Table A.17
Average government student debt remaining by employment status and ratio of remaining government student debt to earnings, three years after graduation, by level of study and field of study (major fields and selected minor fields), Class of 2009-2010

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Table summary
This table displays the results of Average government student debt remaining by employment status and ratio of remaining government student debt to earnings Employed, Average government student debt remaining three years after graduation for those who still owned and were employed in 2013, Average earnings of those who still owe and were employed in 2013, Remaining debt to earnings ratio, Not employed and Average government student debt remaining three years after graduation for those who still owned and were not employed in 2013, calculated using percent, dollars and ratio units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Employed Average government student debt remaining three years after graduation for those who still owned and were employed in 2013 Average earnings of those who still owe and were employed in 2013 Remaining debt to earnings ratio Not employed Average government student debt remaining three years after graduation for those who still owned and were not employed in 2013
percent dollars ratio percent dollars
College  
Total 90 11,000 41,600 26 10Note E: Use with caution 11,900
Education 89 8,800Note E: Use with caution 35,700 25Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Visual and Performing Arts, and Communications Technologies 89 10,500 33,400 32 Note F: too unreliable to be published 14,300Note E: Use with caution
Humanities 94 11,200Note E: Use with caution 26,600 42Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Law 95 11,500 33,500 34 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Communications, Journalism, and Related Programs 97 11,300Note E: Use with caution 34,300Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Legal Professions and Studies 100 Note F: too unreliable to be published 38,700 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 92 9,900 30,000 33 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Business, Management and Public Administration 85 11,400 35,700 32 Note F: too unreliable to be published 14,700
Physical and Life Sciences, and Technologies 98 9,700 49,000 20Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 100 7,700 37,700 20 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Science Technologies/Technicians 95 12,500Note E: Use with caution 64,900Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences 97 11,400 46,500 25Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution 13,200Note E: Use with caution
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 96 10,200 49,000 21Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution 13,200Note E: Use with caution
Architecture, Engineering and Related Technologies 87 8,900Note E: Use with caution 55,500 16Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 6,200Note E: Use with caution
Engineering Technologies/Technicians 89 7,500 56,000 13Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians 96 14,500Note E: Use with caution 52,900 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Construction Trades 72Note E: Use with caution 4,900 43,600 11 Note F: too unreliable to be published 3,100Note E: Use with caution
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation 95 10,700Note E: Use with caution 40,700 26Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Agriculture, Agricultural Operations, and Related Sciences 89 Note F: too unreliable to be published 37,500 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Natural Resources and Conservation 99 12,800Note E: Use with caution 43,000 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Health, Parks, Recreation and Fitness 92 12,700Note E: Use with caution 44,100 29 Note F: too unreliable to be published 15,300Note E: Use with caution
Nursing 94 9,700Note E: Use with caution 35,100Note E: Use with caution 28 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 91 14,000Note E: Use with caution 47,300 29 Note F: too unreliable to be published 17,800Note E: Use with caution
Personal, Protective and Transportation Services 85 9,400 37,300 25Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 6,100Note E: Use with caution
Personal and Culinary Services 81Note E: Use with caution 8,900Note E: Use with caution 25,700 35Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Security and Protective Services 89 9,800Note E: Use with caution 43,000 23Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Other Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 13 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Bachelor  
Total 89 15,900 50,400 32 11 17,100
Education 89 17,300 45,900 38 11Note E: Use with caution 15,400Note E: Use with caution
Visual and Performing Arts, and Communications Technologies 91 18,100Note E: Use with caution 35,500 51Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 14,400Note E: Use with caution
Humanities 86 16,000 46,200 35 Note F: too unreliable to be published 32,300Note E: Use with caution
Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Law 92 15,700 47,100 33 8Note E: Use with caution 16,600Note E: Use with caution
Social Sciences 93 17,900 43,300 41 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Psychology 83 17,800 34,900 51Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Legal Professions and Studies 97 17,200 79,700 22 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Business, Management and Public Administration 88 12,300 48,600 25 Note F: too unreliable to be published 11,200Note E: Use with caution
Physical and Life Sciences, and Technologies 75 23,000Note E: Use with caution 49,600 46Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 27,800Note E: Use with caution
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 92 22,000Note E: Use with caution 40,900 54 Note F: too unreliable to be published 12,000
Physical Sciences Note F: too unreliable to be published 21,500 74,900 29Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences 91 14,300 53,700 27 Note F: too unreliable to be published 13,000
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 94 14,500 51,600 28 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Mathematics and Statistics 78 14,400Note E: Use with caution 60,000 24 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Architecture, Engineering and Related Technologies 91 13,900 62,100 22 Note F: too unreliable to be published 14,300Note E: Use with caution
