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Graduate Student Diversity Report Cards

One pattern seen throughout this report is that while the overall data may show fairly high representation for some equity groups in undergraduate and graduate populations, it is not evenly distributed. For example, the representation of women is very low in many programs, including those in STEM. To present the overall data in greater detail, the student diversity report cards illustrate student representation by each undergraduate and graduate program differentiated by grading scores.  

How to read the report cards

The report cards grade every program in terms of the representation of each equity group, as well as the three largest racialized groups in the student population: South Asian, Chinese and Black. From those individual grades, an average program diversity score is calculated as a percentage. Then, all of the program diversity scores are averaged to find the Faculty score as a percentage. The programs included are from the 2018-2019 academic year. The data is a snapshot from winter 2019. 

More details about the grading system and formula are available in the Appendix.

Report cards by faculty

Three Indigenous students smiling and talking together by Lake Devo, with the Ryerson Image Centre and G. Raymond Chang School In the background.

All graduate student report cards

Faculty of Arts

Program name Women students Racialized students Aboriginal students Students with disabilities 2SLGBTQ+ students South Asian students Black students Chinese students Program Diversity Score
Faculty of Arts                 59.40%
Criminology & Social Justice (MA) A+ A+ D- C+ A+ A+ A+ D- 73.1%
Economics (PhD) A+ D D- B+ B+ D- B+ B 56.8%
International Economics & Finance (MA) A+ C D- D+ C- A- A+ D+ 55.8%
Literatures of Modernity (MA) A+ C- D- A- A+ C- D- C+ 55.8%
Philosophy (MA) C- D- D- A+ A+ C- D- D- 42.4%
Policy Studies (PhD) A+ A+ A+ B A+ B+ A+ B+ 90.4%
Psychology (MA) A+ D+ D- D+ A+ C C A+ 58.7%
Psychology (PhD) A+ D- D- B- A+ C- D- D+ 47.2%
Public Policy & Administration (MA) A+ C D- C+ A+ A+ D- D- 55.8%
Spatial Analysis (MSA) A- C D- D A+ B- C- A 57.8%

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Faculty of Communication & Design

Program name Women students Racialized students Aboriginal students Students with disabilities 2SLGBTQ+ students South Asian students Black students Chinese students Program Diversity Score
Faculty of Communication & Design                 67.8%
Digital Media (MDM) A+ A- D- A- A B- A+ B 76.0%
Documentary Media (MFA) A+ B+ D- A A+ B+ A B+ 78.9%
Fashion (MA) A+ C- A+ B A+ C- B+ A- 76.0%
Film & Photo Preservation & Collections Management (MA) A+ C- D- A+ A+ D+ C B 62.5%
Journalism (MJ) A+ C- D- B A+ D B C+ 58.7%
Media Production (MA) A+ B- A+ B B- D- A+ D- 65.4%
Professional Communication (MPC) A+ D D- B+ A+ D+ D- A 56.8%

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Faculty of Community Services

Program name Women students Racialized students Aboriginal students Students with disabilities 2SLGBTQ+ students South Asian students Black students Chinese students Program Diversity Score
Faculty of Community Services                 74.90%
Child & Youth Care (MA) A+ B+ A+ B- A+ B A+ C- 80.8%
Early Childhood Studies (MA) A+ B+ A- A A+ A+ A C+ 87.5%
Nursing (MN) A+ B+ D D+ B+ B A- B+ 67.3%
Nutrition Communication (MHSc) A+ B- D- C A- B A- A+ 70.3%
Social Work (MSW) A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ C+ A+ D 84.6%
Urban Development (MPI) A+ D+ C B- A+ C C A- 58.7%

