First-professional degrees conferred by institutions of highereducation, by sex of student, control of institution, and field of study: 1983-84 to 1994-95

Table 261.
First-professional degrees\1\ conferred by institutions of highereducation, by sex of student, control of institution, and field of study: 1983-84 to 1994-95
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                                |1983-84\2\|1984-85|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|      1992-93          |      1993-94          |      1994-95
   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 .....|   74,468 |75,063 |73,910 |71,617 |70,735 |70,856 |70,988 |71,948 |74,146 |75,387 |45,153 |30,234 |75,418 |44,707 |30,711 |75,800 |44,853 |30,947
                                |__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ...|    5,353 | 5,339 | 5,046 | 4,741 | 4,477 | 4,265 | 4,100 | 3,699 | 3,593 | 3,605 | 2,383 | 1,222 | 3,787 | 2,330 | 1,457 | 3,897 | 2,480 | 1,417
Medicine (M.D.) ................|   15,813 |16,041 |15,938 |15,428 |15,358 |15,460 |15,075 |15,043 |15,243 |15,531 | 9,679 | 5,852 |15,368 | 9,544 | 5,824 |15,537 | 9,507 | 6,030
Optometry (O.D.) ...............|    1,086 | 1,115 | 1,029 | 1,082 | 1,023 | 1,093 | 1,072 | 1,115 | 1,232 | 1,148 |   584 |   564 | 1,103 |   554 |   549 | 1,185 |   538 |   647
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) ....|    1,515 | 1,489 | 1,547 | 1,618 | 1,544 | 1,635 | 1,555 | 1,459 | 1,326 | 1,627 | 1,091 |   536 | 1,798 | 1,165 |   633 | 1,854 | 1,249 |   605
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ............|      709 |   861 |   903 |   861 |   962 | 1,074 | 1,199 | 1,244 | 1,339 | 1,904 |   673 | 1,231 | 1,936 |   643 | 1,293 | 2,264 |   785 | 1,479
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or    |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) ..|      607 |   582 |   612 |   590 |   645 |   636 |   675 |   589 |   504 |   476 |   350 |   126 |   465 |   330 |   135 |   545 |   370 |   175
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) ...|    2,269 | 2,178 | 2,270 | 2,230 | 2,235 | 2,157 | 2,151 | 2,032 | 2,044 | 2,057 |   766 | 1,291 | 2,089 |   798 | 1,291 | 2,148 |   762 | 1,386
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) ..|    3,105 | 2,661 | 3,395 | 2,493 | 2,628 | 2,890 | 2,581 | 2,640 | 2,694 | 2,799 | 1,991 |   808 | 2,806 | 2,010 |   796 | 2,968 | 2,094 |   874
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) ......      |   37,012 |37,491 |35,844 |36,056 |35,397 |35,634 |36,485 |37,945 |38,848 |40,302 |23,182 |17,120 |40,044 |22,826 |17,218 |39,349 |22,592 |16,757
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D.,|          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) .....|    6,878 | 7,221 | 7,283 | 6,518 | 6,466 | 6,012 | 5,851 | 5,695 | 5,251 | 5,447 | 4,096 | 1,351 | 5,967 | 4,486 | 1,481 | 5,978 | 4,443 | 1,535
Other ..........................|      121 |    85 |    43 |     0 |     0 |     0 |   244 |   487 | 2,072 |   491 |   358 |   133 |    55 |    21 |    34 |    75 |    33 |    42
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   Total, public institutions ..|   29,586 |30,152 |29,568 |29,346 |29,153 |28,993 |28,810 |29,554 |29,366 |29,628 |17,126 |12,502 |29,842 |17,040 |12,802 |29,871 |16,898 |12,973
                                |__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ...|    3,174 | 3,051 | 2,827 | 2,655 | 2,524 | 2,512 | 2,353 | 2,308 | 2,200 | 2,167 | 1,462 |   705 | 2,189 | 1,377 |   812 | 2,236 | 1,477 |   759
Medicine (M.D.) ................|    9,674 |10,071 | 9,991 | 9,711 | 9,557 | 9,491 | 9,108 | 9,364 | 9,259 | 9,370 | 5,843 | 3,527 | 9,506 | 5,977 | 3,529 | 9,599 | 5,905 | 3,694
Optometry (O.D.) ...............|      384 |   456 |   441 |   454 |   429 |   451 |   444 |   477 |   595 |   460 |   221 |   239 |   471 |   219 |   252 |   461 |   203 |   258
