Female Scientists and Engineers Fuel US Doctorate Degree Boost

Nov 24, 2010

According to National Science Foundation statistics generated by the agency's annual Survey of Earned Doctorates, US institutions awarded 49,562 research doctorates in 2009, which represents the highest number ever reported by the study and a 1.6 percent increase over the 2008 total.

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