Tuition and fees for professional degrees in the U.S. 2008/09, by degree type

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 30, 2012
This statistic shows the average tuition and fees required for different professional degrees in the United States as of the 2008/09 academic year. The most expensive degree to study at this time was dentistry at 37,543 U.S. dollars per year.

Average cost for tuition and fees in the United States 2008/09, by first-professional field of study

CharacteristicTuition and fees
Dentistry 37,543
Osteopathic medicine 33,607
Medicine 29,890
Law 29,585
Podiatry 27,118
Chiropractic 23,979
Optometry 22,125
Pharmacy 20,842
Veterinary medicine 18,223
Theology 11,983
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Tuition and fees37,54337,54333,60733,60729,89029,89029,58529,58527,11827,11823,97923,97922,12522,12520,84220,84218,22318,22311,98311,983DentistryOsteopathic medicineMedicineLawPodiatryChiropracticOptometryPharmacyVeterinary medicineTheology
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June 2012

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2009

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