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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
(Other undergraduate level)
	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
	number
Total, instructional programs	21,177	21,516	20,715	20,100	19,455
Education	2,328	2,493	2,541	2,286	2,157
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	735	708	648	639	552
Humanities	2,868	2,907	2,817	2,877	2,595
Social and behavioural sciences, and law	2,793	2,727	2,742	3,183	3,255
Business, management and public administration	8,619	8,856	8,103	7,338	7,359
Physical and life sciences, and technologies	135	177	192	144	186
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	714	558	423	420	333
Architecture, engineering and related technologies	627	681	702	651	615
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	261	351	408	357	333
Health, parks, recreation and fitness	1,650	1,629	1,692	1,659	1,515
Personal, protective and transportation services	105	72	108	123	117
Other instructional program	333	360	339	417	438
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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