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Table 324.50. | Degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions in selected professional fields, by sex of student, control of institution, and field of study: Selected years, 1985-86 through 2014-15 |
Control of institution and field of study | 1985-86 | 1990-91 | 1995-96 | 2000-01 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | ||||||
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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 | 21 | 22 |
Total, all institutions | 73,910 | 71,948 | 76,734 | 79,707 | 87,289 | 87,655 | 90,064 | 91,412 | 92,250 | 94,582 | 96,129 | 99,161 | 100,852 | 51,675 | 49,177 | 99,524 | 50,644 | 48,880 | 97,953 | 49,203 | 48,750 |
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) | 5,046 | 3,699 | 3,697 | 4,391 | 4,454 | 4,389 | 4,596 | 4,795 | 4,918 | 5,062 | 5,071 | 5,109 | 5,219 | 2,707 | 2,512 | 5,407 | 2,839 | 2,568 | 5,816 | 3,030 | 2,786 |
Medicine (M.D.) | 15,938 | 15,043 | 15,341 | 15,403 | 15,461 | 15,455 | 15,730 | 15,646 | 15,987 | 16,356 | 16,863 | 16,927 | 17,264 | 8,976 | 8,288 | 17,604 | 9,232 | 8,372 | 18,302 | 9,558 | 8,744 |
Optometry (O.D.) | 1,029 | 1,115 | 1,231 | 1,289 | 1,252 | 1,198 | 1,311 | 1,304 | 1,338 | 1,335 | 1,322 | 1,361 | 1,521 | 557 | 964 | 1,523 | 535 | 988 | 1,511 | 505 | 1,006 |
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) | 1,547 | 1,459 | 1,895 | 2,450 | 2,762 | 2,718 | 2,992 | 3,232 | 3,665 | 3,890 | 4,141 | 4,336 | 4,691 | 2,489 | 2,202 | 4,991 | 2,662 | 2,329 | 5,355 | 2,935 | 2,420 |
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) | 903 | 1,244 | 2,555 | 6,324 | 8,885 | 9,292 | 10,439 | 10,932 | 11,291 | 11,873 | 12,271 | 12,943 | 13,374 | 5,141 | 8,233 | 13,921 | 5,429 | 8,492 | 14,310 | 5,454 | 8,856 |
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) |
612 | 589 | 650 | 528 | 343 | 347 | 331 | 555 | 431 | 491 | 543 | 535 | 471 | 296 | 175 | 567 | 338 | 229 | 574 | 352 | 222 |
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) | 2,270 | 2,032 | 2,109 | 2,248 | 2,354 | 2,370 | 2,443 | 2,504 | 2,377 | 2,478 | 2,564 | 2,616 | 2,610 | 593 | 2,017 | 2,686 | 565 | 2,121 | 2,815 | 620 | 2,195 |
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) | 3,395 | 2,640 | 3,379 | 3,796 | 2,560 | 2,564 | 2,525 | 2,639 | 2,512 | 2,601 | 2,694 | 2,496 | 2,219 | 1,363 | 856 | 2,420 | 1,464 | 956 | 2,544 | 1,532 | 1,012 |
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) | 35,844 | 37,945 | 39,828 | 37,904 | 43,423 | 43,440 | 43,486 | 43,769 | 44,045 | 44,346 | 44,421 | 46,445 | 46,811 | 25,087 | 21,724 | 43,772 | 23,278 | 20,494 | 40,024 | 20,810 | 19,214 |
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L./Rav., B.D., or Ord.) |
7,283 | 5,695 | 5,879 | 5,026 | 5,533 | 5,666 | 5,990 | 5,769 | 5,444 | 5,825 | 5,981 | 6,094 | 6,399 | 4,418 | 1,981 | 6,339 | 4,229 | 2,110 | 6,296 | 4,320 | 1,976 |
Other1 | 43 | 487 | 170 | 348 | 262 | 216 | 221 | 267 | 242 | 325 | 258 | 299 | 273 | 48 | 225 | 294 | 73 | 221 | 406 | 87 | 319 |
Total, public institutions | 29,568 | 29,554 | 29,882 | 32,633 | 35,768 | 36,269 | 36,855 | 37,278 | 37,357 | 38,132 | 39,071 | 39,776 | 39,774 | 19,598 | 20,176 | 40,375 | 19,961 | 20,414 | 40,145 | 19,591 | 20,554 |
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) | 2,827 | 2,308 | 2,198 | 2,477 | 2,577 | 2,669 | 2,769 | 2,760 | 2,870 | 2,984 | 3,008 | 3,053 | 2,972 | 1,582 | 1,390 | 3,187 | 1,688 | 1,499 | 3,336 | 1,725 | 1,611 |
Medicine (M.D.) | 9,991 | 9,364 | 9,370 | 9,408 | 9,536 | 9,650 | 9,733 | 9,646 | 9,795 | 10,043 | 10,577 | 10,626 | 10,654 | 5,593 | 5,061 | 11,075 | 5,904 | 5,171 | 11,653 | 6,209 | 5,444 |
Optometry (O.D.) | 441 | 477 | 499 | 497 | 477 | 462 | 518 | 492 | 517 | 507 | 515 | 508 | 520 | 189 | 331 | 514 | 194 | 320 | 513 | 161 | 352 |
