About 23 percent of the 2,089 degrees and certificates handed out by Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 2017-18 were to students in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Bloomsburg conferred 434 bachelor’s degrees and 46 master’s degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in general business administration and management. Data shows the school gave out 344 bachelor’s degrees in general business administration and management, followed by 115 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice/safety studies and 97 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology.
The university enrolled 8,909 students for 2017-18, including 8,238 in undergraduate programs and 671 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General | 344 | 26 | – | 370 | |
| Accounting | 62 | 16 | – | 78 | |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 25 | – | – | 25 | |
| Business/Commerce, General | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 434 | 46 | – | 480 | 23 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 85 | 25 | – | 110 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 55 | – | – | 55 | |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science – Radiation Therapist | 50 | – | – | 50 | |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other | 50 | – | – | 50 | |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | – | 28 | – | 28 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist | – | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | – | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Health/Medical Physics | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Genetic Counseling/Counselor | – | – | – | – | |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 244 | 77 | – | 321 | 15.4 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 74 | 13 | – | 87 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 49 | 2 | – | 51 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | 43 | – | 43 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | – | 30 | 1 | 31 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 26 | – | 26 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 15 | – | – | 15 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | – | – | – | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 138 | 126 | 1 | 265 | 12.7 |
| Organizational Communication, General | 89 | – | – | 89 | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 87 | – | – | 87 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 176 | – | – | 176 | 8.4 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 115 | – | – | 115 | |
| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | 49 | – | – | 49 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 164 | – | – | 164 | 7.8 |
| Psychology, General | 97 | – | – | 97 | |
| Psychology total | 97 | – | – | 97 | 4.6 |
| Economics, General | 31 | – | – | 31 | |
| Anthropology | 21 | – | – | 21 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 16 | – | – | 16 | |
| Sociology | 16 | – | – | 16 | |
| Social Sciences, Other | 9 | – | – | 9 | |
| Geography | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Social Sciences total | 94 | – | – | 94 | 4.5 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other | 79 | – | – | 79 | |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 79 | 8 | – | 87 | 4.2 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 57 | – | – | 57 | |
| Physics, General | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Chemistry, General | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 72 | – | – | 72 | 3.4 |
| Social Work | 58 | – | – | 58 | |
| International Policy Analysis | – | – | – | – | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 58 | – | – | 58 | 2.8 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 43 | 5 | – | 48 | |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 43 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 2.5 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 25 | – | – | 25 | |
| Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | 22 | – | – | 22 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| French Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | |
| German Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 50 | – | – | 50 | 2.4 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 39 | – | – | 39 | |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | – | – | – | – | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 39 | – | – | 39 | 1.9 |
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | 19 | – | – | 19 | |
| Computer Science | 16 | – | – | 16 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 35 | – | – | 35 | 1.7 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 15 | – | – | 15 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
| Music, General | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 35 | – | – | 35 | 1.7 |
| History, General | 20 | – | – | 20 | |
| History total | 20 | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 17 | – | – | 17 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 17 | – | – | 17 | 0.8 |
| Mathematics, General | 11 | – | – | 11 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 11 | – | – | 11 | 0.5 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
| Engineering total | 10 | – | – | 10 | 0.5 |
| Philosophy | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 5 | – | – | 5 | 0.2 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | – | – | – | – | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | – | – | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | – | – | – | – | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | – | – | – | – | – |
