
na
7,797
25
22
899
147
268
122
167
32
105
289
376
na
8,025
15
20
858
175
300
115
195
26
113
273
354
na
8,046
25
24
861
123
287
127
171
22
110
300
361
69
8,139
25
22
866
140
311
137
192
33
110
393
379
65
8,433
23
23
847
145
367
174
193
54
110
383
376
94
8,471
15
28
829
160
403
145
179
39
91
380
314
115
All fields
Life sciences
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2003–13
Subfield of study
Developmental biology/embryology
Ecology
Endocrinology
Entomology
Environmental toxicology
Evolutionary biology
Genetics/genomics, human and animal
Immunology
Marine biology and biological oceanography
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Neurosciences and neurobiology
Nutrition sciences
Parasitology
Pathology, human and animal
Pharmacology, human and animal
Physiology, human and animal
Plant genetics
Plant pathology/phytopathology
Plant physiology
Structural biology
Toxicology
Virology
Zoology
Biology/biomedical sciences, general
Biology/biomedical sciences, other
Health sciences
Environmental health
Environmental toxicology
Epidemiology
Gerontology (health sciences)
Health policy analysis
Health systems/services administration
Kinesiology/exercise physiology
Medicinal/pharmaceutical sciences
Nursing science
Oral biology/oral pathology
Public health
Rehabilitation/therapeutic services
Speech-language pathology and audiology
Veterinary sciences
Health sciences, general
Health sciences, other
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
126
347
21
111
na
na
226
261
na
363
615
474
127
15
101
275
215
38
27
32
na
122
na
127
194
237
141
366
22
108
na
na
258
347
na
393
725
584
131
20
98
288
207
54
25
24
na
105
na
94
188
165
162
411
29
103
na
na
285
342
na
432
724
690
163
21
93
315
208
50
31
38
na
102
na
103
189
198
149
391
18
117
na
na
286
390
na
493
780
741
148
27
80
329
221
62
26
40
na
101
na
101
187
121
177
469
25
95
na
42
372
394
na
527
709
777
164
16
105
292
243
47
20
32
na
117
na
79
231
108
185
439
22
119
na
178
413
424
na
538
786
883
176
23
105
281
241
47
29
26
na
137
na
61
150
82
185
456
33
131
na
215
364
434
na
586
763
983
174
24
106
343
244
48
26
13
na
120
na
79
173
81
193
431
23
122
39
214
383
452
na
490
697
954
180
37
79
290
258
52
19
28
53
99
134
72
184
83
205
404
32
113
30
213
374
446
na
462
714
958
163
26
83
301
226
46
18
15
71
96
178
65
166
61
174
415
26
120
45
203
334
456
100
451
622
1,053
183
29
95
308
254
41
25
19
57
102
162
51
227
92
198
471
39
118
33
209
395
471
111
456
646
1,017
176
26
96
288
208
37
22
25
67
99
163
40
259
103
1,633
53
na
231
na
na
57
145
118
413
na
206
69
94
48
40
159
1,718
56
28
217
na
na
66
164
161
394
na
260
67
95
54
33
123
1,783
42
42
229
na
na
70
153
168
421
na
279
66
97
47
49
120
1,906
75
43
229
na
na
71
189
154
415
na
295
75
120
38
44
158
2,143
58
37
293
na
na
105
190
273
484
na
288
76
115
71
27
126
2,091
69
43
305
na
na
70
212
277
504
na
229
89
112
54
31
96
2,095
42
37
273
na
na
70
211
277
511
na
299
80
121
60
35
79
2,112
66
na
324
10
na
75
215
274
482
15
295
61
100
57
37
101
2,104
56
na
314
15
na
84
198
272
523
22
266
60
110
60
41
83
2,349
67
na
365
14
41
51
228
295
552
15
350
80
119
59
37
76
2,505
69
na
352
13
69
89
215
332
510
20
433
85
110
67
61
80
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2003–13
Subfield of study
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
5,831
6,047
6,693
7,464
7,999
8,133
8,324
8,310
8,664
8,951
9,290
Astronomy
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Astronomy, other
167
69
98
na
165
68
97
na
186
72
114
na
197
64
133
na
223
87
136
na
249
101
148
na
262
97
165
na
266
102
155
9
287
88
185
14
274
88
175
11
303
105
185
13
Atmospheric science and meteorology
Atmospheric chemistry and climatology
Atmospheric physics and dynamics
Meteorology
