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Doctor’s Degrees in Nanotechnology

23 Yearly Graduations
30% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A doctor's degree in nanotech is offered at 4 colleges in the United States. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 4 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 47.8% of nanotech graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Nanotech Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned their doctor's degree in nanotech. This earns it the #184 spot on the list of the most popular doctor's degree programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in nanotech at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 68
Doctor’s Degree 23
Graduate Certificate 7

Earnings of Nanotech Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for nanotech majors who have their doctor's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue doctor's degrees in nanotech. About 69.6% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 16
Women 7
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The racial-ethnic distribution of nanotech doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 4 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in nanotech. Learn more about the most popular 4 below:

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
12 Yearly Graduations
33% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Rice University tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for nanotech majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. Each year, around 7,600 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $52,070 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $49,279 per year. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 doctor's degrees were handed out to nanotech majors at Rice. Around 8% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 33% were women.

9 Yearly Graduations
33% Women

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is the 2nd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in nanotech. Roughly 48,100 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $10,927 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $16,605 per year. The nanotech program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus awarded 9 doctor's degrees during the 2020-2021 school year.

#3

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
2 Yearly Graduations

Virginia Commonwealth University is the 3rd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in nanotech. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $12,094 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,618 per year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 people received their doctor's degree in nanotech from VCU.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to nanotech that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering-Related Fields 140
Industrial Production Technology 11
General Engineering Technology 10
Construction Engineering 7
Engineering-Related Technologies 5

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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