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Summary Report 1993: Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities

APPENDIX TABLE A-1 Number of Doctorate Recipients, by Gender and Subfield, 1993

 

Number of Doctorates

 

Number of Doctorates

Subfield of Doctorate

Total

Men

Women

Subfield of Doctorate

Total

Men

Women

TOTAL ALL FIELDS

39,754

24,646

15,108

Engineering Mechanics

128

117

11

 

Engineering Physics

21

18

3

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

6,496

5,152

1,344

Engineering Science

55

52

3

 

Environmental Health Engineering

61

52

9

MATHEMATICS

1,146

882

264

Industrial/Manufacturing

236

209

27

 

Materials Science

416

349

67

Applied Mathematics

188

145

43

Mechanical

901

855

46

Algebra

84

56

28

Metallurgical

77

72

5

Analysis and Functional Analysis

105

82

23

Mining and Mineral

24

23

1

Geometry

44

37

7

Nuclear

108

103

5

Logic

19

15

4

Ocean

24

23

1

Number Theory

42

38

4

Operations Research

56

46

10

Mathematical Statistics

228

171

57

Petroleum

52

47

5

Topology

54

45

9

Polymer/Plastics

61

55

6

Computing Theory and Practice

18

15

3

Systems

57

53

4

Operations Research

37

28

9

Engineering, General

47

44

3

Mathematics, General

276

220

56

Engineering, Other

116

104

12

Mathematics, Other

51

30

21

 
 

LIFE SCIENCES

7,397

4,311

3,086

COMPUTER SCIENCE

878

741

137

 
 

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

5,090

3,040

2,050

Computer Science

823

701

122

 

Information Sciences and Systems

55

40

15

Biochemistry

845

527

318

 

Biophysics

103

82

21

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

1,543

1,349

194

Biotechnology Research

8

4

4

 

Bacteriology

14

8

6

Astronomy

76

64

12

Plant Genetics

41

29

12

Astrophysics

69

56

13

Plant Pathology

41

26

15

Acoustics

27

26

1

Plant Physiology

48

29

19

Chemical and Atomic/Molecular

95

81

14

Botany, Other

105

62

43

Elementary Particles

170

152

18

Anatomy

76

42

34

Fluids

19

17

2

Biometrics and Biostatistics

74

53

21

Nuclear

81

73

8

Cell Biology

231

115

116

Optics

96

82

14

Ecology

176

110

66

Plasma and High-Temperature

62

58

4

Developmental Biology/Embryology

57

32

25

Polymer

29

24

5

Endocrinology

16

4

12

Solid State and Low-Temperature

335

293

42

Entomology

114

86

28

Physics, General

340

294

46

Biological Immunology

169

96

73

Physics, Other

144

129

15

Molecular Biology

582

345

237

 

Microbiology

433

250

183

CHEMISTRY

2,139

1,554

585

Neuroscience

275

165

110

 

Nutritional Sciences

134

35

99

Analytical

286

195

91

Parasitology

17

10

7

Inorganic

238

178

60

Toxicology

99

57

42

Nuclear

8

8

0

Human and Animal Genetics

172

96

76

Organic

517

386

131

Human and Animal Pathology

130

85

45

Medicinal/Pharmaceutical

98

60

38

Human and Animal Pharmacology

273

152

121

Physical

337

248

89

Human and Animal Physiology

271

171

100

Polymer

107

85

22

Zoology, Other

114

82

32

Theoretical

53

37

16

Biological Sciences, General

308

192

116

Chemistry, General

433

320

113

Biological Sciences, Other

164

95

69

Chemistry, Other

62

37

25

 
 

HEALTH SCIENCES

1,201

424

777

EARTH, ATMOS., & MARINE SCI.

790

626

164

 
 

Speech-Lang. Pathology & Audiology

98

20

78

Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry

13

11

2

Environmental Health

38

26

12

Atmospheric Dynamics

23

18

5

Health Systems/Services Admin.

35

15

20

Meteorology

34

31

3

Public Health

155

61

94

Atmos. Sci./Meteorology, General

22

15

7

Epidemiology

120

47

73

Atmos. Sci./Meteorology, Other

7

6

1

Nursing

373

15

358

Geology

197

162

35

Pharmacy

148

102

46

Geochemistry

50

37

13

Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services

36

16

20

Geophysics and Seismology

101

87

14

Veterinary Medicine

61

45

16

Paleontology

21

16

5

Health Sciences, General

38

22

16

Mineralogy, Petrology

9

8

1

Health Sciences, Other

99

55

44

Stratigraphy, Sedimentation

28

23

5

 

Geomorphology and Glacial Geology

16

13

3

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

1,106

847

259

Geological & Related Sci., General

15

13

2

 

Geological & Related Sci., Other

17

15

2

Agricultural Economics

137

106

31

Environmental Science

68

50

18

Agricultural Business & Management

1

1

0

Hydrology and Water Resources

25

16

9

Animal Breeding and Genetics

18

14

4

Oceanography

99

72

27

Animal Nutrition

52

45

7

Marine Sciences

27

19

8

Dairy Science

11

9

2

Misc. Physical Sciences, Other

18

14

4

Poultry Science

16

10

6

 

Fisheries Science and Management

38

34

4

ENGINEERING

5,696

5,175

521

Animal Sciences, Other

74

55

19

 

Agronomy and Crop Science

104

85

19

Aerospace, Aeronautic. & Astronautic.

228

220

8

Plant Breeding and Genetics

68

54

14

Agricultural

86

80

6

Plant Pathology

58

43

15

Bioengineering and Biomedical

171

140

31

Plant Sciences, Other

28

19

9

Ceramic Sciences

42

36

6

Food Engineering

9

7

2

Chemical

624

541

83

Food Sciences, Other

140

83

57

Civil

563

518

45

Soil Chemistry/Microbiology

26

21

5

Communications

22

20

2

Soil Sciences, Other

59

55

4

Computer

167

152

15

Horticulture Science

62

47

15

Electrical, Electronics

1,353

1,246

107

Forest Biology

18

11

7

NOTE: Field groupings may differ from those in reports published by federal sponsors of the Survey of Earned Doctorates. See inside the back cover for a description of fields as reported in this table. Refer also to the explanatory note about this table in front of Appendix A.

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