In the biological and biomedical sciences fields, there were 8,149 doctorate recipients across the United States in 2021, making it the most popular field of study for doctorate recipients in that year. Psychology, chemistry, computer and information sciences, and health sciences rounded out the top five fields of study in that year.
Number of doctorate recipients in the United States in 2021, by field of study
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