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University degrees, diplomas and certificates granted, by program level and instructional program

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University degrees, diplomas and certificates granted, by program level and instructional program
(Bachelor's and other undergraduate degree)
	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
	number
Total, instructional programs	148,857	152,028	161,766	176,025	171,882
Education	18,639	18,414	19,206	19,653	19,875
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	6,552	6,231	6,645	7,107	7,272
Humanities	17,574	18,486	19,644	21,477	20,217
Social and behavioural sciences, and law	33,192	33,975	37,263	41,529	40,128
Business, management and public administration	23,685	24,633	25,776	28,740	28,554
Physical and life sciences, and technologies	11,046	12,054	13,131	14,922	14,421
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	7,839	7,014	6,531	5,808	5,367
Architecture, engineering and related technologies	11,778	11,670	12,216	13,122	13,011
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	2,058	1,815	2,043	2,262	2,190
Health, parks, recreation and fitness	15,429	16,596	18,048	20,067	19,638
Personal, protective and transportation services	204	228	297	306	240
Other instructional program	864	912	972	1,038	978
Note: The reconciliation of data is not completed yet for University of Saskatchewan, 2008; for University of British Columbia, for years 2006 to 2008; for Nipissing University, 2008. The following institutions, previously colleges, have now the status of universities and are included in the 2008 counts for British Columbia. These are: Capilano University, Vancouver Island University, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and University of the Fraser Valley. Counts for qualifications awarded were revised from 2004 to 2007. Also, the graduates for the Institut de pastorale des Dominicains were removed for 2006 and 2007 data. Due to the revision of the institutions in the survey, the following are not included in the 2008/2009 data: in Ontario, Institut de pastorale des Dominicains, Tyndale University College and Seminary, Redeemer University College, Royal Military College of Canada; in Alberta, Newman Theological College; in British Columbia, Vancouver School of Theology, Trinity Western University, and Seminary of Christ the King. For University of Regina, qualifications awarded since 2005 are not available. The 2004 qualifications awarded for University of Alberta have been updated. For Quebec institutions, qualifications awarded do not include micro programs and attestations. The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2000 codes assigned to programs are under review for 2008 for all Quebec and Alberta institutions, as well as Thompson Rivers University, Capilano University, Vancouver Island University, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and University of the Fraser Valley. Field of study was updated for years 1999 to 2007 for some institutions. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 477-0014. Last modified: 2010-07-14.

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