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Graduate Education In Texas

Graduate Education In Texas. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board April 24, 2008. Graduate Education – What can Texas afford?. Vast majority of students in public higher education students in Texas are undergraduates

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Graduate Education In Texas

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  1. Graduate EducationIn Texas Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board April 24, 2008

  2. Graduate Education – What can Texas afford? • Vast majority of students in public higher education students in Texas are undergraduates • Funding for 1 FTE doctoral student will fund approximately 6 FTE freshmen THECB 04/2008

  3. Master’s and First Professional Degrees versusDoctorates Professional Practice Doctorates versusPh.D. THECB 04/2008

  4. It can be useful to think of the Ph.D. as an apprenticeship in research and scholarly inquiry. THECB 04/2008

  5. How does Texas comparewith other states? • In doctorates awarded? • In the availability of programs? • In “Master” scholars? THECB 04/2008

  6. How many Nobel Laureates are affiliated with higher education institutions? THECB 04/2008

  7. UC-Berkeley has more National Academy members than all Texas institutions combined THECB 04/2008

  8. Research and Doctoral Degrees THECB 04/2008

  9. New Doctoral Programs(in last five years) THECB 04/2008

  10. Question: How many doctoral degree awards does it take to “break even” on the formula (without a subsidy)? Answer: Approximately 10 degrees per program per year. THECB 04/2008

  11. What are the benefits of havingone or more doctoral programs? • Classroom scholarship • Federal Research and Development • High-value industry • High-wage jobs THECB 04/2008

  12. Texas’ Competitionfor Doctoral Students • Northeastern states • West Coast states • Big 10 states • Europe • Far East (especially rapid growth) THECB 04/2008

  13. Next Speakers Dr. Bill Welch Armstrong Laboratories San Antonio, Texas President Bill Powers The University of Texas Austin, Texas THECB 04/2008

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