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Academic Disciplines With Huge Gender Gaps in Doctoral Degree Awards
In 2016, women earned 46 percent of all doctorates awarded by universities in the United States. But there are a significant number of disciplines where women earned less than one third of all doctorates. In contrast, there are a large number of fields in which women earned more than three quarters of all doctorates.
The Nationwide Gender Gap in College Graduation Rates
NCAA Division I Colleges and universities showed an overall student graduation rate of 66 percent. 68 percent of all women who entered college in 2010 earned their degrees within six years compared to 63 percent of men. The gender gap was much larger for student athletes.
The Significant Gender Gap in Degree Attainments in the United States
During the 2015-16 academic year, women earned 2,855,581 degrees and certificates at degree-granting institutions in the United States. For men the figure was 2,036,307. Thus, women won 58.4 percent of all awards. Women also won a majority of all research-oriented doctorates.
The Gender Gap in Educational Attainment in the United States
In 2017, 35,112,000 living men in the United States held a four-year college degree. This is 33.7 percent of all men over the age of 25. For women, 38,992,000 individuals held a four-year college degree. This was 36.4 percent of all women over the age of 25.
New Survey Examines Barriers to Women Dropouts Returning to College to Earn Their Degrees
A new study published by the American Women’s College at Bay Path University in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, reveals that 76 million adult women in the United States do not have a bachelor’s degree. Many of those 76 million women had started their educational journey, but were unable to graduate as a result of various life factors.
The First Person to Earn a Ph.D. in Physics in the State of South Dakota
Wenzhao Wei is not only the first woman, but the first person, to earn a Ph.D. in physics in the state of South Dakota. She earned her degree in the joint program of the University of South Dakota and the South Dakota School of Mining and Technology.
The Gender Gap in Graduate Degree Awards Varies Greatly by Particular Discipline
Women made up more than three quarters of all master’s degree recipients in education, public administration, and the health sciences. However women were less than one third of all master’s degree recipients in engineering and mathematics and computer science. There were similar gender gaps in doctoral awards.
Women Are Making Progress at Schools With Large Numbers of STEM Graduates
A new study by the labor market analytics firm Emsi and published in The Wall Street Journal finds that at nine of the 10 universities with the largest number of degree earners in STEM fields, women made gains from 2012 to 2016. At six of these 10 schools women earned at least one third of all STEM degrees.
The Gender Gap Among Degree Recipients in Humanities Disciplines
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences finds that in 2015, women earned 61.7 percent of all associate’s degrees in humanities fields. The percentage of women among associate’s degree recipients in the humanities has remained largely unchanged since 1989. Women also made up 61 percent of all recipients of bachelor’s degrees in the humanities.
Examining the Gender Gap in Bachelor Degree Awards in Various Disciplines
A new study by the American Enterprise Institute found that that women make up a huge percentage of all degree earners in some fields and very few in others. For example, women made up 87 percent of all bachelor’s degree earners in the field of family and consumer sciences but only 18 percent in computer science.
New Report Shows That Women Lead Men at All Levels of Degree Attainment
In the 2015-16 academic year, women earned 58 percent of all degrees from four-year institutions and 57.7 percent of all degrees from two-year institutions. Women earned 59.2 percent of all master’s degrees. Women held a slight lead in research doctorates and a much larger lead in professional practice doctorates.
The Gender Gap in Degree Awards in the Sciences and Engineering
In 2016, 13 percent of all degrees earned by women were in the natural sciences or engineering, compared to 28 percent for men. Thus, men were more than twice as likely as women to earn bachelor’s degrees in these fields. As we move up the educational ladder, the gender gap increases.
The Gender Gap in College Graduation Rates
If we look at all four-year educational institutions, we find that 62.1 percent of women who entered these institutions in 2009 seeking a bachelor’s degree earned their degree within six years. For men seeking bachelor’s degrees, the graduation rate was 56.2 percent.
Ranking the States by the Percentage of Women Among Their Doctoral Degree Recipients
In Minnesota, women earned 54.6 percent of all doctorates awarded in 2015. This was the highest percentage in the nation. Maine ranked second and the District of Columbia ranked third. The only other states where women earned more doctorates than men were Mississippi and North Dakota.
Academic Disciplines With Huge Gender Gaps in Doctoral Degree Awards
In 2015, women earned 46.2 percent of all doctorates awarded by universities in the United States. But there are a significant number of disciplines where women earned less than one third of all doctorates. In contrast, there are a large number of fields in which women earned more than three quarters of all doctorates.
The Nationwide Gender Gap in College Graduation Rates
For all students who enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at the nation’s largest four-year colleges and universities in 2009, 66 percent earned their degrees by 2015. When we break the figures down by gender, we see that 68 percent of women earned their degrees within six years compared to 63 percent of men.
