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Graduates earn 1,084 degrees, certificates from Union University

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About 30.4 percent of the 1,084 degrees and certificates handed out by Union University in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related 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 Jackson conferred 177 bachelor's degrees and 104 doctor's degrees in health professions and related programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 172 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 96 bachelor's degrees in organizational leadership and 88 master's degrees in social work.

The university enrolled 3,247 students for 2017-18, including 2,184 in undergraduate programs and 1,063 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedAssociates degreesGraduate and professional degrees awardedCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse172---172
Pharmacy--56-56
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing--38240
Nurse Anesthetist--25-25
Nursing Practice--15-15
Nursing Administration--7-7
Nursing Education--5-5
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing--3-3
Art Therapy/Therapist3---3
Athletic Training/Trainer2---2
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing--1-1
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing-----
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing-----
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other-----
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist-----
Clinical Nurse Specialist-----
Health Professions and Related Programs total177-150232930.4
Urban Education and Leadership--55-55
Education, General--52-52
Educational Leadership and Administration, General--232144
Learning Sciences--24-24
Elementary Education and Teaching17---17
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration--7-7
Special Education and Teaching, General7---7
Music Teacher Education7---7
Curriculum and Instruction--3-3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor2---2
Speech Teacher Education1---1
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision-----
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching-----
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education-----
Education total34-1642121920.2
Organizational Leadership96---96
Business Administration and Management, General29-44-73
Accounting10-5-15
Marketing/Marketing Management, General10---10
International Business/Trade/Commerce1---1
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other-----
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total146-49-19518
Social Work36-88-124
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total36-88-12411.4
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other--19-19
Theology/Theological Studies--11-11
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology2---2
Bible/Biblical Studies2---2
Religious/Sacred Music1---1
Youth Ministry-----
Theology and Religious Vocations total5-30-353.2
Molecular Biology9---9
Biology/Biological Sciences, General5---5
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other--5-5
Zoology/Animal Biology4---4
Conservation Biology4---4
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology---33
Biochemistry-----
Botany/Plant Biology-----
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total22-53302.8
Psychology, General29---29
Psychology total29---292.7
Speech Communication and Rhetoric6---6
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other4---4
Journalism4---4
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia1---1
Broadcast Journalism-----
Advertising-----
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total15---151.4
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management8---8
Kinesiology and Exercise Science7---7
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total15---151.4
Fine/Studio Arts, General8---8
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General2---2
Music, General2---2
Music Performance, General-----
Film/Cinema/Video Studies-----
Music Theory and Composition-----
Visual and Performing Arts total12---121.1
English Language and Literature, General11---11
English Language and Literature/Letters total11---111
Christian Studies35--8
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other3---3
Religion/Religious Studies-----
Ethics-----
Philosophy and Religious Studies total65--111
Chemistry, General8---8
Physics, General3---3
Chemical Physics-----
Physical Sciences total11---111
General Studies---66
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies3---3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other-----
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total3--690.8
Economics, Other4---4
Political Science and Government, General3---3
Sociology-----
Social Sciences total7---70.6
Computer Science3---3
Information Technology2---2
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design1---1
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total6---60.6
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General5---5
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total5---50.5
Mathematics, General5---5
Mathematics and Statistics total5---50.5
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies5---5
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other-----
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total5---50.5
Mechanical Engineering3---3
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1---1
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics-----
Engineering total4---40.4
Spanish Language and Literature2---2
French Language and Literature1---1
Linguistics1---1
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total4---40.4
History, General3---3
History total3---30.3

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