Ph. D's

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D's is the plural of Ph.D., the highest academic degree awarded by universities.

The abbreviation stands for Doctor of Philosophy, though the degree spans all fields: The department hired three new Ph. D's this year.

Also written PhDs or Ph.D.s.

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academic credential level

Ph. D'sbachelor's degrees

First university qualifications

associate's degrees · undergraduates · elementary education · illiterates · undergraduate degrees

educational attainment

Ph. D'suneducated

Lacking formal instruction

unschooled · dropouts · autodidacts · laypeople · illiterate

expertise type

Ph. D'stradespeople

Skilled manual workers

blue-collar workers · amateurs · practitioners · craftsmen · street-smart

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