Atmospheric science/meteorology, general
Atmospheric science/meteorology, other
139
39
21
25
33
21
126
29
33
22
24
18
145
42
28
20
30
25
146
30
30
18
40
28
167
38
39
17
47
26
188
49
59
23
40
17
167
30
43
14
55
25
170
39
45
15
47
24
178
43
40
29
47
19
205
50
51
18
61
25
206
49
43
18
78
18
2,041
338
264
110
4
557
321
110
49
185
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
2,364
367
267
150
na
626
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
2,304
402
294
na
na
599
360
126
86
269
168
2,432
391
320
na
na
663
390
123
69
289
187
2,421
371
307
na
na
669
360
125
78
292
219
2,491
418
299
na
na
644
354
125
74
368
209
Computer and information sciences
Computer science
Information science and systems
Robotics
Computer and information science, other
866
699
65
na
102
948
767
106
na
75
1,129
952
84
na
93
1,453
1,216
135
na
102
1,655
1,431
131
na
93
1,787
1,499
181
na
107
1,610
1,361
140
na
109
1,664
1,356
158
31
119
1,713
1,393
165
46
109
1,843
1,482
173
50
138
1,897
1,563
152
58
124
Geological and earth sciences
Geochemistry
Geology
Geomorphology and glacial geology
Geophysics and seismology
Mineralogy and petrology
Paleontology
Stratigraphy and sedimentation
Geological and earth sciences, general
Geological and earth sciences, other
348
53
119
20
75
8
18
16
9
30
371
38
98
22
87
17
25
19
23
42
379
55
107
12
92
8
29
15
24
37
432
53
126
24
81
18
30
19
30
51
478
58
143
21
111
16
33
20
26
50
458
78
141
12
116
16
26
10
25
34
492
78
140
22
102
12
31
18
31
58
463
74
128
28
94
13
31
18
36
41
451
70
124
23
95
19
38
16
26
40
462
68
112
16
95
19
41
16
34
61
490
73
127
32
112
16
31
22
33
44
Mathematics
Algebra
Analysis and functional analysis
Applied mathematics
Computing theory and practice
993
69
85
223
8
1,076
97
99
264
10
1,205
97
111
292
16
1,325
124
98
347
14
1,388
115
119
334
29
1,400
124
112
360
26
1,553
139
130
382
16
1,590
150
143
401
16
1,606
152
145
432
20
1,703
149
134
462
14
1,817
151
159
455
22
Physical sciences
Chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Medicinal/pharmaceutical chemistrya
Nuclear chemistry
Organic chemistry
Physical chemistry
Polymer chemistry
Theoretical chemistry
Chemistry, general
Chemistry, other
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2003–13
Subfield of study
Geometry/geometric analysis
Logic
Number theory
Operations research
Statistics (mathematics)
Topology/foundations
Mathematics/statistics, general
Mathematics/statistics, other
Ocean/marine sciences
Hydrology and water resources
Marine sciences
Oceanography, chemical and physical
Ocean/marine, other
Physics
Acoustics
Applied physics
Atomic/molecular/chemical physics
Biophysics (physics)
Condensed matter/low temperature physics
Fluids physics
Medical physics/radiological science
Nuclear physics
Optics/photonics
Particle (elementary) physics
Plasma/fusion physics
Polymer physics
Physics, general
Physics, other
Psychology and social sciences
Psychology
Behavioral analysis
Clinical psychology
Cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics
Comparative psychology
Counseling
Developmental and child psychology
Educational psychology (psychology)
Experimental psychology
Family psychology
Health and medical psychology
Human development and family studies
Industrial and organizational psychology
Neuropsychology/physiological psychology
Personality psychology
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
48
17
46
19
191
49
150
88
95
15
39
25
226
52
81
73
96
26
62
23
267
51
104
60
89
20
60
32
301
72
107
61
88
26
65
30
360
62
145
15
100
25
62
27
303
58
140
63
89
38
64
28
353
73
173
68
104
22
71
27
327
84
163
82
120
17
73
27
332
73
143
72
112
15
63
26
365
74
192
97
118
33
79
15
364
78
235
108
196
26
36
98
36
189
49
59
66
15
190
41
61
74
14
179
38
61
60
20
230
42
71
109
8
