First-professional degrees conferred by institutions of higher education, by sex of student, control of institution, and field of study: 1984-85 to 1995-96

Table 260. -
First-professional degrees\1\ conferred by institutions of higher education, by sex of student, control of institution, and field of study: 1984-85 to 1995-96
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                                |1984-85|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|      1993-94          |      1994-95          |      1995-96
   Control of institution and   |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______________________|_______________________|_______________________
         field of study         | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |  Men  | Women | Total |  Men  | Women | Total |  Men  | Women
________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
               1                |   2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14   |  15   |  16   |  17   |  18   |  19
________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
   Total, all institutions .....|75,063 |73,910 |71,617 |70,735 |70,856 |70,988 |71,948 |74,146 |75,387 |75,418 |44,707 |30,711 |75,800 |44,853 |30,947 |76,734 |44,748 |31,986
                                |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ...| 5,339 | 5,046 | 4,741 | 4,477 | 4,265 | 4,100 | 3,699 | 3,593 | 3,605 | 3,787 | 2,330 | 1,457 | 3,897 | 2,480 | 1,417 | 3,697 | 2,374 | 1,323
Medicine (M.D.) ................|16,041 |15,938 |15,428 |15,358 |15,460 |15,075 |15,043 |15,243 |15,531 |15,368 | 9,544 | 5,824 |15,537 | 9,507 | 6,030 |15,341 | 9,061 | 6,280
Optometry (O.D.) ...............| 1,115 | 1,029 | 1,082 | 1,023 | 1,093 | 1,072 | 1,115 | 1,232 | 1,148 | 1,103 |   554 |   549 | 1,185 |   538 |   647 | 1,231 |   568 |   663
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) ....| 1,489 | 1,547 | 1,618 | 1,544 | 1,635 | 1,555 | 1,459 | 1,326 | 1,627 | 1,798 | 1,165 |   633 | 1,854 | 1,249 |   605 | 1,895 | 1,232 |   663
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ............|   861 |   903 |   861 |   962 | 1,074 | 1,199 | 1,244 | 1,339 | 1,904 | 1,936 |   643 | 1,293 | 2,264 |   785 | 1,479 | 2,555 |   873 | 1,682
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) ..|   582 |   612 |   590 |   645 |   636 |   675 |   589 |   504 |   476 |   465 |   330 |   135 |   545 |   370 |   175 |   650 |   453 |   197
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) ...| 2,178 | 2,270 | 2,230 | 2,235 | 2,157 | 2,151 | 2,032 | 2,044 | 2,057 | 2,089 |   798 | 1,291 | 2,148 |   762 | 1,386 | 2,109 |   715 | 1,394
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) ..| 2,661 | 3,395 | 2,493 | 2,628 | 2,890 | 2,581 | 2,640 | 2,694 | 2,799 | 2,806 | 2,010 |   796 | 2,968 | 2,094 |   874 | 3,379 | 2,470 |   909
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) ......      |37,491 |35,844 |36,056 |35,397 |35,634 |36,485 |37,945 |38,848 |40,302 |40,044 |22,826 |17,218 |39,349 |22,592 |16,757 |39,828 |22,508 |17,320
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D.,|       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) .....| 7,221 | 7,283 | 6,518 | 6,466 | 6,012 | 5,851 | 5,695 | 5,251 | 5,447 | 5,967 | 4,486 | 1,481 | 5,978 | 4,443 | 1,535 | 5,879 | 4,400 | 1,479
Other ..........................|    85 |    43 |     0 |     0 |     0 |   244 |   487 | 2,072 |   491 |    55 |    21 |    34 |    75 |    33 |    42 |   170 |    94 |    76
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   Total, public institutions ..|30,152 |29,568 |29,346 |29,153 |28,993 |28,810 |29,554 |29,366 |29,628 |29,842 |17,040 |12,802 |29,871 |16,898 |12,973 |29,882 |16,586 |13,296
                                |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ...| 3,051 | 2,827 | 2,655 | 2,524 | 2,512 | 2,353 | 2,308 | 2,200 | 2,167 | 2,189 | 1,377 |   812 | 2,236 | 1,477 |   759 | 2,198 | 1,455 |   743
Medicine (M.D.) ................|10,071 | 9,991 | 9,711 | 9,557 | 9,491 | 9,108 | 9,364 | 9,259 | 9,370 | 9,506 | 5,977 | 3,529 | 9,599 | 5,905 | 3,694 | 9,370 | 5,570 | 3,800
