The National Science Foundation (NSF) has launched some knowledge about individuals who obtained PhDs in philosophy in the USA in 2021.
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A few of the knowledge is restricted to Philosophy PhDs, different knowledge lumps collectively Philosophy and Spiritual Research, and a few is for the broad class of Humanities. A few of it’s posted under (utilizing the labels and classes the NSF makes use of).
Right here’s the philosophy-specific knowledge. In 2021 in the USA:
- 399 folks had been awarded PhDs in Philosophy
- 264 are recognized as male, 135 as feminine (33.8% feminine)
- 73 had been short-term visa holders
- Ethnicity/Race:
- 26 Hispanic or Latino
- 0 American Indian or Native Alaskan
- 12 Asian
- 8 Black or African
- 235 White
- 9 multiple race,
- 7 different race or not reported
- 8 ethnicity not reported
Right here’s the info relating to the composite group of Philosophy PhD recipients and Spiritual Research recipients in 2021:
- 70.1% have an undergraduate main in the identical discipline as their PhD
- The breakdown by discipline of employment of these with particular employment plans upon receiving their PhD:
- 64.7% academia
- 2.7% authorities
- 10.4% enterprise or business
- 4.5% non revenue
- 7.7 unknown
- Of these with educational jobs lined up:
- 35% have tenure-track jobs
- 60.8% have non-tenure-track jobs
- Categorized by intercourse:
- Males: 31.5% tenure-track, 64% non-tenure observe
- Females: 40.7% tenure-track, 55.6% non-tenure observe
- 26.4% have no less than one dependent beneath the age of 18 upon diploma (31% of males do, 18.3% of females do)
- 44.8% are married and one other 12.5% are in “marriage-like” relationships
- 16.1% have reported “purposeful limitations”
And relating to Humanities PhDs usually:
- Median variety of years to finish PhD in humanities discipline: 6.9 years
- Median age of humanities PhD recipient: 34.6 years outdated
- Median complete instructional debt of humanities PhD recipient (together with debt from undergraduate training): $45,000
You’ll be able to see extra associated knowledge at the NSF’s site.
