Graduates earn 230 degrees from Universidad Adventista de las Antillas

About 67 percent of the 230 degrees and certificates handed out by the Universidad Adventista de las Antillas 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 not-for-profit institution in Mayaguez conferred 147 bachelor's degrees and 7 master'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 141 bachelor's degrees in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, followed by 16 bachelor's degrees in Biology/Biological Sciences, General and 14 bachelor's degrees in Theology/Theological Studies.

The universidad enrolled 1,351 students for 2016-17, including 1,256 in undergraduate programs and 95 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Program
Bachelor's degrees awarded
Associates degrees
Graduate and professional degrees awarded
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Percent of total
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
141
-
-
141
Clinical Nurse Specialist
-
-
7
7
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
6
-
-
6
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
-
-
-
-
Health Professions and Related Programs total
147
-
7
154
67
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
16
-
-
16
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
16
-
-
16
7
Elementary Education and Teaching
5
-
-
5
Special Education and Teaching, General
4
-
-
4
Secondary Education and Teaching
3
-
-
3
Curriculum and Instruction
-
-
2
2
Health Occupations Teacher Education
-
-
1
1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
1
-
-
1
Education total
13
-
3
16
7
Theology/Theological Studies
14
-
-
14
Theology and Religious Vocations total
14
-
-
14
6.1
Business Administration and Management, General
4
-
-
4
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
4
-
-
4
Accounting
3
-
-
3
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
-
1
-
1
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
11
1
-
12
5.2
Computer Programming/Programmer, General
9
-
-
9
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
9
-
-
9
3.9
Psychology, General
5
-
-
5
Psychology total
5
-
-
5
2.2
History, General
4
-
-
4
History total
4
-
-
4
1.7
Religion/Religious Studies
-
-
-
-
Philosophy and Religious Studies total
-
-
-
-
-
Visual and Performing Arts, General
-
-
-
-
Visual and Performing Arts total
-
-
-
-
-