TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2004–14
Subfield of study
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
42,123
43,385
45,622
48,132
48,778
49,553
48,031
48,914
50,961
52,747
54,070
8,813
9,310
9,704
10,702
11,086
11,403
11,258
11,462
12,029
12,303
12,504
Agricultural sciences and natural resources
Agricultural and horticultural plant breeding
Agricultural animal breeding
Agricultural economics
Agronomy and crop science
Animal nutrition
Animal science, poultry (or avian)
Animal science, other
Environmental science
Fishing and fisheries sciences/management
Food science
Food science and technology, other
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
Agricultural sciences/natural resources, general
Agricultural sciences/natural resources, other
1,155
36
13
110
63
47
21
75
130
38
94
74
36
26
34
46
na
45
56
34
21
52
42
19
6
37
1,160
35
14
121
79
51
14
71
129
34
93
48
29
40
24
49
na
65
71
31
24
52
44
15
10
17
1,146
41
12
113
56
46
15
72
132
52
97
45
32
37
28
54
na
60
63
43
20
48
51
12
6
11
1,321
39
15
182
72
56
22
63
163
43
121
33
42
48
34
48
na
70
70
46
24
59
43
12
5
11
1,198
28
3
111
68
41
18
77
182
52
96
41
32
44
17
50
na
78
59
39
25
67
55
2
8
5
1,283
24
12
116
77
34
17
74
201
67
110
30
43
52
26
55
na
84
61
60
18
49
34
17
8
14
1,100
31
7
118
69
34
12
54
155
34
100
37
23
41
17
42
na
88
56
49
20
39
48
8
2
16
1,206
23
7
106
54
48
25
69
195
59
73
39
26
34
35
48
na
100
53
51
34
39
50
15
9
14
1,255
31
6
88
73
57
22
75
182
51
108
35
25
29
29
40
31
99
71
77
15
37
39
16
8
11
1,328
22
8
109
86
54
23
86
204
53
105
48
19
44
26
41
22
92
74
67
16
51
41
8
9
20
1,303
39
na
96
79
50
25
102
214
52
92
39
23
28
20
51
28
71
74
77
21
45
29
4
25
19
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
Developmental biology/embryology
Ecology
Endocrinology
5,940
13
15
703
na
183
100
130
26
135
na
292
na
141
366
22
6,367
23
13
693
na
249
129
144
23
87
na
317
na
162
411
29
6,652
21
10
784
na
278
107
183
32
92
na
337
na
149
391
18
7,238
20
22
864
83
287
120
184
28
120
96
373
na
177
469
25
7,797
25
22
899
147
268
122
167
32
105
289
376
na
185
439
22
8,025
15
20
858
175
300
115
195
26
113
273
354
na
185
456
33
8,046
25
24
861
123
287
127
171
22
110
300
361
69
193
431
23
8,153
25
22
867
140
311
137
192
33
110
396
379
65
205
404
32
8,426
23
23
847
145
367
174
193
54
110
381
376
94
174
415
26
8,470
15
28
827
166
401
145
179
39
91
379
317
115
197
468
39
8,991
15
25
820
185
439
165
186
46
93
457
331
117
198
450
26
All fields
Life sciences
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2004–14
Subfield of study
Entomology
Environmental toxicology
Epidemiology
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
Wildlife biology
Zoology
Biology/biomedical sciences, general
Biology/biomedical sciences, other
Health sciences
Environmental health
Environmental toxicology
Epidemiology
Gerontology (health sciences)
Health and behavior
Health policy analysis
Health systems/services administration
Kinesiology/exercise physiology
Nursing science
Oral biology/oral pathology
Pharmaceutical sciences
Public health
Rehabilitation/therapeutic services
Speech-language pathology and audiology
Veterinary sciences
Health sciences, general
Health sciences, other
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
108
na
na
na
258
347
na
393
725
584
131
20
98
288
207
54
25
24
na
105
na
na
94
188
165
103
na
na
na
285
342
na
432
724
690
163
21
93
315
208
50
31
38
na
102
na
na
103
189
198
117
na
na
na
286
390
na
493
780
741
148
27
80
329
221
62
26
40
na
101
na
na
101
187
121
95
na
na
42
372
394
na
527
709
777
164
16
105
292
243
47
20
32
na
117
na
na
79
231
108
119
na
na
178
413
424
na
538
786
883
176
23
105
281
241
47
29
26
na
137
na
na
61
150
82
