Degrees by Field of Study

Question

I have a faculty member who wants # of degrees granted by field of study by province by gender for as recently as possible if not he can use Enrollment # by field of study by province by gender for as recently as possible.

CANSIM 477-0011 to 477-0014 do not have the field of study 81-229xib is only up to 2000 and does not have a detailed enough breakdown of field of study.

On the CAUT website, in their Almanac, for 2003-2004 they have degrees by field of study by gender but only for the whole of Canada (Table 3.11).

CAUT gets its stats from the Centre for Education Statistics. Should I e-mail them or can DLI get them? Alternatively how much would a custom tab be?

Answer

1) In CANSIM, the information is provided by field of study however the data is based on Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and the primary categories are available.

This is available in Table 477-0014 University degrees, diplomas and certificates granted, by program level, Classification of Instructional Programs, Primary Grouping (CIP_PG) and sex, annual (number)

2) If further detail is required on the CIP, it is available for 2, 4 and 6 digit level from 1992 to 2004 on a cost recovery basis only. The following link provides information on the classification system used.
http://stds.statcan.ca/english/cip/cip_2digit.asp

To provide a custom table by CIP, by province, by gender for 1 year of data would be $165 with each additional year costing $15.

Caution must be used however if a historical comparison is being done as it cannot be done at the 4 or 6 digit level. As about 40% of the institutions still report using the old system, data cannot be used at this detailed level for historical analysis. If historical analysis is done, it must not be done lower than 2 digit level.

2 digit CIP is still more detailed than CANSIM. It contains the following groups:

Field of study (2 digit) Code
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences 01
Natural Resources and Conservation 03
Architecture and Related Services 04
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 05
Communication, Journalism and Related Programs 09
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services 10
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 11
Education 13
Engineering 14
Engineering Technologies/Technicians 15
Aboriginal and Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics 16
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 19
Legal Professions and Studies 22
English Language and Literature/Letters 23
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 24
Library Science 25
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 26
Mathematics and Statistics 27
Military Technologies 29
Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Studies 30
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies 31
Basic Skills 32
Leisure and Recreational Activities 36
Personal Awareness and Self-improvement 37
Philosophy and Religious Studies 38
Theology and Religious Vocations 39
Physical Sciences 40
Psychology 42
Security and Protective Services 43
Public Administration and Social Service Professions 44
Social Sciences 45
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians 47
Precision Production 48
Transportation and Materials Moving 49
Visual and Performing Arts 50
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 51
Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services 52
History 54
French Language and Literature/Letters 55
Dental, Medical and Veterinary Residency Programs 60
Other instructional program 89

If a custom table is required, turn-around time for delivery is 5-10 working days and pre-payment is required.