Institutional Research

Degrees & Certificates Awarded by Major - Five Year Trends

Bachelor| |Masters| |Doctorates| |Certificates

Bachelors Degrees Awarded by Major

                         

Major
Class Year '05
Class Year '06
Class Year '07
Class Year '08
Class Year '09

College of Business & Economics

Accounting
70
68
69
79
123

Business Administration

485
440
496
482
476

e-Business

18
10
8
10
11

Economics

56
46
53
55
53

Sum:

629
564
626
626
663

College of Education

Early Childhood Education

79
95
91
66
75

Elementary Education

202
202
184
156
163

Integrated Elementary Education - Special Education

26
49
62
49
56

Special Education

33
26
29
21
19

Sum:

340
372
366
292
313

College of Fine Arts & Communications

Art

118
109
113
109
103

Art Education

21
24
22
21
16
Art History
-
-
-
9
12

Communication Studies

51
47
39
50
54

Dance Performance & Education

21
7
10
18
14

Electronic Media & Film

104
141
104
112
121

Mass Communication

216
239
217
228
285

Music

29
21
26
23
28

Music Education

18
14
29
23
16

Theatre

33
37
21
28
38

Sum:

611
639
581
621
687

College of Health Professions
Allied Health
-
1
1
7
11

Athletic Training

10
18
10
8
7

Chemical Dependency, Counseling and Education

3
0
2
0
0

Deaf Studies

42
23
24
21
36

Exercise Science

41
54
65
64
79

Gerontology

4
4
4
6
10

Health Care Management

15
15
19
20
28

Health Sciences

23
25
33
38
37

Nursing

90
105
110
131
128

Occupational Therapy

14
20
28
31
33

Physical Education

45
38
31
38
28

Speech-Language Pathology

41
50
41
48
44

Sports Management

72
71
80
93
96

Sports Studies

11
17
18
11
6

Sum:

411
441
466
516
543

College of Liberal Arts

Cultural Studies

5
2
6
1
4

English

86
95
99
95
74

Family Studies

38
56
61
59
65
Foreign Languages
-
-
2
4
8

French

0
4
2
6
4

Geography & Environmental Planning

23
18
29
22
21
Geography & Land Surveying
-
1
0
0
1

German

4
3
1
0
0

History

48
73
66
60
58

Interdisciplinary Studies

12
15
17
14
16

International Studies

17
25
19
31
26

Law & American Civilization

7
11
9
14
13

Metropolitan Studies

1
3
1
2
4

Philosophy

9
12
14
18
13

Political Science

38
66
45
58
68

Psychology

238
258
252
260
267

Religious Studies

3
6
3
2
8

Social Science

30
30
23
21
14

Sociology/Anthropology & Criminal Justice

134
130
157
147
167

Spanish

16
14
20
13
10

Women's Studies

3
5
4
4
4

Sum:

712
827
830
831
845

Fisher College of Science & Mathematics

Biology

85
94
88
130
99

Chemistry

13
22
26
33
28

Computer Science

42
47
32
31
37

Earth Space Science

2
4
1
3
5

Environmental Science & Studies

12
10
15
11
25
Forensic Chemistry
-
6
6
6
6

Geology

3
4
3
5
2

Information Systems

76
76
43
42
55

Mathematics

27
39
19
42
36

Medicinal Chemistry

0
3
0
0
1

Molecular Biology, Biochemistry & Bioinformatics

13
10
10
8
29

Physics

8
6
8
7
6

Sum:

281
321
251
318
329

TOTAL

2,984

3,164

3,120

3,204

3,380


Note: A class includes all degrees awarded during the fiscal year; Aug, Dec, and May Grads.
Source: IPEDS, Degrees Awarded by Program and Race.