131
na
na
215
364
434
na
586
763
983
174
24
106
343
244
48
26
13
na
120
na
na
79
173
81
122
39
na
214
383
452
na
490
697
954
180
37
79
290
258
52
19
28
53
99
134
na
72
184
83
113
30
na
213
374
449
na
462
716
958
163
26
83
301
226
46
18
15
71
96
178
na
65
168
64
120
45
na
203
334
455
100
451
621
1,053
183
29
95
308
254
41
25
19
57
102
162
na
51
224
92
118
33
na
209
396
471
111
455
647
1,017
177
26
95
288
210
37
21
25
67
99
162
na
40
257
103
114
49
292
215
402
452
111
466
673
1,052
175
26
99
294
208
48
29
17
60
117
162
36
33
242
66
1,718
56
28
217
na
na
na
66
164
394
na
161
260
67
95
54
33
123
1,783
42
42
229
na
na
na
70
153
421
na
168
279
66
97
47
49
120
1,906
75
43
229
na
na
na
71
189
415
na
154
295
75
120
38
44
158
2,143
58
37
293
na
na
na
105
190
484
na
273
288
76
115
71
27
126
2,091
69
43
305
na
na
na
70
212
504
na
277
229
89
112
54
31
96
2,095
42
37
273
na
na
na
70
211
511
na
277
299
80
121
60
35
79
2,112
66
na
324
10
na
na
75
215
482
15
274
295
61
100
57
37
101
2,103
56
na
314
15
na
na
84
198
523
22
271
266
60
110
60
41
83
2,348
67
na
365
14
na
41
51
228
552
15
295
349
80
119
59
37
76
2,505
70
na
353
13
na
69
89
215
509
20
332
431
85
110
67
62
80
2,210
76
na
na
14
87
50
89
250
567
15
278
400
83
114
42
39
106
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2004–14
Subfield of study
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
6,047
6,693
7,464
7,998
8,133
8,324
8,310
8,664
8,948
9,290
9,859
Astronomy
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Astronomy, other
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
302
103
185
14
290
113
171
6
Atmospheric science and meteorology
Atmospheric chemistry and climatology
Atmospheric physics and dynamics
Meteorology
Atmospheric science/meteorology, general
Atmospheric science/meteorology, other
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
200
42
51
32
55
20
1,986
323
240
113
541
264
116
54
198
137
2,126
363
256
110
603
298
119
57
191
129
2,364
367
267
150
626
376
134
86
211
147
2,318
397
273
na
653
328
122
86
310
149
2,246
371
301
na
640
331
106
80
271
146
2,392
364
331
na
684
319
119
86
299
190
2,304
402
294
na
599
360
126
86
269
168
2,432
391
320
na
663
390
123
69
289
187
2,418
371
307
na
668
360
125
78
290
219
2,484
417
298
na
642
354
124
74
366
209
2,673
416
373
86
604
341
127
103
414
209
Computer and information sciences
Computer science
Information science and systems
Robotics
Computer and information science, general
Computer and information science, other
948
767
106
na
na
75
1,129
952
84
na
na
93
1,453
1,216
135
na
na
102
1,654
1,431
130
na
na
93
1,787
1,499
181
na
na
107
1,610
1,361
140
na
na
109
1,664
1,356
158
31
na
119
1,713
1,393
165
46
na
109
1,843
1,482
173
50
na
138
1,901
1,568
152
58
na
123
2,072
1,668
151
81
94
78
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
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
491
73
127
32
113
16
31
22
33
44
581
86
131
25
150
15
38
15
61
60
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
1,819
151
159
457
22
1,879
173
137
476
19
Physical sciences
Chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Medicinal chemistrya
Organic chemistry
Physical chemistry
Polymer chemistry
Theoretical chemistry
Chemistry, general
Chemistry, other
Mathematics
Algebra
Analysis and functional analysis
Applied mathematics
Computing theory and practice
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2004–14
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
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
Psychometrics and quantitative psychology
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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
119
33
79
15
364
78
234
108
120
26
83
28
408
