Table 5.7.2
Incidence and repayment of government student loans among Class of 2000 graduates 4 two and five years after graduation, by level of study and type of program, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Graduates who owed money for their education to government student loan programs at graduation
% standard error average loan in dollars standard error
College graduates
All programs 56.0 (2.4) 14,900 (699)
Health programs1 94.4 (2.0) 20,700 (1,496)
Dental support services and allied professions .. ..
Health and medical administrative services x x
Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions 87.7 (5.7) 27,500 (4,132)
Nursing .. ..
Nursing / registered nurse .. ..
Licensed practical / vocational nurse training .. ..
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. ..
Health aides / attendants / orderlies .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. ..
Social work .. ..
All other programs3 54.4 (2.5) 14,500 (741)
University graduates
All programs 61.0 (2.5) 26,000 (1,240)
Health programs1 72.5 (6.1) 34,400 (3,116)
Medicine x x
Nursing 72.9 (7.2) 30,500 (3,418)
Nursing / registered nurse 72.9 (7.2) 30,500 (3,418)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 57.7 E (9.8) 30,500 E (9,645)
Psychology x x
Social work 51.5 E (11.5) F
Health and physical education / fitness x x
All other programs3 59.1 (2.9) 23,900 (1,259)
Bachelor graduates
All programs 71.8 (3.1) 27,000 (1,391)
Health programs1 78.4 (6.6) 34,800 (3,193)
Medicine F x
Nursing 78.5 (7.6) 30,500 (3,418)
Nursing / registered nurse 78.5 (7.6) 30,500 (3,418)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 87.1 (10.9) 33,200 E (10,547)
Psychology x x
Social work x F
Health and physical education / fitness x x
All other programs3 69.6 (3.6) 24,700 (1,434)
Master's graduates
All programs 30.8 (3.0) 18,200 (2,041)
Health programs1 F x
Nursing .. ..
Nursing / registered nurse .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 F x
Psychology .. ..
Social work F x
All other programs3 33.3 (3.2) 18,600 (2,180)
Doctoral graduates
All programs .. ..
Health programs1 .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. ..
All other programs3 .. ..
Graduates who owed money for their education to government student loan programs two years after graduation
% standard error average loan in dollars standard error
College graduates
All programs 46.4 (2.4) 13,100 (716)
Health programs1 58.3 E (11.3) 17,700 (1,557)
Dental support services and allied professions .. ..
Health and medical administrative services F x
Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions x x
Nursing .. ..
Nursing / registered nurse .. ..
Licensed practical / vocational nurse training .. ..
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. ..
Health aides / attendants / orderlies .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. ..
Social work .. ..
All other programs3 45.9 (2.5) 12,800 (749)
University graduates
All programs 48.6 (2.7) 22,700 (1,236)
Health programs1 65.6 (7.2) 25,200 (2,391)
Medicine x x
Nursing 63.9 (8.7) 21,700 (2,632)
Nursing / registered nurse 63.9 (8.7) 21,700 (2,632)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 F x
Psychology x x
Social work F x
Health and physical education / fitness x x
All other programs3 46.4 (3.1) 21,500 (1,371)
Bachelor graduates
All programs 58.5 (3.4) 23,200 (1,346)
Health programs1 70.8 (8.0) 25,300 (2,458)
Medicine F x
Nursing 68.8 (9.4) 21,700 (2,632)
Nursing / registered nurse 68.8 (9.4) 21,700 (2,632)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 x x
Psychology x x
Social work F x
Health and physical education / fitness x x
All other programs3 55.8 (3.9) 21,900 (1,517)
Master's graduates
All programs 20.5 (2.7) 18,900 (2,733)
Health programs1 F x
Nursing .. ..
Nursing / registered nurse .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. ..
Psychology .. ..
Social work .. ..
All other programs3 22.7 (3.0) 18,800 (2,900)
Doctoral graduates
All programs .. ..
Health programs1 .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. ..
All other programs3 .. ..
Graduates who owed money for their education to government student loan programs five years after graduation
% standard error average loan in dollars standard error
College graduates
All programs 36.4 (2.3) 11,800 (581)
Health programs1 58.3 E (11.3) 14,400 (1,610)
Dental support services and allied professions .. ..
Health and medical administrative services F x
Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions x x
Nursing .. ..
Nursing / registered nurse .. ..
Licensed practical / vocational nurse training .. ..
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. ..
Health aides / attendants / orderlies .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. ..
Social work .. ..
All other programs3 35.5 (2.3) 11,600 (610)
University graduates
All programs 38.4 (2.8) 20,700 (1,445)
Health programs1 42.2 E (7.4) 21,600 E (3,728)
Medicine F x
Nursing 44.2 E (8.7) 18,400 (2,762)
Nursing / registered nurse 44.2 E (8.7) 18,400 (2,762)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 F x
Psychology x x
Social work F x
Health and physical education / fitness x x
All other programs3 37.9 (3.1) 19,900 (1,560)
Bachelor graduates
All programs 46.6 (3.5) 21,000 (1,580)
Health programs1 44.8 E (8.1) 21,500 E (3,893)
Medicine F x
Nursing 47.7 E (9.4) 18,400 (2,762)
Nursing / registered nurse 47.7 E (9.4) 18,400 (2,762)
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 x x
Psychology x x
Social work F x
Health and physical education / fitness x x
All other programs3 46.4 (4.0) 20,400 (1,731)
Master's graduates
All programs 14.9 E (2.6) 17,100 (1,953)
Health programs1 F x
Nursing .. ..
Nursing / registered nurse .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. ..
Psychology .. ..
Social work .. ..
All other programs3 16.2 E (2.9) 16,400 (2,067)
Doctoral graduates
All programs .. ..
Health programs1 .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. ..
All other programs3 .. ..

.. not available for a specific reference period

… not applicable

x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

E use with caution

F too unreliable to be published

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.

4. Graduates who pursued further education after 2000 are excluded from this table.

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

Source: Follow-up Survey of Graduates (Class of 2000), Statistics Canada.