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Graduate Physics Degrees

APR 01, 2014
Largest Departments and Degree Distribution
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Research Manager AIP
Graduate Physics Degrees

This focus on examines the size of PhD and master’s granting physics departments in the U.S. as measured by the number of graduate degrees awarded. It also identifies the departments that recently awarded the most degrees. The data in this report comes from the annual AIP Survey of Enrollments and Degrees.

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