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Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Program name Women students Racialized students Aboriginal students Students with disabilities 2SLGBTQ+ students South Asian students Black students Chinese students Program Diversity Score
Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science                 40.10%
Aerospace Engineering (MASc, MEng) D A D- D- D A+ D D 39.5%
Aerospace Engineering (PhD) D- C+ D- C- C+ B- B- C 43.3%
Architecture (MArch) B- D+ B- D- B D D+ B- 44.3%
Biomedical Engineering (MASc, MEng) B A- D- C D+ A+ D- C 51.0%
Biomedical Engineering (PhD) A+ C D- D- D- A+ D- D- 40.4%
Building Science (MASc, MBSc) A+ D+ D- C D- D D- A 42.3%
Chemical Engineering (MASc, MEng) A+ D+ D- D+ D- D+ D- B+ 39.4%
Chemical Engineering (PhD) B C+ D- D- D- C+ D- D- 31.8%
Civil Engineering (MASc, MEng) D+ B D- D D A- D+ D 37.5%
Civil Engineering (PhD) D+ B- D- D B- D+ B- C 41.4%
Computer Networks (MASc, MEng) D C+ D- D- D- A+ C- D- 34.7%
Electrical & Computer Engineering (MASc, MEng) D B D- D- D A+ D C 39.5%
Electrical & Computer Engineering (PhD ) C B D- D D- B D- A- 42.4%
Master of Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MEIE) D B D- D C+ A B- B- 50.1%
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (PhD) C+ D D- D- D- D D- D- 22.2%
Mechanical Engineering (MASc,MEng) D- B- C+ C+ D- A+ D D- 42.3%

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Faculty of Science

Program name Women students Racialized students Aboriginal students Students with disabilities 2SLGBTQ+ students South Asian students Black students Chinese students Program Diversity Score
Faculty of Science                 48.40%
Biomedical Physics (MSc) A+ C- D- C D- A+ B D- 50.1%
Biomedical Physics (PhD) C A- D- D- D- C+ D- A- 41.4%
Computer Science (MSc) C+ D D- B- C- C D- D+ 35.6%
Computer Science (PhD) B- B- D- D- D- C+ D- D- 31.8%
Mathematics- Applied Mathematics (MSc) A+ C+ D- D- D- A+ D- A+ 52.0%
Mathematics-Math Modelling & Methods (PhD) A+ D- D- D- A+ B+ D- D- 44.3%
Molecular Science (MSc) A+ A D- B- A+ A+ A- C+ 76.0%
Molecular Science(PhD) A+ D- D- C- A A C+ C- 55.8%

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Ted Rogers School of Management

Program name Women students Racialized students Aboriginal students Students with disabilities 2SLGBTQ+ students South Asian students Black students Chinese students Program Diversity Score
Ted Rogers School of Management                 62.80%
Master of Business Administration (MBA, MBA-MTI) C- B D- C- D+ A- B B- 51.0%
Master of Health Administration (Community Care) (MHA (CC)) A+ A- D- B+ A- B+ A C- 71.2%
Master of Science in Management (MScM) A A- C- C- B A- B+ D 63.5%
Professional Master's Diplomas* B+ A+ D- D+ C A+ C+ A+ 65.4%

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* Enterprise Information Security, Privacy & Data Protection, Accounting, Finance for Social Innovation, Financial Analysis, Management of Technology & Innovation

Yeates School of Graduate Studies

Program name Women students Racialized students Aboriginal students Students with disabilities 2SLGBTQ+ students South Asian students Black students Chinese students Program Diversity Score
Yeates School of Graduate Studies                 63.20%
Communication & Culture (MA) A+ C- B+ A A+ D D+ B 66.4%
Communication & Culture (PhD) A+ D- A A- A+ C C- D+ 63.5%
Data Science & Analytics (Msc) A+ B+ B D- C+ A D+ A 57.7%
Environmental Applied Science & Management (MASc) A+ C D- D+ A+ B- C+ B- 58.7%
Environmental Applied Science & Management (PhD) A+ D A+ A- C D- A- C- 61.6%
Immigration & Settlement (MA) A+ A+ D- C+ D+ A A+ B+ 71.2%

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