Table 2 
Canadian student enrolments in Canadian universities and colleges by field of study, 2008/2009 and 2018/2019  

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Canadian student enrolments in Canadian universities and colleges by field of study, 2008/2009 and 2018/2019
  2008/2009 2018/2019 2008/2009 to 2018/2019 2008/2009 to 2018/2019
  enrolments enrolments change % change
Total 1,480,593 1,629,453 148,860 10.1
Business, management and public administration 285,306 307,383 22,077 7.7
Health and related fields 187,290 248,460 61,170 32.7
Social and behavioural sciences, and law 212,727 239,262 26,535 12.5
Humanities 254,622 190,506 -64,116 -25.2
Architecture, engineering and related technologies 144,114 173,469 29,355 20.4
Physical and life sciences, and technologies 126,609 148,164 21,555 17.0
Education 83,292 84,486 1,194 1.4
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 70,833 69,120 -1,713 -2.4
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 40,821 63,804 22,983 56.3
Personal, protective and transportation services 32,187 41,961 9,774 30.4
Other 17,142 34,437 17,295 100.9
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 22,815 26,514 3,699 16.2
Personal improvement and leisure 2,829 1,890 -939 -33.2
Note(s):
  • Data in this table are presented using the Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs Canada 2016 – Cannabis Primary Groupings (CIP_PG). The CIP_PG field of study "Unclassified" category is excluded from this table, and therefore the CIP_PG field of study total is a modified total.
  • The data in this table represent enrolments in postsecondary programs. International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) categories "Upper secondary education" and "Not applicable" (ISCED 03 and 96) are excluded from the table.
Source(s):
Postsecondary Student Information System (5017).
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