South Africa: university/college graduates 2015, by field and degree

This statistic shows the total number of students that graduated from postsecondary institutions in South Africa in 2015, by field of study and degree type. In 2015, a total of 40,830 students completed an undergraduate degree in business, economics and management studies in South Africa.

Number of students who graduated from postsecondary institutions in South Africa in 2015, by field of study and degree type

Characteristic	Undergraduate	Post-graduate less than Masters	Masters	Doctorate
Business, Economics and Management Studies	40,830	11,131	1,643	260
Education	24,329	11,858	165	303
Engineering	12,470	1,633	344	201
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	9,239	3,409	723	253
Social Sciences	7,391	2,045	249	184
Law	6,221	1,031	374	84
Public Management and Services	5,438	1,065	132	78
Computer and Information Sciences	5,324	1,188	76	51
Life Sciences	4,170	1,905	72	293
Psychology	3,866	2,326	177	104
Physical Sciences	3,747	1,984	71	258
Agriculture, Agricultural Operations and Related Sciences	3,409	651	70	121
Communication, Journalism and Related Studies	3,393	619	17	16
Visual and Performing Arts	2,738	383	38	31
Languages, Linguistics and Literature	2,603	853	67	82
Architecture and the Built Environment	2,386	692	214	20
Mathematics and Statistics	1,699	579	56	66
Philiosophy, Religion and Theology	645	423	120	125
Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences	577	126	13	0
Military Sciences	0	0	0	1