Doctorate Degree Quick Facts:

• Doctorate degrees are the highest level of educational degrees that can be earned. Earning a doctorate degree is an equivalent to being a professor at the college or university where the candidate earned the doctorate degree.
• There are three types of doctorate degrees: terminal, professional, and honorary.
• Candidates seeking doctoral degrees will spend at least 5 to 6 years at a graduate school in order to give the candidate extensive knowledge in his or her field.
• Candidates for doctorate degrees typically enjoy conducting meaningful research. They may also be interested in becoming a member of a teaching faculty to teach other students how to conduct research, how to become an expert in their field of study, etc. Some doctorate degree-seeking students are simply in it for the prestige of holding a Ph.D.

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