Roster of Astronomy Departments with Enrollment and Degree Data, 2016 : Results from the 2016 Survey of Enrollments and Degrees. Roster / Starr Nicholson and Patrick J. Mulvey.
The number of both astronomy bachelor's degrees and PhDs awarded in the class of 2016 represent all-time highs. Astronomy bachelors have been increasing steadily for the last 15 years, with 469 degrees awarded in the class of 2016. With undergraduate astronomy enrollments continuing to grow, th...
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| Summary: | The number of both astronomy bachelor's degrees and PhDs awarded in the class of 2016 represent all-time highs. Astronomy bachelors have been increasing steadily for the last 15 years, with 469 degrees awarded in the class of 2016. With undergraduate astronomy enrollments continuing to grow, the trend is expected to continue for at least the next couple of years. The 41 PhD-granting astronomy departments conferred 170 astronomy PhDs in the class of 2016. There were 250 first-year students enrolling in US astronomy graduate programs in the fall of 2016. This roster contains detailed data from the annual Survey of Enrollments and Degrees. The survey was conducted in the fall of 2016 and includes all degree-granting astronomy departments in the United States. |
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| Item Description: | Availability: AIP Statistical Research Center .One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3100; e-mail: stats@aip.org; Web site: http://www.aip.org/statistics. Abstractor: ERIC. Educational level discussed: Higher Education. |
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