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) ....|      537 |   455 |   486 |   480 |   434 |   500 |   458 |   493 |   416 |   490 |   336 |   154 |   531 |   349 |   182 |   492 |   322 |   170
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ............|      356 |   416 |   473 |   475 |   615 |   679 |   727 |   808 |   852 | 1,171 |   405 |   766 | 1,185 |   390 |   795 | 1,344 |   489 |   855
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.) ...|    2,060 | 1,963 | 1,931 | 2,003 | 2,014 | 1,943 | 1,943 | 1,814 | 1,831 | 1,840 |   701 | 1,139 | 1,895 |   744 | 1,151 | 1,927 |   689 | 1,238
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.) ......      |   13,380 |13,695 |13,419 |13,568 |13,580 |13,417 |13,585 |14,290 |14,097 |14,130 | 8,158 | 5,972 |14,065 | 7,984 | 6,081 |13,812 | 7,813 | 5,999
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D.,|          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) .....|        0 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Other ..........................|       21 |    43 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |   192 |     0 |   116 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
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   Total, private institutions .|   44,882 |44,911 |44,342 |42,271 |41,582 |41,863 |42,178 |42,394 |44,780 |45,759 |28,027 |17,732 |45,576 |27,667 |17,909 |45,929 |27,955 |17,974
                                |__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ...|    2,179 | 2,288 | 2,219 | 2,086 | 1,953 | 1,753 | 1,747 | 1,391 | 1,393 | 1,438 |   921 |   517 | 1,598 |   953 |   645 | 1,661 | 1,003 |   658
Medicine (M.D.) ................|    6,139 | 5,970 | 5,947 | 5,717 | 5,801 | 5,969 | 5,967 | 5,679 | 5,984 | 6,161 | 3,836 | 2,325 | 5,862 | 3,567 | 2,295 | 5,938 | 3,602 | 2,336
Optometry (O.D.) ...............|      702 |   659 |   588 |   628 |   594 |   642 |   628 |   638 |   637 |   688 |   363 |   325 |   632 |   335 |   297 |   724 |   335 |   389
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) ....|      978 | 1,034 | 1,061 | 1,138 | 1,110 | 1,135 | 1,097 |   966 |   910 | 1,137 |   755 |   382 | 1,267 |   816 |   451 | 1,362 |   927 |   435
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ............|      353 |   445 |   430 |   386 |   347 |   395 |   472 |   436 |   487 |   733 |   268 |   465 |   751 |   253 |   498 |   920 |   296 |   624
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or    |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) ..|      607 |   582 |   612 |   590 |   645 |   636 |   675 |   589 |   504 |   476 |   350 |   126 |   465 |   330 |   135 |   545 |   370 |   175
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) ...|      209 |   215 |   339 |   227 |   221 |   214 |   208 |   218 |   213 |   217 |    65 |   152 |   194 |    54 |   140 |   221 |    73 |   148
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) ..|    3,105 | 2,661 | 3,395 | 2,493 | 2,628 | 2,890 | 2,581 | 2,640 | 2,694 | 2,799 | 1,991 |   808 | 2,806 | 2,010 |   796 | 2,968 | 2,094 |   874
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) ......      |   23,632 |23,796 |22,425 |22,488 |21,817 |22,217 |22,900 |23,655 |24,751 |26,172 |15,024 |11,148 |25,979 |14,842 |11,137 |25,537 |14,779 |10,758
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D.,|          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) ........|    6,878 | 7,219 | 7,283 | 6,518 | 6,466 | 6,012 | 5,851 | 5,695 | 5,251 | 5,447 | 4,096 | 1,351 | 5,967 | 4,486 | 1,481 | 5,978 | 4,443 | 1,535
Other ..........................|      100 |    42 |    43 |     0 |     0 |     0 |    52 |   487 | 1,956 |   491 |   358 |   133 |    55 |    21 |    34 |    75 |    33 |    42
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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).
\2\ 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" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey. (This table was prepared March 1997.)
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