The Gender Gap in Doctoral Degree Awards
In 2015, women earned 46.1 percent of all doctoral degrees awarded by American universities. But, if we restrict the data to U.S. citizens and permanent residents of this country, we find that 17,872 women earned doctorates. This is nearly 51 percent of all doctoral recipients among U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
New Report From The College Board Examines the Gender Gap in Educational Attainment and Earnings
Despite gains for women in college enrollments and degree attainments, a new report from The College Board shows that the gender gap in earnings prevails at all educational attainment levels. For example, for men and women who held professional degrees, the median income for men in 2015 was $131,200 compared to $82,500 for women.
The First Graduates of Duke University’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Students can earn a master’s degree in nursing or a post-master’s certificate for students interested in specializing in women’s health.
Sisters Earn the First Two Doctorates in Educational Leadership at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Both recipients of the doctoral degrees in educational leadership in higher education are employees of the university. Both are in their 60s and they are sisters.
A Look at Gender Differences in Graduate Enrollments and Degree Attainments
Women continue to hold a majority of all places at U.S. graduate schools. While women earn a majority of all master’s and doctoral degrees, there remains a huge gender gap in favor of men in many STEM disciplines.
New Data on Women’s Enrollments and Degree Awards in Higher Education
The data shows that in the 2014-15 academic year, there were 15,558,768 women enrolled at degree-granting institutions in the United States. They made up 56.8 percent of the total enrollments in higher education.
The U.S. Medical Schools That Graduate the Highest Number of Women
During the 2014-15 academic year, the University of Illinois issued medial degrees to 156 women, the most of any medical school in the United States. At many high ranking-medical schools, women graduates outnumbered men.
Large Universities Where a High Percentage of Women Earn Degrees in STEM Fields
Nationwide, 7 percent of all women and 17 percent of all men earn their bachelor’s degrees in STEM fields. At the University of California, San Diego, 32.7 percent of all women graduates earn their degree in a STEM field, the highest rate among the nation’s 100 largest universities.
Tracking the Progress of American Women in Degree Attainments
While the percentage of all bachelor’s degrees awarded to women remained essentially unchanged, women increased their share of associate’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The most impressive gains were in doctoral degrees.
Twin Sisters Graduate in Top Two Spots at Trinity College in Connecticut
Jami R. Gogswell, the valedictorian, was a double major in mathematics and classical studies with a minor in Latin. Her sister Darcy majored in classical studies and minored in history.
The Gender Gap in Higher Education Is Projected to Widen by 2023
By 2023, enrollments of women in postsecondary degree-granting institutions are expected to increase by 20 percent. During the same period, the enrollments of men in higher education are expected to increase by only 10 percent. The gender gap in degree attainments is also expected to widen.
The Gender Gap in Educational Attainment in the United States
While the gender gap in the overall educational attainment of the adult U.S. population is small, the considerable advantage of women over men in current college enrollments and current degree attainments, will undoubtedly expand the overall gender gap in educational attainment in the years ahead.
Differences in Persistence Rates in U.S. Higher Education by Gender
More than one third of all men who enrolled in higher education in the 2011-12 academic year were no longer enrolled in higher education in 2014 and had not earned a degree or certificate of any kind. For women, 27.3 percent were no longer enrolled.
The Nationwide Gender Gap in College Graduation Rates
For all students who enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at four-year institutions in 2008, 62.3 percent of women earned their degree by 2014. For men, the graduation rate was 5.8 percentage points lower at 56.5 percent.
Woman Graduates From College 67 Years After Earning Her High School Diploma
Last month, Rosemarie Howerton earned a bachelor’s degree at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She earned her bachelor’s degree 67 years after graduating from high school. Howerton will celebrate her 86th birthday on January 20.
Ranking the States by the Percentage of Women Among Their Doctoral Degree Recipients
Nationwide men earned nearly 4,200 more doctoral degrees than women in 2014. But there were several states where women earned more doctorates than men. The states with the highest percentage of women among their doctoral degree awardees were Alaska, Rhode Island, and Hawaii.
The First Woman to Earn a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Miami
Negin Arhami, a native of Tehran, Iran, received a Ph.D. in computer science on December 17 from the University of Miami. She is the first woman in history to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at the university.
Sisters Earn Degrees in Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Mexico
Nationwide, women earn only about 12 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in the field of mechanical engineering. So it is rather unique that at the recent fall graduation ceremonies at the University of New Mexico, two sisters earned degrees in the field.
The Gender Gap in Doctoral Degree Awards
In 2014, women earned 46.1 percent of all doctoral degrees awarded by American universities. But in some major disciplines, the gender gap was huge. Women earned 28.7 percent of the doctorates in the physical sciences and 22.9 percent of engineering doctorates.
