List of fields of doctoral studies in the United States

This is the list of the fields of doctoral studies in the United States used for the annual Survey of Earned Doctorates, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies, as used for the 2015 survey.[1]

These are fields of research-oriented doctoral studies, leading mostly to PhDs – in the academic year 2014–15, 98% of the 55,006 research doctorates awarded in the U.S. were PhDs; 1.1% were EdDs; 0.9% were other research doctorates.[2] Professional degrees, though they are also considered doctorates (earned, not honorary), and do entitle the holder to call themselves "Doctor", such as MD, DDS, DVM, JD, DPharm, DMin and PsyD, are not included in the survey.[3]

Life sciences

Agricultural sciences/natural resources

Biological/biomedical sciences

Health sciences

Engineering
  • 300 Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering
  • 303 Agricultural Engineering
  • 306 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • 312 Chemical Engineering
  • 315 Civil Engineering
  • 316 Structural Engineering
  • 318 Communications Engineering
  • 321 Computer Engineering
  • 324 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • 327 Engineering Mechanics
  • 330 Engineering Physics
  • 333 Engineering Science
  • 336 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • 337 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • 339 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • 342 Materials Science
  • 345 Mechanical Engineering
  • 348 Metallurgical Engineering
  • 357 Nuclear Engineering
  • 360 Ocean Engineering
  • 363 Operations Research (also in mathematics and in business management)
  • 366 Petroleum Engineering
  • 369 Polymer & Plastics Engineering
  • 372 Systems Engineering
  • 373 Transportation and Highway Engineering
  • 376 Engineering Management and Administration
  • 398 Engineering, General
  • 399 Engineering, Other

Computer and information sciences
  • 400 Computer Science
  • 410 Information Science and Systems
  • 415 Robotics
  • 418 Computer and Information sciences, General
  • 419 Computer and Information sciences, Other

Mathematics

Physical sciences

Astronomy

Atmospheric science and meteorology

Chemistry
  • 520 Analytical Chemistry
  • 522 Inorganic Chemistry
  • 526 Organic Chemistry
  • 528 Medicinal Chemistry
  • 530 Physical Chemistry
  • 532 Polymer Chemistry
  • 534 Theoretical Chemistry
  • 538 Chemistry, General
  • 539 Chemistry, Other (see also #100)

Geological and Earth sciences

Physics

Ocean/marine sciences

Psychology
  • 600 Clinical Psychology
  • 602 Behavioral analysis
  • 603 Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics
  • 609 Counseling
  • 612 Developmental and Child Psychology
  • 613 Human Development and Family Studies
  • 614 Health and Medical Psychology
  • 615 Experimental Psychology
  • 618 Educational Psychology (also in education)
  • 620 Family Psychology
  • 621 Industrial and Organizational (See also #935)
  • 624 Personality Psychology
  • 627 Neuropsychology/Physiological Psychology
  • 633 Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • 636 School Psychology (also in education)
  • 639 Social Psychology
  • 648 Psychology, General
  • 649 Psychology, Other

Social sciences

Humanities

History

Letters

Foreign languages and literature

Other humanities

Education

Research and administration
  • 800 Curriculum & Instruction
  • 804 Educational and Human Resource Studies/Development
  • 805 Educational Administration and Supervision
  • 806 Urban Education and Leadership
  • 807 Educational Leadership
  • 808 Educational Policy Analysis
  • 810 Educational/Instructional Media Design
  • 812 Educational/Instructional Technology
  • 815 Educational Statistics/Research Methods
  • 820 Educational Assessment/Testing/Measure
  • 822 Educational Psychology (also in psychology)
  • 825 School Psychology (also in psychology)
  • 830 Social/Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • 833 International Education
  • 835 Special Education
  • 840 Counseling Education/Counseling and Guidance
  • 845 Higher Education/Evaluation and Research

Teacher education
  • 850 Pre-elementary/Early Childhood Teacher Education
  • 852 Elementary Teacher Education
  • 856 Secondary Teacher Education
  • 858 Adult and Continuing Teacher Education

Teaching fields
  • 860 Agricultural Education
  • 861 Art Education
  • 863 English as a Second or Foreign Language
  • 864 English Education
  • 865 Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • 866 Foreign Languages Education
  • 868 Health Education
  • 870 Family and Consumer/Human Science (also in fields not elsewhere classified)
  • 874 Mathematics Education
  • 876 Music Education
  • 878 Nursing Education
  • 880 Physical Education and Coaching
  • 882 Literacy and Reading Education
  • 884 Science Education
  • 885 Social Science Education
  • 889 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Other

Other education
  • 895 Workforce Education and Development
  • 898 Education, General
  • 899 Education, Other

Business management/administration
  • 900 Accounting
  • 901 Finance
  • 910 Business Administration and Management
  • 912 Hospitality, Food Service and Tourism Management
  • 915 Business/Managerial Economics
  • 916 International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • 917 Management Information Systems/Business Statistics
  • 920 Marketing Management and Research
  • 921 Human Resources Development
  • 930 Operations Research (also in engineering and in mathematics)
  • 935 Organizational Behavior (see also #621)
  • 938 Business Management/Administration, General
  • 939 Business Management/Administration, Other

Communication

Fields not elsewhere classified

See also

Notes
  1. "Survey of Earned Documents questionnaire 2015 – Field of Study listing" (PDF). NORC/NSF. pp. 6 & 7. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. "Research degrees included in the Survey of Earned Doctorates: 2011–15" (PDF). Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2015. NSF. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. "Technical Notes". Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2015. NSF. Survey Design. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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