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Institutional Research

Degrees & Certificates Awarded by Major - Five Year Trends

Bachelor| |Masters| |Doctorates| |Certificates

Bachelors Degrees Awarded by Major

                         

Major
Class Year '04
Class Year '05
Class Year '06
Class Year '07
Class Year '08

College of Business & Economics

Accounting
54
70
68
69
79

Business Administration

401

485
440
496
482

e-Business

19

18
10
8
10

Economics

39

56
46
53
55

Sum:

513

629
564
626
626

College of Education

Early Childhood Education

68

79
95
91
66

Elementary Education

208

202
202
184
156

Integrated Elementary Education - Special Education

1

26
49
62
49

Special Education

34

33
26
29
21

Sum:

311

340
372
366
292

College of Fine Arts & Communications

Art

111

118
109
113
109

Art Education

17

21
24
22
21
Art History
-
-
-
-
9

Communication Studies

40

51
47
39
50

Dance Performance & Education

15

21
7
10
18

Electronic Media & Film

112

104
141
104
112

Mass Communication

213

216
239
217
228

Music

17

29
21
26
23

Music Education

12

18
14
29
23

Theatre

18

33
37
21
28

Sum:

555

611
639
581
621

College of Health Professions
Allied Health
-
-
1
1
7

Athletic Training

5

10
18
10
8

Chemical Dependency, Counseling and Education

0

3
0
2
0

Deaf Studies

41

42
23
24
21

Exercise Science

38

41
54
65
64

Gerontology

7

4
4
4
6

Health Care Management

11

15
15
19
20

Health Sciences

33

23
25
33
38

Nursing

84

90
105
110
131

Occupational Therapy

11

14
20
28
31

Physical Education

38

45
38
31
38

Speech-Language Pathology

23

41
50
41
48

Sports Management

61

72
71
80
93

Sports Studies

12

11
17
18
11

Sum:

364

411
441
466
516

College of Liberal Arts

Cultural Studies

2

5
2
6
1

English

96

86
95
99
95

Family Studies

24

38
56
61
59
Foreign Languages
-
-
-
2
4

French

2

0
4
2
6

Geography & Environmental Planning

22

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

German

3

4
3
1
0

History

53

48
73
66
60

Interdisciplinary Studies

12

12
15
17
14

International Studies

17

17
25
19
31

Law & American Civilization

4

7
11
9
14

Metropolitan Studies

3

1
3
1
2

Philosophy

13

9
12
14
18

Political Science

42

38
66
45
58

Psychology

269

238
258
252
260

Religious Studies

1

3
6
3
2

Social Science

20

30
30
23
21

Sociology/Anthropology & Criminal Justice

138

134
130
157
147

Spanish

10

16
14
20
13

Women's Studies

2

3
5
4
4

Sum:

733

712
827
830
831

Fisher College of Science & Mathematics

Biology

72

85
94
88
130

Chemistry

13

13
22
26
33

Computer Information Systems

96

76
76
43
42

Computer Science

38

42
47
32
31

Earth Space Science

2

2
4
1
3

Environmental Science & Studies

5

12
10
15
11
Forensic Chemistry
-
-
6
6
6

Geology

3

3
4
3
5

Mathematics

23

27
39
19
42

Medicinal Chemistry

1

0
3
0
0

Molecular Biology, Biochemistry & Bioinformatics

5

13
10
10
8

Physics

6

8
6
8
7

Sum:

264

281
321
251
318

TOTAL

2,740

2,984

3,164

3,120

3,204


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 '04

Class Year '05

Class Year '06

Class Year '07

Class Year '08

College of Business & Economics

Accounting & Business Advisory Services

-

-
4
5
11

College of Education

Early Childhood Education

32

27
47
60
37

Elementary Education

18

24
24
31
46

Instructional Technology

32

60
69
60
78

Reading Education

66

66
77
108
78

Secondary Education

14

17
52
67
54

Special Education

6

11
8
42
10

Teaching

125

102
112
81
103

Sum:

293

307
389
449
406

College of Fine Arts & Communications

Art (Studio)

5

11
3
12
7

Art Education

6

7
3
12
7

Communication Management

4

8
5
8
14

Mass Communication

7

-
-
-
-

Music Education

12

11
9
4
5

Music Performance

5

2
3
4
6

Theatre Arts

1

8
7
3
8

Sum:

40

47
30
43
47

College of Health Professions

Applied Gerontology

4

6
7
2
5

Health Science

29

26
37
28
19

Nursing

4

9
10
16
12

Occupational Therapy

30

34
39
47
63

Physician Assistant Studies

33

26
33
33
29

Speech-Language Pathology

34

37
50
37
39

Sum:

134

138
176
163
167

College of Liberal Arts

Geography & Environmental Planning

7

7
12
6
7

Human Resource Development

61

59
51
57
47

Humanities

-

1
2
4
2

Professional Studies

18

17
12
20
10

Professional Writing

24

33
32
22
26

Psychology

56

70
50
58
56

Social Science

1

0
7
4
3

Women's Studies

3

5
14
7
5

Sum:

170

192
180
178
156

Fisher College of Science & Mathematics

Applied & Industrial Mathematics

2

3
5
5
3

Applied Information Technology

62

52
64
69
62

Biology

12

16
23
15
23

Computer Science

52

60
71
42
26

Environmental Science

1

6
10
11
6
Forensic Science
-
-
-
-
3

Information Technology Management

1

0
0
0
0

Mathematics Education

10

6
12
15
13
Science Education
-
-
-
-
1

Sum:

140

143
185
157
137

TOTAL

777

827
964
995
924


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 '04

Class Year '05

Class Year '06

Class Year '07

Class Year '08
Applied Information Technology
-
-
-
1
5

Audiology

2

5

9

8

8

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

TOTAL

2

5

10
12
14

 

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 '04

Class Year '05

Class Year '06

Class Year '07

Class Year '08

Post-Bachelors Certificate
Applied Gerontology
-
-
3
0
0
Arts Integration
-
-
-
3
6
Clinician to Administrator Transition
0
5
2
1
2
Database Management System
28
22
20
22
14
Environmental Science
-
1
1
0
1
Family Studies
-
2
3
5
2
Information Security & Assurance
15
22
25
25
32
Information Systems Management
6
8
15
12
11
Interactive Media Design
-
-
-
-
3
Internet Applications Development
5
1
3
4
1
Management & Leadership Development
7
7
13
13
1
Music
5
1
3
1
1
Networking Technologies
2
4
4
6
5
Nursing Education
-
3
18
6
10
Security Assessment & Management
-
-
-
-
2
Software Engineering
1
0
0
1
0
Strategic Public Relations & Integrated Communications
10
19
10
8
2
Women's Studies
-
-
3
2
0
Sum:
79
95
123
109
93

Certificate of Advanced Study
Counseling Psychology
4
0
0
1
0
Early Childhood Education
-
-
1
0
0
Organizational Change
-
-
-
1
2
Reading Education
-
1
1
0
1
School Psychology
12
13
20
15
14
Sum:
16
14
22
17
17
TOTAL
95
109
145
126
110


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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