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 14, 2021. 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 | 1,577 | 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 | 2,684 | 497 | 3,181 |
| 2020 | 2,665 | 525 | 3,190 |
Data for Degrees Awarded 1990-2020 (File - Excel 2019 format - 2,140 KB)
Between 1990 and 2020 the number of conferred degrees has risen from 1,127 in 1990 to 3,190 in 2020 which translates to more than a 183% increase in 31 years of conferring graduate level degrees at UBC Vancouver. Within that time span 53,172 master's and 12,176 doctoral degrees have been conferred - that's 65,348 degrees in total. The numbers for both master's and doctoral conferred degrees have risen over the years, with 1,734 more master's degrees conferred in 2020 than in 1990 (a 186% increase) and 329 more doctoral degrees conferred during the same period (a 168% increase).