Masters Degrees Awarded by Major

                         

Major
Class Year '05
Class Year '06
Class Year '07
Class Year '08

Class Year '09

College of Business & Economics

Accounting & Business Advisory Services

-
4
5
11
8
Business Administration
-
-
-
-
19

Sum:

-
4
5
11
27

College of Education

Early Childhood Education

27
47
60
37
70

Elementary Education

24
24
31
46
11

Instructional Technology

60
69
60
78
43

Reading Education

66
77
108
78
87

Secondary Education

17
52
67
54
43

Special Education

11
8
42
10
24

Teaching

102
112
81
103
106

Sum:

307
389
449
406
384

College of Fine Arts & Communications

Art (Studio)

11
3
12
7
6

Art Education

7
3
12
7
4

Communication Management

8
5
8
14
1

Music Education

11
9
4
5
5

Music Performance

2
3
4
6
6

Theatre Arts

8
7
3
8
6

Sum:

47
30
43
47
28

College of Health Professions

Applied Gerontology

6
7
2
5
5

Health Science

26
37
28
19
23

Nursing

9
10
16
12
25

Occupational Therapy

34
39
47
63
60

Physician Assistant Studies

26
33
33
29
26

Speech-Language Pathology

37
50
37
39
41

Sum:

138
176
163
167
180

College of Liberal Arts

Geography & Environmental Planning

7
12
6
7
8

Human Resource Development

59
51
57
47
93

Humanities

1
2
4
2
3

Professional Studies

17
12
20
10
12

Professional Writing

33
32
22
26
17

Psychology

70
50
58
56
53

Social Science

0
7
4
3
6

Women's Studies

5
14
7
5
1

Sum:

192
180
178
156
193

Fisher College of Science & Mathematics

Applied & Industrial Mathematics

3
5
5
3
1

Applied Information Technology

52
64
69
62
59

Biology

16
23
15
23
27

Computer Science

60
71
42
26
26

Environmental Science

6
10
11
6
7
Forensic Science
-
-
-
3
11

Mathematics Education

6
12
15
13
25
Science Education
-
-
-
1
0

Sum:

143
185
157
137
156

The College of Graduate Studies & Research

Integrated Homeland Security Management

-
-
-
-
6

TOTAL

827
964
995
924
974


Note: A class includes all degrees awarded during a fiscal year; Aug, Dec, and May Grads.
Source: IPEDS, Degrees Awarded by Program & Race.

Doctorates Awarded by Major

                         

Major

Class Year '05

Class Year '06

Class Year '07

Class Year '08

Class Year '09
Applied Information Technology
-
-
1
5
2

Audiology

5

9

8

8

10

Instructional Technology
-
1
2
1
3
Occupational Science
-
-
1
0
0

TOTAL

5

10
12
14
15

 

Note: A class includes all degrees awarded during a fiscal year; Aug, Dec, and May Grads.
Source: IPEDS, Degrees Awarded by Program & Race.

Certificates Awarded by Major

                         

Major

Class Year '05

Class Year '06

Class Year '07

Class Year '08

Class Year '09

Post-Bachelors Certificate
Applied Gerontology
-
3
0
0
0
Arts Integration
-
-
3
6
7
Clinician to Administrator Transition
5
2
1
2
6
Database Management System
22
20
22
14
19
Environmental Science
1
1
0
1
0
Family-Professional Collaboration
2
3
5
2
9
Information Security & Assurance
22
25
25
32
27
Information Systems Management
8
15
12
11
10
Interactive Media Design
-
-
-
3
3
Internet Applications Development
1
3
4
1
3
Management & Leadership Development
7
13
13
1
7
Music
1
3
1
1
2
Networking Technologies
4
4
6
5
5
Nursing Education
3
18
6
10
17
Security Assessment & Management
-
-
-
2
10
Software Engineering
0
0
1
0
0
Strategic Public Relations & Integrated Communications
19
10
8
2
1
Women's Studies
-
3
2
0
0
Sum:
95
123
109
93
126

Certificate of Advanced Study
Counseling Psychology
0
0
1
0
0
Early Childhood Education
-
1
0
0
1
Organizational Change
-
-
1
2
2
Reading Education
1
1
0
1
0
School Psychology
13
20
15
14
12
Sum:
14
22
17
17
15
TOTAL
109
145
126
110
141


Note: A class includes all degrees awarded during the fiscal year; Aug, Dec and May Grads.

Source: IPEDS, Degrees Awarded by Program & Race.

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