In 2021 in the United States, 21.3 percent of doctoral recipients' fathers had a Master's degree. For 25.4 percent of doctorate recipients in that year, their mothers' highest educational attainment was a Bachelor's degree.
Distribution of doctorate recipients in the United States in 2021, by parent's educational attainment
Parent's education level
Father's education
Mother's education
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National Science Foundation, & NCSES. (October 18, 2022). Distribution of doctorate recipients in the United States in 2021, by parent's educational attainment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240165/us-doctorate-recipients-by-parents-education/
National Science Foundation, und NCSES. "Distribution of doctorate recipients in the United States in 2021, by parent's educational attainment." Chart. October 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240165/us-doctorate-recipients-by-parents-education/
National Science Foundation, NCSES. (2022). Distribution of doctorate recipients in the United States in 2021, by parent's educational attainment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240165/us-doctorate-recipients-by-parents-education/
National Science Foundation, and NCSES. "Distribution of Doctorate Recipients in The United States in 2021, by Parent's Educational Attainment." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240165/us-doctorate-recipients-by-parents-education/
National Science Foundation & NCSES, Distribution of doctorate recipients in the United States in 2021, by parent's educational attainment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240165/us-doctorate-recipients-by-parents-education/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of doctorate recipients in the United States in 2021, by parent's educational attainment [Graph], National Science Foundation, & NCSES, October 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240165/us-doctorate-recipients-by-parents-education/