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Doctoral degrees earned in the United States by ethnicity 2015/16

Number of doctoral degrees earned in the United States by ethnicity in 2015/16

The data displays the number of doctoral degrees earned in higher education in the U.S. in 2015/16, distinguished by ethnicity. In 2015/16, about 808 doctoral degrees were earned by American Indian or Alaskan Native students.

White	107108
Non- resident alien	21460
Asian/ Pacific Islander	19580
Black	13365
Hispanic	11766
Two or more races	3780
American Indian/ Alaska Native	808

Doctoral degrees earned in the United States by ethnicity 2015/16

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