78
238
93
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
208
63
41
88
16
1,186
17
71
82
55
277
na
74
120
163
37
18
141
131
1,333
25
102
87
72
314
na
69
145
188
54
29
128
120
1,368
15
99
90
96
335
na
86
144
200
44
23
145
91
1,540
18
125
111
118
359
na
74
148
202
48
29
187
121
1,586
15
137
119
119
397
na
62
148
210
59
43
159
118
1,630
21
133
104
104
401
na
74
164
218
58
25
211
117
1,624
15
143
105
123
379
61
86
145
196
50
18
213
90
1,774
20
144
125
132
383
74
81
165
229
83
20
189
129
1,869
10
138
116
130
390
80
92
165
282
66
19
242
139
1,903
22
180
118
133
413
93
76
174
272
71
32
192
127
1,956
20
156
121
131
391
103
103
192
245
83
44
231
136
7,043
7,045
7,124
7,198
7,515
7,829
7,769
8,090
8,342
8,393
8,657
3,327
na
1,219
145
6
512
186
75
88
32
na
144
157
84
18
29
3,322
na
1,155
147
5
466
224
81
121
25
na
172
186
85
14
22
3,260
na
1,119
181
5
409
203
59
125
21
na
182
175
95
30
20
3,276
na
1,160
174
7
415
197
71
126
43
na
125
187
95
16
35
3,358
na
1,143
181
9
422
197
69
137
42
na
121
215
81
18
23
3,472
na
1,201
189
9
422
182
73
145
34
na
146
196
87
19
29
3,422
na
1,151
220
na
408
191
70
142
45
na
145
207
82
22
36
3,577
na
1,229
204
na
427
218
62
147
33
na
145
200
77
23
35
3,603
44
1,229
199
na
392
206
67
134
41
46
137
222
101
21
34
3,595
54
1,140
219
na
424
227
60
141
34
65
139
214
112
15
44
3,765
51
1,244
202
na
382
244
64
143
41
79
144
208
122
21
33
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2004–14
Subfield of study
School psychology (psychology)
Social psychology
Psychology, general
Psychology, other
Social sciences
Anthropology, cultural
Anthropology, physical and biological
Anthropology, general
Econometrics
Economics
Natural resource/environmental economics (social sciences)
Political science and government
Sociology
Other social sciences
Area/ethnic/cultural studies
Criminal justice and corrections
Criminology
Demography/population studies
Gender and women's studies
Geography
Gerontology (social sciences)
International relations/affairs
Linguistics
Natural resource/environmental policy
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
87
163
218
164
109
183
184
143
123
172
207
134
121
199
194
111
132
204
198
166
122
226
209
183
107
211
185
200
110
228
229
210
118
246
220
146
114
211
231
151
111
242
280
154
3,716
na
na
531
18
941
na
587
580
1,059
18
na
69
19
na
190
na
99
254
na
145
31
85
na
32
117
3,723
na
na
456
30
1,031
na
618
536
1,052
6
na
97
20
na
195
na
106
212
na
161
22
81
na
33
119
3,864
na
na
472
33
996
na
616
579
1,168
23
na
100
24
na
205
na
115
251
na
172
22
84
na
45
127
3,922
na
na
512
30
974
na
588
576
1,242
98
46
46
14
na
200
na
125
226
na
212
29
41
71
37
97
4,157
na
na
483
36
1,055
na
628
601
1,354
114
74
54
23
na
249
na
82
254
na
196
20
28
116
37
107
4,357
na
na
503
31
1,087
na
682
662
1,392
112
75
61
18
na
209
na
101
275
na
228
17
33
92
51
120
4,347
na
na
507
34
1,039
na
728
639
1,400
111
74
52
13
na
225
18
107
240
na
244
21
34
106
48
107
4,513
na
na
553
28
1,093
na
685
657
1,497
110
80
101
30
na
233
27
113
270
na
223
22
31
104
39
114
4,739
na
na
547
40
1,155
48
724
633
1,592
113
80
86
17
na
270
31
124
259
na
263
19
34
121
33
142
4,798
na
na
550
48
1,087
49
803
636
1,625
97
75
76
27
na
252
32
119
285
na
279
24
39
114
55
151
4,892
268
73
186
46
1,099
49
776
678
1,717
90
80
79
32
41
291
28
104
277
36
276
20
35
111
59
158
5,777
6,426
7,186
7,749
7,864
7,642
7,547
7,986
8,422
8,952
9,568
201
638
547
1,389
217
475
754
1,556
60
369
14
34
228
219
774
622
1,547
221
493
892
1,658
47
417
14
27
277
238
799
655
1,786
234
583
1,045
1,846
53
525
8
26
321
267
817
703
1,967
279
646
1,071
1,999
49
637
14
37
404
266
873
713
1,888
280
636
1,082
2,126
61
762
7
26
386
297
807
707
1,693
251
625
1,095
2,167
64
834
