Walden University was the leading doctorate granting university in the United States in 2020, with 867 doctorate recipients in 2020. The University of Michingan, Ann Arbor, the University of Illiniois, Urbana-Champaign, the University of Californai, Berkeley, and Purdue University, West Lafayette rounded out the top five doctorate granting universities.
Leading doctorate granting institutions in the United States in 2020, by number of doctorate recipients
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NCSES. (October 5, 2021). Leading doctorate granting institutions in the United States in 2020, by number of doctorate recipients [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239987/top-us-doctorate-granting-institutions/
NCSES. "Leading doctorate granting institutions in the United States in 2020, by number of doctorate recipients." Chart. October 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239987/top-us-doctorate-granting-institutions/
NCSES. (2021). Leading doctorate granting institutions in the United States in 2020, by number of doctorate recipients. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239987/top-us-doctorate-granting-institutions/
NCSES. "Leading Doctorate Granting Institutions in The United States in 2020, by Number of Doctorate Recipients." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239987/top-us-doctorate-granting-institutions/
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