The data is from the National Student Clearinghouse. The following table lists graduate and professional degree major categories in which 2004-2019 graduates obtained advanced degrees.
Caveat: Information is limited to those institutions that report degree attained to the Clearinghouse.
Graduate Level Degree (excludes Certificates)
BC Grad Year | Graduates | Master’s Degree | % Master’s | Doctoral or Professional Degree | % Doctoral or Professional | Any Post-Baccalureate Degree | % Any Graduate Level Degree |
2004 | 282 | 77 | 27% | 22 | 8% | 93 | 33% |
2005 | 278 | 82 | 29% | 12 | 4% | 89 | 32% |
2006 | 302 | 102 | 34% | 18 | 6% | 112 | 37% |
2007 | 290 | 70 | 24% | 14 | 5% | 82 | 28% |
2008 | 381 | 96 | 25% | 21 | 6% | 112 | 29% |
2009 | 284 | 90 | 32% | 20 | 7% | 100 | 35% |
2010 | 296 | 66 | 22% | 15 | 5% | 78 | 26% |
2011 | 325 | 66 | 20% | 9 | 3% | 73 | 22% |
2012 | 354 | 86 | 24% | 12 | 3% | 93 | 26% |
2013 | 300 | 55 | 18% | 14 | 5% | 67 | 22% |
2014 | 381 | 65 | 17% | 21 | 6% | 86 | 23% |
2015 | 356 | 58 | 16% | 9 | 3% | 67 | 19% |
2016 | 415 | 35 | 8% | 14 | 3% | 49 | 12% |
2017 | 364 | 40 | 11% | 7 | 2% | 47 | 13% |
2018 | 386 | 28 | 7% | 0 | 0% | 28 | 7% |
2019 | 380 | 15 | 4% | 0 | 0% | 15 | 4% |
Graduate School Data
The data is from the National Student Clearinghouse. The following table lists graduate and professional degree major categories in which 2004-2019 graduates obtained advanced degrees.
Caveat: Information is limited to those institutions that report degree attained to the Clearinghouse.
Degrees by Federal Classification of Instructional Programming (CIP) Category
Master’s Degrees | % Master’s |
Education | 33.8% |
Health Professions and Related Programs | 13.4% |
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | 12.5% |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology | 6.2% |
Public Administration and Social Service Professions | 5.8% |
Psychology | 3.2% |
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | 3.2% |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 2.3% |
English Language and Literature/Letters | 2.2% |
Social Sciences | 1.8% |
Theology and Religious Vocations | 1.6% |
Engineering | 1.6% |
History | 1.5% |
Visual and Performing Arts | 1.3% |
Unknown | 1.2% |
Natural Resources and Conservation | 1.0% |
Library Science | <1% |
Physical Sciences | <1% |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | <1% |
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | <1% |
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields | <1% |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | <1% |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | <1% |
Mathematics and Statistics | <1% |
Architecture and Related Services | <1% |
Legal Professions and Studies | <1% |
Reserved (Canadian Statistics) | <1% |
Philosophy and Religious Studies | <1% |
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences | <1% |
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | <1% |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | <1% |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies | <1% |
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services | <1% |
Doctoral and Professional Degrees | % Doctorate/ Professional |
Health Professions and Related Programs | 61.5% |
Legal Professions and Studies | 21.6% |
Education | 3.8% |
Physical Sciences | 2.3% |
Psychology | 2.3% |
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | 1.4% |
Mathematics and Statistics | 1.4% |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 1.4% |
Social Sciences | <1% |
English Language and Literature/Letters | <1% |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology | <1% |
History | <1% |
Engineering | <1% |
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | <1% |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies | <1% |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | <1% |