Table A.11
Average government student debt remaining, employment status and ratio of remaining government student debt to earnings, for 2005 graduates two years after graduation, by level of study and field of study (major fields and selected minor fields)

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  Employed Average government student debt remaining two years after graduation for those who still owed and were employed in 2007 Average earnings of those who still owed and were employed in 2007 Remaining debt to earnings ratio Not employed Average government student debt remaining two years after graduation for those who still owed and were not employed in 2007
percent dollars dollars ratio percent dollars
College
Total 90 10,800 35,200 31 10 11,600
Education 85 7,800 28,100 28 15E F
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 89 11,400 28,600 40 11E 12,400
Humanities 88 19,900E 34,100E F F 9,500E
Social and behavioural sciences, and law 91 11,900 29,100 41 9E 9,900E
Communications, journalism, and related programs 90 14,700 33,200 44E F 15,000E
Legal professions and studies 89 16,100 30,800 52E x x
Business, management and public administration 89 10,400 34,200 30 11E 12,200E
Physical and life sciences, and technologies 86 9,000 35,300 26 14E 15,400
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 88 11,400 35,700 32 12E 11,400
Computer and information sciences and support services and related interdisciplinary fields 87 10,600 36,800 29 13E 11,400
Architecture, engineering and related technologies 91 9,200 44,100 21 9E 10,700E
Engineering technologies / Technicians 93 10,800 45,500 24 F 15,500E
Mechanic and repair technologies / Technicians 85 7,200 43,900 16 F 6,700
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 92 9,700 35,900 27 8E 13,500
Agriculture, agricultural operations, and related sciences 95 7,800 29,800 26 x x
Natural resources and conservation 89 11,400 41,500 28 11E 13,200
Health, parks, recreation and fitness 93 12,200 36,900 33 F 12,100
Nursing 96 12,800 38,500 33 F 15,700E
Other health professions and related clinical sciences 92 11,100E 36,200 31E F 11,000E
Personal, protective and transportation services 91 8,700 32,100 27 F 7,500
Personal and culinary services 90 9,000 26,300 34E F 10,000
Security and protective services 91 8,100 34,700 23 F 5,700E
Bachelor
Total 91 16,900 44,800 38 9 17,300
Education 89 19,100 40,700 47 11 14,800
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 90 15,300 29,500 52 10E 18,900
Humanities 84 17,400 33,000 53 16E 21,800
Social and behavioural sciences, and law 90 18,200 42,300 43 10E 14,300E
Social sciences and related interdisciplinary fields 87 17,500 37,700 46 F 12,700E
Psychology and related interdisciplinary fields 97 18,300E 36,700 50E F 22,300
Legal professions and studies 97 23,500E 69,100 34E x x
Business, management and public administration 92 14,100 44,200 32 F 18,900E
Physical and life sciences, and technologies 87 14,500 37,800 38 F 16,700
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 87 16,000 46,000 35 13E 27,200E
Mathematics and statistics and related interdisciplinary fields 98 26,100E 42,100 62E x x
Computer and information sciences and support services and related interdisciplinary fields 87 14,900 46,300 32 13E 27,300E
Architecture, engineering and related technologies 96 15,400 58,300 26 F 16,300E
Architecture and related services and related interdisciplinary studies 72E F 32,600E F x x
Engineering 97 15,100 59,400 25 F 13,400
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 97 12,400 44,200 28 F 30,900E
Agriculture, agricultural operations, and related sciences 96 12,300 41,500 30 x x
Natural resources and conservation 97 12,400 46,200 27 x x
Health, parks, recreation and fitness 94 18,000 60,800 30 6E 14,500
Medicine 80 25,800 61,500E 42E x x
Nursing 99 19,200 53,800 36 x x
Other health professions and related clinical sciences 96 15,400 73,800 21 F 12,100
Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 81 15,800 40,300 39E F 13,400E
Personal, protective and transportation services 91 14,500 42,000 35 F 15,000
Master
Total 90 15,300 50,000 31 10E 18,400E
Education 93 15,100 45,100 33E F F
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 85 18,400 32,200 57 15E 15,100
Humanities 87 18,500 40,200 46E 13E 26,700E
Social and behavioural sciences, and law 78 16,800 45,300 37 F 12,100E
Business, management and public administration 94 12,100 54,200 22 F F
Physical and life sciences, and technologies 90 13,200 50,900 26 10E 12,500
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 93 15,400 49,000 31 F 28,900
Mathematics and statistics and related interdisciplinary fields 100 12,600E 45,300 28E 0 .
Computer and information sciences and support services and related interdisciplinary fields 93 14,700 50,400 29 x x
Library science 92 18,000 47,000 38 x x
Architecture, engineering and related technologies 89 18,500 50,800 37 F 13,100E
Architecture and related services and related interdisciplinary studies 87 21,700 46,500 47 x x
Engineering 92 16,400 53,600 31 x x
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 96 15,800 47,800 33 x x
Agriculture, agricultural operations, and related sciences 100 13,900 48,600 29 0 .
Natural resources and conservation 95 16,500 47,500 35 x x
Health, parks, recreation and fitness 95 14,700 62,300 24 F 12,100
Other health professions and related clinical sciences 96 14,700 64,300 23E x x
Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 79 13,600E 46,600 29E x x
Personal, protective and transportation services 86 14,200 57,600 25 x x
Doctorate
Total 90 19,500 61,800 32 10 19,900
Education 78 14,800 66,800 22 22E 18,000
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 81 24,800 60,800 41 x x
Humanities 82 19,100 51,900 37 18E 24,400
Social and behavioural sciences, and law 91 21,400 63,600 34 9 26,000
Business, management and public administration 100 15,900 79,600 20 0 .
Physical and life sciences, and technologies 93 17,400 56,200 31 7E 14,700
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 95 21,900E 66,700 33E x x
Architecture, engineering and related technologies 95 16,900 68,400 25 x x
Engineering 95 17,400 70,800 25 x x
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 95 17,800 54,700 33 x x
Health, parks, recreation and fitness 88 20,600 73,500 28 x x
Other health professions and related clinical sciences 81 17,300 80,200 22 x x
Note: Graduates who pursued further education after their 2005 graduation are excluded from this table, as are graduates for whom a labour force status could not be calculated.
The major field of study "Personal, protective and transportation services" for doctorate graduates is omitted from this table because none of the doctorate graduates in that field still had a government student loan two years after graduation.
Averages are rounded to the nearest 100.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Class of 2005).
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