Optometry (O.D.) ...............|   456 |   441 |   454 |   429 |   451 |   444 |   477 |   595 |   460 |   471 |   219 |   252 |   461 |   203 |   258 |   499 |   234 |   265
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) ....|   455 |   486 |   480 |   434 |   500 |   458 |   493 |   416 |   490 |   531 |   349 |   182 |   492 |   322 |   170 |   528 |   337 |   191
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ............|   416 |   473 |   475 |   615 |   679 |   727 |   808 |   852 | 1,171 | 1,185 |   390 |   795 | 1,344 |   489 |   855 | 1,557 |   553 | 1,004
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) ..|     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) ...| 1,963 | 1,931 | 2,003 | 2,014 | 1,943 | 1,943 | 1,814 | 1,831 | 1,840 | 1,895 |   744 | 1,151 | 1,927 |   689 | 1,238 | 1,889 |   650 | 1,239
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) ..|     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) ......      |13,695 |13,419 |13,568 |13,580 |13,417 |13,585 |14,290 |14,097 |14,130 |14,065 | 7,984 | 6,081 |13,812 | 7,813 | 5,999 |13,841 | 7,787 | 6,054
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D.,|       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) .....|     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Other ..........................|    43 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |   192 |     0 |   116 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
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   Total, private institutions .|44,911 |44,342 |42,271 |41,582 |41,863 |42,178 |42,394 |44,780 |45,759 |45,576 |27,667 |17,909 |45,929 |27,955 |17,974 |46,852 |28,162 |18,690
                                |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ...| 2,288 | 2,219 | 2,086 | 1,953 | 1,753 | 1,747 | 1,391 | 1,393 | 1,438 | 1,598 |   953 |   645 | 1,661 | 1,003 |   658 | 1,499 |   919 |   580
Medicine (M.D.) ................| 5,970 | 5,947 | 5,717 | 5,801 | 5,969 | 5,967 | 5,679 | 5,984 | 6,161 | 5,862 | 3,567 | 2,295 | 5,938 | 3,602 | 2,336 | 5,971 | 3,491 | 2,480
Optometry (O.D.) ...............|   659 |   588 |   628 |   594 |   642 |   628 |   638 |   637 |   688 |   632 |   335 |   297 |   724 |   335 |   389 |   732 |   334 |   398
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) ....| 1,034 | 1,061 | 1,138 | 1,110 | 1,135 | 1,097 |   966 |   910 | 1,137 | 1,267 |   816 |   451 | 1,362 |   927 |   435 | 1,367 |   895 |   472
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ............|   445 |   430 |   386 |   347 |   395 |   472 |   436 |   487 |   733 |   751 |   253 |   498 |   920 |   296 |   624 |   998 |   320 |   678
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) ..|   582 |   612 |   590 |   645 |   636 |   675 |   589 |   504 |   476 |   465 |   330 |   135 |   545 |   370 |   175 |   650 |   453 |   197
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) ...|   215 |   339 |   227 |   221 |   214 |   208 |   218 |   213 |   217 |   194 |    54 |   140 |   221 |    73 |   148 |   220 |    65 |   155
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) ..| 2,661 | 3,395 | 2,493 | 2,628 | 2,890 | 2,581 | 2,640 | 2,694 | 2,799 | 2,806 | 2,010 |   796 | 2,968 | 2,094 |   874 | 3,379 | 2,470 |   909
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) ......      |23,796 |22,425 |22,488 |21,817 |22,217 |22,900 |23,655 |24,751 |26,172 |25,979 |14,842 |11,137 |25,537 |14,779 |10,758 |25,987 |14,721 |11,266
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D.,|       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) ........| 7,219 | 7,283 | 6,518 | 6,466 | 6,012 | 5,851 | 5,695 | 5,251 | 5,447 | 5,967 | 4,486 | 1,481 | 5,978 | 4,443 | 1,535 | 5,879 | 4,400 | 1,479
Other ..........................|    42 |    43 |     0 |     0 |     0 |    52 |   487 | 1,956 |   491 |    55 |    21 |    34 |    75 |    33 |    42 |   170 |    94 |    76
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\1\Includes degrees which require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared May 1998.)
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