About 20.8 percent of the 688 degrees and certificates handed out by the Mercyhurst 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 not-for-profit institution in Erie conferred 119 bachelor's degrees and 19 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 Intelligence, General. Data shows the school gave out 53 bachelor's degrees in Intelligence, General, followed by 33 master's degrees in Intelligence, General and 31 bachelor's degrees in Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.
The university enrolled 2,784 students for 2016-17, including 2,464 in undergraduate programs and 320 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Bachelor's degrees awarded
Graduate and professional degrees awarded
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Organizational Leadership
Business Administration and Management, General
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Business/Managerial Economics
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences total
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Athletic Training/Trainer
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Health Professions and Related Programs total
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
Special Education and Teaching, General
Secondary Education and Teaching
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
French Language Teacher Education
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
Mathematics Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
Foreign Language Teacher Education
Elementary Education and Teaching
Business Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Forensic Science and Technology
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
Political Science and Government, General
Physical and Biological Anthropology
Fine and Studio Arts Management
Music Performance, General
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Visual and Performing Arts total
Mathematics and Computer Science
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
Applied Behavior Analysis
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Information Technology Project Management
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total
Geology/Earth Science, General
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/Letters total
Mathematics and Statistics total
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total
Spanish Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total
Natural Resources and Conservation total
Religion/Religious Studies
Philosophy and Religious Studies total
Theology and Religious Vocations total