About 14.9 percent of the 5,829 degrees and certificates handed out by the Towson University in 2016-17 were to students in Health Professions and Related Programs 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 Towson conferred 619 bachelor’s degrees and 206 master’s degrees in Health Professions and Related Programs programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management, General. Data shows the school gave out 515 bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Management, General, followed by 329 bachelor’s degrees in Psychology, General and 272 bachelor’s degrees in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
The university enrolled 22,343 students for 2016-17, including 19,198 in undergraduate programs and 3,145 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Program
Bachelor’s degrees awarded
Graduate and professional degrees awarded
Certificates awarded
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Percent of total
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
272
–
–
272
Health and Wellness, General
96
31
–
127
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
103
–
17
120
Occupational Therapy/Therapist
42
71
–
113
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
63
–
–
63
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
–
46
–
46
Physician Assistant
–
41
–
41
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
27
–
–
27
Nursing Practice
–
18
–
18
Athletic Training/Trainer
16
–
–
16
Audiology/Audiologist
–
16
–
16
Nursing Education
–
–
12
12
Health Professions and Related Programs total
619
223
29
871
14.9
Business Administration and Management, General
515
1
–
516
Accounting
168
–
–
168
Human Resources Development
–
67
–
67
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
–
6
24
30
Accounting and Related Services, Other
–
25
–
25
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
17
–
–
17
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
–
2
8
10
Project Management
–
–
2
2
Organizational Behavior Studies
–
–
1
1
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
700
101
35
836
14.3
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
90
55
–
145
Elementary Education and Teaching
135
1
–
136
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
89
–
–
89
Education, General
–
81
–
81
Special Education and Teaching, General
28
31
–
59
Reading Teacher Education
–
53
–
53
Education, Other
35
–
–
35
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
–
–
35
35
Educational/Instructional Technology
–
28
–
28
Music Teacher Education
18
5
–
23
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
21
–
–
21
Art Teacher Education
11
4
–
15
Mathematics Teacher Education
–
15
–
15
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
14
–
–
14
Secondary Education and Teaching
–
1
–
1
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
–
–
–
–
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
–
–
–
–
Education total
441
274
35
750
12.9
Information Technology
113
101
3
217
Computer Science
92
50
–
142
Information Science/Studies
52
–
–
52
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
–
–
31
31
Information Technology Project Management
–
–
28
28
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
–
–
28
28
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
–
–
6
6
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
–
–
4
4
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
257
151
100
508
8.7
Mass Communication/Media Studies
208
–
–
208
Communication, General
141
–
–
141
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other
117
–
–
117
Public Relations/Image Management
–
8
–
8
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
–
–
7
7
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total
466
8
7
481
8.2
Social Sciences, Other
232
–
–
232
Economics, General
74
–
–
74
Political Science and Government, General
73
–
–
73
International Relations and Affairs
36
–
–
36
Geography
26
8
–
34
Social Sciences, General
12
5
–
17
Urban Studies/Affairs
–
–
–
–
Social Sciences total
453
13
–
466
8
Psychology, General
329
60
–
389
School Psychology
–
–
15
15
Psychology total
329
60
15
404
6.9
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
170
2
–
172
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
123
–
–
123
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total
293
2
–
295
5.1
Art/Art Studies, General
97
–
–
97
Fine/Studio Arts, General
77
3
–
80
Music, General
28
5
–
33
Acting
21
–
–
21
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
19
1
–
20
Dance, General
19
–
–
19
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
6
–
–
6
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
–
1
–
1
Visual and Performing Arts total
267
10
–
277
4.8
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
160
14
–
174
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
21
–
–
21
Ecology
–
12
–
12
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
181
26
–
207
3.5
English Language and Literature, General
108
–
–
108
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
–
21
–
21
English Language and Literature/Letters total
108
21
–
129
2.2
Human Services, General
117
–
–
117
Community Organization and Advocacy
–
4
–
4
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total
117
4
–
121
2.1
Chemistry, General
54
–
–
54
Physics, General
20
–
–
20
Geology/Earth Science, General
9
–
–
9
Physics, Other
–
3
–
3
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
2
–
–
2
Physical Sciences total
85
3
–
88
1.5
Deaf Studies
33
–
–
33
Women’s Studies
10
3
–
13
American/United States Studies/Civilization
13
–
–
13
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total
56
3
–
59
1
Mathematics, General
51
–
–
51
Applied Mathematics, General
–
6
–
6
Mathematics and Statistics total
51
6
–
57
1
Family Systems
32
–
12
44
Child Development
–
10
–
10
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total
32
10
12
54
0.9
History, General
52
–
–
52
History total
52
–
–
52
0.9
Natural Resources/Conservation, General
49
–
–
49
Natural Resources and Conservation total
49
–
–
49
0.8
Forensic Science and Technology
10
15
–
25
Homeland Security
–
11
11
22
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total
10
26
11
47
0.8
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
18
–
–
18
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
16
–
–
16
Gerontology
–
3
–
3
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
34
3
–
37
0.6
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
23
–
–
23
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total
23
–
–
23
0.4
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
–
7
–
7
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
–
2
–
2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total
–
9
–
9
0.1
Philosophy
4
–
–
4
Jewish/Judaic Studies
–
3
–
3
Religion/Religious Studies
1
–
–
1
Religion/Religious Studies, Other
–
–
1
1
Philosophy and Religious Studies total
5
3
1
9
0.1