219
45
75
83
16
218
38
79
81
20
229
47
79
87
16
223
48
69
90
16
174
52
36
70
16
184
51
26
92
15
1,081
24
na
74
na
273
9
na
67
95
134
32
13
170
190
1,186
17
71
82
55
277
na
na
74
120
163
37
18
141
131
1,333
25
102
87
72
314
na
na
69
145
188
54
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
25
211
117
1,624
15
143
105
123
379
na
61
86
145
196
50
18
213
90
1,774
20
144
125
132
383
na
74
81
165
229
83
20
189
129
1,869
10
138
116
130
390
na
80
92
165
282
66
19
242
139
1,902
22
181
118
134
413
na
93
76
174
270
71
32
191
127
7,004
7,043
7,045
7,124
7,198
7,515
7,829
7,769
8,091
8,343
8,401
3,277
na
1,193
132
4
435
178
52
119
63
na
149
161
86
17
3,327
na
1,219
145
6
512
186
75
88
32
na
144
157
84
18
3,322
na
1,155
147
5
466
224
81
121
25
na
172
186
85
14
3,260
na
1,119
181
5
409
203
59
125
21
na
182
175
95
30
3,276
na
1,160
174
7
415
197
71
126
43
na
125
187
95
16
3,358
na
1,143
181
9
422
197
69
137
42
na
121
215
81
18
3,472
na
1,201
189
9
422
182
73
145
34
na
146
196
87
19
3,422
na
1,151
220
na
408
191
70
142
45
na
145
207
82
22
3,578
na
1,229
204
na
427
218
62
147
33
na
146
200
77
23
3,604
44
1,231
199
na
392
206
67
134
41
46
137
222
101
21
3,600
54
1,144
219
na
424
227
60
141
34
65
140
214
111
15
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2003–13
Subfield of study
Psychometrics and quantitative psychology
Psychometrics
School psychology (psychology)
Social psychology
Psychology, general
Psychology, other
Social sciences
Anthropology
Econometrics
Economics
Natural resource/environmental economics (social sciences)
Political science and government
Sociology
Other social sciences
Area/ethnic/cultural/gender studies
Criminal justice and corrections
Criminology
Demography/population studies
Geography
Gerontology (social sciences)
International relations/affairs
Linguistics
Public policy analysis
Statistics (social sciences)
Urban affairs/studies
Urban/city, community and regional planning
Social sciences, general
Social sciences, other
Engineering
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering
Industrial and manufacturing engineering
Materials science engineering
Mechanical engineering
Other engineering
Agricultural engineering
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering
Ceramic sciences engineering
Communications engineering
Computer engineering
Engineering management and administration
Engineering mechanics
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
11
7
102
203
218
147
29
na
87
163
218
164
22
na
109
183
184
143
20
na
123
172
207
134
35
na
121
199
194
111
23
na
132
204
198
166
29
na
122
226
209
183
36
na
107
211
185
200
35
na
110
228
229
210
34
na
118
245
220
146
44
na
113
211
232
152
3,727
472
23
909
na
661
597
1,065
12
na
77
15
167
na
98
224
145
48
78
na
28
173
3,716
531
18
941
na
587
580
1,059
18
na
69
19
190
na
99
254
145
31
85
na
32
117
3,723
456
30
1,031
na
618
536
1,052
6
na
97
20
195
na
106
212
161
22
81
na
33
119
3,864
472
33
996
na
616
579
1,168
23
na
100
24
205
na
115
251
172
22
84
na
45
127
3,922
512
30
974
na
588
576
1,242
98
46
46
14
200
na
125
226
212
29
41
71
37
97
4,157
483
36
1,055
na
628
601
1,354
114
74
54
23
249
na
82
254
196
20
28
116
37
107
4,357
503
31
1,087
na
682
662
1,392
112
75
61
18
209
na
101
275
228
17
33
92
51
120
4,347
507
34
1,039
na
728
639
1,400
111
74
52
13
225
18
107
240
244
21
34
106
48
107
4,513
553
28
1,093
na
685
657
1,497
110
80
101
30
233
27
113
270
223
22
31
104
39
114
4,739
547
40
1,155
48
725
632
1,592
113
80
86
17
270
31
124
259
263
19
34
121
33
142
4,801
552
48
1,087
50
803
636
1,625
97
75
76
27
252
32
119
285
279
24
39
114
55
151
5,280
5,777
6,426
7,186
7,749
7,864
7,643
7,548
7,986
8,426
8,963
200
568
551
1,237
214
437
752
1,321
54
281
18
36
192
na
62
201
638
547
1,389
217
475
