First professional degrees earned in the United States for selected professions 2016

Published by Erin Duffin, Jan 17, 2020
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

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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Release date

December 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

2016

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