Architecture and Related Technologies 100 16,700Note E: Use with caution 48,700 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Engineering 90 14,200 64,100 22 Note F: too unreliable to be published 14,300Note E: Use with caution
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation 91 14,300 53,700 27Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 15,700Note E: Use with caution
Agriculture, Agricultural Operations, and Related Sciences 97 13,400 49,000 27 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Natural Resources and Conservation 84 15,500Note E: Use with caution 59,700Note E: Use with caution 26Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Health, Parks, Recreation and Fitness 96 19,700 61,400 32 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Medicine 100 26,200Note E: Use with caution 174,200Note E: Use with caution 15Note E: Use with caution Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Nursing 96 21,000 63,400 33 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 95 20,500 52,900 39Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies 100 12,000 39,200 31Note E: Use with caution Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Personal, Protective and Transportation Services 84 16,500 51,700 32Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Other Note F: too unreliable to be published 14,800Note E: Use with caution 43,500 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Master  
Total 90 15,900 58,800 27 10Note E: Use with caution 13,800
Education 93 12,700 49,900 25 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Visual and Performing Arts, and Communications Technologies 89 18,200 31,300 58Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 8,400Note E: Use with caution
Humanities 91 14,600 49,000 30 9Note E: Use with caution 24,500Note E: Use with caution
Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Law 91 18,700 54,500 34 Note F: too unreliable to be published 19,500Note E: Use with caution
Business, Management and Public Administration 81 13,200 61,100 22Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 12,600Note E: Use with caution
Physical and Life Sciences, and Technologies 84 15,800 55,500 29Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 95 18,000Note E: Use with caution 55,500 33Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Physical Sciences 93 11,400Note E: Use with caution 50,200Note E: Use with caution 23Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences 95 17,800 51,400 35 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 100 12,300Note E: Use with caution 61,400 20Note E: Use with caution Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Library Science 92 19,300 47,200 41 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Mathematics and Statistics Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 67Note E: Use with caution Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note F: too unreliable to be published
Architecture, Engineering and Related Technologies 93 17,200 63,300 27 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Architecture and Related Technologies 92 13,100 49,500 26 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Engineering 94 19,100 71,100 27 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 8,300
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation 89 13,700 52,400 26 Note F: too unreliable to be published xNote E: Use with caution
Agriculture, Agricultural Operations, and Related Sciences 88 13,900Note E: Use with caution 56,400 25Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Natural Resources and Conservation 90 13,700 50,700 27 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published
Health, Parks, Recreation and Fitness 95 17,100 73,300 23 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 94 17,600 72,900 24Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note .: not available for any reference period
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies 100 Note F: too unreliable to be published 40,400 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Personal, Protective and Transportation Services Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 86 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note .: not available for any reference period
Other 100 8,300Note E: Use with caution 65,800 13Note E: Use with caution Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Doctorate  
Total 95 17,200 98,600 17Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution 24,400
Education 100 19,500Note E: Use with caution 56,600 34Note E: Use with caution Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Visual and Performing Arts, and Communications Technologies 72Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 107Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Humanities 92 17,700 57,300 31 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Law 97 17,600 66,700 26 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Business, Management and Public Administration Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 10 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Physical and Life Sciences, and Technologies 90 15,800 64,100 25 Note F: too unreliable to be published 23,100Note E: Use with caution
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 90 13,800 62,800 22 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Physical Sciences 92 19,100 64,900 29 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences 83 12,600 61,700 21 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Architecture, Engineering and Related Technologies 90 11,900Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Engineering 88 13,000Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation 91 35,900Note E: Use with caution 66,100 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Health, Parks, Recreation and Fitness 100 17,000Note E: Use with caution 116,600Note E: Use with caution 15Note E: Use with caution Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 100 16,100 69,000 23 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Other Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 29Note E: Use with caution Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
. not available for any reference period
.. not available for a specific reference period
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Notes: Dollars and numbers of graduates are rounded to the nearest 100. Graduates who pursued further education after their 2009-2010 graduation are excluded from this table, as are graduates for whom a labour force status could not be calculated.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey, 2013 (Class of 2009-2010).
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