754
1,556
60
369
14
34
228
na
98
219
774
622
1,547
221
493
892
1,658
47
417
14
27
277
na
86
238
799
655
1,786
234
583
1,045
1,846
53
525
8
26
321
na
102
267
817
703
1,967
279
646
1,071
1,999
49
637
14
37
404
36
56
266
873
713
1,888
280
636
1,082
2,126
61
762
7
26
386
39
60
297
807
707
1,693
251
625
1,095
2,168
64
835
5
26
380
40
63
252
822
643
1,778
215
670
983
2,185
58
824
11
15
374
38
46
262
823
634
1,886
258
662
1,084
2,377
60
898
7
16
372
37
63
307
840
496
1,941
227
743
1,220
2,652
68
943
5
24
406
44
48
349
829
543
1,900
240
815
1,282
3,005
75
1,037
3
31
418
59
70
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2003–13
Subfield of study
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
28
39
122
na
19
14
75
12
81
36
45
na
45
na
19
143
28
58
126
na
22
9
59
21
72
34
54
na
58
na
29
183
27
43
136
na
33
12
71
18
87
50
51
na
58
na
53
151
35
44
149
na
34
16
67
15
89
47
45
na
79
na
60
131
20
43
160
na
18
16
77
18
96
40
74
na
72
na
35
97
26
35
153
na
22
13
99
25
80
44
49
na
80
na
43
116
31
42
120
na
26
14
73
29
79
54
60
na
67
na
44
116
31
52
112
na
11
7
91
23
85
51
57
66
68
na
36
129
32
51
144
na
30
6
107
26
83
56
71
69
79
na
36
134
17
45
214
49
16
14
101
21
90
67
67
81
83
76
44
129
34
41
270
51
25
29
119
30
119
92
61
81
117
80
24
139
6,651
6,635
6,227
6,122
6,448
6,561
6,528
5,288
4,670
4,803
4,944
Education administration
Educational administration and supervision
Education and human resource studies/development
Educational leadership
Urban education and leadership
2,362
774
na
1,588
na
2,342
741
na
1,601
na
2,167
727
na
1,440
na
2,051
629
na
1,422
na
2,161
663
na
1,498
na
2,238
665
na
1,573
na
2,146
585
na
1,561
na
1,439
320
na
1,029
90
924
217
na
649
58
1,057
219
78
673
87
967
190
93
602
82
Education research
Counseling education/counseling and guidance
Curriculum and instruction
Educational assessment/testing/measurement
Educational policy analysis
Educational psychology (education)
Educational statistics/research methods
Educational/instructional media design
Educational/instructional technology
Higher education/evaluation and research
International education
School psychology (education)
Social/philosophical foundations of education
Special education
2,720
219
1,002
47
na
286
62
128
na
490
na
124
146
216
2,805
182
973
57
na
262
64
193
na
538
na
113
135
288
2,674
178
986
56
na
249
59
124
na
515
na
112
154
241
2,751
201
1,006
58
na
255
72
156
na
492
na
115
159
237
2,671
220
838
76
na
272
70
177
na
506
na
111
107
294
2,640
208
744
73
na
306
66
177
na
578
na
103
122
263
2,663
233
782
89
na
326
60
150
na
512
na
116
124
271
2,443
211
617
65
122
269
68
121
na
420
65
132
92
261
2,438
223
590
73
151
287
79
133
na
384
60
128
100
230
2,569
223
583
57
157
302
70
30
164
448
52
117
98
268
2,704
256
587
62
172
285
84
17
238
436
65
132
84
286
Teacher education
Adult and continuing teacher education
Elementary teacher education
Pre-elementary/early childhood teacher education
Secondary teacher education
242
119
34
70
19
270
143
63
38
26
263
151
54
36
22
250
116
37
57
40
297
155
58
53
31
274
118
63
60
33
332
138
66
80
48
245
91
48
58
48
204
64
45
52
43
156
49
40
29
38
111
24
27
35
25
Teaching fields
Agricultural education
714
25
758
18
663
25
707
21
873
44
912
33
906
29
800
34
805
28
757
30
895
27
Engineering physics
Engineering science
Environmental/environmental health engineering
Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering
Metallurgical engineering
Mining and mineral engineering
Nuclear engineering
Ocean engineering
Operations research
Petroleum engineering
Polymer and plastics engineering
Structural engineering
Systems engineering
Transportation and highway engineering
Engineering, general
Engineering, other
Education
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2003–13
Subfield of study
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
34
na
6
47
4
46
54
60
80
74
8
75
69
10
80
13
24
5
38
na
7
45
15
62
42
86
91
94
10
68
86
21
57
na
na
18
34
na
7
55
11
80
44
74
89
61
10
48
67
15
37
na
na
6
35
na
9
48
13
60
43
68
98
83
7
49
81
20
58
na
na
14
47
na
6
51
20
64
71
102
132
82
15
48
105
21
60
na
na
5
44
na
14
71
31
68
61
121
127
76
23
50
94
22
64
na
na
13
46
na
13
51
19
57
53
118
161
68
13
34
119
21
76
na
na
28
35
na
na
61
23
60
45
83
144
83
30
35
96
21
50
na
na
na
48
na
na
64
24
55
49
80
142
86
23
43
93
27
43
na
na
na
36
35
na
32
10
60
35
124
114
69
18
38
110
20
26
na
na
na
30
50
na
35
19
54
52
126
139
92
33
45
114
22
57
na
na
na
613
312
301
460
188
272
460
218
242
363
134
229
446
260
186
497
239
258
481
209
272
361
152
209
299
122
177
264
121
143
267
130
137
5,192
5,210
5,141
5,326
5,092
4,719
4,891
4,971
5,210
5,499
5,662
Foreign languages and literature
Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Latin American
Russian
Slavic (other than Russian)
Spanish
Other languages and literature
623
4
24
102
100
5
34
20
na
28
11
239
56
587
7
15
124
56
na
39
14
na
25
8
241
58
607
5
22
113
76
na
19
23
na
21
13
240
75
615
10
19
111
75
na
30
26
na
28
11
232
73
607
3
17
116
91
na
31
21
na
25
4
241
58
627
7
22
120
80
na
31
17
na
27
2
244
77
598
5
35
114
70
na
39
18
na
18
10
235
54
601
14
41
110
64
na
35
27
na
23
na
231
56
644
8
29
114
71
na
38
16
na
34
na
247
87
684
12
20
122
90
na
50
20
57
24
na
205
84
701
9
37
140
75
na
44
21
66
30
na
215
64
History
African history
American history (U.S. and Canada)
Asian history
European history
History, science and technology and society
Latin American history
Middle/Near East studies
History, general
941
na
416
66
190
46
na
na
72
976
21
403
66
222
48
47
na
55
924
18
372
64
211
43
45
na
77
973
27
391
80
216
56
49
na
59
937
21
386
71
182
51
44
45
74
971
22
384
74
196
48
62
59
64
1,045
29
432
55
214
56
67
61
64
1,005
30
391
59
193
46
65
65
78
1,065
29
432
68
224
47
52
63
68
1,087
38
440
73
187
49
63
60
93
1,149
32
443
84
187
53
77
71
106
Art education
Bilingual and multilingual education
Business education
English education
Family and consumer/human science
Foreign languages education
Health education
Literacy and reading education
Mathematics education
Music education
Nursing education
Physical education and coaching
Science education
Social science education
Teacher education and professional development
Technical and industrial arts education
Technical education
Trade and industrial education
Other education
Education, general
Education, other
Humanities
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2003–13
Subfield of study
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
151
114
94
95
63
62
67
78
82
84
96
Letters
American literature (U.S. and Canada)
Classics
Comparative literature
Creative writing
English language
English literature (British and Commonwealth)
Folklore
Rhetoric and composition
Speech and rhetorical studies
Letters, general
Letters, other
1,416
362
75
165
na
132
436
na
na
151
27
68
1,407
351
70
175
na
156
426
22
na
128
16
63
1,389
406
61
180
na
137
416
18
na
98
19
54
1,457
382
78
165
na
136
437
14
na
142
21
82
1,340
334
62
176
65
160
351
10
na
131
15
36
1,420
338
72
166
73
156
397
13
na
126
34
45
1,413
327
77
179
76
104
388
10
na
138
74
40
1,516
361
86
197
81
146
419
11
na
152
22
41
1,514
366
91
192
85
180
354
10
na
165
25
46
1,638
409
101
201
93
154
423
6
154
53
18
26
1,604
396
101
218
79
93
398
9
218
33
27
32
Other humanities
American/U.S. studies
Archaeology
Art history/criticism/conservation
Bible/biblical studies
Drama/theater arts
Ethics
Film/cinema/video studies
Jewish/Judaic studies and history
Music
Musicology/ethnomusicology
Music performance
Music theory and composition
Music, other
Philosophy
Religion/religious studies
Humanities, general
Humanities, other
2,212
94
33
254
na
86
na
na
na
873
na
na
na
na
392
304
27
149
2,240
115
34
248
na
93
na
na
na
848
na
na
na
na
365
387
18
132
2,221
104
44
211
na
88
na
na
na
907
na
na
na
na
355
370
25
117
2,281
107
39
247
na
85
na
na
na
921
na
na
na
na
370
381
23
108
2,208
111
58
227
43
107
na
na
na
397
40
241
59
96
411
325
33
60
1,701
121
47
208
79
83
na
na
na
67
106
60
90
17
400
333
14
76
1,835
116
58
226
74
104
na
na
na
74
127
85
99
18
422
326
49
57
1,849
115
60
248
97
104
na
na
na
66
135
106
91
18
432
282
28
67
1,987
132
87
242
103
107
na
na
na
81
137
93
95
22
462
312
43
71
2,090
121
79
227
95
111
29
62
17
67
138
113
95
21
497
290
16
112
2,208
123
72
264
105
120
26
67
33
88
128
125
102
29
493
301
31
101
2,300
2,598
2,543
2,696
2,945
2,900
2,936
2,888
2,833
2,917
3,195
1,036
106
80
340
44
na
na
na
44
86
111
1,256
130
106
369
59
na
na
87
31
94
134
1,171
130
83
299
55
na
na
100
28
95
143
1,311
138
104
355
45
na
na
93
31
137
164
1,506
170
5
316
31
93
na
88
30
142
197
1,421
140
4
204
18
241
na
65
31
156
190
1,405
141
5
173
24
213
na
74
37
136
183
1,365
148
5
157
29
210
36
70
25
108
157
1,327
157
1
146
26
200
59
70
28
100
156
1,404
175
na
221
31
232
57
43
21
103
174
1,545
168
na
261
24
260
71
45
34
107
190
History, other
Otherb
Business management and administration
Accounting
Banking/financial services
Business administration and management
Business/managerial economics
Finance
Hospitality, food service and tourism management
Human resources development
International business/trade/commerce
Management information systems/business statistics
Marketing management and research
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2003–13
Subfield of study
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
26
113
18
68
52
127
24
43
50
120
27
41
65
111
27
41
66
184
108
76
78
157
60
77
51
167
90
111
84
174
102
60
70
189
67
58
80
164
50
53
103
187
40
55
Communication
Communication research
Communication theory
Mass communication/media studies
Film, radio, TV and digital communication
Communication, general
Communication, other
415
63
42
161
na
89
60
450
60
49
187
na
75
79
488
63
54
215
na
76
80
510
80
47
229
na
101
53
560
99
30
187
39
116
89
557
104
32
175
62
103
81
627
129
38
206
64
120
70
638
120
34
214
73
119
78
650
125
29
212
77
117
90
595
126
31
199
43
117
79
649
157
31
238
30
107
86
Non-S&E fields not elsewhere classified
Architecture/environmental design
Family/consumer science/human science
Law
Library science
Parks/sports/recreation/leisure/fitness
Public administration
Social work
Theology/religious education
Professional fields, general
Other fields, not elsewhere classified
849
69
21
52
42
38
121
273
174
4
55
892
66
44
56
23
82
116
304
150
na
51
883
76
51
41
30
72
104
323
150
na
36
871
92
52
76
30
59
98
308
114
na
42
876
96
42
79
36
59
111
287
104
na
62
922
75
58
88
31
76
114
338
138
na
4
904
81
59
73
25
69
129
333
129
na
6
885
81
48
68
40
54
126
308
160
na
0
856
81
54
57
35
63
118
289
150
na
9
918
109
50
53
49
61
132
279
184
na
1
1,001
101
57
81
38
76
127
330
175
na
16
Unknown field
0
na = not applicable; the field was not on questionnaire's specialties list for that year.
0
1
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Operations research
Organizational behavior
Business management/administration, general
Business management/administration, other
S&E = science and engineering.
a
b
This field was removed from taxonomy in 2007. Graduates who indicated this field in 2007 are represented in counts for "chemistry, other."
Non-science and engineering fields not shown separately.
SOURCE: NSF, NIH, USED, USDA, NEH, NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates.