About 18.3 percent of the 4,220 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Rhode Island 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 Kingston conferred 517 bachelor's degrees and 164 doctor's degrees in Health Professions and Related Programs programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. Data shows the school gave out 233 bachelor's degrees in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, followed by 211 bachelor's degrees in Psychology, General and 194 bachelor's degrees in Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
The university enrolled 17,822 students for 2016-17, including 14,812 in undergraduate programs and 3,010 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
233
-
2
235
Pharmacy
-
116
-
116
Health and Wellness, General
114
-
-
114
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
67
-
-
67
Dietetics/Dietitian
41
23
-
64
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
32
9
-
41
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
24
17
-
41
Physical Therapy/Therapist
-
34
-
34
Nursing Science
-
27
-
27
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
-
22
-
22
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
6
-
-
6
Nursing Practice
-
6
-
6
Health Professions and Related Programs total
517
254
2
773
18.3
Business Administration and Management, General
72
95
-
167
Accounting
115
27
-
142
Finance, General
83
-
-
83
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
64
-
-
64
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
62
-
-
62
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
-
-
16
16
International Business/Trade/Commerce
13
-
-
13
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
4
-
1
5
Labor Studies
-
-
4
4
Business/Commerce, General
4
-
-
4
Labor and Industrial Relations
-
3
-
3
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
417
125
21
563
13.3
Mechanical Engineering
89
15
-
104
Civil Engineering, General
41
16
-
57
Chemical Engineering
38
6
-
44
Ocean Engineering
27
16
-
43
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
27
12
-
39
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
37
-
-
37
Industrial Engineering
22
8
-
30
Computer Engineering, General
21
-
-
21
Polymer/Plastics Engineering
-
-
2
2
Engineering total
302
73
2
377
8.9
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
194
8
-
202
Public Relations/Image Management
63
-
-
63
Journalism
15
-
-
15
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
-
-
5
5
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total
272
8
5
285
6.8
Political Science and Government, General
68
7
-
75
Social Sciences, Other
63
-
-
63
Economics, General
50
-
-
50
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
30
-
-
30
Anthropology
18
-
-
18
Geographic Information Science and Cartography
-
-
15
15
Sociology
11
-
-
11
Applied Economics
-
6
-
6
Criminology
-
-
-
-
Social Sciences total
240
13
15
268
6.3
Human Development and Family Studies, General
154
24
-
178
Apparel and Textiles, General
56
4
-
60
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
-
9
-
9
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total
210
37
-
247
5.8
Psychology, General
211
4
-
215
Clinical Psychology
-
17
-
17
School Psychology
-
6
-
6
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other
-
2
-
2
Experimental Psychology
-
-
-
-
Psychology total
211
29
-
240
5.7
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
116
-
-
116
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
44
-
-
44
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
35
-
-
35
Neuroscience
-
4
1
5
Aquatic Biology/Limnology
-
4
-
4
Conservation Biology
-
2
-
2
Biochemistry
-
-
-
-
Molecular Biology
-
-
-
-
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
195
10
1
206
4.9
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
172
7
-
179
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total
172
7
-
179
4.2
Education, General
-
57
-
57
Elementary Education and Teaching
51
-
-
51
Secondary Education and Teaching
33
-
-
33
Special Education and Teaching, General
-
2
-
2
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
-
-
1
1
Education total
84
59
1
144
3.4
Natural Resource Economics
36
-
4
40
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
29
-
-
29
Environmental Studies
20
1
-
21
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
10
-
-
10
Natural Resources Management and Policy
-
10
-
10
Environmental Science
-
2
-
2
Natural Resources/Conservation, General
-
1
-
1
Natural Resources and Conservation total
95
14
4
113
2.7
Spanish Language and Literature
34
6
-
40
German Language and Literature
29
-
-
29
French Language and Literature
16
-
-
16
Chinese Language and Literature
10
-
-
10
Italian Language and Literature
8
-
-
8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
2
-
-
2
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total
99
6
-
105
2.5
Fine/Studio Arts, General
30
-
-
30
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
29
-
-
29
Music, General
17
3
-
20
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
15
-
-
15
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
4
-
-
4
Visual and Performing Arts total
95
3
-
98
2.3
Animal Sciences, General
70
-
-
70
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other
26
-
-
26
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total
96
-
-
96
2.3
English Language and Literature, General
56
12
-
68
Rhetoric and Composition
21
-
-
21
English Language and Literature/Letters total
77
12
-
89
2.1
Computer and Information Sciences, General
73
6
-
79
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
-
3
2
5
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
73
9
2
84
2
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
24
-
-
24
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
-
16
-
16
Chemistry, General
5
10
-
15
Physics, General
7
3
-
10
Hydrology and Water Resources Science
-
1
3
4
Forensic Chemistry
1
-
-
1
Physical Sciences total
37
30
3
70
1.7
Public Policy Analysis, General
30
9
-
39
Public Administration
-
21
-
21
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total
30
30
-
60
1.4
History, General
44
5
-
49
History total
44
5
-
49
1.2
Library and Information Science
-
41
-
41
Library Science total
-
41
-
41
1
Mathematics, General
30
8
-
38
Statistics, General
-
3
-
3
Mathematics and Statistics total
30
11
-
41
1
Biological and Physical Sciences
-
27
-
27
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
-
27
-
27
0.6
Landscape Architecture
15
-
-
15
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
-
-
7
7
Architecture and Related Services total
15
-
7
22
0.5
Women's Studies
9
-
-
9
African-American/Black Studies
5
-
-
5
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total
14
-
-
14
0.3
Philosophy
13
-
-
13
Philosophy and Religious Studies total
13
-
-
13
0.3
Critical Infrastructure Protection
-
-
11
11
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total
-
-
11
11
0.3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
5
-
-
5
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total
5
-
-
5
0.1
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