Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities : 2018

This report from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics summarizes trends in U.S. doctoral education using data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates, an annual census of research doctorate recipients from U.S. universities. Topics highlighted in this report include increased representation of women, minorities, and foreign nationals ; emergence of new fields of study ; time it takes to complete doctoral study ; expansion of the postdoctoral pool ; academic employment opportunities after graduation ; and education-related debt. A total of 72 detailed statistical tables accompany the report.
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - Category: Statistics Source Type: news