Graduates earn 172 degrees from University of Puerto Rico-Utuado

About 28.5 percent of the 172 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Puerto Rico-Utuado in 2016-17 were to students in Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences 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 Utuado conferred 49 associate's degrees in Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences programs.

But the single most popular program was for a associate's degree in Social Sciences, General. Data shows the school gave out 27 associate's degrees in Social Sciences, General, followed by 24 associate's degrees in Natural Sciences and 19 bachelor's degrees in Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary.

The university enrolled 1,469 students for 2016-17, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Program
Bachelor's degrees awarded
Associates degrees
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Percent of total
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
-
17
17
Agricultural Production Operations, General
-
12
12
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
-
10
10
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
-
5
5
Food Technology and Processing
-
5
5
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total
-
49
49
28.5
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
19
-
19
Accounting
16
-
16
Business Administration and Management, General
-
11
11
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
-
-
-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
35
11
46
26.7
Social Sciences, General
-
27
27
Social Sciences total
-
27
27
15.7
Natural Sciences
-
24
24
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
-
24
24
13.9
Elementary Education and Teaching
12
-
12
Education, General
-
3
3
Education total
12
3
15
8.7
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
-
11
11
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total
-
11
11
6.4