About 23.6 percent of the 868 degrees and certificates handed out by Bucknell University in 2017-18 were to students in social sciences 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 private not-for-profit institution in Lewisburg conferred 205 bachelor’s degrees in social sciences programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in general economics. Data shows the school gave out 111 bachelor’s degrees in general economics, followed by 59 bachelor’s degrees in accounting and finance and 53 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology.
The university enrolled 3,668 students for 2017-18, including 3,597 in undergraduate programs and 71 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics, General | 111 | – | 111 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 47 | – | 47 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 19 | – | 19 | |
| Sociology | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Geography | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Anthropology | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Social Sciences total | 205 | – | 205 | 23.6 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 40 | – | 40 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 38 | 1 | 39 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 26 | – | 26 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 24 | 1 | 25 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 17 | – | 17 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 17 | – | 17 | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Engineering total | 167 | 3 | 170 | 19.6 |
| Accounting and Finance | 59 | – | 59 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 38 | – | 38 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 26 | – | 26 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Accounting | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 138 | – | 138 | 15.9 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 48 | – | 48 | |
| Neuroscience | 17 | – | 17 | |
| Biochemistry | 16 | – | 16 | |
| Animal Behavior and Ethology | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 92 | 1 | 93 | 10.7 |
| Psychology, General | 53 | 1 | 54 | |
| School Psychology | – | – | – | |
| Psychology total | 53 | 1 | 54 | 6.2 |
| Education, General | 18 | – | 18 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | – | – | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | – | – | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 31 | 5 | 36 | 4.2 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 18 | 5 | 23 | |
| Creative Writing | 13 | – | 13 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 31 | 5 | 36 | 4.2 |
| Physics, General | 11 | – | 11 | |
| Chemistry, General | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 24 | 1 | 25 | 2.9 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 18 | – | 18 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 18 | – | 18 | 2.1 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Music, General | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Voice and Opera | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Music Theory and Composition | – | – | – | |
| Music Performance, General | – | – | – | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | – | – | – | |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 18 | – | 18 | 2.1 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 | – | 4 | |
| French Language and Literature | 2 | – | 2 | |
| German Language and Literature | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Linguistics | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Russian Language and Literature | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 15 | – | 15 | 1.7 |
| History, General | 14 | – | 14 | |
| History total | 14 | – | 14 | 1.6 |
| Environmental Studies | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Environmental Science | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 14 | – | 14 | 1.6 |
| Mathematics, General | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 11 | – | 11 | 1.3 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 11 | – | 11 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 11 | – | 11 | 1.3 |
| Philosophy | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | – | – | – | |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | – | – | – | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 6 | – | 6 | 0.7 |
| East Asian Studies | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Women’s Studies | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Italian Studies | – | – | – | |
| Latin American Studies | – | – | – | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 4 | – | 4 | 0.5 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | – | – | – | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | – | – | – | – |
