Mean and Median Times-to-Completion of Graduate Programs - 1999 to 2003
(Calculated in Full-time Equivalent Years)

  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Average All Years
N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years
M.Arts
    Anthropology
    Art History
    Canadian Studies
    Cultural Mediations (Comp. Lit.)
    Economics
    English
    Film Studies
    French
    Geography
    German
    History
    International Affairs
    Legal Studies
    Linguistics & Applied Language Studies
    Mass Communication
    Philosophy
    Political Economy
    Political Science
    Psychology
    Public Admin
    Religion
    Central/European & Russian-Area Studies
    Sociology
    Spanish
    Degree Total		  
9
6
27
3
32
37
 
4
16
1
11
58
11
29
5
4
8
21
13
57
2
4
11
1
370		  
2.54
1.81
1.80
1.56
1.16
1.23
 
1.61
2.00
1.67
1.66
1.51
1.93
1.26
1.78
2.39
1.47
1.53
2.04
1.77
2.67
1.80
1.42
1.44
1.60		  
2.00
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.00
1.00
 
1.61
1.94
1.67
1.67
1.44
2.00
1.11
2.00
2.33
1.50
1.33
2.11
1.78
2.67
1.83
1.44
1.44
1.50		  
9
4
13
1
17
27
6
4
12
 
11
71
14
11
8
3
6
28
17
45
2
5
8
 
322		  
2.07
2.33
1.73
1.00
1.18
1.18
1.56
1.78
1.34
 
1.46
1.37
1.48
1.31
2.06
1.44
2.09
1.33
1.66
1.67
2.44
1.49
1.54
 
1.50		  
1.67
2.33
1.67
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.67
2.06
1.67
 
1.33
1.33
1.67
1.11
2.00
1.33
1.83
1.33
1.67
1.67
2.44
1.67
1.44
 
1.33		  
13
7
19
1
14
23
4
7
7
 
6
62
15
30
9
3
8
19
29
52
5
7
8
 
348		  
1.85
2.05
1.95
1.11
.90
1.19
1.75
2.19
1.86
 
2.13
1.35
1.73
1.36
1.75
1.44
1.62
1.15
2.00
1.78
1.84
1.67
1.93
 
1.60		  
1.67
2.00
2.00
1.11
.89
1.00
1.50
2.67
2.00
 
1.89
1.33
1.67
1.22
1.33
1.33
1.67
1.00
2.00
1.72
2.00
1.33
1.67
 
1.44		  
5
6
26
3
25
28
5
5
16
 
6
66
6
25
12
3
6
31
8
73
2
6
12
 
375		  
1.13
1.81
1.57
1.41
.94
1.20
1.96
1.47
2.02
 
1.96
1.28
1.94
1.23
1.60
1.44
2.00
1.37
2.10
1.61
2.33
1.93
1.88
 
1.49		  
1.22
1.78
1.44
1.67
.89
1.00
2.00
1.33
1.83
 
1.67
1.11
1.61
1.11
1.83
1.33
2.05
1.33
2.00
1.56
2.33
1.67
2.00
 
1.33		  
4
6
15
 
29
26
4
5
7
 
7
69
12
27
9
2
11
34
17
44
 
11
10
 
349		  
1.94
2.63
1.47
 
.99
1.14
1.75
1.36
2.09
 
1.48
1.28
1.48
1.08
1.67
1.50
1.47
1.29
1.90
1.60
 
1.96
1.59
 
1.42		  
1.72
2.89
1.33
 
.89
1.00
1.83
1.33
1.89
 
1.33
1.11
1.39
1.00
1.33
1.50
1.44
1.28
1.89
1.44
 
1.67
1.67
 
1.33		  
40
29
100
8
117
141
19
25
58
1
41
326
58
122
43
15
39
133
84
271
11
33
49
1
1764		  
1.98
2.11
1.71
1.37
1.04
1.19
1.74
1.72
1.86
1.67
1.69
1.35
1.68
1.24
1.75
1.70
1.68
1.33
1.93
1.69
2.19
1.80
1.67
1.44
1.52		  
1.67
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.00
1.00
1.67
1.44
1.72
1.67
1.67
1.33
1.67
1.00
1.67
1.67
1.67
1.33
2.00
1.67
2.00
1.67
1.67
1.44
1.44
M.Business Admin.
    Degree Total		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
22		  
1.54		  
1.39		  
33		  
1.44		  
1.33		  
30		  
1.21		  
1.06		  
85		  
1.38		  
1.33
M.Journalism
    Degree Total		  
24		  
1.49		  
1.33		  
19		  
1.37		  
1.33		  
24		  
1.42		  
1.33		  
17		  
1.39		  
1.33		  
17		  
1.44		  
1.33		  
101		  
1.43		  
1.33

Source: Winter, Spring and Fall frozen student records, 1999 to 2003.
Notes: 1. 'Full-time Equivalent Years' represents the time taken in actual terms registered, weighted by part-time and full-time status and discounting terms of non-registration.
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