Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 20, 2022
percent between 2020 and 2021, the steepest decline ever for the NSF’s annual census of new Ph.D.s. That’s 2,974 fewer than in 2020. awarded between the 2019 and 2020 academic years. The survey period for the forthcoming report ran from July 2020 to June 2021, a full year of the pandemic.
Let's personalize your content