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Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2014


Use this interactive report to explore in greater depth important trends in doctoral education.


  • Who earns a U.S. doctorate?
  • Which fields attract students?
  • What influences the path to the doctorate?
  • What are the postgraduation trends?
  • First-generation college students who go on to earn a doctorate:
    What are the overall trends?
  • First-generation college students who go on to earn a doctorate:
    What are the educational expenses and employment outcomes?
Why is this important?

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  • 2014 report image of SED 2014 (2.01 MB)

Mark K. Fiegener,
Project Officer
Human Resources Statistics Program

National Science Foundation  |  National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)

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