Doctor’s Degrees in Data Science
Education Levels of Data Science Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 14 people earned their doctor's degree in data science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in data science at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Master’s Degree | 2,326 |
Bachelor’s Degree | 1,639 |
Graduate Certificate | 249 |
Basic Certificate | 146 |
Associate Degree | 34 |
Doctor’s Degree | 14 |
Undergraduate Certificate | 8 |
Earnings of Data Science Majors With Doctor’s Degrees
We are unable to calculate the median earnings for data science majors with their doctor's degree due to lack of data.
Student Debt
We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for data science students who are doctor's degree holders.
Student Diversity
More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in data science. About 64.3% of graduates with this degree are female.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 5 |
Women | 9 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of data science doctor’s degree students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 11 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to data science that offer doctor’s degrees.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Other Interdisciplinary Studies | 196 |
Nutrition Science | 178 |
Behavioral Science | 150 |
Computational Science | 91 |
Biological & Physical Science | 83 |
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.
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