About 41.1 percent of the 11,333 degrees and certificates handed out by the Ashford University 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 private for-profit institution in Diego conferred 3198 bachelor's degrees and 1436 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 Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. Data shows the school gave out 1070 bachelor's degrees in Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other, followed by 849 bachelor's degrees in Early Childhood Education and Teaching and 747 master's degrees in Business Administration and Management, General.
The university enrolled 41,361 students for 2016-17, including 35,870 in undergraduate programs and 5,491 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Bachelor's degrees awarded
Graduate and professional degrees awarded
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
Business Administration and Management, General
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Management Information Systems, General
Organizational Leadership
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Operations Management and Supervision
Customer Service Management
Business/Managerial Economics
International Business/Trade/Commerce
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
Educational/Instructional Technology
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other
Elementary Education and Teaching
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Special Education and Teaching, General
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Business Teacher Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other
Health and Wellness, General
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Health Professions and Related Programs total
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
Political Science and Government, General
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total
Adult Development and Aging
Family Resource Management Studies, General
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total
Natural Resources and Conservation total
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
English Language and Literature/Letters total
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total
Library and Information Science
Military Applied Sciences, Other
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences total
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Commercial and Advertising Art
Visual and Performing Arts total
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