List of fields of doctoral studies in the United States

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This is a list of the fields of doctoral studies, as used by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago in the United States in its annual Survey of Earned Doctorates[1][2], conducted for the National Science Foundation, and other federal agencies, in the United States.

These are fields of research-oriented doctoral studies, leading mostly to the awarding of the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D. or D.Ed.), and Doctor of Science (Sc.D. or D.Sc.) in the United States. (In the academic year 2004-2005, 90.3% of the 43,354 research-oriented doctorates awarded in the U.S. are Ph.D.s; 7.0% are Ed.D.s.[3]) Studies that lead to professional doctorates, such as Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.), are not included.

Contents

[edit] Agricultural sciences/Natural resources

[edit] Biological sciences/Biomedical sciences

[edit] Health sciences

[edit] Engineering

[edit] Computer and Information sciences

[edit] Mathematics

[edit] Physical sciences

[edit] Astronomy

[edit] Atmospheric Science & Meteorology

[edit] Chemistry

[edit] Geological & Earth Sciences

[edit] Physics

[edit] Ocean/Marine Sciences

[edit] Psychology

[edit] Social Sciences

[edit] Humanities

[edit] History

[edit] Letters

[edit] Foreign Languages & Literature

  • 755 Slavic (other than Russian)
  • 769 Other Languages & Literature

[edit] Other Humanities

[edit] Education

[edit] Research and Administration

  • 800 Curriculum & Instruction
  • 805 Educational Administration & Supervision
  • 807 Educational Leadership
  • 810 Educational/Instructional Media Design
  • 815 Educational Statistics/Research Methods
  • 820 Educational Assessment/Testing/Measure
  • 822 Educational Psychology (See also 618)
  • 825 School Psychology (See also 636)
  • 830 Social/Philosophical Foundations of Educ.
  • 835 Special Education
  • 840 Counseling Education/Counseling & Guidance
  • 845 Higher Education/Evaluation & Research

[edit] Teacher Education

  • 850 Pre-elementary/Early Childhood
  • 852 Elementary
  • 856 Secondary
  • 858 Adult & Continuing

[edit] Teaching Fields

  • 860 Agricultural Education
  • 861 Art Education
  • 862 Business Education
  • 864 English Education
  • 866 Foreign Languages Education
  • 868 Health Education
  • 870 Family & Consumer Science/Home Economics
  • 874 Mathematics Education
  • 876 Music Education
  • 878 Nursing Education
  • 880 Physical Education & Coaching
  • 882 Reading Education
  • 884 Science Education
  • 885 Social Science Education
  • 887 Trade & Industrial Education
  • 889 Teach Education & Professional Development

[edit] Other Education

  • 898 Education, General
  • 899 Education, Other

[edit] Professional fields

[edit] Business Management/Administrative Services

  • 905 Banking/Financial Support Services
  • 910 Business Administration & Management
  • 915 Business/Managerial Economics
  • 920 Marketing Management & Research
  • 921 Human Resources Development
  • 938 Business Management/Administration, General
  • 939 Business Management/Administration, Other

[edit] Communications

[edit] Other Professional Fields

  • 974 Parks/Sports/Recreation/Leisure/Fitness

[edit] Other Fields

  • 999 Other Fields

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Survey of earned doctorates (SED), conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago
  2. ^ Questionnaire for Survey of earned doctorates (SED 2007)
  3. ^ Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities Summary Report 2005, p 173

[edit] See also

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