Bernadette is right +1; from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Pay attention - (US only) Many American universities award the LL.D. (Doctor of Laws), the Litt.D. (Doctor of Letters), the LH.D. (Doctor of Humane Letters), the Sci.D. (Doctor of Science), the Ped.D. (Doctor of Pedagogy) and the D.D. (Doctor of Divinity) only as honorary degrees. An earned degree in law would be the J.S.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science); earned degrees in the liberal arts, humanities, or sciences are generally the Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy); the Ed.D. (Doctor of Education) or Ph.D. are education degrees
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