Table A.17
Student debt from all sources for 2005 graduates, by whether or not a component of the program was taken outside of Canada and by level of study
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| Component of program taken outside of Canada | No component of program taken outside of Canada | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | |||
| Number of graduates | number | 4,000 | 90,900 |
| Percentage of graduates who owed student debt to any source | percent | 57 | 54 |
| Average debt owed to all sources at time of graduation | dollars | 23,300 | 22,800 |
| Percentage of graduates with debt who had paid it off two years after graduation | percent | 34 | 28 |
| Average debt remaining two years after graduation for those who still owed | dollars | 21,800 | 20,300 |
| Master | |||
| Number of graduates | number | 800 | 24,000 |
| Percentage of graduates who owed student debt to any source | percent | 62 | 46 |
| Average debt owed to all sources at time of graduation | dollars | 23,900 | 22,800 |
| Percentage of graduates with debt who had paid it off two years after graduation | percent | 42E | 32 |
| Average debt remaining two years after graduation for those who still owed | dollars | 19,700 | 19,500 |
| Doctorate | |||
| Number of graduates | number | 300 | 2,900 |
| Percentage of graduates who owed student debt to any source | percent | 46 | 43 |
| Average debt owed to all sources at time of graduation | dollars | 27,400 | 25,400 |
| Percentage of graduates with debt who had paid it off two years after graduation | percent | 24 | 31 |
| Average debt remaining two years after graduation for those who still owed | dollars | 24,000 | 22,300 |
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Note: Graduates who pursued further education after their 2005 graduation are excluded from this table. Components outside of Canada include only those with a duration of at least four weeks. Averages and numbers are rounded to the nearest 100, but analysis is carried out on unrounded values. Source: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Class of 2005). |
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