In 2020, 21.5 percent of all doctoral recipients relied primarily on teaching assistantships to fund their doctoral studies in the United States. Another 33.7 percent of doctorate recipients funded their studies through research assistantships or traineeships.
Doctorate recipients' primary sources of financial support in the United States in 2020
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NCSES. (October 5, 2021). Doctorate recipients' primary sources of financial support in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240166/us-doctorate-recipients-sources-of-financial-support/
NCSES. "Doctorate recipients' primary sources of financial support in the United States in 2020." Chart. October 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240166/us-doctorate-recipients-sources-of-financial-support/
NCSES. (2021). Doctorate recipients' primary sources of financial support in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240166/us-doctorate-recipients-sources-of-financial-support/
NCSES. "Doctorate Recipients' Primary Sources of Financial Support in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240166/us-doctorate-recipients-sources-of-financial-support/
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