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US Doctorates in the 20th Century



NSF 06-319 | October 2006

This report from the National Science Foundation examines trends in doctoral education since 1920. The report analyzes trends in science and engineering fields as well as non-S&E fields, and discusses issues ranging from time-to-degree to post-doctorate career patterns.

Historical data on PhDs awarded in Geography are available here:

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06319/appa.cfm

The full copy of the report may be downloaded (PDF) here:

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06319/pdf/nsf06319.pdf