Faculty of Art
UBC iSchool’s Assessment Committee, faculty and Director oversee the assessment of all programs at the School to ensure that they are evaluated on an on-going basis. The assessment includes statistical data on average program duration, retention rate, learning outcomes, and employment data from recent graduates.
Recent Employment Data from our Graduates
Source: iSchool Alumni Surveys
Table 1: Alumni survey respondents currently employed and working in a field related to their UBC iSchool degree, by program.
| Survey Date | Graduation Date | MLIS | MAS | Dual (MAS/MLIS) |
| 2010 | 2008/2009 | 97% (N=37) | 100% (N=6) | 80% (N=10) |
| 2011 | 2009/2010 | 88% (N=48) | 67% (N=6) | 100% (N=9) |
| 2012 | 2010/2011 | 96% (N=28) | 75% (N=4) | 100% (N=1) |
| 2013 | 2011/2012 | 89% (N=36) | 100% (N=11) | 82% (N=11) |
| 2014 | 2012/2013 | 90% (N=39) | 100% (N=2) | 67% (N=3) |
| 2015 | 2014/2015 | 84% (N=86) | 79% (N=15) | 94% (N=16) |
| 2016 | 2015/2016 | 87% (N=31) | 83% (N=6) | 100% (N=5) |
| 2017 | 2016/2017 | 96% (N=24) | 60% (N=3) | 100% (N=3) |
| 2018 | 2017/2018 | 85% (N=28) | 100% (N=4) | 75% (N=3) |
| 2019 | 2018/2019 | 93.5% (N=31) | 87.5% (N=8) | 100% (N=9) |
| 2020 | 2019/2020 | 58% (N=26) | 75% (N=8) | 79% (N=14) |
| 2021 | 2020/2021 | 93% (N=28) | 100% (N=2) | 78% (N=9) |
Average duration of study
Year
Program Average duration
2020/21
MLIS 27 months
2019/20
MLIS 25 months
2018/19
MLIS 26 months
2017/18
MLIS 28 months
2020/21
MAS 27 months
2019/20
MAS 26 months
2018/19
MAS 26 months
2017/18
MAS 29 months
2020/21
MAS/MLIS 37 months
2019/20
MAS/MLIS 35 months
2018/19
MAS/MLIS 37 months
2017/18
MAS/MLIS 39 months
2020/21
MACL 32 months
2019/20
MACL 25.5 months
2018/19
MACL 26.5 months
2017/18
MACL 31 months
2020/21
PhD N/A
2019/20
PhD 111 months
2018/19
PhD 122 months
2017/18
PhD 72 months
Includes full-time and part-time students
Learning Outcomes Assessment
The UBC iSchool professional programs (MLIS, MAS and Dual MAS/MLIS) are subject to ongoing evaluation through a learning outcomes assessment program. The results of the assessment are reported annually in a report:
- View the 2021 iSchool Assessment of Learning Outcomes
- View the 2020 iSchool Assessment of Learning Outcomes
- View the 2019 iSchool Annual Assessment Report
- View the 2018 iSchool Annual Assessment Report
- View the 2017 iSchool Annual Assessment Report
- View the 2016 iSchool Annual Assessment Report
- View the 2015 iSchool Annual Assessment Report
Average retention rate
Year
Program
2020/21
MLIS 98.60%
2019/20
MLIS 100%
2018/19
MLIS 100%
2017/18
MLIS 100%
2020/21
MAS 100%
2019/20
MAS 95.83%
2018/19
MAS 100%
2017/18
MAS 100%
2020/21
MAS/MLIS 98.82%
2019/20
MAS/MLIS 98.73%
2018/19
MAS/MLIS 93.75%
2017/18
MAS/MLIS 100%
2020/21
MACL 100%
2019/20
MACL 93.75%
2018/19
MACL 100%
2017/18
MACL 100%
2020/21
PhD 100%
2019/20
PhD 94.73%
2018/19
PhD 100%
2017/18
PhD 100%
Statistical Data on Enrolment and Completion Rates
The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies gathers and provides information on all graduate level degree programs at the University. In addition to general program and tuition information, Graduate Studies provides information on enrolment data and program completion rates.