Alberta Graduate Earnings by Field of Study and Graduation Year

Graduate earnings data from Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary institutions tracks median income one, two, five, and ten years after graduation. The dataset is aggregated by year of graduation, credential type, and field of study, linking enrollment records to tax information.

Use Cases

• Analyze median income progression one, two, five, and ten years after graduation to assess long-term ROI of educational credentials.
• Compare earnings outcomes across different fields of study for graduates from the same graduation year cohort.
• Model the relationship between credential type and median income at various post-graduation intervals.
• Track labor market trends by examining earnings changes across multiple graduation year cohorts for a specific field of study.

Strengths

• Data is derived from administrative linkage of enrollment and tax records, providing a factual income measure.
• Aggregated metrics include median income at four distinct post-graduation intervals (1, 2, 5, and 10 years).
• Breakdowns are provided by three key dimensions: graduation year, credential, and field of study.
• Dataset was last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Data is aggregated, preventing individual-level analysis or modeling on raw microdata.
• Earnings information is limited to graduates who filed taxes in Alberta, potentially excluding those who moved out of province.
• The dataset scope is restricted to graduates from publicly funded institutions in Alberta.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta.

Collection Method

Enrollment data from publicly funded post-secondary institutions linked to tax information.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25.

Geography

Alberta, Canada.