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The Review of Higher Education 20.3 (1997) 244
 

Doctoral Education:
The Short-Term Crisis Vs. Long-Term Challenge

Roger Geiger

Table 4
Change in Doctoral Degrees by Field: 1976 to 1993

1976 1993 Change
Total Doctoral Degrees 34,064 42,132 8,068
Expanding fields
   Engineering 2,821 5,843 3,022
   Health professions 577 1,767 1,190
   Life sciences 3,392 4,393 1,043
   Physical sciences 3,431 4,393 962
Shrinking fields
   Social sciences 4,157 3,460 (697)
   Languages and literature 2,748 2,171 (577)
   Education 7,202 7,030 (172)
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics.
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Tables: Doctoral Education: The Short-Term Crisis Vs. Long-Term Challenge
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