It depends on the position within the field. The highest level of educational attainment is a doctorate. The doctorate would take approximately four years post bachelor's degree to complete. The degree can run up to 60 credits in coursework particular to a specific field of study. The actual length of time depends much on how long it takes a student to prepare and defend their dissertation which typically follows the prescribed credit coursework. The dissertation is an individual student project advancing an original view point on a topic of the students choosing. It is developed through extensive supporting research and must be approved by the designated committee.
What is the highest education in the us
a scientist should get the whole knowledge upto highest level of the field of science in which he wants to be a good scientist. i think the minimum level of a scientist is Ph.D in the required field.
Typically, the highest level of educational attainment is the doctorate degree.
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The doctorate is the highest level of educational attainment.
The doctorate was in 1935 and still is the highest level of educational attainment. However, there are those who continue to take post doctoral coursework - either independently, or through supervision - particular to a field, and is typically research based.
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A doctorate is the highest level of ALL doctor types like MD, and Physical Therapy
Education: Finished only fourth grade.
Educational Attainment, which is defined by the US Census Bureau as "the highest level of education completed in terms of the highest degree or the highest level of schooling completed" by an individual. These data can be collected for the entire population of a country and then averaged in order to determine the average level of education in a county with relative accuracy.