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  1. Doctoral degrees earned in the United States 2020/21, by field of research

    • statista.com
    • ai-chatbox.pro
    Updated Jul 5, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Doctoral degrees earned in the United States 2020/21, by field of research [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185353/number-of-doctoral-degrees-by-field-of-research/
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    Jul 5, 2024
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    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.

  2. Number of Chinese students in the U.S. 2013/14-2023/24

    • statista.com
    • ai-chatbox.pro
    Updated Nov 27, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Number of Chinese students in the U.S. 2013/14-2023/24 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/372900/number-of-chinese-students-that-study-in-the-us/
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 27, 2024
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Colleges and universities in the United States are still a popular study destination for Chinese students, with around 277 thousand choosing to take courses there in the 2023/24 academic year. Although numbers were heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic, China is still the leading source of international students in the U.S. education market, accounting for 24.6 percent of all incoming students. The education exodus Mathematics and computer science courses led the field in terms of what Chinese students were studying in the United States, followed by engineering and business & management programs. The vast majority of Chinese students were self-funded, wth the remainder receiving state-funding to complete their overseas studies. Tuition fees can run into the tens of thousands of U.S. dollars, as foreign students usually pay out-of-state tuition fees. What about the local situation? Although studying abroad attracts many Chinese students, the country itself boasts the largest state-run education system in the world. With modernization of the national tertiary education system being a top priority for the Chinese government, the country has seen a significant increase in the number of local universities over the last decade. Enrolments in these universities exceeded 37 million in 2023, and a record of more than ten million students graduated in the same year, indicating that China's education market is still expanding.

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Doctoral degrees earned in the United States 2020/21, by field of research

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Dataset updated
Jul 5, 2024
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Area covered
United States
Description

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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