About 18.2 percent of the 7,486 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Colorado Boulder in 2016-17 were to students in Engineering 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 Boulder conferred 753 bachelor's degrees and 508 master's degrees in Engineering 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 805 bachelor's degrees in Business Administration and Management, General, followed by 382 bachelor's degrees in Psychology, General and 327 bachelor's degrees in Physiology, General.
The university enrolled 33,977 students for 2016-17, including 27,901 in undergraduate programs and 6,076 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Program
Bachelor's degrees awarded
Graduate and professional degrees awarded
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Percent of total
Mechanical Engineering
251
70
321
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
84
99
183
Civil Engineering, General
66
88
154
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
31
107
138
Chemical Engineering
79
37
116
Engineering, General
8
82
90
Telecommunications Engineering
-
90
90
Biochemical Engineering
79
-
79
Computer Engineering, General
59
-
59
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
40
12
52
Architectural Engineering
35
12
47
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
21
-
21
Materials Engineering
-
10
10
Engineering total
753
607
1,360
18.2
Business Administration and Management, General
805
136
941
Accounting
-
49
49
Business Statistics
-
19
19
Finance, General
-
13
13
Taxation
-
13
13
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
-
6
6
Real Estate
-
4
4
Organizational Leadership
-
-
-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
805
240
1,045
14
Physiology, General
327
23
350
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
205
19
224
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
118
10
128
Biochemistry
64
8
72
Neuroscience
53
-
53
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
767
60
827
11.1
Economics, General
213
22
235
Political Science and Government, General
150
17
167
Sociology
129
7
136
Anthropology
55
18
73
Geography
41
16
57
Social Sciences total
588
80
668
8.9
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
313
15
328
Journalism
224
3
227
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
22
14
36
Journalism, Other
4
7
11
Mass Communication/Media Studies
3
6
9
Communication and Media Studies, Other
2
-
2
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
-
-
-
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other
-
-
-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total
568
45
613
8.2
Psychology, General
382
19
401
Educational Psychology
-
6
6
Psychology total
382
25
407
5.4
Film/Cinema/Video Studies
90
-
90
Music Performance, General
31
51
82
Fine/Studio Arts, General
66
9
75
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
30
8
38
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
29
7
36
Music, General
21
-
21
Dance, General
7
2
9
Music History, Literature, and Theory
-
5
5
Intermedia/Multimedia
-
-
-
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
-
-
-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
-
-
-
Visual and Performing Arts total
274
82
356
4.8
Computer Science
187
113
300
Artificial Intelligence
-
-
-
Information Science/Studies
-
-
-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
187
113
300
4
Physics, General
41
54
95
Geology/Earth Science, General
64
11
75
Astronomy
43
-
43
Chemistry, General
25
17
42
Astrophysics
-
23
23
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
-
14
14
Geophysics and Seismology
-
3
3
Chemical Physics
-
2
2
Physical Sciences total
173
124
297
4
International/Global Studies
162
-
162
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
17
1
18
Science, Technology and Society
-
17
17
Museology/Museum Studies
-
3
3
Cognitive Science
-
-
-
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
179
21
200
2.7
Law
-
169
169
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
-
4
4
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
-
-
-
Legal Professions and Studies total
-
173
173
2.3
Environmental Studies
157
14
171
Natural Resources and Conservation total
157
14
171
2.3
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education, Other
-
94
94
Curriculum and Instruction
-
34
34
Music Teacher Education
14
12
26
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
-
9
9
Educational Evaluation and Research
-
1
1
Elementary Education and Teaching
-
-
-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
-
-
-
Learning Sciences
-
-
-
Education total
14
150
164
2.2
English Language and Literature, General
123
28
151
Creative Writing
-
9
9
English Language and Literature/Letters total
123
37
160
2.1
Linguistics
22
22
44
Spanish Language and Literature
32
7
39
Japanese Language and Literature
22
-
22
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
11
8
19
French Language and Literature
6
4
10
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
4
3
7
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
-
7
7
Chinese Language and Literature
4
-
4
Italian Language and Literature
3
-
3
Comparative Literature
-
3
3
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total
104
54
158
2.1
Mathematics, General
70
19
89
Applied Mathematics, General
42
25
67
Statistics, General
-
-
-
Mathematics and Statistics total
112
44
156
2.1
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
76
37
113
Audiology/Audiologist
-
11
11
Health Professions and Related Programs total
76
48
124
1.7
History, General
82
15
97
History total
82
15
97
1.3
Environmental Design/Architecture
95
-
95
Architecture and Related Services total
95
-
95
1.3
Philosophy
31
7
38
Religion/Religious Studies
11
6
17
Jewish/Judaic Studies
2
-
2
Philosophy and Religious Studies total
44
13
57
0.8
Ethnic Studies
22
-
22
Russian Studies
5
2
7
Asian Studies/Civilization
5
-
5
Women's Studies
4
-
4
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
-
-
-
American/United States Studies/Civilization
-
-
-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total
36
2
38
0.5
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
20
-
20
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total
20
-
20
0.3
Community Organization and Advocacy
-
-
-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total
-
-
-
-
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