Time to Degree of U.S. Research Doctorate Recipients http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf06312/ http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf06312/fig1.gif For the 2003 doctorate recipients, the median total time from baccalaureate to doctorate was 10.1 years, while the median registered time was 7.5 years and the median age at doctorate was 33.3 years. The trend for the total time-to-degree measure shows a slight increase from 1978 to 1996, followed by a slight decline through 2003. A similar pattern, albeit with a peak in 1993 instead of 1996, is apparent for median age at doctorate. In contrast, the registered time to degree increased up to 1998, leveling off at 7.5 years from 1998 to 2003. Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: Summary Report 2007-08 http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10309/ http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10309/content.cfm?pub_id=3996&id=8#tab18 Field of study and time to degree 2008 All fields Median number of years Since baccalaureate 9.4 Since starting graduate school 7.7 Life sciences Since baccalaureate 8.6 Since starting graduate school 6.9 Physical sciences Since baccalaureate 7.7 Since starting graduate school 6.7 Social sciences Since baccalaureate 9.6 Since starting graduate school 7.7 Engineering Since baccalaureate 7.9 Since starting graduate school 6.7 Education Since baccalaureate 17.0 Since starting graduate school 12.7 Humanities Since baccalaureate 11.3 Since starting graduate school 9.3 Other fields Since baccalaureate 12.1 Since starting graduate school 9.3 ．Asians earned 2,543 research doctorates in 2008, more than members of any other U.S. racial/ethnic minority group (table 8). ．Of graduates with known citizenship status, 67% were U.S. citizens or permanent residents and 33% were non-U.S. citizen temporary visa holders (table 11). ．China (including Hong Kong) was the country of origin for the largest number of non-U.S. graduates in 2008, with 4,526 (table 12). -- ※ 编辑: Altair 来自: 123.193.7.20 (08/12 13:13) ※ chucheng:转录至看板 studyabroad 08/13 03:48