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My two graduate degrees and doctorate, however, were earned in public institutions of higher education.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
In 2021, for instance, women earned 59% of all bachelor’s degrees, 63% of all master’s degrees, and 57% of all doctorate degrees in the United States.
—Kweilin Ellingrud, Harvard Business Review, 3 Apr. 2025
Hecker Bakke, who coached at Mater Dei, has been a nurse for 17 years and is preparing for her doctorate in nursing at Long Beach State.
—Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
He was awarded a doctorate for this novel solution, then hired as a post-doctoral researcher and made a professor at the University of Edinburgh.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
In 2021, for instance, women earned 59% of all bachelor’s degrees, 63% of all master’s degrees, and 57% of all doctorate degrees in the United States.
—Kweilin Ellingrud, Harvard Business Review, 3 Apr. 2025
Hecker Bakke, who coached at Mater Dei, has been a nurse for 17 years and is preparing for her doctorate in nursing at Long Beach State.
—Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
He was awarded a doctorate for this novel solution, then hired as a post-doctoral researcher and made a professor at the University of Edinburgh.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Doctorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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doctorate
noun
doc·tor·ate
ˈdäk-t(ə-)rət 
: the degree, title, or rank of a doctor
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