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Doctor's Degree in Disability Studies

Doctor’s Degrees in Disability Studies

11 Yearly Graduations
82% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A doctor's degree in disability studies is offered at 2 colleges in the United States. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 36% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 18.2% of disability studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Disability Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 11 people earned their doctor's degree in disability studies. This makes it the 523rd most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in disability studies at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 202
Bachelor’s Degree 71
Graduate Certificate 66
Master’s Degree 53
Associate Degree 13
Doctor’s Degree 11
Undergraduate Certificate 11

Earnings of Disability Studies Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for disability studies majors with their doctor's degree due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in disability studies. About 81.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2
Women 9
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The racial-ethnic distribution of disability studies doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0
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There are 2 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in disability studies. Learn more about the most popular 2 below:

#1

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
6 Yearly Graduations
88% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for disability studies students seekinga doctor's degree is University of Illinois at Chicago. Each year, around 33,500 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $12,656 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $14,108 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 6 people received their doctor's degree in disability studies from UIC. Around 38% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 88% were women.

#2

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
1 Yearly Graduations
67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 2nd most popular school in the country for disability studies majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is National Louis University. Roughly 7,400 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $13,776 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $11,700 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their doctor's degree in disability studies from NLU. Of these students, 67% were women and 33% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to disability studies that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Women’s Studies 34
African American Studies 33
26
Latino Studies 20
Native American Studies 9

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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