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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.