Numbers of U.S. Doctorates Awarded Rise for Sixth Year, but Growth Slower
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| Audience/Grade: | Graduate-Professional Development |
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Organization:National Science Foundation |
| Description: | NSF Report, November 2009. "U.S. academic institutions awarded 48,802 research doctorate degrees in 2008, the sixth consecutive annual increase in U.S. doctoral awards and the highest number ever reported by the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). This number represents an increase of 1.4% over the 2007 total (48,112), the smallest annual increase over the 6-year span. Doctorates awarded in science and engineering (S&E) fields of study accounted for the overall growth in 2008. The 3.2% growth in total S&E doctorates awarded between 2007 and 2008 reflected increased numbers of doctorates earned by both sexes, but women accounted for most of the growth (table 2). The number of female S&E doctorate recipients increased by 699 (5.7%) from 2007 to 2008, whereas the number of male doctorate recipients grew by 337 (1.7%). The numbers of all doctorate recipients in S&E fields increased each year between 2003 and 2008, but at a greater rate for women than for men over the 5-year period. S&E doctorates awarded to women in 2008 were 36.1% higher than in 2003; the total awarded to men increased 25.9% over the same period. As a result of these changes, the proportion of S&E doctorates awarded to women increased from 37.7% in 2003 to 39.5% in 2008." |
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| Keywords: | doctorate programs doctoral degrees gender equity |
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NSF Division of Science Resources Statistics - Science and Engineering |
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| Publication Date: | November 2009 |
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| Download URL: | http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf10308/ |
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NEEDS
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