Table 4.

Higher Education Graduates by Discipline Group: AY 2008-09 to AY 2017-18

Discipline Group 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Agricultural, Forestry, Fisheries, Vet Med. 9,862 10,043 9,618 11,605 13,796 13,986 16,906 21,209 24,210 26,773
Architectural and Town Planning 2,322 2,274 2,245 2,278 2,624 2,849 3,718 3,951 4,828 5,900
Business Administration and Related 107,403 117,399 125,840 141,327 164,541 169,846 185,358 185,858 202,895 207,178
Education and Teacher Training 55,849 56,419 62,715 69,738 86,903 98,277 110,320 118,567 138,496 162,900
Engineering and Technology 47,468 49,373 57,439 56,690 59,399 63,539 70,646 76,423 82,794 86,860
Fine and Applied Arts 2,079 2,346 2,516 3,207 2,813 3,342 4,112 2,945 4,100 4,465
General 1,426 1,587 1,402 2,032 1,211 773 1,475 1,969 1,468 581
Home Economics 955 1,107 809 997 966 1,237 1,214 1,450 1,236 970
Humanities 4,647 5,196 4,981 5,562 6,577 5,998 7,004 6,561 6,877 7,947
Information Technology 44,448 49,786 54,225 66,672 72,879 72,976 74,477 77,250 73,646 77,747
Law and Jurisprudence 2,916 2,829 2,927 2,743 2,705 2,649 2,729 2,845 2,613 3,091
Maritime 11,716 14,439 14,430 19,515 23,506 23,401 26,040 18,322 21,561 17,634
Mass Communication and Documentation 5,156 5,243 5,334 5,463 6,475 7,246 7,912 7,327 8,230 8,436
Mathematics 2,100 2,021 1,903 2,038 2,984 2,428 2,698 2,736 3,034 3,446
Medical and Allied 128,381 116,380 103,582 80,800 57,427 50,513 44,746 41,805 43,012 42,425
Natural Science 4,155 3,949 3,910 4,330 6,626 6,094 6,966 6,828 7,160 8,693
Other Disciplines 21,151 20,779 21,247 24,716 26,939 27,269 30,026 32,500 37,799 42,293
Religion and Theology 1,138 1,073 1,357 1,542 1,442 1,862 2,415 1,788 1,746 1,850
Service Trades 3,312 5,067 6,184 6,244 8,629 10,630 11,772 13,217 15,205 16,947
Social and Behavioral Science 12,598 12,723 13,168 13,816 15,953 18,831 21,160 22,281 22,324 25,099
Trade, Craft and Industrial 1,057 1,298 1,117 1,255 374 1,542 382 141 93 75
TOTAL 470,139 481,331 496,949 522,570 564,769 585,288 632,076 645,973 703,327 751,310

Note:
Data as compiled by OPRKM-Knowledge Management Division
Based on the submission of higher education institutions
Includes pre-baccalaureate up to doctoral programs
as of June 30, 2019