The New Ph.D.s

By Doug Lederman. New federal data show American universities awarded a record number of Ph.D.s in 2015.
American universities awarded a record number of doctorates in 2015 -- although the rate of growth in the number of Ph.D. recipients continued a several-year decline. And the 55,006 recipients were more likely to be men and to be American citizens or permanent residents than they were the year before. Read more...