Table 5.3.5
Age at graduation of Class of 2000 graduates, by level of study and type of program, New Brunswick

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Average age Median age Less than 25
Years standard error years standard error % standard error
College graduates
All programs 25.1 (0.2) 22.0 (0.3) 65.7 (1.4)
Health programs1 27.7 (0.5) 25.0 (0.9) 48.4 (3.2)
Dental support services and allied professions .. .. ..
Health and medical administrative services 26.5 (2.4) 24.5 (3.2) x
Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions x x F
Nursing 30.2 (0.7) 28.0 (1.0) 33.5 (4.0)
Nursing / registered nurse .. .. ..
Licensed practical / vocational nurse training .. .. ..
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. .. ..
Health aides / attendants / orderlies 32.9 (1.8) 32.0 (2.4) F
Selected health-related programs2 24.5 (1.8) 22.5 (1.0) 87.5 (8.5)
Social work 24.5 (1.8) 22.5 (1.0) 87.5 (8.5)
All other programs3 24.6 (0.2) 22.0 (0.0) 68.5 (1.5)
University graduates
All programs 25.9 (0.2) 23.0 (0.0) 65.9 (1.5)
Health programs1 27.6 (0.8) 23.0 (0.5) 60.7 (5.0)
Medicine .. .. ..
Nursing 30.7 (1.1) 26.0 (2.8) 47.5 (6.4)
Nursing / registered nurse 29.5 (1.2) 24.5 (2.8) 50.0 (6.8)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 25.3 (1.0) 23.0 (0.3) 77.1 (4.7)
Psychology 25.3 (1.2) 22.0 (0.3) 77.6 (5.7)
Social work 32.3 (5.1) F F
Health and physical education / fitness 22.7 (0.3) 22.0 (0.3) 88.9 (5.9)
All other programs3 25.8 (0.2) 23.0 (0.0) 65.1 (1.6)
Bachelor graduates
All programs 24.8 (0.2) 23.0 (0.3) 73.8 (1.6)
Health programs1 26.7 (0.9) 23.0 (0.5) 62.7 (5.2)
Medicine .. .. ..
Nursing 29.5 (1.2) 24.5 (2.8) 50.0 (6.8)
Nursing / registered nurse 29.5 (1.2) 24.5 (2.8) 50.0 (6.8)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 24.5 (1.1) 22.0 (0.3) 85.9 (5.0)
Psychology 24.2 (1.3) 22.0 (0.3) 88.0 (6.1)
Social work x F F
Health and physical education / fitness 22.4 (0.2) 22.0 (0.3) 94.1 (5.2)
All other programs3 24.6 (0.2) 23.0 (0.3) 73.5 (1.8)
Average Median Less than 30 years
Years standard error years standard error % standard error
Master's graduates
All programs 32.9 (0.4) 30.0 (0.3) 50.0 (2.7)
Health programs1 55.0 (0.9) 54.5 (1.3) ..
Nursing 55.0 (0.9) 54.5 (1.3) ..
Nursing / registered nurse .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 32.0 (1.3) 28.0 (1.0) 58.8 (8.0)
Psychology 32.0 (1.6) 28.0 (1.6) 55.0 (9.0)
Social work x x F
All other programs3 32.5 (0.4) 29.0 (0.3) 50.4 (2.9)
Doctoral graduates
All programs 36.1 (0.6) 37.0 (2.0) x
Health programs1 .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 x x ..
All other programs3 36.1 (0.6) 37.0 (2.8) x

.. not available for a specific reference period

… not applicable

x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

F too unreliable to be published

0 true zero or a value rounded to zero

1. Excludes veterinary programs.

2. Includes Psychology, Social work, Epidemiology and Health and physical education / fitness programs.

3. Includes veterinary programs but excludes all health programs, Psychology, Social work, Epidemiology and Health and physical education / fitness.

Note: Type of program is defined using the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). See Appendix 3 for more details.

Source: National Graduates Survey (Class of 2000), Statistics Canada.