Finland: university of applied science graduates by field 2023

In 2023, around 31,000 degrees were completed at universities of applied sciences in Finland. Over one third of the degrees and qualifications were attained in the field of health and welfare. Roughly 7,100 students graduated in business, administration and law, while 5,474 degrees were completed in engineering, manufacturing and construction.

Number of completed degrees and qualifications at universities of applied sciences in Finland in 2023, by field of education

Characteristic	Number of degrees
Health and welfare	11,279
Business, administration and law	7,131
Engineering, manufacturing and construction	5,474
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)	2,368
Services	2,237
Arts and humanities	1,520
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary	573
Education	287
Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics	62
Social sciences, journalism and information	26

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April 2024

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Finland

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "In the statistics on university of applied sciences education, a university of applied sciences education means and educational institution in category 41 of the classification of educational institutions. Students of university of applied sciences education can obtain university of applied sciences degrees and higher university of applied sciences degrees. University of applied sciences are maintained by municipalities, or by municipal or private limited companies or foundations."

The figures are presented according to the national classification of education 2016.

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