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III-14b: Percentage of Advanced Degree Holders in Medicine and Law with a Bachelor’s Degrees in the Humanities,* 1996–2008

Data Source and Other Information

* Among the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian population.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1996–2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation (Education and Training History Module). Data analyzed and presented by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Humanities Indicators (www.humanitiesindicators.org).

Related Indicators

For information about the occupations of students who majored in the humanities, see “Occupations of Humanities Majors with a Terminal Bachelor’s Degree” and “Occupations of College Humanities Majors Who Earned an Advanced Degree.”

For information about humanities majors taking professional examinations in these fields, see “Undergraduate Humanities Majors and the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)” and “Undergraduate Humanities Majors and the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).”

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