Statistics Norway

Students in universities and colleges

10 Students in tertiary education in Norway, by immigration category, sex, duration and selected programmes. 1 october 2011. Per cent.
  Total Immigrants Norwegian-born to immigrant parents The rest of the population
Both sexes        
3 year degree, bachelor  110 896 8.0 2.5 89.4
Of which        
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme 7 525 6.1 1.2 92.7
Specific subject and vocational teacher, foundation programme 1 393 11.6 1.4 87.0
Engineering, foundation programme 10 143 9.7 2.3 88.0
Nursing, foundation programme 13 746 8.4 1.4 90.2
         
4 year degree 8 499 2.8 0.9 96.3
Of which        
General teacher training programme 7 746 2.3 0.9 96.8
         
5 year degree, master 48 783 13.1 1.8 85.1
Of which        
Master of Law 4 964 3.9 2.8 93.2
Master of Pharmacy  633 33.0 13.6 53.4
Master of Odontology  744 12.5 8.7 78.8
Master of Science in Business and Economics 2 872 9.5 2.9 87.6
Master of Technology, Graduate engineering degree 9 519 8.2 2.3 89.5
Master degree, primary and lower secondary teacher education  207 1.4 0.5 98.1
Master degree, teacher training, culture, languages and social studies 1 745 5.0 1.5 93.5
Master degree, teacher training, science subjects  553 6.1 2.9 91.0
         
6 year degree 5 641 6.6 3.3 90.1
Of which        
Cand.med. (Medicine) 3 493 6.9 4.8 88.3
Cand.theol.  130 3.8 . 96.2
Cand.psychol. 1 466 4.3 1.0 94.7
Cand.med.vet. (Veterinary Science)  400 7.3 0.8 92.0
 
Men        
3 year degree, bachelor 45 387 7.7 2.9 89.4
Of which        
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme  990 6.5 1.2 92.3
Specific subject and vocational teacher, foundation programme  640 11.6 1.3 87.2
Engineering, foundation programme 8 382 9.1 2.4 88.6
Nursing, foundation programme 1 501 14.3 1.9 83.7
         
4 year degree 2 320 3.2 1.0 95.8
Of which        
General teacher training programme 1 978 2.4 1.1 96.5
         
5 year degree: 21 853 13.8 1.9 84.3
Of which        
Master of Law 1 791 2.7 2.3 95.0
Master of Pharmacy  158 38.0 12.0 50.0
Master of Odontology  182 13.7 9.9 76.4
Master of Science in Business and Economics 1 609 8.6 3.2 88.2
Master of Technology, Graduate engineering degree 6 709 8.4 2.2 89.4
Master degree, primary and lower secondary teacher education 70 1.4 1.4 97.1
Master degree, teacher training, culture, languages and social studies  619 6.0 1.6 92.4
Master degree, teacher training, science subjects  228 4.8 2.2 93.0
         
6 year degree 1 838 7.0 3.9 89.1
Of which        
Cand.med. (Medicine) 1 298 7.8 5.2 87.1
Cand.theol. 73 4.1 . 95.9
Cand.psychol.  360 3.3 1.4 95.3
Cand.med.vet. (Veterinary Science) 59 3.4 . 96.6
  48 22.9 . 77.1
Women        
3 year degree, bachelor 65 509 8.3 2.3 89.5
Of which        
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme 6 535 6.1 1.1 92.8
Specific subject and vocational teacher, foundation programme  753 11.6 1.6 86.9
Engineering, foundation programme 1 761 12.6 2.0 85.4
Nursing, foundation programme 12 245 7.7 1.4 91.0
         
4 year degree 6 179 2.6 0.9 96.5
Of which        
General teacher training programme 5 768 2.2 0.9 96.9
         
5 year degree: 26 930 12.5 1.8 85.7
Of which        
Master of Law 3 173 4.7 3.1 92.2
Master of Pharmacy  475 31.4 14.1 54.5
Master of Odontology  562 12.1 8.4 79.5
Master of Science in Business and Economics 1 263 10.7 2.5 86.8
Master of Technology, Graduate engineering degree 2 810 7.9 2.6 89.6
Master degree, primary and lower secondary teacher education  137 1.5 . 98.5
Master degree, teacher training, culture, languages and social studies 1 126 4.4 1.4 94.1
Master degree, teacher training, science subjects  325 7.1 3.4 89.5
         
6 year degree 3 803 6.4 3.0 90.6
Of which        
Cand.med. (Medicine) 2 195 6.3 4.6 89.1
Cand.theol. 57 3.5 . 96.5
Cand.psychol. 1 106 4.6 0.9 94.5
Cand.med.vet. (Veterinary Science)  341 7.9 0.9 91.2

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