In 2021, a total 5,892 doctorates were awarded in California, a significantly higher number than in any other U.S. state. Texas, New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania rounded out the top five states for doctorate recipients in that year.
Ranking of U.S. states in 2021, by the number of doctorate recipients
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National Science Foundation, & NCSES. (October 18, 2022). Ranking of U.S. states in 2021, by the number of doctorate recipients [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240173/top-us-doctorate-granting-states/
National Science Foundation, und NCSES. "Ranking of U.S. states in 2021, by the number of doctorate recipients." Chart. October 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240173/top-us-doctorate-granting-states/
National Science Foundation, NCSES. (2022). Ranking of U.S. states in 2021, by the number of doctorate recipients. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240173/top-us-doctorate-granting-states/
National Science Foundation, and NCSES. "Ranking of U.S. States in 2021, by The Number of Doctorate Recipients." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240173/top-us-doctorate-granting-states/
National Science Foundation & NCSES, Ranking of U.S. states in 2021, by the number of doctorate recipients Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240173/top-us-doctorate-granting-states/ (last visited June 04, 2023)
Ranking of U.S. states in 2021, by the number of doctorate recipients [Graph], National Science Foundation, & NCSES, October 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240173/top-us-doctorate-granting-states/