The graph shows the number of degrees earned in higher education from 1970 to 2009. About 45,400 first professional degrees were earned by female students in 2008.
Number of first professional degrees earned in the United States by gender from 1970 to 2009
(in 1,000)
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NCES, & US Department of Education. (April 1, 2011). Number of first professional degrees earned in the United States by gender from 1970 to 2009 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185162/number-of-first-professional-degrees-by-gender-since-1970/
NCES, und US Department of Education. "Number of first professional degrees earned in the United States by gender from 1970 to 2009 (in 1,000)." Chart. April 1, 2011. Statista. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185162/number-of-first-professional-degrees-by-gender-since-1970/
NCES, US Department of Education. (2011). Number of first professional degrees earned in the United States by gender from 1970 to 2009 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185162/number-of-first-professional-degrees-by-gender-since-1970/
NCES, and US Department of Education. "Number of First Professional Degrees Earned in The United States by Gender from 1970 to 2009 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185162/number-of-first-professional-degrees-by-gender-since-1970/
NCES & US Department of Education, Number of first professional degrees earned in the United States by gender from 1970 to 2009 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185162/number-of-first-professional-degrees-by-gender-since-1970/ (last visited September 11, 2024)
Number of first professional degrees earned in the United States by gender from 1970 to 2009 (in 1,000) [Graph], NCES, & US Department of Education, April 1, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185162/number-of-first-professional-degrees-by-gender-since-1970/
