Higher education has released an article today concerning what Scott Jaschik, the author, calls a tightening of the PhD market across all disciplines.
The quick quote at the top of the article reads: As number of new Ph.D.s rises, the percentage of people earning a doctorate without a job waiting for them is up. While all disciplines face the problem, some have particularly high debt levels.
Here are the stats relevant to anthropology and social science in general:
Number of Doctorate Recipients:
Field 2004 2009 2014
Social Sciences 7,043 7,829 8,657
Percent of Doctorate Recipients with Job or Postdoc Commitments:
Field 2004 2009 2014
Social Sciences 71.3% 72.9% 68.8%
Debt of New Doctoral Degree Graduates, 2014 (we just lost out to Education):
Field Mean Cumulative Debt % with debt greater than $70,000
Social sciences $34,999 22.6%