5
26
380
252
822
643
1,778
215
670
983
2,184
58
824
11
15
374
262
823
634
1,886
258
662
1,084
2,377
60
898
7
16
372
307
840
496
1,940
226
743
1,220
2,650
68
943
5
24
406
348
826
543
1,897
241
815
1,281
3,001
75
1,039
3
31
419
387
975
622
1,957
298
836
1,332
3,161
80
1,049
na
29
467
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2004–14
Subfield of study
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
na
98
28
58
126
na
22
9
59
21
72
34
54
na
58
na
29
183
na
86
27
43
136
na
33
12
71
18
87
50
51
na
58
na
53
151
na
102
35
44
149
na
34
16
67
15
89
47
45
na
79
na
60
131
36
56
20
43
160
na
18
16
77
18
96
40
74
na
72
na
35
97
39
60
26
35
153
na
22
13
99
25
80
44
49
na
80
na
43
116
40
63
31
42
120
na
26
14
73
29
79
54
60
na
67
na
44
116
38
46
31
52
112
na
11
7
91
23
85
51
57
66
68
na
36
128
37
63
32
51
144
na
30
6
107
26
83
56
71
69
79
na
36
134
44
48
17
45
214
49
16
14
101
21
90
67
67
81
82
76
43
129
59
70
34
41
270
51
25
29
119
30
119
92
61
81
114
80
24
135
44
71
30
58
270
72
24
na
156
30
117
106
63
101
95
101
40
158
6,635
6,227
6,122
6,448
6,561
6,528
5,288
4,670
4,803
4,942
4,793
Education administration
Education and human resource studies/development
Educational administration and supervision
Educational leadership
Urban education and leadership
2,342
na
741
1,601
na
2,167
na
727
1,440
na
2,051
na
629
1,422
na
2,161
na
663
1,498
na
2,238
na
665
1,573
na
2,146
na
585
1,561
na
1,439
na
320
1,029
90
924
na
217
649
58
1,057
78
219
673
87
966
93
189
600
84
895
62
172
605
56
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
2,805
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
2,708
257
586
64
172
284
84
17
241
435
65
131
84
288
2,558
229
549
54
155
259
75
17
190
447
70
145
92
276
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
153
53
37
29
34
Engineering management and administration
Engineering mechanics
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
Teacher education
Adult and continuing teacher education
Elementary teacher education
Pre-elementary/early childhood teacher education
Secondary teacher education
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2004–14
Subfield of study
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Teaching fields
Agricultural education
Art education
Bilingual and multilingual education
Business education
English as a second or foreign language
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, other
Trade and industrial education
758
18
38
na
7
na
45
15
62
42
86
91
94
10
68
86
21
57
18
663
25
34
na
7
na
55
11
80
44
74
89
61
10
48
67
15
37
6
707
21
35
na
9
na
48
13
60
43
68
98
83
7
49
81
20
58
14
873
44
47
na
6
na
51
20
64
71
102
132
82
15
48
105
21
60
5
912
33
44
na
14
na
71
31
68
61
121
127
76
23
50
94
22
64
13
906
29
46
na
13
na
51
19
57
53
118
161
68
13
34
119
21
76
28
800
34
35
na
na
na
61
23
60
45
83
144
83
30
35
96
21
50
na
805
28
48
na
na
na
64
24
55
49
80
142
86
23
43
93
27
43
na
757
30
36
35
na
na
32
10
60
35
124
114
69
18
38
110
20
26
na
892
27
30
50
na
na
35
19
54
52
126
138
91
33
44
114
22
57
na
919
26
42
30
na
58
31
20
39
43
128
143
104
30
36
112
16
61
na
Other education
Workforce education and development
Education, general
Education, other
460
na
188
272
460
na
218
242
363
na
134
229
446
na
260
186
497
na
239
258
481
na
209
272
361
na
152
209
299
na
122
177
264
na
121
143
265
na
128
137
268
31
135
102
5,210
5,141
5,326
5,092
4,719
4,891
4,971
5,209
5,499
5,666
5,486
Foreign languages and literature
Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Latin American
Russian
Slavic (other than Russian)
Spanish
Other languages and literature
587
7
15
124
56
39
14
na
25
8
241
58
607
5
22
113
76
19
23
na
21
13
240
75
615
10
19
111
75
30
26
na
28
