List of doctoral degrees in the US

The International Affairs Office of the U.S. Department of Education lists 24 frequently awarded research doctorates titles accepted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as representing degrees equivalent in research content to the Ph.D.^[1]

They are:

• Doctor of Arts (D.A.)
• Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
• Doctor of Canon Law (D.C.L.)
• Doctor of Church Music (D.C.Mus.)
• Doctor of Design (D.Des.)
• Doctor of Education (D.Ed./Ed.D.)
• Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng./D.E.Sc./D.E.S)
• Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.)
• Doctor of Hebrew Letters (D.H.L.)
• Doctor of Industrial Technology (D.I.T.)
• Doctor of Juridical Science (D.J.Sc.)
• Doctor of Music (D.Mus./D.M.)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (D.Mus.A./D.M.A.)
• Doctor of Music Education (D.Mus.Ed./D.M.E.)
• Doctor of Modern Languages (D.M.L.)
• Doctor of Nursing Science (D.N.Sc.)
• Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil/Ph.D.)
• Doctor of Physical Education (D.P.Ed./D.P.E.)
• Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A.)
• Doctor of Public Health (D.P.H.)
• Doctor of Sacred Theology (D.S.Th.)
• Doctor of Science (D.Sc./Sc.D.)
• Doctor of Social Work (D.S.W.)
• Doctor of Theology (D.Th.)

In addition the US has several professional doctorates.

Profession	Doctorate in the United States	Abbreviation	First awarded
Architect	Doctor of Architecture	D.Arch.
Audiologist	Doctor of Audiology	D.Au.	1996
Behavioral Health	Doctor of Behavioral Health	D.B.H.	2010
Business	Doctor of Business Administration	D.B.A.
Chiropractor	Doctor of Chiropractic	D.C.
College Teaching	Doctor of Arts	D.A.
Computer Science	Doctor of Computer Science	D.C.Sc.	1965[2]
Counseling	Doctor of Professional Counseling	D.P.C.
Dentist	Doctor of Dental Surgery Doctor of Dental Medicine	D.D.S. D.D.M.
Environmental Science	Doctor of Environmental Science	D.Env.Sc.
Health Administration	Doctor of Health Administration	D.H.A.
Health Science	Doctor of Health Science	D.H.Sc. D.H.S.
Lawyer	Juris Doctor Doctor of Jurisprudence	J.D. D.Jur.	1870
Management	Doctor of Management	D.Mgt.
Minister (clergy)	Doctor of Ministry Doctor of Practical Theology Doctor of Biblical Studies Doctor of Counseling Doctor of Educational Ministry	D.Min. D.P.Th. D.B.S. DCOUN. DEDMIN
Music	Doctor of Musical Arts	D.Mus.A.
Naturopathic Doctor	Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine	N.D. or N.M.D
Nursing	Doctor of Nursing Practice Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice	D.N.P. D.N.A.P.	2005
Occupational Therapist	Doctor of Occupational Therapy	D.O.T.
Optometrist	Doctor of Optometry	O.D.
Osteopathic Physician/medical doctor	Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine	D.O.	1892
Pharmacist	Doctor of Pharmacy	Pharm. D.
Physical Therapist	Doctor of Physical Therapy	D.P.T.
Physician	Doctor of Medicine	D.M.	1767[3]
Podiatrist	Doctor of Podiatric Medicine	D.P.M.
Psychologist	Doctor of Psychology	D.Psy.
Public Administration	Doctor of Public Administration	D.P.A.
Public Health	Doctor of Public Health	D.P.H.
Social Worker	Doctor of Social Work	D.S.W.
Speech-Language Pathologist	Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology	D.S.L.P.
Veterinarian	Doctor of Veterinary Medicine	D.V.M.

References

1. Structure of the U.S. Education System: Research Doctorate Degrees
2. London, Ralph L. (15 January 2013). "Who Earned First Computer Science Ph.D.?". Communications of the ACM. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
3. "A brief history of Columbia". Columbia University. Retrieved April 24, 2010.