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How long should a dissertation be?

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How long should a dissertation be?

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In some disciplines, a dissertation under 200 pages is frowned upon. In others, 50 page dissertations are the norm. Probably the best way to determine “how big should mine be?” is to go weigh the dissertations in your department library. Jason talks about the expectation of different lengths for the dissertation in different disciplines: Diss length in humanities vs science by Jason R.