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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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