Carolina ranks high in doctoral degrees for the underrepresented
“It is critical that we build community so we can be a university in service for all,” said Beth Mayer-Davis, dean of The Graduate School.
UNC-Chapel Hill has ranked among the top five of public universities in the country for doctorates awarded to Black or African American recipients for the fifth year in a row, according to the National Science Foundation’s annual Survey of Earned Doctorates.
The survey took a five-year look at the number of doctoral recipients who received their degrees from hundreds of accredited institutions in the United States; this year’s data is for the 2017-2021 academic years.
“It is critical that we build community so we can be a university in service for all,” said Beth Mayer-Davis, dean of The Graduate School. “Creating a culture of care at Carolina among our graduate students is all part of the student experience as they reach the milestone of graduation.”
