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Table 295. | Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions in selected professional fields, by sex of student, control of institution, and field of study: Selected years, 1985-86 through 2009-10 |
Control of institution and field of study | 1985-86 | 1990-91 | 1995-96 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | ||||||
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Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Total, all institutions | 73,910 | 71,948 | 76,734 | 79,707 | 80,698 | 80,897 | 83,041 | 87,289 | 87,655 | 90,064 | 91,309 | 45,916 | 45,393 | 92,004 | 46,900 | 45,104 | 94,103 | 47,538 | 46,565 |
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) | 5,046 | 3,699 | 3,697 | 4,391 | 4,239 | 4,345 | 4,335 | 4,454 | 4,389 | 4,596 | 4,795 | 2,661 | 2,134 | 4,918 | 2,637 | 2,281 | 5,062 | 2,745 | 2,317 |
Medicine (M.D.) | 15,938 | 15,043 | 15,341 | 15,403 | 15,237 | 15,034 | 15,442 | 15,461 | 15,455 | 15,730 | 15,646 | 7,935 | 7,711 | 15,987 | 8,164 | 7,823 | 16,356 | 8,468 | 7,888 |
Optometry (O.D.) | 1,029 | 1,115 | 1,231 | 1,289 | 1,280 | 1,281 | 1,275 | 1,252 | 1,198 | 1,311 | 1,304 | 445 | 859 | 1,338 | 466 | 872 | 1,335 | 457 | 878 |
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) | 1,547 | 1,459 | 1,895 | 2,450 | 2,416 | 2,596 | 2,722 | 2,762 | 2,718 | 2,992 | 3,232 | 1,581 | 1,651 | 3,665 | 1,798 | 1,867 | 3,890 | 1,979 | 1,911 |
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) | 903 | 1,244 | 2,555 | 6,324 | 7,076 | 7,474 | 8,221 | 8,885 | 9,292 | 10,439 | 10,932 | 3,716 | 7,216 | 11,291 | 4,011 | 7,280 | 11,873 | 4,297 | 7,576 |
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) |
612 | 589 | 650 | 528 | 474 | 439 | 382 | 343 | 347 | 331 | 555 | 305 | 250 | 431 | 250 | 181 | 491 | 276 | 215 |
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) | 2,270 | 2,032 | 2,109 | 2,248 | 2,289 | 2,354 | 2,228 | 2,354 | 2,370 | 2,443 | 2,504 | 580 | 1,924 | 2,377 | 526 | 1,851 | 2,478 | 555 | 1,923 |
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) | 3,395 | 2,640 | 3,379 | 3,796 | 3,284 | 2,718 | 2,730 | 2,560 | 2,564 | 2,525 | 2,639 | 1,683 | 956 | 2,512 | 1,584 | 928 | 2,601 | 1,610 | 991 |
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) | 35,844 | 37,945 | 39,828 | 37,904 | 38,981 | 39,067 | 40,209 | 43,423 | 43,440 | 43,486 | 43,769 | 23,197 | 20,572 | 44,045 | 23,860 | 20,185 | 44,345 | 23,394 | 20,951 |
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) |
7,283 | 5,695 | 5,879 | 5,026 | 5,195 | 5,360 | 5,332 | 5,533 | 5,666 | 5,990 | 5,751 | 3,777 | 1,974 | 5,362 | 3,586 | 1,776 | 5,672 | 3,757 | 1,915 |
Other1 | 43 | 487 | 170 | 348 | 227 | 229 | 165 | 262 | 216 | 221 | 182 | 36 | 146 | 78 | 18 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total, public institutions | 29,568 | 29,554 | 29,882 | 32,633 | 33,439 | 33,549 | 34,499 | 35,768 | 36,269 | 36,855 | 37,278 | 17,912 | 19,366 | 37,357 | 18,046 | 19,311 | 38,132 | 18,432 | 19,700 |
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) | 2,827 | 2,308 | 2,198 | 2,477 | 2,525 | 2,493 | 2,498 | 2,577 | 2,669 | 2,769 | 2,760 | 1,577 | 1,183 | 2,870 | 1,551 | 1,319 | 2,984 | 1,694 | 1,290 |
Medicine (M.D.) | 9,991 | 9,364 | 9,370 | 9,408 | 9,390 | 9,276 | 9,418 | 9,536 | 9,650 | 9,733 | 9,646 | 4,976 | 4,670 | 9,795 | 5,042 | 4,753 | 10,043 | 5,208 | 4,835 |
Optometry (O.D.) | 441 | 477 | 499 | 497 | 503 | 481 | 476 | 477 | 462 | 518 | 492 | 147 | 345 | 517 | 176 | 341 | 507 | 158 | 349 |
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) | 486 | 493 | 528 | 562 | 538 | 571 | 586 | 568 | 585 | 637 | 634 | 306 | 328 | 679 | 320 | 359 | 817 | 384 | 433 |
