Indicator 6.13
Plans at Time of Ph.D. Completion, 2005-06
Postdoctoral training is an integral part of the training of Ph.D. students in the sciences.
Students who earn University of California doctoral degrees enter the labor market quickly. Seventy percent had already accepted an employment offer or were entering postdoctoral training at the time they completed their Ph.D.'s. Only 2 percent were not planning to work or study immediately after earning their degrees.
Most new UC Ph.D.'s plan to remain in California for work or postdoctoral training.
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Source: Survey of Earned Doctorates, various years. This survey is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Education, National Endowment for the Humanities, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Additional information can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvydoctorates.
Data include Ed.D. recipients.
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