A doctorate (from Latin doctor, meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational...

the JD has the academic standing of a professional doctorate (in contrast to a research doctorate), and is described as a "doctor's degree – professional...

the honour") or ad honorem ("to the honour"). The degree is typically a doctorate or, less commonly, a master's degree, and may be awarded to someone who...

example, in 1996 Southampton College awarded Kermit the Frog an honorary "doctorate of Amphibious Letters" in recognition for his contribution to children's...

in the late 19th century in the United States, they primarily awarded doctorates in the sciences and later the arts. By the early 20th century, these universities...

of Pharmacy (PharmD; Neo-Latin: Pharmaciae Doctor) is a professional doctorate degree. In some countries, it is a proficient graduate degree to practice...

research doctorates existed in France: the State doctorate (doctorat d'État, the old doctorate introduced in 1808), the third cycle doctorate (doctorat...

Kingdom, Ireland and other countries, the M.D. is a research doctorate, honorary doctorate or applied clinical degree restricted to those who already hold...

A Doctor of Law is a doctorate in legal studies. Other variations of a doctorate in law include Doctor of Juridical Science, Juris Doctor, Doctor of Philosophy...

doctorate awarded in a number of countries throughout the world. In some countries, a Doctor of Science is the degree used for the standard doctorate...

The Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng or EngD) is a research doctorate in engineering and applied science. An EngD is a terminal degree similar to a PhD in...

academic degree. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the degree is a higher doctorate conferred by universities upon a religious scholar of standing and distinction...

common Doctor of Laws (LLD) degrees. At Oxford, the degree is a higher doctorate usually awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive...

Ministry is generally understood as a professional doctorate, whereas Doctor of Divinity is a honorary doctorate, and in is often awarded as honoris causa.[citation...

bachelor's or master's course, while dissertation is normally applied to a doctorate. This is the typical arrangement in American English. In other contexts...

This is a list of notable United States politicians who have a research doctorate. Kirk, Mitchell (23 October 2018). "District 4 race enters final stretch"...

States, it is considered a graduate-level first professional degree or doctorate degree for professional practice. In the United Kingdom, the training...

the United States. Doctorates are not restricted to being based solely on research or academic coursework. The first research doctorate was the doctor of...

The Doctor of Ministry (abbreviated DMin or D.Min.) is a professional doctorate, often including a research component, that may be earned by a minister...

United States of America. In the United States, the DNP is one of three doctorate degrees in nursing, the other two being the research degree PhD and the...

indicated in parentheses. Doctorate-granting Universities are institutions that awarded at least 20 research/scholarly doctorates in the update year (the...

knowledgeable business leader. Doctorates. These are often further divided into academic and professional doctorates. An academic doctorate can be awarded as a Doctor...

of the Institutes of the Arts) launched the Florence Principles on the Doctorate in the Arts. The Florence Principles, relating to the Salzburg Principles...

on the country, is a higher doctorate after the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree or equivalent to a higher doctorate, such as the Doctor of Science...

The Engineering Doctorate (EngD, previously Profesional Doctorate in Engineering or PDEng) is a Dutch degree awarded to graduates of a Technological Designer...

as an academic title in Europe since the 13th century, when the first doctorates were awarded at the University of Bologna and the University of Paris...

Psychology" and "Doctor of Metaphysics" as "quack degrees". A 1960 study of doctorates unaccredited institutions offered for psychotherapists included a table...

others enter academia. This is similar to other professional research doctorates such as the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and Doctor of Education...

preparation, and thus in 1984 an ASHA Task Force recommended a professional doctorate (like those held by an MD, DDS, OD, etc.) be created, "At the 1987 ASHA...

(Ph.D.) and the education-based Doctor of Education (Ed.D.). Like other doctorates, the D.A. is an academic degree of the highest level. The D.A. is also...