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Table A-2. Research degrees included in the Survey of Earned Doctorates: 2012–16

Research degree Degree title 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All research doctorates 50,945 100.0 52,704 100.0 53,994 100.0 54,909 100.0 54,904 100.0
PhD Doctor of Philosophy 49,880 97.9 51,497 97.7 52,949 98.1 53,825 98.0 53,874 98.1
EdD Doctor of Education 639 1.3 689 1.3 587 1.1 615 1.1 617 1.1
DSc, ScD Doctor of Science 116 0.2 127 0.2 106 0.2 105 0.2 103 0.2
DEng, DESc, DES Doctor of Engineering/Engineering Science 23 * 19 * 32 0.1 36 0.1 33 0.1
DA Doctor of Arts 2 * 7 * 6 * 4 * 7 *
DBA Doctor of Business Administration 38 0.1 39 0.1 31 0.1 35 0.1 32 0.1
DMA Doctor of Musical Arts 156 0.3 204 0.4 168 0.3 178 0.3 141 0.3
DDes Doctor of Design 7 * 9 * 7 * 1 * 5 *
DPH Doctor of Public Health 21 * 20 * 21 * 27 * 19 *
DHL Doctor of Hebrew Letters 1 * 0 0.0 3 * 0 0.0 1 *
DME Doctor of Music Education 0 0.0 1 * 0 0.0 2 * 0 0.0
DML Doctor of Modern Languages 2 * 3 * 7 * 3 * 5 *
DNSc Doctor of Nursing Science 5 * 1 * 5 * 2 * 2 *
ThD Doctor of Theology 16 * 14 * 8 * 16 * 14 *
DFA Doctor of Fine Arts 1 * 4 * 1 * 0 0.0 2 *
JSD, SJD Doctor of Juridical Science 32 0.1 63 0.1 61 0.1 54 0.1 45 0.1
STD Doctor of Sacred Theology 6 * 6 * 1 * 5 * 2 *
JCD Doctor of Canon Law 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 * 1 * 2 *
All other research doctoratesa 0 0.0 1 * 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
* = value < 0.05%.
a Includes doctorates awarded that were determined to be ineligible for Survey of Earned Doctorates after the doctoral program was begun but before doctorate was granted.
NOTE: Due to rounding, percentages may not sum to 100.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates.