| Table 4-3 |
| Education-related debt of doctorate recipients: 1988–89 and 1998–99 |
| (Percent) |
| |
 |
| |
All fields |
|
Science and engineering |
|
Non-science and engineering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt level |
1988–89 |
1998–99 |
|
1988–89 |
1998–99 |
|
1988–89 |
1998–99 |
|
| No debt |
52.9 |
50.4 |
|
51.2 |
51.6 |
|
55.7 |
48.2 |
| Total with debt |
47.1 |
49.6 |
|
48.8 |
48.4 |
|
44.3 |
51.8 |
| $5,000 or less |
16.5 |
9.8 |
|
16.6 |
10.1 |
|
16.3 |
9.3 |
| $5,001–$10,000 |
12.5 |
8.1 |
|
13.0 |
8.2 |
|
11.6 |
8.0 |
| $10,001–$20,000 |
11.2 |
11.8 |
|
11.6 |
11.7 |
|
10.6 |
12.0 |
| $20,001–$30,000 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
|
4.9 |
6.9 |
|
4.0 |
8.5 |
| $30,001 or more |
2.0 |
12.4 |
|
2.3 |
11.5 |
|
1.4 |
14.0 |
| Debt level unknown |
0.3 |
0.0 |
|
0.3 |
0.0 |
|
0.3 |
0.0 |
|
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| SOURCE: NSF/NIH/USED/NEH/USDA/NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates and Doctorate Records File. |
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| U.S. Doctorates in the 20th Century |
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