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This statistic shows the number of doctoral and first professional degree recipients in the United States from academic year 1869/70 to 2017/18 with a forecast up to 2029/30. In academic year 2017/18 about 184,074 students were awarded their doctoral degrees in the United States.

Number of doctoral and first professional degree recipients in the United States from 1869/70 to 2029/30

	Number of recipients
2029-30*	190,000
2028-29*	190,000
2027-28*	190,000
2026-27*	190,000
2025-26*	189,000
2024-25*	188,000
2023-24*	188,000
2022-23*	187,000
2021-22*	187,000
2020-21*	187,000
2019-20*	186,000
2018-19*	186,000
2017-18	184,074
2016-17	181,357
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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June 2020

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Survey time period

1870 to 2018

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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