The discussion centers around the statistics of PhDs produced in various fields, specifically seeking data on the number of PhDs graduating annually in disciplines such as physics and mathematics. The scope includes statistical analysis and comparisons across different academic fields.
Participants do not appear to reach a consensus on the availability of data or the specifics of PhD production across fields, as the discussion remains open-ended with various sources suggested but no definitive answers provided.
Some limitations include the potential for varying definitions of fields and the lack of clarity on the methodology for collecting the statistics mentioned.
eri said:Here's a bunch of statistics by general field.
http://chronicle.com/article/Characteristics-of-Recipients/47071/
The NORC website might have it broken down by specialty. I think it's interesting to see that the average time in graduate school for someone in the physical sciences is 6.7 years (lowest of any field) and that on average it takes an education grad student almost 13 years to complete a doctorate! I wonder where the division is between full-time and part-time work on the doctorate (while physics is almost always full-time, education is usually part-time).
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