How long does it take to get a doctorate
a survey of individuals with doctoral degrees in english found that over half of the respondents took over nine years to complete their degree forty four percent took between five and nine years and only 5 percent finished in three to five years these numbers don t take into account the required undergraduate degree survey of individuals with doctoral degrees in english found that over half of the respondents took over nine years to complete their degree forty four percent took between five and nine years and only 5 percent finished in three to five years these numbers don t take into account the required undergraduate degree