11
232
73
607
3
17
116
91
31
21
na
25
4
241
58
627
7
22
120
80
31
17
na
27
2
244
77
598
5
35
114
70
39
18
na
18
10
235
54
601
14
41
110
64
35
27
na
23
na
231
56
644
8
29
114
71
38
16
na
34
na
247
87
684
12
20
122
90
50
20
57
24
na
205
84
702
9
37
140
75
44
21
66
30
na
216
64
676
14
17
140
84
39
23
83
25
na
182
69
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
976
21
403
66
222
48
47
na
924
18
372
64
211
43
45
na
973
27
391
80
216
56
49
na
937
21
386
71
182
51
44
45
971
22
384
74
196
48
62
59
1,045
29
432
55
214
56
67
61
1,005
30
391
59
193
46
65
65
1,065
29
432
68
224
47
52
63
1,087
38
440
73
187
49
63
60
1,148
32
444
85
186
53
77
71
1,182
32
431
78
229
78
73
68
Humanities
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2004–14
Subfield of study
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
55
114
77
94
59
95
74
63
64
62
64
67
78
78
68
82
93
84
105
95
121
72
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
1,407
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
1,513
366
91
192
85
179
354
10
na
165
25
46
1,638
409
101
201
93
154
423
6
154
53
18
26
1,605
397
101
218
79
92
398
9
219
33
27
32
1,553
350
91
196
86
149
393
17
210
29
12
20
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
2,240
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
2,211
123
72
265
106
120
26
67
33
88
128
125
102
29
494
301
31
101
2,075
121
105
262
86
104
28
72
28
65
140
77
104
20
451
291
34
87
2,598
2,543
2,696
2,945
2,900
2,936
2,888
2,833
2,918
3,201
3,203
1,256
130
106
369
59
na
na
87
31
94
1,171
130
83
299
55
na
na
100
28
95
1,311
138
104
355
45
na
na
93
31
137
1,506
170
5
316
31
93
na
88
30
142
1,421
140
4
204
18
241
na
65
31
156
1,405
141
5
173
24
213
na
74
37
136
1,365
148
5
157
29
210
36
70
25
108
1,327
157
1
146
26
200
59
70
28
100
1,404
175
na
221
31
232
57
44
21
103
1,552
168
na
270
24
260
71
44
34
107
1,583
198
na
242
21
264
65
65
31
101
History, general
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
TABLE 13. Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study: 2004–14
Subfield of study
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
134
52
127
24
43
143
50
120
27
41
164
65
111
27
41
197
66
184
108
76
190
78
157
60
77
183
51
167
90
111
157
84
174
102
60
156
70
189
67
58
174
80
163
50
53
191
103
186
39
55
152
91
212
68
73
Communication
Communication research
Communication theory
Mass communication/media studies
Film, radio, TV and digital communication
Communication, general
Communication, other
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
648
156
30
238
30
108
86
664
150
39
250
35
123
67
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
Other fields, not elsewhere classified
892
66
44
56
23
82
116
304
150
51
883
76
51
41
30
72
104
323
150
36
871
92
52
76
30
59
98
308
114
42
876
96
42
79
36
59
111
287
104
62
922
75
58
88
31
76
114
338
138
4
904
81
59
73
25
69
129
333
129
6
885
81
48
68
40
54
126
308
160
0
856
81
54
57
35
63
118
289
150
9
919
109
50
53
49
61
132
280
184
1
1,001
101
57
81
38
76
127
331
173
17
956
118
50
77
39
68
121
326
157
0
Unknown field
0
na = not applicable; the field was not on questionnaire's specialties list for that year.
1
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Marketing management and research
Operations research
Organizational behavior
Business management/administration, general
Business management/administration, other
S&E = science and engineering.
a
b
This field was "Medicinal/pharmaceutical chemistry" through 2006. It was removed from the taxonomy in 2007–13 and was reinstated in 2014 as "Medicinal chemistry."
Non-science and engineering fields.
SOURCE: NSF, NIH, USED, USDA, NEH, NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates.