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Women again lead growth in U.S. doctorates.(NEWSWATCH)

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U.S. higher education institutions granted more doctorates in 2007 than ever before. Female doctoral recipients increased 6.9% from 2006 to 2007, compared with 6.2 % for males, according to the Survey of Earned Doctorates.

Science and engineering degrees comprised 66% of all doctorates in 2007, an increase of 6.5% over the previous year, while non-science /engineering doctorates increased 3.4% ...

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