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Table 324.10.Doctor's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by field of study: Selected academic years, 1970-71 through 2021-22
Field of study1970-711975-761980-811985-861990-911995-962000-012005-062012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
12345678910111213141516171819
   Total64,99891,00798,016100,280105,547115,507119,585138,056175,026177,587178,548178,134181,357183,734187,577190,133194,052203,884
Agriculture and natural resources12,3842,5013,0623,5293,3193,5003,4833,8004,2644,5154,8704,8334,8004,9634,9544,8844,8684,973
Architecture and related services36829373135141153201247247272245291250255252255252
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies143186161156159183216226291336312323349335370334269358
Biological and biomedical sciences3,6033,3473,6403,4054,1525,2505,2256,1627,9398,3028,0537,9398,0878,2187,9787,8997,4868,550
Business27749068089231,1851,3661,1801,7112,8283,0393,1163,3253,3283,3383,6403,4433,7114,485
 
Communication, journalism, and related programs145196171212259338368461612611644629615666583602532601
Communications technologies08116137230304000100
Computer and information sciences and support services1282442523446768697681,4161,8341,9821,9981,9891,9822,0172,2242,4152,5732,790
Education6,0417,2027,2796,6106,1896,2466,2847,58410,57210,92911,77211,83812,69212,78013,02013,05113,64214,839
Engineering3,6872,8722,5983,4445,3166,3045,4857,2439,35610,01010,23910,26510,37110,81711,13611,14410,89312,075
 
Engineering technologies312101214506275111107123133152212215143205168
English language and literature/letters1,5541,5141,0408951,0561,3951,3301,2541,3771,3931,4181,4021,3471,2951,2741,2851,0791,192
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences123178247307229375354340351335335374317274285281238278
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics1,0841,2459317688891,0201,0781,0741,3041,2301,2431,2781,1681,2131,2121,1629851,026
Health professions and related programs14,69023,69427,60029,55127,70830,43736,66343,07161,33964,33967,69570,38074,45476,67279,55682,46685,56987,750
 
Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting19212128384480147152193205177150250263239291
Legal professions and studies17,44132,36936,39135,89838,03539,91938,19043,56947,24644,16940,32937,03435,12334,37334,38734,45035,97736,401
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and 
   humanities
32
162
121
90
70
75
102
84
98
90
96
105
95
93
109
114
90
107
Library science397171625653584450524454425439291217
Mathematics and statistics1,1998567287429781,1589971,2931,8231,8631,8011,8551,9252,0102,0032,0211,9582,209
 
Military technologies and applied sciences000000000000000002
Multi/interdisciplinary studies1011562363523065495126007307698408498548519009901,0571,156
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology215423928104177194295317311331319298337349326323
Philosophy and religious studies555556411480464557612604825716792783759794712694627649
Physical sciences and science technologies4,3243,3883,1053,5214,2484,5893,9684,6425,5145,8065,8236,0576,0276,1816,2985,9695,7096,530
 
Psychology2,1443,1573,5763,5933,9324,1415,0914,9216,3266,6346,5836,5406,7026,2756,2156,3276,3656,685
Public administration and social services1742923623824304995747049791,0471,1231,0661,1161,1571,2871,4091,4371,568
Social sciences and history3,6604,1573,1222,9553,0123,7603,9303,9144,6104,7244,8284,7064,7064,6764,5444,4364,1614,480
Theology and religious vocations3121,0221,2731,1851,0761,5101,4491,4032,1432,0851,8971,7751,7741,9971,9371,9842,1002,347
Transportation and materials moving000300001758111612202020
 
Visual and performing arts6216206547228381,0671,1671,3831,8141,7781,7931,8091,7741,7591,8451,7161,6691,762
Other and not classified000074776300000000000
1Includes Agricultural, animal, plant, veterinary science, and related fields; and Natural resources and conservation.
2Includes Business, management, marketing, and related support services; and Culinary, entertainment, and personal services.
3Includes Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields; Construction trades; and Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs and U.S. service academies. Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were classified as first-professional degrees prior to 2010-11. Data in this table are based on the 2020 Classification of Instructional Programs. To facilitate trend comparisons, certain aggregations have been made of the degree fields as reported in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1970-71 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:91 and 96); and IPEDS, Completions component, Fall 2001 through Fall 2021 (final data) and Fall 2022 (provisional data). (This table was prepared October 2023.)

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