Graduation
Upon successful completion of their studies masters and doctoral students apply to graduate. This process is split into two distinct points - conferral of the degree (approval by Senate) and the optional convocation (ceremony). Conferral happens twice a year - May, and November. Convocation also occurs twice a year - May and November - with May being the much larger session lasting over a week.
We currently have data from 1990 onwards, with data last retrieved January 6, 2020. The information provided here is presented using the conferral dates.
| Conferral Year | Masters | Doctoral | Total |
| 1990 | 931 | 196 | 1,127 |
| 1991 | 985 | 216 | 1,201 |
| 1992 | 993 | 217 | 1,210 |
| 1993 | 1,114 | 260 | 1,374 |
| 1994 | 1,167 | 276 | 1,443 |
| 1995 | 1,159 | 336 | 1,495 |
| 1996 | 1,143 | 309 | 1,452 |
| 1997 | 1,110 | 331 | 1,441 |
| 1998 | 1,130 | 324 | 1,454 |
| 1999 | 1,201 | 338 | 1,539 |
| 2000 | 1,294 | 342 | 1,636 |
| 2001 | 1,268 | 329 | 1,597 |
| 2002 | 1,431 | 312 | 1,743 |
| 2003 | 1,575 | 328 | 1,905 |
| 2004 | 1,622 | 336 | 1,958 |
| 2005 | 1,639 | 328 | 1,967 |
| 2006 | 1,860 | 343 | 2,203 |
| 2007 | 1,689 | 376 | 2,065 |
| 2008 | 1,745 | 434 | 2,179 |
| 2009 | 1,934 | 461 | 2,395 |
| 2010 | 2,020 | 517 | 2,537 |
| 2011 | 2,103 | 482 | 2,585 |
| 2012 | 2,344 | 527 | 2,871 |
| 2013 | 2,336 | 508 | 2,844 |
| 2014 | 2,275 | 533 | 2,808 |
| 2015 | 2,422 | 570 | 2,992 |
| 2016 | 2,304 | 554 | 2,858 |
| 2017 | 2,417 | 542 | 2,959 |
| 2018 | 2,610 | 529 | 3,139 |
| 2019 | 2,947 | 542 | 3,489 |
Data for Degrees Awarded 1990-2019 (File - Excel 2019 format - 2,063 KB)
Between 1990 and 2019 the number of conferred degrees has risen from 1,127 in 1990 to 3,489 in 2019 which translates to more than a 200% increase in 30 years of conferring graduate level degrees at UBC Vancouver. Within that time span 50,768 master's and 11,696 doctoral degrees have been conferred - that's 62,464 degrees in total. The numbers for both master's and doctoral conferred degrees have risen over the years, with 2,016 more master's degrees conferred in 2019 than in 1990 (a 217% increase) and 346 more doctoral degrees conferred during the same period (a 177% increase).
