Doctor’s Degrees in Data Science

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 8% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 61.5% of data science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Data Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 13 people earned their doctor's degree in data science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in data science at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	1,208
Graduate Certificate	197
Doctor’s Degree	13

Earnings of Data Science 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 data science majors who have their doctor's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue doctor's degrees in data science. About 61.5% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	8
Women	5

The racial-ethnic distribution of data science doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Data Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	13

Related Majors

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

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	211
	185
	126
	100
	70

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.