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
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