Table 5.5.1
Characteristics of Class of 2000 graduates' program of study, by level of study and type of program, Canada

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Co-op program No distance education Some distance education
% standard error % standard error % standard error
College graduates
All programs 22.6 (0.7) 92.7 (0.4) 7.3 (0.4)
Health programs1 14.7 (1.4) 92.2 (0.9) 7.8 (0.9)
Dental support services and allied professions 10.0 E (3.1) 93.7 (2.7) F
Health and medical administrative services F 98.1 (0.7) F
Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions 18.9 E (6.1) 97.5 (1.5) F
Nursing 17.1 E (2.9) 87.7 (2.0) 12.3 (2.0)
Nursing / registered nurse 20.6 E (6.1) 89.3 (3.6) F
Licensed practical / vocational nurse training 18.2 E (5.2) 93.8 (1.6) 6.2 E (1.6)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions F 90.4 (5.7) F
Health aides / attendants / orderlies 14.0 E (2.5) 95.0 (1.1) 5.0 E (1.1)
Selected health-related programs2 29.6 (4.4) 92.0 (2.5) 8.0 E (2.5)
Social work 25.8 E (4.4) 94.3 (2.1) F
All other programs3 23.7 (0.7) 92.8 (0.4) 7.2 (0.4)
University graduates
All programs 9.4 (0.3) 81.7 (0.5) 18.3 (0.5)
Health programs1 5.5 (0.7) 77.2 (1.1) 22.8 (1.1)
Medicine 4.6 E (1.4) 99.7 (0.3) F
Nursing 2.8 E (0.7) 62.8 (1.9) 37.1 (1.9)
Nursing / registered nurse 3.5 E (1.0) 62.6 (2.6) 37.2 (2.6)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions 15.2 E (4.0) 88.3 (2.4) 11.7 E (2.4)
Selected health-related programs2 4.8 E (0.9) 76.9 (2.1) 23.1 (2.1)
Psychology F 76.0 (2.9) 24.0 (2.9)
Social work 11.2 E (3.2) 80.0 (3.6) 20.0 E (3.6)
Health and physical education / fitness 8.4 E (2.8) 76.3 (4.5) 23.7 E (4.5)
All other programs3 10.3 (0.4) 82.7 (0.5) 17.3 (0.5)
Bachelor graduates
All programs 10.1 (0.4) 79.5 (0.6) 20.5 (0.6)
Health programs1 5.3 (0.8) 73.7 (1.3) 26.2 (1.3)
Medicine 5.7 E (1.9) 100.0 (0.0) ..
Nursing 3.0 E (0.8) 60.9 (2.1) 39.0 (2.1)
Nursing / registered nurse 3.7 E (1.1) 61.3 (2.8) 38.5 (2.8)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions 13.0 E (4.1) 87.5 (2.7) 12.5 E (2.7)
Selected health-related programs2 4.1 E (1.1) 72.8 (2.5) 27.2 (2.5)
Psychology F 71.3 (3.5) 28.7 (3.5)
Social work F 74.8 (4.8) 25.2 E (4.8)
Health and physical education / fitness F 75.0 (4.9) 25.0 E (4.9)
All other programs3 11.3 (0.4) 80.8 (0.6) 19.2 (0.6)
Master's graduates
All programs 7.2 (0.6) 89.5 (0.6) 10.5 (0.6)
Health programs1 7.2 E (1.5) 88.8 (1.8) 11.2 (1.8)
Nursing F 78.4 (4.8) 21.6 E (4.8)
Nursing / registered nurse .. 79.2 (5.4) 20.8 E (5.4)
Selected health-related programs2 8.4 E (2.3) 94.1 (2.2) F
Psychology 4.3 E (1.3) 96.8 (1.2) F
Social work 12.6 E (3.1) 93.8 (1.9) 6.2 E (1.9)
All other programs3 7.1 (0.6) 89.0 (0.6) 11.0 (0.6)
Doctoral graduates
All programs 2.2 (0.2) 97.3 (0.2) 2.7 (0.2)
Health programs1 3.5 E (0.8) 97.0 (1.1) F
Selected health-related programs2 3.0 E (0.7) 96.6 (0.6) 3.4 E (0.6)
All other programs3 1.8 (0.3) 97.4 (0.2) 2.6 (0.2)

.. not available for a specific reference period

… not applicable

E use with caution

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.