Statistics Norway

Degrees from universities and colleges

3 Graduations1, in tertiary education by immigration category, gender and field of education. Numbers and per cent. 2008/09
Field of education Immigration category
Total Immigrants Norwegian-born to immigrant parents The rest of the population
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
  Numbers
Total 13 050 21 069 1 069 1 637  147  215 11 834 19 217
Humanities and Arts 1 284 2 047  119  209 4 18 1 161 1 820
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 1 575 4 509  113  271 3 25 1 459 4 213
Social Sciences and Law 1 604 2 534  128  206 14 27 1 462 2 301
Business and Administration 2 738 2 976  151  221 41 43 2 546 2 712
Natural Sciences, Vocational and Technical Subjects 3 592 1 595  358  196 56 32 3 178 1 367
Health, Welfare and Sport 1 598 7 061  144  491 26 68 1 428 6 502
Primary Industries  103  124 29 22 - - 74  102
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and Other Services  533  191 26 19 3 2  504  170
Unspecified Field of Education 23 32 1 2 - - 22 30
  Per cent
Total  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Humanities and Arts 9.8 9.7 11.1 12.8 2.7 8.4 9.8 9.5
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 12.1 21.4 10.6 16.6 2.0 11.6 12.3 21.9
Social Sciences and Law 12.3 12.0 12.0 12.6 9.5 12.6 12.4 12.0
Business and Administration 21.0 14.1 14.1 13.5 27.9 20.0 21.5 14.1
Natural Sciences, Vocational and Technical Subjects 27.5 7.6 33.5 12.0 38.1 14.9 26.9 7.1
Health, Welfare and Sport 12.2 33.5 13.5 30.0 17.7 31.6 12.1 33.8
Primary Industries 0.8 0.6 2.7 1.3 - - 0.6 0.5
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and Other Services 4.1 0.9 2.4 1.2 2.0 0.9 4.3 0.9
Unspecified Field of Education 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 0.2
1  Doctoral degrees are not included.

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