Research on the effect of gender, course or qualification on learning strategies is inconclusive. It is necessary to elaborate on how these variables are related, especially to multivariate cutting analyses. Non-experimental cutting research is carried out involving 805 university students. The information is collected with the Questionnaire on Self-Employed Work Strategies (CETA). The results indicate that the three variables analysed have individual effects on learning strategies, although the course is the worst predictor. The analysis of results shows that it is necessary to consider the combined effects which qualify, and sometimes contradict, the simple effects of the variables. Knowledge of strategies by these interest groups will enable teachers to tailor training specifically to the different ways of learning from their students.