Statistics Norway

Throughput of students in tertiary education

2 Postgraduate courses1, by number of graduates in the 2006/2007 study year and number of years2 since the student was first registered in tertiary education. Absolute figures and per cent
Course of study, duration Absolute figures
Number of graduates		 Per cent
Total -5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years 9 years 10 years 11 years
and over
Both sexes, total 10 256  100 19 15 13 10 6 5 32
Of these                  
5 year degrees 7 594  100 26 18 13 9 6 4 25
Of these                  
Master, Pharmacy/Cand.pharm. (Pharmacy) 88  100 14 36 15 13 5 6 12
Master of odontology/Cand.odont.  104  100 26 23 18 10 8 9 7
Master of Business and Economics  368  100 37 27 15 10 2 1 8
Master of Technology/Graduate engineering degree 1 061  100 50 24 11 6 3 1 5
Master of Science  213  100 78 7 7 - 3 2 3
Master of Philosophy 56  100 84 4 5 2 - - 6
Master degree, Humanities/Arts 1 106  100 19 15 15 14 8 7 22
Master degree, Teaching/ Pedagogy  492  100 17 7 7 5 4 4 57
Master degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies  921  100 15 19 20 14 10 5 16
Master degree, Business and Administration  411  100 23 14 9 8 6 6 33
Master degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical subjects 1 051  100 28 26 15 10 5 4 11
Master degree, Health/Welfare/Sport  386  100 18 9 8 5 3 3 54
Master degree, Primary Industries 95  100 45 15 15 4 8 4 8
Master, Transport/Communications/Saftey/Security 45  100 18 7 7 2 - 2 64
Other Master degrees3  108  100 51 11 8 6 5 2 18
                   
6 year degrees 2 662  100 1 6 11 11 9 8 55
Of these                  
Master of Law/Cand.jur.  866  100 5 21 26 17 8 4 18
Cand.med. (Medicine)  497  100 1 14 20 23 17 10 16
Cand.theol. 71  100 7 15 21 14 7 10 26
Cand.med.vet. (Vetinary Science) 60  100 3 35 18 10 8 10 15
                   
Males, total 4 493  100 25 16 12 9 6 5 28
Of these                  
5 year degrees 3 566  100 31 18 12 9 5 4 20
Of these                  
Master, Pharmacy/Cand.pharm. (Pharmacy) 19  100 11 42 11 5 11 - 21
Master of odontology/Cand.odont. 38  100 24 24 24 5 11 8 6
Master of Business and Economics  204  100 31 29 14 13 3 1 8
Master of Technology/Graduate engineering degree  798  100 51 23 10 7 3 1 5
Master of Science  127  100 81 4 6 - 3 2 3
Master of Philosophy 27  100 96 - - - - - 4
Master degree, Humanities/Arts  402  100 25 14 14 13 7 8 19
Master degree, Teaching/ Pedagogy 79  100 25 1 14 5 5 3 47
Master degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies  358  100 17 20 16 16 11 5 15
Master degree, Business and Administration  196  100 27 12 10 9 7 7 29
Master degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical subjects  546  100 29 27 15 9 5 4 11
Master degree, Health/Welfare/Sport  113  100 19 14 8 4 2 4 48
Master degree, Primary Industries 54  100 43 19 11 6 11 4 8
Master, Transport/Communications/Saftey/Security 42  100 17 5 7 2 - 2 67
Other Master degrees 61  100 54 11 10 5 5 3 11
                   
6 year degrees  927  100 1 8 12 10 9 8 53
Of these                  
Master of Law/Cand.jur.  365  100 5 21 26 18 8 4 20
Cand.med. (Medicine)  190  100 2 18 19 18 18 11 13
Cand.theol. 49  100 10 14 18 16 8 12 20
Cand.psychol. 64  100 - 6 20 19 14 11 30
Cand.med.vet. (Vetinary Science) 5  100 - 40 20 - - - 40
                   
Females, total 5 763  100 15 13 13 10 7 6 36
Of these                  
5 year degrees 4 028  100 21 17 14 10 6 5 27
Of these                  
Master, Pharmacy/Cand.pharm. (Pharmacy) 69  100 14 35 16 14 3 7 10
Master of odontology/Cand.odont. 66  100 27 23 15 12 6 9 9
Master of Business and Economics  164  100 44 25 17 6 1 1 6
Master of Technology/Graduate engineering degree  263  100 46 26 13 5 3 - 7
Master of Science 86  100 73 10 8 - 2 2 3
Master of Philosophy 29  100 72 7 10 3 - - 6
Master degree, Humanities/Arts  704  100 16 16 16 15 8 6 23
Master degree, Teaching/ Pedagogy  413  100 15 8 6 5 3 4 58
Master degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies  563  100 14 19 22 14 9 6 16
Master degree, Business and Administration  215  100 20 17 9 7 6 5 37
Master degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical subjects  505  100 28 25 16 11 6 4 10
Master degree, Health/Welfare/Sport  273  100 18 6 8 5 4 2 57
Master degree, Primary Industries 41  100 49 10 20 2 5 5 10
Master, Transport/Communications/Saftey/Security 3  100 33 33 - - - - 33
Other Master degrees 47  100 47 11 6 6 4 - 25
                   
6 year degrees 1 735  100 1 5 11 11 9 8 56
Of these                  
Master of Law/Cand.jur.  501  100 6 21 26 17 8 5 17
Cand.med. (Medicine)  307  100 0 11 21 26 16 9 17
Cand.theol. 22  100 - 18 27 9 5 5 37
Cand.psychol.  169  100 - 2 24 23 16 9 26
Cand.med.vet. (Vetinary Science) 55  100 4 35 18 11 9 11 13
1  The table consists of a selection of completed graduate courses. Some courses (primarily supplementary courses) are not included in the table.
2  Calculation of "number of years": -5 years = -64 months, 6 years = 65-76 months, 7 years = 77-88 months, 8 years = 89-100 months, 9 years = 101-112 months, 10 years = 113-124 months, 11 years = 125-136 months, 12 years = 137-148 months, 13 year and over = 149 months and over.
3  Masterdegrees prior to the Quality Reform in 2003.

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