Graduates earn 240 degrees, certificates from Ponce Health Sciences University

About 47.9 percent of the 240 degrees and certificates handed out by the Ponce Health Sciences 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 private for-profit institution in Ponce conferred 81 doctor's degrees and 26 master's degrees in Health Professions and Related Programs programs.

But the single most popular program was for a doctor's degree in Medicine. Data shows the school gave out 65 doctor's degrees in Medicine, followed by 50 master's degrees in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other and 26 master's degrees in Public Health, General.

The university enrolled 897 students for 2016-17, all of whom were enrolled in 897 programs.

Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Program
Graduate and professional degrees awarded
Certificates awarded
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Percent of total
Medicine
65
-
65
Public Health, General
42
-
42
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
-
8
8
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
-
-
-
Health Professions and Related Programs total
107
8
115
47.9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
50
-
50
Neuroscience
-
11
11
Biomedical Sciences, General
3
-
3
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
53
11
64
26.7
Psychology, General
41
-
41
Clinical Psychology
20
-
20
School Psychology
-
-
-
Psychology total
61
-
61
25.4