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[[Image:doctordivinity.jpg|thumb|right|[[Aquatint]] of a [[Doctor of Divinity]] at the [[University of Oxford]], in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. From [[Rudolph Ackermann]]'s ''History of Oxford'', 1814.]]

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Other fields of study also have their own research doctorates, including the doctorate of theology and the doctor of juridical science, among many others.  The International Affairs Office of the U.S. Department of Education lists over 20 frequently awarded research doctorate degree titles accepted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as representing degrees equivalent in content and level to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.<ref>[http://
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====Professional doctorates in the United States====

In the [[United States]], there are numerous degrees which incorporate the word "doctor" and are known as "professional doctorates." Such fields include [[law]], [[වෛද්‍ය විද්‍යාව]], [[dentistry]], [[optometry]], [[pharmacy]], and many others that usually require such degrees for [[licensure]].  These degrees are also termed "[[first professional degree]]s," since they are also the (contracted; show full)[[it:Dottorato]]
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