| Table 35. Actual and projected numbers for doctor's degrees conferred by postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by sex of recipient: 1996–97 through 2021–22 |
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| Year | Total | Men | Women |
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| Actual | |||
| 1996–97 | 118,747 | 68,387 | 50,360 |
| 1997–98 | 118,735 | 67,232 | 51,503 |
| 1998–99 | 116,700 | 65,340 | 51,360 |
| 1999–2000 | 118,736 | 64,930 | 53,806 |
| 2000–01 | 119,585 | 64,171 | 55,414 |
| 2001–02 | 119,663 | 62,731 | 56,932 |
| 2002–03 | 121,579 | 62,730 | 58,849 |
| 2003–04 | 126,087 | 63,981 | 62,106 |
| 2004–05 | 134,387 | 67,257 | 67,130 |
| 2005–06 | 138,056 | 68,912 | 69,144 |
| 2006–07 | 144,690 | 71,308 | 73,382 |
| 2007–08 | 149,378 | 73,453 | 75,925 |
| 2008–09 | 154,425 | 75,639 | 78,786 |
| 2009–10 | 158,558 | 76,605 | 81,953 |
| Projected | |||
| 2010–11 | 164,000 | 78,500 | 85,500 |
| 2011–12 | 170,300 | 81,500 | 88,700 |
| 2012–13 | 174,700 | 84,700 | 90,100 |
| 2013–14 | 176,600 | 85,700 | 90,900 |
| 2014–15 | 179,000 | 86,100 | 92,900 |
| 2015–16 | 182,400 | 87,400 | 95,000 |
| 2016–17 | 185,200 | 88,100 | 97,000 |
| 2017–18 | 187,500 | 88,600 | 98,900 |
| 2018–19 | 190,000 | 89,200 | 100,800 |
| 2019–20 | 192,800 | 90,000 | 102,800 |
| 2020–21 | 195,500 | 90,900 | 104,500 |
| 2021–22 | 197,400 | 91,500 | 105,800 |
| NOTE: Doctor's degrees include Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees formerly classified as first-professional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees. See the glossary. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A-2, appendix A. | |||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), “Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:97–99); IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2010, Completions component; and Degrees Conferred Model, 1980–81 through 2009–10. (This table was prepared March 2012.) |
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