Table III-13
Minimum and Maximum Times for Completion of Degree Programs by School
School |
Master’s |
Post-Master’s |
Doctoral |
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Min. |
Max. |
Min. |
Max. |
Min. |
Max. |
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Months |
Years |
Months |
Years |
Months |
Years |
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| Alabama | 12 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
24 |
6 |
| Albany | 12 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
24 |
8 |
| Alberta | 16 |
6 |
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| Arizona | 18 |
6 |
42 |
10 |
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| British Columbia | 16 MLIS |
5 |
8 cert. |
2 |
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| Buffalo | 12 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
15 |
7 |
| California – Los Angeles | 3 |
2 |
5 |
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| Catholic | 12 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
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| Clarion | 12 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
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| Clark Atlanta | 12 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
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| Dalhousie | 16 |
7 |
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| Dominican | 10 |
5 |
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| Drexel | 9 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
24 |
5 |
| Emporia | 14 |
7 |
36 |
8 |
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| Florida State | 12 |
7 |
12 |
6 |
24 |
5 |
| Hawaii | 12 |
7 |
12 |
6 |
36 |
7 |
| Illinois | 9 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
30 |
7 |
| Indiana | 12 |
5 |
12 |
7 |
36 |
14 |
| Iowa | 12 |
10 |
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| Kent State | 12 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
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| Kentucky | 12 |
8 |
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| Long Island | 12 |
5 |
7 |
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| Louisiana State | 12 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
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| Maryland | 11 |
3 |
36 |
9 |
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| McGill | 16 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
24 |
7 |
| Michigan | 12 |
6 |
36 |
7 |
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| Missouri | 18 |
8 |
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| Montréal | 24 |
5 |
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| NC Central | 9 |
6 |
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| NC Chapel Hill | 16 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
36 |
8 |
| NC Greensboro | 12 |
5 |
5 |
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| North Texas | 12 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
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| Oklahoma | 12 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
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| Pittsburgh | 12 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
20-24 |
6 |
| Pratt | 12 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
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| Puerto Rico | 17 |
6 |
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| Queens | 12 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
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| Rhode Island | 18 |
5 |
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| Rutgers | 12 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
30 |
7 |
| St. John's | 12 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
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| San Jose | 18 |
7 |
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| Simmons | 12 |
6 |
18 |
4 |
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| South Carolina | 12 |
6 |
10.5 |
6 |
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| South Florida | 12 |
7 |
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| Southern Connecticut | 12 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
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| Southern Mississippi | 9 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
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| Syracuse | 12 |
7 |
7 |
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| Tennessee | 12 |
6 |
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| Texas | 12 |
6 |
10.5 |
6 |
24 |
9 |
| Texas Woman's | 12 |
6 |
30 |
10 |
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| Toronto | 16 |
6 |
48 |
6 |
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| Washington | 12 |
6 |
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| Wayne State | 12 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
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| Western Ontario | 12 |
5 |
5 |
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| Wisconsin – Madison | 16 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
18 |
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| Wisconsin – Milwaukee | 7 |
4 |
10 |
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- Dominican ¾ Indicates 5 years or six summer sessions.
- Syracuse ¾ Allows a maximum of seven years after fulfillment of the comprehensive examination requirement for completion of the Ph.D.