Maritime Universities Grant More Degrees in 2007

Credentials granted by public Maritime universities reached an all-time high in 2007 with 16,391 degrees, certificates and diplomas issued.

The Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission released the statistics today, Jan. 29.

The total number of undergraduate degrees granted in Nova Scotia was 7,972, an increase of 7.8 per cent over 2006. They increased by 8.4 per cent in Prince Edward Island to 660. The high number of credentials granted can be partly attributed to students from the Ontario double cohort who started four-year degrees in 2003.

There were 4,372 undergraduate degrees granted at New Brunswick universities, a decrease of 0.5 per cent.

A total of 5,237 credentials were granted in New Brunswick, 10,455 in Nova Scotia, and 796 in Prince Edward Island.

The number of graduate degrees awarded in the Maritimes decreased by four per cent in 2007. There were 2,411 master's and doctoral degrees, with 551 being granted in New Brunswick, 1,804 in Nova Scotia, and 56 in Prince Edward Island.

Updated statistical tables and a database are available on the commission's website at www.mphec.ca .