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Table A-1. Types of research doctoral degrees recognized by the Survey of Earned Doctorates: 2016

Abbreviation Degree title
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
DA Doctor of Arts
DBA Doctor of Business Administration
DDes Doctor of Design
DEng, DESc, DES Doctor of Engineering or Engineering Science
DFA Doctor of Fine Arts
DHL Doctor of Hebrew Letters
DMA Doctor of Musical Arts
DME Doctor of Music Education
DML Doctor of Modern Languages
DNSc Doctor of Nursing Science
DPH Doctor of Public Health
DSc, ScD Doctor of Science
EdD Doctor of Education
JCD Doctor of Canon Law
JSD, SJD Doctor of Juridical Science
STD Doctor of Sacred Theology
ThD Doctor of Theology