2007 Records Fifth Consecutive Annual Increase in U.S. Doctoral Awards

U.S. institutions awarded 48,079 doctorates in 2007, the highest number ever reported by the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) and an increase of 5.4% over 2006. This is the fifth consecutive annual increase in U.S. doctoral awards (table 1).

Source: National Science Foundation

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