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How long should a thesis or doctoral dissertation be?
The length of the doctoral thesis is between 50,000 and 80,000 (really), but it must not exceed 1,00,000 words.
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How many pages are there…
The following list is an estimate and actual pages will vary based on various factors mentioned earlier in this article. Please use the following information as a general reference, but do not assume it will always be true. Here’s a basic word-to-page conversion:
- A single-spaced page contains 500 words, 2 double-spaced pages.
- 2 single-spaced pages 4 double-spaced pages contain 1000 words.
- 3 single-spaced pages, 6 double-spaced pages contain 1500 words.
- 4 single-spaced pages, 8 double-spaced pages contain 2000 words.
- 5 single-spaced pages, 10 double-spaced pages contain 2500 words.
- There are 3,000 words in 6 single-spaced pages, 12 double-spaced pages.
- 8 single-spaced pages, 16 double-spaced pages contain 4000 words.
- There are 5000 words in 10 single-spaced pages, 20 double-spaced pages.
- 15 single-spaced pages, 30 double-spaced pages contain 7500 words.
- 20 single-spaced pages, 40 double-spaced pages contain 10,000 words.
- 40 single-spaced pages, 80 double-spaced pages contain 20,000 words.
- 50 single-spaced pages, 100 double-spaced pages contain 25,000 words.
- 60 single-spaced pages, 120 double-spaced pages contain 30,000 words.
- 80 single-spaced pages, 160 double-spaced pages contain 40,000 words.
- 100 single-spaced pages, 200 double-spaced pages contain 50,000 words.
- 120 single-spaced pages, 240 double-spaced pages contain 60,000 words.
- 140 single-spaced pages, 280 double-spaced pages contain 70,000 words.
- 150 single-spaced pages, 300 double-spaced pages contain 75,000 words.
- 160 single-spaced pages, 320 double-spaced pages contain 80,000 words.
- 180 single-spaced pages, 360 double-spaced pages is 90,000 words.
- 100,000 words correspond to 200 single-spaced pages, 400 double-spaced pages.
STEM vs Non-STEM
As part of Dr. John Brailsford’s study, he also compared the duration of STEM and non-STEM doctoral theses. He found that STEM theses tended to be shorter. In fact, he found that STEM theses had a median length of 159 pages, while non-STEM theses averaged around 223 pages. That’s a 40% increase in average length!
Although most universities allow you to exceed the word count if necessary, this comes with the caveat that you must have a very good reason for doing so. In addition to this, your supervisor must support your request. This is to acknowledge that they have reviewed your position and agree that exceeding the word limit will be absolutely necessary to avoid unnecessary damage to your work.
Using an Online Word Count Tool:
The Internet is full of countless word count tools. Some of them offer various other services such as grammar checkers, plagiarism checkers, real and non-verbal word finders.
Most of them are completely free. Add-on services like this give you deeper insight into your content. You might improve your academic writing if you find something out of place. These online editing methods are also easy to use.