About 51.8 percent of the 685 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Charleston 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 private not-for-profit institution in Charleston conferred 235 bachelor’s degrees and 113 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 organizational leadership. Data shows the school gave out 179 bachelor’s degrees in organizational leadership, followed by 75 master’s degrees in “other” business, management, marketing, and related support services and 62 doctor’s degrees in pharmacy.
The university enrolled 2,623 students for 2017-18, including 1,930 in undergraduate programs and 693 in graduate programs.
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizational Leadership | 179 | – | – | 179 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | – | – | 82 | 82 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 32 | – | – | 32 | |
| Business/Commerce, General | – | – | 24 | 24 | |
| Accounting | 24 | – | – | 24 | |
| Accounting and Finance | – | – | 14 | 14 | |
| Finance, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 235 | – | 120 | 355 | 51.8 |
| Pharmacy | – | – | 62 | 62 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 27 | 25 | – | 52 | |
| Physician Assistant | – | – | 30 | 30 | |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | – | 20 | – | 20 | |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician | 7 | 11 | – | 18 | |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science – Radiation Therapist | 11 | 5 | – | 16 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 9 | – | – | 9 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 9 | – | – | 9 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 63 | 61 | 92 | 216 | 31.5 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 19 | – | – | 19 | |
| Biochemistry | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 22 | – | – | 22 | 3.2 |
| Psychology, General | 17 | – | – | 17 | |
| Psychology total | 17 | – | – | 17 | 2.5 |
| General Studies | 14 | – | – | 14 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 14 | – | – | 14 | 2 |
| Graphic Communications, General | 13 | – | – | 13 | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | 13 | – | – | 13 | 1.9 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 13 | – | – | 13 | |
| Social Sciences total | 13 | – | – | 13 | 1.9 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 9 | – | – | 9 | |
| Biology Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs | – | – | – | – | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | – | – | – | – | |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 9 | – | – | 9 | 1.3 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 8 | – | – | 8 | 1.2 |
| Interior Design | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 8 | – | – | 8 | 1.2 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 4 | – | – | 4 | 0.6 |
| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | – | – | 3 | 3 | 0.4 |
| History, General | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| History total | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0.2 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0.2 |
| Chemistry, General | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0.2 |
| Social Work | – | – | – | – | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | – | – | – | – | – |
