What is a professional degree?

A graduate degree focused on preparing for a specific vocation; common professional degrees are in law (the JD, or juris doctor) and medicine (the MD, or doctor of medicine).

Professional degrees are often terminal degrees but do not generally require the academic work of other doctoral degrees.

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