| earn doctorate | 14.35 | He earned his doctorate at Harvard. | ||
| receive doctorate | 10.73 | He eventually received a doctorate. | ||
| have doctorate | 8.62 | And he may have a doctorate. | ||
| hold doctorate | 6.06 | Holds a doctorate in sociology. | ||
| get doctorate | 2.30 | I want to get a doctorate. | ||
| pursue doctorate | 1.65 | He is pursuing a doctorate at the University of Missouri. | ||
| complete doctorate | 1.45 | They never completed their doctorates. | ||
| obtain doctorate | 1.12 | He later obtained a doctorate in education from USC. | ||
| finish doctorate | 0.53 | He never finished his doctorate. | ||
| gain doctorate | 0.39 | She later gained a doctorate from Cambridge. | ||
| award doctorate | 0.33 | He was later awarded honorary doctorates from three other universities. | ||
| include doctorate | 0.33 | He earned degrees, including a doctorate, from the University of Southern California. |