U.S. higher education - number of doctoral degrees by gender 2031

In the academic year of 2019/20, about 85,230 male and 104,950 female students earned a doctoral degree in the United States. By the academic year of 2030/31, these figures are expected to increase to about 88,000 and 133,000 respectively.

Number of doctoral degrees earned in the United States from 1949/50 to 2020/31, by gender (in 1,000s)

Year	Male	Female
2030-31*	88	133
2029-30*	87	130
2028-29*	86	128
2027-28*	86	125
2026-27*	87	124
2025-26*	89	123
2024-25*	90	120
2023-24*	91	120
2022-23*	88	116
2021-22*	85	111
2020-21*	86	107
2019-20	85.23	104.95
2018-19	85.77	101.81
2017-18	85.39	98.35
2016-17	84.65	96.71
2015-16	84.24	93.89
2014-15	84.92	93.63
2013-14	85.59	92
2012-13	85.08	89.95
2011-12	82.67	87.55
2010-11	79.67	84.16
2009-10	76.61	81.98
2008-09	75.67	78.89
2007-08	73.34	75.85
2006-07	71.31	73.38
2005-06	68.91	69.14
2004-05	67.26	67.13
2003-04	63.98	62.11
2002-03	62.73	58.85
2001-02	62.73	56.93
2000-01	64.17	55.41
1999-00	64.93	53.81
1998-99	65.34	51.36
1997-98	67.23	51.5
1996-97	68.39	50.36
1995-96	67.19	48.32
1994-95	67.32	46.94
1993-94	66.77	45.86
1992-93	67.13	44.94
1991-92	66.6	42.95
1990-91	64.24	41.31
1989-90	63.96	39.55
1988-89	63.06	37.52
1987-88	63.02	36.12
1986-87	62.79	35.69
1985-86	65.22	35.07
1984-85	66.27	34.52
1983-84	67.77	33.03
1982-83	67.76	31.58
1981-82	68.63	29.21
1980-81	69.57	28.45
1979-80	69.53	26.11
1978-79	70.45	24.52
1977-78	70.28	22.06
1976-77	72.21	19.52
1975-76	73.89	17.12
1974-75	71.03	13.88
1973-74	71.13	11.46
1972-73	69.96	9.55
1971-72	63.35	7.85
1970-71	58.14	6.86
1969-70	53.79	5.69
1959-60	8.8	1.03
1949-50	5.8	0.62

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Release date

October 2021

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United States

Survey time period

1950 to 2020

Supplementary notes

* Projected.
Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees formerly classified as first-professional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.

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