Educational Characteristics of Undergraduate Faculty

Prior research identifying the type of terminal degree for faculty teaching psychology has predominantly addressed faculty at graduate institutions. Hence, the following table provides, for the first time, a more complete set of data about the type of degree typically held by full-time faculty teaching in undergraduate programs.

Departments were asked to report the number of faculty holding each type of degree. Information presented is reported as percentages. For example, respondents from comprehensive universities reported that 99% of their full-time faculty held the PhD as the terminal degree.

Percentage of Full-Time Faculty by Degree

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NOTE : Institutions are classified based on degree offerings. For example, doctoral granting universities include research intensive and comprehensive doctoral granting institutions.

Departments reported the type of degree held by part time faculty at respective institutions. As an example, respondents from doctoral granting universities reported that 59% of the part-time psychology faculty held the PhD as the terminal degree.

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