In the academic year 2021, there were approximately 1.7 thousand postgraduate courses at universities in Japan. Around 1.2 thousand of those courses were offered by private universities. That year, the total number of graduate courses for a doctoral degree amounted to about 1.4 thousand.
Number of postgraduate courses at universities in Japan in academic year 2021, by type
(in millions)
academic year 2021; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
graduate courses with enrolled students
Supplementary notes
A professional degree in Japan refers to a degree from a postgraduate program that prepares a student for a particular profession, such as law schools, business schools, or graduate schools of teacher education.
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MEXT (Japan). (December 22, 2021). Number of postgraduate courses at universities in Japan in academic year 2021, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196741/japan-number-graduate-courses-universities-by-type/
MEXT (Japan). "Number of postgraduate courses at universities in Japan in academic year 2021, by type (in millions)." Chart. December 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196741/japan-number-graduate-courses-universities-by-type/
MEXT (Japan). (2021). Number of postgraduate courses at universities in Japan in academic year 2021, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196741/japan-number-graduate-courses-universities-by-type/
MEXT (Japan). "Number of Postgraduate Courses at Universities in Japan in Academic Year 2021, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196741/japan-number-graduate-courses-universities-by-type/
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