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Astronomy Enrollments and Degrees

DEC 01, 2011
Results from the 2009 & 2010 Surveys of Physics & Astronomy Enrollments and Degrees
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Astronomy enrollments and degrees

The trend data in this report includes astronomy fall 2010 enrollments and astronomy degrees from the class of 2010 at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate levels. In addition to presenting enrollments and degrees trends, it also examines issues of gender and citizenship. The findings in this report come from the annual AIP survey of Enrollments and Degrees.

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