Field of study
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4.56 years
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Average time to graduation for college-level diploma students aged 15 and older - Canada
(2017/2018)2.54 years
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Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)10.8% -
22.4%
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Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor's degree or higher - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)28.5% -
Percentage of men aged 25 to 34 with an apprenticeship certificate - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)7.8% -
Percentage of women aged 25 to 34 with a bachelor's degree or higher - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)40.7%
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- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301200002Description: Investing in a postsecondary education is one of the most important decisions made by people over their lifetime. Understanding the potential outcomes associated with specific postsecondary academic programs may help inform young people, but most of the available information focuses on earnings. While important, earnings say little about what postsecondary graduates are likely to do in their career, which may factor heavily in their decision-making process. This article presents the most prevalent jobs held by graduates of Canadian bachelor’s degree programs aged 25 to 34 using the 2021 Census of Population.Release date: 2023-12-21
- Table: 37-10-0247-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of Canadian students in a career, technical or professional training diploma entry cohort belonging to a visible minority group, by field of study grouping (Variant of Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 - Cannabis STEM and BHASE groupings).Release date: 2023-10-26
- Table: 37-10-0247-02Geography: CanadaFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of Canadian students in an undergraduate degree entry cohort belonging to a visible minority group, by field of study grouping (Variant of Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 - Cannabis STEM and BHASE groupings).Release date: 2023-10-26
- Table: 98-10-0389-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (500), Statistics (6B), Age (4), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7), Gender (3)Description: Details on major field of study for census divisions and large municipalities.Release date: 2023-10-04
- Table: 98-10-0404-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Occupation - Unit group - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (821A), Age (2), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (500), Gender (3)Description: Detailed occupational distribution by detailed field of study, for provinces and territories.Release date: 2023-10-04
- Table: 98-10-0394-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (432), Statistics (6B), Age (15A), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7), Gender (3)Description: Detailed major field of study using the historical Classification of Instructional Programs 2016 (rather than the CIP 2021), allowing comparisons with data tables from the 2016 Census.Release date: 2023-06-21
- Table: 98-10-0401-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (500), Labour force status (8), Age (15A), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Gender (3)Description: Employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates by detailed major field of study.Release date: 2023-06-21
- Table: 98-10-0416-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: STEM and BHASE groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (16), Statistics (6B), Gender (3), Age (15A), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Indigenous identity (9)Description: Number and percentage of Indigenous people with a postsecondary credential in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math and computer science) and BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study.Release date: 2023-06-21
- Table: 98-10-0567-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomerationFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Long-form data quality indicators – Education (14)Description: Data on long-form data quality indicators for 2021 Census education content, Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions.Release date: 2023-02-08
- Table: 98-10-0568-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Long-form data quality indicators – Education (14)Description: Data on long-form data quality indicators for 2021 Census education content, Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.Release date: 2023-02-08
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- Table: 37-10-0247-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of Canadian students in a career, technical or professional training diploma entry cohort belonging to a visible minority group, by field of study grouping (Variant of Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 - Cannabis STEM and BHASE groupings).Release date: 2023-10-26
- Table: 37-10-0247-02Geography: CanadaFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of Canadian students in an undergraduate degree entry cohort belonging to a visible minority group, by field of study grouping (Variant of Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 - Cannabis STEM and BHASE groupings).Release date: 2023-10-26
- Table: 98-10-0389-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (500), Statistics (6B), Age (4), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7), Gender (3)Description: Details on major field of study for census divisions and large municipalities.Release date: 2023-10-04
- Table: 98-10-0404-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Occupation - Unit group - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (821A), Age (2), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (500), Gender (3)Description: Detailed occupational distribution by detailed field of study, for provinces and territories.Release date: 2023-10-04
- Table: 98-10-0394-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (432), Statistics (6B), Age (15A), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7), Gender (3)Description: Detailed major field of study using the historical Classification of Instructional Programs 2016 (rather than the CIP 2021), allowing comparisons with data tables from the 2016 Census.Release date: 2023-06-21
- Table: 98-10-0401-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (500), Labour force status (8), Age (15A), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Gender (3)Description: Employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates by detailed major field of study.Release date: 2023-06-21
- Table: 98-10-0416-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: STEM and BHASE groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (16), Statistics (6B), Gender (3), Age (15A), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Indigenous identity (9)Description: Number and percentage of Indigenous people with a postsecondary credential in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math and computer science) and BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study.Release date: 2023-06-21
- Table: 98-10-0567-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomerationFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Long-form data quality indicators – Education (14)Description: Data on long-form data quality indicators for 2021 Census education content, Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions.Release date: 2023-02-08
- Table: 98-10-0568-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Long-form data quality indicators – Education (14)Description: Data on long-form data quality indicators for 2021 Census education content, Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.Release date: 2023-02-08
- Table: 98-10-0390-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (63), Statistics (3), Gender (3), Age (15A), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16)Description: Overview of educational characteristics (highest certificate, diploma or degree and major field of study) for census divisions and municipalities.Release date: 2022-11-30
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- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301200002Description: Investing in a postsecondary education is one of the most important decisions made by people over their lifetime. Understanding the potential outcomes associated with specific postsecondary academic programs may help inform young people, but most of the available information focuses on earnings. While important, earnings say little about what postsecondary graduates are likely to do in their career, which may factor heavily in their decision-making process. This article presents the most prevalent jobs held by graduates of Canadian bachelor’s degree programs aged 25 to 34 using the 2021 Census of Population.Release date: 2023-12-21
- 2. Results from the 2016 Census: Is field of study a factor in the payoff of a graduate degree? ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-006-X201800154978Description:
More and more Canadians are pursuing graduate studies, often to increase their chances of getting a better-paying job. Using data from the 2016 Census, this study examines the extent to which median earnings of workers with a master’s degree or doctorate differ from their counterparts with a bachelor’s degree, focusing on differences across fields of study. The target population includes paid employees aged 30 to 59 who worked full year and full time during the year preceding the census, and whose highest educational qualification was obtained in Canada.
Release date: 2018-09-26 - Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016023Description:
This Census in Brief article compares the earnings of young bachelor’s degree holders from different fields of study, including STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, and BHASE (non-STEM) fields, such as business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education.
Release date: 2017-11-29 - Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016025Description:
This Census in Brief article examines the jobs of young bachelor’s degree holders and identifies how field of study is associated with occupational outcomes. It shows how graduates from a given field of study are distributed across broad occupational groups and how overqualification rates differ by field.
Release date: 2017-11-29 - Articles and reports: 89-503-X201500114640Description:
Women have become increasingly well-educated, and today their share in the Canadian labour market is larger than ever. This chapter of Women in Canada examines women’s educational experiences, with a focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics and computer science) education and skills. Topics include a profile of women’s education in Canada, the skills of young girls and women, field-of-study patterns at the postsecondary level, and labour market outcomes, including earnings.
Release date: 2016-07-06
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-392-GDescription:
This guide presents the census concepts related to schooling and major field of study and describes the evolution of the different issues that concern these concepts. The guide also deals with the comparability of the 2001 Census data on schooling and major field of study with those of previous censuses.
Release date: 2004-11-23
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