In the academic year of 2020/21, about 85,370 male and 108,690 female students earned a doctoral degree in the United States. By the academic year of 2031/32, these figures are expected to increase to about 88,110 and 141,500 respectively.

In the academic year of 2020/2021 in the United States, 85,581 doctoral degrees were earned in health professions and related programs - the most out of any field of study. A further 35,976 doctoral degrees were earned in legal professions and studies.

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In the academic year of 2020/21, about 690 doctoral degrees were earned by American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the United States. In that year, a further 23,479 non-resident aliens earned doctoral degrees in the U.S.

In the academic year of 2020/21, about 194,059 students were awarded their doctoral degrees in the United States. This figure is expected to increase until the academic year of 2031/32, when it is forecasted that 229,601 people will earn a doctoral degree.

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Persistence and graduation of doctorate degree students, within the field of study grouping (Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education (BHASE) groupings) and province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics. The STEM grouping includes fields of study in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and computer sciences. The BHASE grouping includes fields of study in business, humanities, health, arts, social science, education, legal studies, trades, services, natural resources and conservation.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Unit Characteristics: Percent Homeowner by Highest Education: College Graduate: Master's, Professional, Doctoral Degree (CXUHOMEOWNLB1409M) from 2012 to 2023 about doctoral degree, consumer unit, professional, homeownership, tertiary schooling, education, percent, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Unit Characteristics: Percent Black or African American by Highest Education: College Graduate: Master's, Professional, Doctoral Degree (CXU980270LB1409M) from 2012 to 2023 about doctoral degree, consumer unit, professional, tertiary schooling, African-American, education, percent, and USA.

Persistence rates, graduation rates, average time to graduation and number of students in an entry cohort for doctorate degree students, within the province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics.

The Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) provides demographic, education, and career history information from individuals with a U.S. research doctoral degree in a science, engineering, or health (SEH) field. The SDR is sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and by the National Institutes of Health. Conducted since 1973, the SDR is a unique source of information about the educational and occupational achievements and career movement of U.S.-trained doctoral scientists and engineers in the United States and abroad. This dataset includes SDR assets for 2019.

The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) is an annual census conducted since 1957 of all individuals receiving a research doctorate from an accredited U.S. institution in a given academic year. The SED is sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) and by three other federal agencies: the National Institutes of Health, Department of Education, and National Endowment for the Humanities. The SED collects information on the doctoral recipient's educational history, demographic characteristics, and postgraduation plans. Results are used to assess characteristics of the doctoral population and trends in doctoral education and degrees. This dataset includes SED assets for 2020.

In 2021, at a total of 24,710, the majority of doctorate recipients in the United States were white or Caucasian. Another 14,595 doctorate recipients were Asian, and a further 4,013 recipients were Hispanic or Latino.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 55 to 64 years, Men (CGDD5564M) from Jan 2000 to Feb 2025 about doctoral degree, 55 to 64 years, males, tertiary schooling, education, unemployment, rate, and USA.

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Proportion of students who started in a doctorate degree program and pursued or graduated with a different educational qualification, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 25 years and over was 1.20% in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 25 years and over reached a record high of 4.50 in June of 2020 and a record low of 0.30 in February of 2001. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 25 years and over - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

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In 2021 in the United States, 44.7 percent of doctorate recipients fell within the age bracket of 26 to 30 years old. A further 30.9 percent of doctorate recipients were between the ages of 31 and 35 years old.