Univ. sees increasing numbers of doctorates
A November report by the National Science Foundation indicates that the number of doctoral degrees granted by American universities in the 2005-2006 academic year increased 5.1 percent from the year before.
Science and engineering degrees accounted for over two-thirds of this increase, while there was a 3.5 percent rise in the number of doctorate degrees granted in other concentrations, the document said.
The report, which accumulated data from the federally commissioned Survey of Earned Doctorates, found that 45,596 doctoral degrees were awarded in the United States in...
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