As of May 2021, the largest share of master's students at Japanese universities, at more than 41 percent, studied engineering as their major. That year, approximately 162.5 thousand graduate students were enrolled in master's study programs in Japan, around 51.7 percent of which were female.
Distribution of graduate university students in Japan in 2021, by major subject
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 21, 2022). Distribution of graduate university students in Japan in 2021, by major subject [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648043/japan-graduate-student-share-by-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Distribution of graduate university students in Japan in 2021, by major subject." Chart. September 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648043/japan-graduate-student-share-by-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Distribution of graduate university students in Japan in 2021, by major subject. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648043/japan-graduate-student-share-by-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Distribution of Graduate University Students in Japan in 2021, by Major Subject." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648043/japan-graduate-student-share-by-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Distribution of graduate university students in Japan in 2021, by major subject Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648043/japan-graduate-student-share-by-subject/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Distribution of graduate university students in Japan in 2021, by major subject [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648043/japan-graduate-student-share-by-subject/