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Number of doctoral and first professional degree recipients in the U.S. 1870-2029
Number of doctoral and first professional degree recipients in the U.S. 1870-2029
Number of doctoral and first professional degree recipients in the United States from 1869/70 to 2028/29
by Erin Duffin,
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May 27, 2019
This statistic shows the number of doctoral and first professional degree recipients in the United States from academic year 1869/70 to 2016/17 with a forecast up to 2028/29. In academic year 2016/17 about 181,352 students were awarded their doctoral degrees in the U.S.
Number of doctoral and first professional degree recipients in the United States from 1869/70 to 2028/29
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| Number of recipients | |
|---|---|
| 2028-29* | 188,000 |
| 2027-28* | 188,000 |
| 2026-27* | 188,000 |
| 2025-26* | 187,000 |
| 2024-25* | 186,000 |
| 2023-24* | 186,000 |
| 2022-23* | 185,000 |
| 2021-22* | 185,000 |
| 2020-21* | 185,000 |
| 2019-20* | 184,000 |
| 2018-19* | 184,000 |
| 2017-18* | 183,000 |
| 2016-17 | 181,352 |
| 2015-16 | 178,134 |
| 2014-15 | 178,548 |
| 2013-14 | 177,587 |
| 2012-13 | 175,026 |
| 2011-12 | 170,217 |
| 2010-11 | 163,827 |
| 2009-10 | 158,590 |
| 2008-09 | 154,564 |
| 2007-08 | 149,190 |
| 2006-07 | 144,694 |
| 2005-06 | 138,056 |
| 2004-05 | 134,387 |
| 2003-04 | 126,087 |
| 2002-03 | 121,579 |
| 2001-02 | 119,663 |
| 2000-01 | 119,585 |
| 1999-00 | 118,736 |
| 1989-90 | 103,508 |
| 1979-80 | 95,631 |
| 1969-70 | 59,486 |
| 1959-60 | 9,829 |
| 1949-50 | 6,420 |
| 1939-40 | 3,290 |
| 1929-30 | 2,299 |
| 1919-20 | 615 |
| 1909-10 | 443 |
| 1899-00 | 382 |
| 1889-90 | 149 |
| 1879-80 | 54 |
| 1869-70 | 1 |
| Number of recipients | |
|---|---|
| 2028-29* | 188,000 |
| 2027-28* | 188,000 |
| 2026-27* | 188,000 |
| 2025-26* | 187,000 |
| 2024-25* | 186,000 |
| 2023-24* | 186,000 |
| 2022-23* | 185,000 |
| 2021-22* | 185,000 |
| 2020-21* | 185,000 |
| 2019-20* | 184,000 |
| 2018-19* | 184,000 |
| 2017-18* | 183,000 |
| 2016-17 | 181,352 |
| 2015-16 | 178,134 |
| 2014-15 | 178,548 |
| 2013-14 | 177,587 |
| 2012-13 | 175,026 |
| 2011-12 | 170,217 |
| 2010-11 | 163,827 |
| 2009-10 | 158,590 |
| 2008-09 | 154,564 |
| 2007-08 | 149,190 |
| 2006-07 | 144,694 |
| 2005-06 | 138,056 |
| 2004-05 | 134,387 |
| 2003-04 | 126,087 |
| 2002-03 | 121,579 |
| 2001-02 | 119,663 |
| 2000-01 | 119,585 |
| 1999-00 | 118,736 |
| 1989-90 | 103,508 |
| 1979-80 | 95,631 |
| 1969-70 | 59,486 |
| 1959-60 | 9,829 |
| 1949-50 | 6,420 |
| 1939-40 | 3,290 |
| 1929-30 | 2,299 |
| 1919-20 | 615 |
| 1909-10 | 443 |
| 1899-00 | 382 |
| 1889-90 | 149 |
| 1879-80 | 54 |
| 1869-70 | 1 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
May 27, 2019
This statistic shows the number of doctoral and first professional degree recipients in the United States from academic year 1869/70 to 2016/17 with a forecast up to 2028/29. In academic year 2016/17 about 181,352 students were awarded their doctoral degrees in the U.S.
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- Survey time period
- 1870 to 2017
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* 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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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1870 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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* 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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