Doctorates
Science doctorates: In 2010, the National Science Foundation ranked UNT (Denton campus) 104th out of 418 academic institutions for cumulative number of science and engineering doctorates awarded. North Texas has offered non-science doctorates — doctorates of philosophy in music and doctorates in education — since 1951. But its science doctorates — doctorates of philosophy in chemistry, biology, and physics and doctorates in business management — were launched in 1964 and 1965, respectively. The College of Engineering has been offering PhD programs since its inception in 2003.
Non-science & engineering doctorates: In 2010, the National Science Foundation ranked UNT (Denton campus) 104th out of 418 academic institutions for cumulative number of non-science doctorates awarded.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies the University of North Texas as a research university with high research activity. Based on the number of non-science and engineering PhDs awarded at 2,722 national institutions of higher learning in the country, North Texas was ranked as follows:
- Top 50 for awarding 3,382 non-science and engineering PhDs from 1920 to 1999
- Top 50 for awarding 551 non-science and engineering PhDs from 1995 to 1999
- Top 50 for awarding 1,695 non-science and engineering PhDs to people who also earned their baccalaureate from the same institution
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