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First professional degrees earned in the United States for selected professions 2016
First professional degrees earned in the United States for selected professions 2016
Number of first professional degrees earned in selected professions in the United States in 2016
by Erin Duffin,
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Apr 29, 2019
The graph shows the number of first professional degrees earned in higher education in 2016. About 18,409 first professional degrees were earned in medicine in 2016.
Number of first professional degrees earned in selected professions in the United States in 2016
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| Number of degrees | |
|---|---|
| Law (LL.B. or J.D.) | 36,798 |
| Medicine (M.D.) | 18,409 |
| Theological (B.D., M.Div., M.H.L.) | 5,950 |
| Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) | 5,951 |
| Number of degrees | |
|---|---|
| Law (LL.B. or J.D.) | 36,798 |
| Medicine (M.D.) | 18,409 |
| Theological (B.D., M.Div., M.H.L.) | 5,950 |
| Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) | 5,951 |
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by Erin Duffin,
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Apr 29, 2019
The graph shows the number of first professional degrees earned in higher education in 2016. About 18,409 first professional degrees were earned in medicine in 2016.
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Statistics on "Higher education in the United Kingdom (UK)"
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- Number of students enrolled in postgraduate courses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012/13 to 2016/17*Number of students enrolled in postgraduate courses in the United Kingdom 2012-2017
- Number of university applicants* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019, by domicile of applicantUniversity applicants in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2019, by domicile of applicant
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The most important statistics
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- Number of students enrolled in part-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE part-time undergraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students enrolling in full-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and genderFull-time undergraduate HE student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject & gender
- Number of students enrolling in part-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and genderPart-time undergraduate HE student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject & gender
- Number of students, aged 20 and under, enrolling in undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments undergraduate 20 and under UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged between 21 and 24, enrolling in undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments undergraduate aged 21 to 24 UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged between 25 and 29, enrolling in undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments undergraduate aged 25 to 29 UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged 30 and over, enrolling in full-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments undergraduate 30 and over UK 2017/18, by subject area
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- Number of students enrolled in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE part-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students enrolling in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and genderFull-time postgraduate HE student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject & gender
- Number of students enrolling in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and genderPart-time postgraduate HE student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject & gender
- Number of students, aged 20 and under, enrolling in postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments postgraduate 20 and under UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged between 21 and 24, enrolling in postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments postgraduate aged 21 to 24 UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged between 25 and 29, enrolling in postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments postgraduate aged 25 to 29 UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged 30 and over, enrolling in postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments postgraduate 30 and over UK 2017/18, by subject area
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- Number of full-time undergraduate students obtaining a second-class honors, lower division, from higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2017/18Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a lower second degree UK 2011-2018
- Number of full-time undergraduate students obtaining a degree with third-class honors from higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2017/18Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a third class degree UK 2011-2018
- Number of undergraduate students obtaining a degree with first class honors from higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2017/18Undergraduate students obtaining a first class honors UK 2011-2018
- Number of undergraduate students obtaining a degree with second-class honors, upper division from higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2017/18Undergraduate students obtaining an upper second degree UK 2011-2018
- Number of undergraduate students obtaining a degree with second-class honors, lower division, from higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2017/18Undergraduate students obtaining a lower second degree UK from 2011/12 to 2017/18
- Number of undergraduate students obtaining a degree with third class honors from higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2017/18Undergraduate students obtaining a third class degree UK 2011-2018
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- Amount outstanding in student loans in the United Kingdom (UK) from financial year 2010/11 to 2017/18, by country (in billion GBP)Outstanding amount in student loans in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010/11-2017/18
- Average student loan balance upon entry into repayment in the United Kingdom (UK) from financial year 2011 to 2018, by country (in GBP)Average student loan balance upon entry into repayment in the UK 2011-2018
- Total number of student maintenance loans for universities in England from 2006 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Number of student maintenance loans for universities in England 2006-2018
- Value of student maintenance loans for universities in England from 2006 to 2018 (in million GBP)Value of student maintenance loans for universities in England 2006-2018
- Number of tuition fee loans for universities in England from 2006 to 2018Number of tuition fee loans for English universities 2006-2018
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