About 23.2 percent of the 6,068 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Arkansas in 2016-17 were to students in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 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 Fayetteville conferred 1161 bachelor's degrees and 226 master's degrees in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. Data shows the school gave out 297 bachelor's degrees in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, followed by 270 bachelor's degrees in Finance, General and 256 bachelor's degrees in Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
The university enrolled 27,194 students for 2016-17, including 22,548 in undergraduate programs and 4,646 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
Finance, General
270
-
-
270
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
256
-
-
256
Business Administration and Management, General
119
132
-
251
Accounting
154
70
-
224
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
201
-
-
201
Management Science
43
33
13
89
International Business/Trade/Commerce
34
-
-
34
Business/Managerial Economics
34
-
-
34
Human Resources Development
27
-
-
27
Business/Commerce, General
16
-
-
16
Retail Management
7
-
-
7
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
-
-
2
2
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
-
-
-
-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
1,161
235
15
1,411
23.2
Mechanical Engineering
151
7
-
158
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
51
23
-
74
Civil Engineering, General
61
8
-
69
Chemical Engineering
65
2
-
67
Engineering, General
-
65
-
65
Industrial Engineering
58
4
-
62
Computer Engineering, General
37
7
-
44
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
33
-
-
33
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
22
-
-
22
Agricultural Engineering
-
11
-
11
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
-
-
-
-
Engineering total
478
127
-
605
10
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
297
10
-
307
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
68
19
-
87
Public Health, General
73
-
-
73
Athletic Training/Trainer
-
15
-
15
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
-
13
-
13
Nursing Practice
-
10
-
10
Public Health Education and Promotion
-
10
-
10
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
-
-
-
-
Health and Wellness, General
-
-
-
-
Health Professions and Related Programs total
438
77
-
515
8.5
Elementary Education and Teaching
43
72
-
115
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
45
-
-
45
Education, General
36
-
-
36
Secondary Education and Teaching
-
35
-
35
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
-
32
-
32
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
-
28
-
28
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
-
21
-
21
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
-
19
-
19
Educational/Instructional Technology
-
15
-
15
Curriculum and Instruction
-
11
2
13
Technical Teacher Education
13
-
-
13
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
-
13
-
13
Special Education and Teaching, General
-
10
-
10
Adult and Continuing Education Administration
-
8
-
8
Agricultural Teacher Education
-
7
-
7
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
-
-
4
4
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
-
-
3
3
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
-
3
-
3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
-
3
-
3
Educational Statistics and Research Methods
-
-
1
1
Educational Evaluation and Research
-
-
1
1
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
-
1
-
1
Education, Other
-
-
1
1
Mathematics Teacher Education
-
-
-
-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
-
-
-
-
Education total
137
278
12
427
7
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General
226
-
-
226
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
72
-
-
72
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General
-
31
-
31
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
-
11
-
11
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total
298
42
-
340
5.6
Journalism
146
15
-
161
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
149
10
-
159
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total
295
25
-
320
5.3
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
65
-
-
65
Animal Sciences, General
45
13
-
58
Food Science
19
11
-
30
Poultry Science
15
15
-
30
Agronomy and Crop Science
11
17
-
28
Agricultural Economics
-
20
-
20
Agricultural and Extension Education Services
19
-
-
19
Ornamental Horticulture
14
-
-
14
Agricultural Production Operations, General
-
5
-
5
Horticultural Science
-
3
-
3
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
-
-
1
1
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total
188
84
1
273
4.5
Political Science and Government, General
86
5
-
91
International Relations and Affairs
45
-
-
45
Anthropology
34
5
-
39
Sociology
26
9
-
35
Economics, General
21
4
-
25
Geography
16
5
-
21
Geographic Information Science and Cartography
-
-
1
1
Social Sciences total
228
28
1
257
4.2
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
199
8
-
207
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
-
13
-
13
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
-
4
-
4
Entomology
-
3
-
3
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
199
28
-
227
3.7
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
82
-
-
82
Apparel and Textiles, General
80
-
-
80
Human Development and Family Studies, General
49
-
-
49
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
-
16
-
16
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total
211
16
-
227
3.7
Engineering/Industrial Management
-
191
-
191
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total
-
191
-
191
3.1
Art/Art Studies, General
79
4
-
83
Music Performance, General
39
25
5
69
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
11
3
-
14
Interior Design
9
-
-
9
Design and Visual Communications, General
-
-
-
-
Visual and Performing Arts total
138
32
5
175
2.9
Psychology, General
146
14
-
160
Educational Psychology
-
-
-
-
Psychology total
146
14
-
160
2.6
Chemistry, General
51
20
-
71
Geology/Earth Science, General
21
13
-
34
Physics, General
16
6
-
22
Materials Chemistry
-
15
-
15
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
-
7
-
7
Planetary Astronomy and Science
-
3
-
3
Physical Sciences total
88
64
-
152
2.5
Law
-
119
-
119
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
-
5
9
14
Legal Professions and Studies total
-
124
9
133
2.2
English Language and Literature, General
90
23
-
113
Creative Writing
-
8
-
8
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
-
-
6
6
English Language and Literature/Letters total
90
31
6
127
2.1
Social Work
54
17
3
74
Public Administration
-
7
-
7
Public Policy Analysis, General
-
5
-
5
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
-
-
-
-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total
54
29
3
86
1.4
History, General
77
8
-
85
History total
77
8
-
85
1.4
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
77
-
-
77
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total
77
-
-
77
1.3
Computer Science
45
-
-
45
Computer and Information Sciences, General
12
9
-
21
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
57
9
-
66
1.1
Spanish Language and Literature
22
11
-
33
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
8
-
-
8
French Language and Literature
6
-
-
6
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
-
5
-
5
Comparative Literature
-
5
-
5
German Language and Literature
1
-
-
1
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total
37
21
-
58
1
Mathematics, General
31
12
-
43
Statistics, General
-
7
-
7
Mathematics and Statistics total
31
19
-
50
0.8
Architecture
44
-
-
44
Landscape Architecture
4
-
-
4
Architecture and Related Services total
48
-
-
48
0.8
Environmental Science
26
-
-
26
Natural Resources and Conservation total
26
-
-
26
0.4
Philosophy
10
7
-
17
Philosophy and Religious Studies total
10
7
-
17
0.3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
10
-
-
10
Sustainability Studies
-
-
2
2
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
10
-
2
12
0.2
American/United States Studies/Civilization
2
-
-
2
African-American/Black Studies
-
-
1
1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total
2
-
1
3
0.1
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