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) | 486 | 493 | 528 | 562 | 568 | 585 | 637 | 634 | 679 | 817 | 856 | 841 | 854 | 441 | 413 | 1,025 | 507 | 518 | 1,054 | 544 | 510 |
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) | 473 | 808 | 1,557 | 3,876 | 5,352 | 5,523 | 5,903 | 6,218 | 6,395 | 6,587 | 6,888 | 6,919 | 6,897 | 2,596 | 4,301 | 6,933 | 2,720 | 4,213 | 7,057 | 2,671 | 4,386 |
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 73 | 68 | 85 | 87 | 204 | 105 | 72 | 33 | 202 | 125 | 77 | 186 | 110 | 76 |
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) | 1,931 | 1,814 | 1,889 | 2,017 | 2,033 | 2,048 | 2,116 | 2,123 | 1,968 | 2,048 | 2,134 | 2,168 | 2,184 | 495 | 1,689 | 2,251 | 481 | 1,770 | 2,332 | 521 | 1,811 |
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 | 0 | 0 |
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) | 13,419 | 14,290 | 13,841 | 13,712 | 15,161 | 15,267 | 15,113 | 15,332 | 15,065 | 15,061 | 15,006 | 15,457 | 15,588 | 8,630 | 6,958 | 15,188 | 8,342 | 6,846 | 14,014 | 7,650 | 6,364 |
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L./Rav., B.D., or Ord.) |
0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
Total, private institutions | 44,342 | 42,394 | 46,852 | 47,074 | 51,521 | 51,386 | 53,209 | 54,134 | 54,893 | 56,450 | 57,058 | 59,385 | 61,078 | 32,077 | 29,001 | 59,149 | 30,683 | 28,466 | 57,808 | 29,612 | 28,196 |
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) | 2,219 | 1,391 | 1,499 | 1,914 | 1,877 | 1,720 | 1,827 | 2,035 | 2,048 | 2,078 | 2,063 | 2,056 | 2,247 | 1,125 | 1,122 | 2,220 | 1,151 | 1,069 | 2,480 | 1,305 | 1,175 |
Medicine (M.D.) | 5,947 | 5,679 | 5,971 | 5,995 | 5,925 | 5,805 | 5,997 | 6,000 | 6,192 | 6,313 | 6,286 | 6,301 | 6,610 | 3,383 | 3,227 | 6,529 | 3,328 | 3,201 | 6,649 | 3,349 | 3,300 |
Optometry (O.D.) | 588 | 638 | 732 | 792 | 775 | 736 | 793 | 812 | 821 | 828 | 807 | 853 | 1,001 | 368 | 633 | 1,009 | 341 | 668 | 998 | 344 | 654 |
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) | 1,061 | 966 | 1,367 | 1,888 | 2,194 | 2,133 | 2,355 | 2,598 | 2,986 | 3,073 | 3,285 | 3,495 | 3,837 | 2,048 | 1,789 | 3,966 | 2,155 | 1,811 | 4,301 | 2,391 | 1,910 |
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) | 430 | 436 | 998 | 2,448 | 3,533 | 3,769 | 4,536 | 4,714 | 4,896 | 5,286 | 5,383 | 6,024 | 6,477 | 2,545 | 3,932 | 6,988 | 2,709 | 4,279 | 7,253 | 2,783 | 4,470 |
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) |
612 | 589 | 650 | 444 | 279 | 282 | 265 | 482 | 363 | 406 | 456 | 331 | 366 | 224 | 142 | 365 | 213 | 152 | 388 | 242 | 146 |
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) | 339 | 218 | 220 | 231 | 321 | 322 | 327 | 381 | 409 | 430 | 430 | 448 | 426 | 98 | 328 | 435 | 84 | 351 | 483 | 99 | 384 |
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) | 3,395 | 2,640 | 3,379 | 3,796 | 2,560 | 2,564 | 2,525 | 2,639 | 2,512 | 2,601 | 2,694 | 2,496 | 2,219 | 1,363 | 856 | 2,420 | 1,464 | 956 | 2,544 | 1,532 | 1,012 |
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) | 22,425 | 23,655 | 25,987 | 24,192 | 28,262 | 28,173 | 28,373 | 28,437 | 28,980 | 29,285 | 29,415 | 30,988 | 31,223 | 16,457 | 14,766 | 28,584 | 14,936 | 13,648 | 26,010 | 13,160 | 12,850 |
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L./Rav., B.D., or Ord.) |
7,283 | 5,695 | 5,879 | 5,026 | 5,533 | 5,666 | 5,990 | 5,769 | 5,444 | 5,825 | 5,981 | 6,094 | 6,399 | 4,418 | 1,981 | 6,339 | 4,229 | 2,110 | 6,296 | 4,320 | 1,976 |
Other1 | 43 | 487 | 170 | 348 | 262 | 216 | 221 | 267 | 242 | 325 | 258 | 299 | 273 | 48 | 225 | 294 | 73 | 221 | 406 | 87 | 319 |
1 Includes naturopathic medicine and degrees that were not classified by field by the reporting institution. | |||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating 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). Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 2015, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2017.) |