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Graduates earn 701 degrees from Shepherd University

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About 15.1 percent of the 701 degrees and certificates handed out by Shepherd University 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 Shepherdstown conferred 74 bachelor's degrees and 32 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 studies. Data shows the school gave out 103 bachelor's degrees in general studies, followed by 68 bachelor's degrees in general business administration and management and 65 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse.

The university enrolled 3,648 students for 2017-18, including 3,380 in undergraduate programs and 268 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedGraduate and professional degrees awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Business Administration and Management, General6832100
Accounting6-6
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total743210615.1
General Studies103-103
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total103-10314.7
Secondary Education and Teaching33-33
Elementary Education and Teaching30-30
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services-99
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other-88
Curriculum and Instruction-44
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching3-3
Music Teacher Education---
Education total66218712.4
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse65-65
Health and Wellness, General11-11
Nursing Practice-77
Health/Health Care Administration/Management---
Health Professions and Related Programs total7678311.8
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies51-51
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management---
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total51-517.3
Sociology20-20
Political Science and Government, General10-10
Economics, General5-5
Social Sciences total35-355
Art/Art Studies, General30-30
Music Performance, General3-3
Music, General1-1
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General---
Visual and Performing Arts total34-344.8
Computer and Information Sciences, General18-18
Information Technology13-13
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration---
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total31-314.4
Biology/Biological Sciences, General25-25
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total25-253.6
Psychology, General24-24
Psychology total24-243.4
Social Work24-24
Public Administration---
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total24-243.4
Speech Communication and Rhetoric23-23
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total23-233.3
Environmental Studies18-18
Natural Resources and Conservation total18-182.6
History, General16-16
History total16-162.3
English Language and Literature, General13-13
English Language and Literature/Letters total13-131.8
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General12-12
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total12-121.7
Chemistry, General8-8
Physical Sciences total8-81.1
Engineering Science2-2
Computer Engineering, General1-1
Engineering total3-30.4
Mathematics, General3-3
Computational and Applied Mathematics---
Mathematics and Statistics total3-30.4
Spanish Language and Literature1-1
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total1-10.1
International/Global Studies1-1
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total1-10.1
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)---
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total----

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