First-professional degrees earned in the United States by ethnicity 2017

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Veera Korhonen,
Apr 24, 2025
The graph shows the number of first-professional degrees earned in higher education in 2017. About 407 first-professional degrees were earned by American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the same year.

Number of first-professional degrees earned in the United States by ethnicity in 2017

EthnicityNumber of Person
White, non-Hispanic 59,667
Asian or Pacific Islander 14,618
Hispanic 7,426
Black, non-Hispanic 7,253
Nonresident alien 2,923
Two or more races 2,466
American Indian/Alaskan Native 407
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2EthnicityNumber of Person59,66759,66714,61814,6187,4267,4267,2537,2532,9232,9232,4662,466407407White, non-HispanicAsian or Pacific IslanderHispanicBlack, non-HispanicNonresident alienTwo or more racesAmerican Indian/AlaskanNative
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December 2019

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United States

Survey time period

2017

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