Bulgaria - ranking of cities by number of doctoral programs

Cities ranking (doctoral studies)

1. Sofia (823)

2. Plovdiv (257)

3. Varna (173)

4. Blagoevgrad (128)

5. Veliko Tarnovo (83)

6. Stara Zagora (81)

7. Ruse (59)

7. Shumen (59)

9. Pleven (44)

10. Gabrovo (31)

11. Sliven (25)

12. Burgas (22)

13. Svishtov (16)

14. Yambol (9)

15. Dolna Mitropolia (8)

16. Botevgrad (3)

17. Pernik (2)