Survey of Earned Doctorates Field of Study Taxonomy Changes in 2021 and Impact on Trend Data

This working paper describes the motivation for changing the Survey of Earned Doctorates ( SED ) field of study ( FOS ) taxonomy used for collection and reporting of education data items in the 2021 SED, and the improvements to education data items. The paper also examines the impact of these changes on the distribution of historical FOS data and provides guidance on conducting trend data comparisons.
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