What
is the Ph.D.?
- The
Most Advanced Research Degree in Academia
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The Capstone Academic Degree in Most Academic
Disciplines
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The Academic Degree That Certifies Recipients
for Careers in the Research Community and in Higher
Education
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Short
and Long Term Benefits of Earning a Ph.D.
- Opens
More Doors of Opportunities in the Field of Higher
Education
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Develops a Solid Foundation for Career Success
and Mobility
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Provides Opportunities Through Research to Ask
and Answer Questions of Importance to Society
- Lower
Unemployment Rates
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Higher Lifetime Earned Income
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Greater Likelihood for Leadership and Supervisory
Positions
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| Graduate
Education in the U. S.
- Most
Graduate Students Are Enrolled at Public Institutions
- 56%
of Current Graduate Students Are Women and Have
Earned 46% of the Doctoral Degrees
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Students of Color Represent Approximately 19%
of Graduate Enrollment, but Students of Color
Are the Fastest Growing Segment of the Graduate
Community (71% Increase in the Last 10 Years Compared
to 12% Increase for Whites)
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Ph.
D. Trends and Underrepresentation
- Approximately
43,000 Ph.D.s Are Awarded Annually
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Approximately 28,000 to U.S. Citizens & Puerto
Ricans (2/3)
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Approximately 60% to Men
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Approximately 12.5% (3500) to People of Color
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Approximately 4.6% (1300) to African Americans
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Approximately 3.4% (950) to Hispanics
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National
Leaders in Producing Minority Ph.D.s
- African
Americans
Howard, Ohio State, Michigan, Wayne State, Columbia-Teachers
College, Maryland
- Hispanic
Americans
Texas-Austin, Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, UC-Berkeley,
UCLA, Texas A & M
- Asian
Americans
UC-Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, USC, MIT
- Native
Americans
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, UC-Berkeley, Wisconsin,
Arizona
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