| Topic |
Fast Facts |
Source
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| AACSB membership |
35.6% of AACSB member schools have a Carnegie Classification
of Doctoral/Research University-Extensive (21.3%) or Doctoral/Research
University-Intensive (14.3%).
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AACSB International |
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Worldwide, 30.4% or 168 of 552 of AACSB Members responding
to the 2003 Business School Questionnaire reported offering at least one
doctoral degree program.
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| Best Practices |
Report 1999 Best
Practices for Data Collectors and Data Providers provides guidelines
for best practices in research that are helpful to doctoral students and
educators.
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National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC) |
| PhD Statistics |
According to the US Department of Education National Center
for Education Statistics, doctoral degrees made up only .3% of the
business and management degrees conferred in the United States in 2002-03
and only 1% of graduate degrees conferred in business.
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NCES IPEDS Completion Data |
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Based on AACSB International survey data, median doctoral
degree enrollment is 53 in US schools, 43 in Canadian schools and 49 in
schools outside of the US and Canada.
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AACSB International and Canadian Federation of Business
School Deans. |
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Between 1998 and 2003, research doctorates earned declined
11.7% from 1,172 to 1,035 overall. The largest declines were in Operations
Research and General Business Management. Even with these declines, there
was growth in one area; International Business doctorate degrees increased
33.3% from 33 to 44.
|
Survey of Earned Doctorates 2003, National Opinion Research
Center under the direction of NSF, NIH, NEH, USED, and USDA. |
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It takes time to earn a doctoral degree. In 2003, it was
reported by the National Opinion Research Center that the median
registered time from baccalaureate degree to the completion of the
doctorate degree is 7.9 years.
|
Survey of Earned Doctorates 2003, National Opinion Research
Center under the direction of NSF, NIH, NEH, USED, and USDA. |
| Reports |
Report 2001 Doctorate
Recipients from United States Universities: Summary Report 2001 |
National Opinion Research Center, Doctorate Data Project |
