Indicator 6.10
10-Year Ph.D. Completion Rates, Students Entering in Fall 1992 to 1994
Completion of a Ph.D. requires intensive study and original research and scholarship that makes a significant contribution to knowledge. In the lab sciences, this typically includes publication of research papers in scientific journals. In other fields, it generally requires completion of a book-length dissertation.
Overall, 57 percent of students who began doctoral studies between Fall 1992 and Fall 1994 had completed their Ph.D.'s 10 years later.Over half of those who left without completing the Ph.D. did complete a master's degree. Put another way, over three-quarters of all students who began doctoral study at UC completed at least one graduate degree (master's or doctoral). Data for all AAU institutions are not available; however, data from the Council of Graduate School's Ph.D. Completion Project suggest that doctoral completion rates at UC are similar to those at similar institutions (see http://www.phdcompletion.org/quantitative/book1_quant.asp).
A separate analysis of UC students in professional master's programs found that over 90 percent business (MBA) and law (JD) students completed their degree programs.
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Source: UCOP Corporate Student System. This system contains data on all degree-seeking students Universitywide.
Data include Ed.D. recipients.
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