Table 11. Doctorates awarded, by broad field of study and Carnegie category: 2006–16
Field and Carnegie category |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
All doctorate recipients |
45,620 |
48,132 |
48,777 |
49,552 |
48,029 |
48,911 |
50,945 |
52,704 |
53,994 |
54,909 |
54,904 |
Doctoral: Highest Research |
35,101 |
36,877 |
37,377 |
37,666 |
36,679 |
37,754 |
39,221 |
40,484 |
41,064 |
41,428 |
41,256 |
Doctoral: Higher Research |
6,536 |
7,034 |
7,029 |
7,295 |
7,124 |
7,120 |
7,475 |
7,820 |
8,197 |
8,626 |
8,687 |
Doctoral: Moderate Research |
1,866 |
2,060 |
2,101 |
2,165 |
1,855 |
1,693 |
1,793 |
1,945 |
2,343 |
2,229 |
2,433 |
Other universities |
2,117 |
2,161 |
2,270 |
2,426 |
2,371 |
2,344 |
2,456 |
2,455 |
2,390 |
2,626 |
2,528 |
Life sciencesa |
9,703 |
10,702 |
11,086 |
11,403 |
11,319 |
11,535 |
11,964 |
12,208 |
12,484 |
12,503 |
12,568 |
Doctoral: Highest Research |
7,516 |
8,137 |
8,503 |
8,552 |
8,570 |
8,633 |
8,934 |
9,085 |
9,064 |
9,060 |
9,144 |
Doctoral: Higher Research |
972 |
1,161 |
1,158 |
1,291 |
1,248 |
1,267 |
1,353 |
1,432 |
1,579 |
1,574 |
1,606 |
Doctoral: Moderate Research |
195 |
198 |
186 |
238 |
235 |
288 |
283 |
336 |
428 |
429 |
473 |
Other universities |
1,020 |
1,206 |
1,239 |
1,322 |
1,266 |
1,347 |
1,394 |
1,355 |
1,413 |
1,440 |
1,345 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
4,686 |
4,956 |
4,946 |
5,160 |
4,995 |
5,271 |
5,419 |
5,584 |
5,911 |
5,918 |
6,252 |
Doctoral: Highest Research |
4,006 |
4,241 |
4,226 |
4,415 |
4,248 |
4,433 |
4,560 |
4,699 |
4,890 |
4,958 |
5,226 |
Doctoral: Higher Research |
569 |
632 |
628 |
651 |
660 |
722 |
746 |
756 |
884 |
855 |
879 |
Doctoral: Moderate Research |
29 |
33 |
41 |
27 |
36 |
46 |
42 |
56 |
74 |
38 |
62 |
Other universities |
82 |
50 |
51 |
67 |
51 |
70 |
71 |
73 |
63 |
67 |
85 |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
2,778 |
3,042 |
3,187 |
3,163 |
3,223 |
3,273 |
3,496 |
3,660 |
3,863 |
3,818 |
3,957 |
Doctoral: Highest Research |
2,361 |
2,619 |
2,724 |
2,679 |
2,665 |
2,746 |
2,916 |
3,012 |
3,184 |
3,145 |
3,212 |
Doctoral: Higher Research |
361 |
381 |
388 |
418 |
487 |
446 |
495 |
558 |
583 |
566 |
629 |
Doctoral: Moderate Research |
33 |
24 |
34 |
43 |
42 |
57 |
52 |
44 |
60 |
51 |
68 |
Other universities |
23 |
18 |
41 |
23 |
29 |
24 |
33 |
46 |
36 |
56 |
48 |
Psychology and social sciences |
7,231 |
7,309 |
7,635 |
7,945 |
7,883 |
8,221 |
8,498 |
8,580 |
8,752 |
9,080 |
9,078 |
Doctoral: Highest Research |
5,299 |
5,330 |
5,574 |
5,768 |
5,711 |
5,948 |
6,121 |
6,167 |
6,144 |
6,372 |
6,354 |
Doctoral: Higher Research |
1,194 |
1,236 |
1,276 |
1,314 |
1,286 |
1,376 |
1,410 |
1,415 |
1,525 |
1,626 |
1,556 |
Doctoral: Moderate Research |
403 |
449 |
452 |
512 |
491 |
529 |
591 |
624 |
739 |
675 |
749 |
Other universities |
335 |
294 |
333 |
351 |
395 |
368 |
376 |
374 |
344 |
407 |
419 |
Engineering |
7,186 |
7,749 |
7,864 |
7,642 |
7,578 |
8,032 |
8,469 |
9,000 |
9,628 |
9,878 |
9,469 |
Doctoral: Highest Research |
6,152 |
6,667 |
6,716 |
6,497 |
6,394 |
6,762 |
7,128 |
7,476 |
8,093 |
8,101 |
7,783 |
Doctoral: Higher Research |
858 |
909 |
926 |
922 |
1,005 |
1,037 |
1,098 |
1,273 |
1,259 |
1,472 |
1,432 |
Doctoral: Moderate Research |
106 |
120 |
150 |
133 |
122 |
140 |
163 |
151 |
189 |
191 |
154 |
Other universities |
70 |
53 |
72 |
90 |
57 |
93 |
80 |
100 |
87 |
114 |
100 |
Education |
6,122 |
6,448 |
6,561 |
6,528 |
5,287 |
4,670 |
4,803 |
4,934 |
4,789 |
5,098 |
5,153 |
Doctoral: Highest Research |
3,489 |
3,600 |
3,642 |
3,704 |
2,996 |
2,999 |
3,015 |
3,113 |
3,001 |
3,053 |
3,039 |
Doctoral: Higher Research |
1,581 |
1,662 |
1,687 |
1,678 |
1,430 |
1,189 |
1,331 |
1,318 |
1,259 |
1,440 |
1,416 |
Doctoral: Moderate Research |
837 |
965 |
1,042 |
926 |
654 |
368 |
332 |
370 |
425 |
454 |
507 |
Other universities |
215 |
221 |
190 |
220 |
207 |
114 |
125 |
133 |
104 |
151 |
191 |
Humanities and arts |
5,332 |
5,085 |
4,736 |
4,904 |
5,015 |
5,226 |
5,562 |
5,715 |
5,524 |
5,594 |
5,484 |
Doctoral: Highest Research |
4,362 |
4,148 |
3,869 |
3,930 |
4,034 |
4,195 |
4,434 |
4,664 |
4,476 |
4,524 |
4,354 |
Doctoral: Higher Research |
583 |
610 |
527 |
601 |
590 |
658 |
671 |
616 |
634 |
635 |
713 |
Doctoral: Moderate Research |
95 |
77 |
67 |
92 |
105 |
104 |
164 |
133 |
134 |
124 |
155 |
Other universities |
292 |
250 |
273 |
281 |
286 |
269 |
293 |
302 |
280 |
311 |
262 |
Otherb |
2,582 |
2,841 |
2,762 |
2,807 |
2,729 |
2,683 |
2,734 |
3,023 |
3,043 |
3,020 |
2,943 |
Doctoral: Highest Research |
1,916 |
2,135 |
2,123 |
2,121 |
2,061 |
2,038 |
2,113 |
2,268 |
2,212 |
2,215 |
2,144 |
Doctoral: Higher Research |
418 |
443 |
439 |
420 |
418 |
425 |
371 |
452 |
474 |
458 |
456 |
Doctoral: Moderate Research |
168 |
194 |
129 |
194 |
170 |
161 |
166 |
231 |
294 |
267 |
265 |
Other universities |
80 |
69 |
71 |
72 |
80 |
59 |
84 |
72 |
63 |
80 |
78 |