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2. List of doctoral degrees in the US - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, there are a number of lower level (in terms of academic advancement) professional doctorates such as the Doctor of Medicine and the Juris Doctor that do not have a dissertation research component. In contrast to other countries worldwide a doctoral program generally requires the completion of a program of academic coursework in ...

3. List of fields of doctoral studies in the United States

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   These are fields of research-oriented doctoral studies, leading mostly to Ph.D.s – in the academic year 2014–15, 98% of the 55,006 research doctorates awarded in the U.S. were Ph.D.s; 1.1% were Ed.D.s; 0.9% were other research doctorates. [2]

4. List of research universities in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Offer a full range of baccalaureate programs; Are committed to graduate education through the doctorate; Give high priority to research; Award 50 or more doctoral degrees each year; Receive annually $40 million or more in federal support [2] The Carnegie Foundation reported that 59 institutions met these criteria in 1994. [3]

5. Doctor of Philosophy - Wikipedia

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   Akin to PhD programs in the UK and in the Netherlands, South African PhD programs consist of a research thesis or dissertation produced under the supervision of a subject-matter expert. South African PhD programs are designed to result in a substantial piece of scholarship that has undergone critical evaluation through peer review. Unlike PhD ...

6. Graduate science education in the United States - Wikipedia

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   There are 282 universities in the United States that award the PhD degree, and those universities vary widely in their criteria for admission, as well as the rigor of their academic programs. [1] Typically, PhD programs require applicants to have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field (and, in many cases in the humanities, a master's degree ...

7. Doctorate - Wikipedia

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   There are a number of doctoral degrees; the most common is the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), awarded in many different fields, ranging from the humanities to scientific disciplines. Many universities also award honorary doctorates to individuals deemed worthy of special recognition, either for scholarly work or other contributions to the ...