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) | 473 | 808 | 1,557 | 3,876 | 4,382 | 4,558 | 4,930 | 5,352 | 5,523 | 5,903 | 6,218 | 2,129 | 4,089 | 6,395 | 2,301 | 4,094 | 6,587 | 2,416 | 4,171 |
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 75 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 73 | 36 | 37 | 68 | 35 | 33 | 85 | 45 | 40 |
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) | 1,931 | 1,814 | 1,889 | 2,017 | 2,052 | 2,023 | 1,912 | 2,033 | 2,048 | 2,116 | 2,123 | 507 | 1,616 | 1,968 | 443 | 1,525 | 2,048 | 465 | 1,583 |
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 | 0 |
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) | 13,419 | 14,290 | 13,841 | 13,712 | 13,974 | 14,066 | 14,615 | 15,161 | 15,267 | 15,113 | 15,332 | 8,234 | 7,098 | 15,065 | 8,178 | 6,887 | 15,061 | 8,062 | 6,999 |
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total, private institutions | 44,342 | 42,394 | 46,852 | 47,074 | 47,259 | 47,348 | 48,542 | 51,521 | 51,386 | 53,209 | 54,031 | 28,004 | 26,027 | 54,647 | 28,854 | 25,793 | 55,971 | 29,106 | 26,865 |
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) | 2,219 | 1,391 | 1,499 | 1,914 | 1,714 | 1,852 | 1,837 | 1,877 | 1,720 | 1,827 | 2,035 | 1,084 | 951 | 2,048 | 1,086 | 962 | 2,078 | 1,051 | 1,027 |
Medicine (M.D.) | 5,947 | 5,679 | 5,971 | 5,995 | 5,847 | 5,758 | 6,024 | 5,925 | 5,805 | 5,997 | 6,000 | 2,959 | 3,041 | 6,192 | 3,122 | 3,070 | 6,313 | 3,260 | 3,053 |
Optometry (O.D.) | 588 | 638 | 732 | 792 | 777 | 800 | 799 | 775 | 736 | 793 | 812 | 298 | 514 | 821 | 290 | 531 | 828 | 299 | 529 |
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) | 1,061 | 966 | 1,367 | 1,888 | 1,878 | 2,025 | 2,136 | 2,194 | 2,133 | 2,355 | 2,598 | 1,275 | 1,323 | 2,986 | 1,478 | 1,508 | 3,073 | 1,595 | 1,478 |
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) | 430 | 436 | 998 | 2,448 | 2,694 | 2,916 | 3,291 | 3,533 | 3,769 | 4,536 | 4,714 | 1,587 | 3,127 | 4,896 | 1,710 | 3,186 | 5,286 | 1,881 | 3,405 |
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) |
612 | 589 | 650 | 444 | 399 | 358 | 318 | 279 | 282 | 265 | 482 | 269 | 213 | 363 | 215 | 148 | 406 | 231 | 175 |
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) | 339 | 218 | 220 | 231 | 237 | 331 | 316 | 321 | 322 | 327 | 381 | 73 | 308 | 409 | 83 | 326 | 430 | 90 | 340 |
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) | 3,395 | 2,640 | 3,379 | 3,796 | 3,284 | 2,718 | 2,730 | 2,560 | 2,564 | 2,525 | 2,639 | 1,683 | 956 | 2,512 | 1,584 | 928 | 2,601 | 1,610 | 991 |
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) | 22,425 | 23,655 | 25,987 | 24,192 | 25,007 | 25,001 | 25,594 | 28,262 | 28,173 | 28,373 | 28,437 | 14,963 | 13,474 | 28,980 | 15,682 | 13,298 | 29,284 | 15,332 | 13,952 |
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) |
7,283 | 5,695 | 5,879 | 5,026 | 5,195 | 5,360 | 5,332 | 5,533 | 5,666 | 5,990 | 5,751 | 3,777 | 1,974 | 5,362 | 3,586 | 1,776 | 5,672 | 3,757 | 1,915 |
Other1 | 43 | 487 | 170 | 348 | 227 | 229 | 165 | 262 | 216 | 221 | 182 | 36 | 146 | 78 | 18 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 Includes naturopathic medicine and degrees that were not classified by field by the reporting institution. | |||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees that 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," 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:91-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2010, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2011.) |