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Graduates earn 4,378 degrees, certificates from the University of Rhode Island

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About 22 percent of the 4,378 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Rhode Island in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related 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 Kingston conferred 676 bachelor's degrees and 173 doctor's degrees in health professions and related programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 384 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 210 bachelor's degrees in general psychology and 195 bachelor's degrees in speech communication and rhetoric.

The university enrolled 17,777 students for 2017-18, including 14,778 in undergraduate programs and 2,999 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedGraduate and professional degrees awardedCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse384-3387
Pharmacy-127-127
Health and Wellness, General114--114
Dietetics/Dietitian3935-74
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General70--70
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design4116-57
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist2824-52
Nursing Science-29-29
Physical Therapy/Therapist-28-28
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist-16-16
Nursing Practice-415
Health/Medical Physics-3-3
Health/Health Care Administration/Management----
Health Professions and Related Programs total676282496222
Business Administration and Management, General4495-139
Accounting9528-123
Finance, General90--90
Marketing/Marketing Management, General67--67
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management60--60
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General--2121
International Business/Trade/Commerce10--10
Business/Commerce, General6--6
Labor and Industrial Relations-5-5
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations5--5
Labor Studies--22
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total3771282352812.1
Mechanical Engineering889-97
Civil Engineering, General4412-56
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering51--51
Electrical and Electronics Engineering2717-44
Ocean Engineering3311-44
Chemical Engineering306-36
Industrial Engineering1510-25
Computer Engineering, General23--23
Computer Engineering, Other--11
Polymer/Plastics Engineering----
Engineering total3116513778.6
Speech Communication and Rhetoric1955-200
Public Relations/Image Management71--71
Journalism26--26
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia--1111
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total2925113087
Political Science and Government, General647-71
Social Sciences, Other71--71
Economics, General45--45
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics34--34
Sociology14--14
Anthropology13--13
Geographic Information Science and Cartography--1212
Applied Economics-8-8
Criminology1--1
Social Sciences total24215122696.1
Human Development and Family Studies, General14722-169
Apparel and Textiles, General614-65
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General-8-8
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total20834-2425.5
Psychology, General2107-217
Clinical Psychology-13-13
School Psychology-2-2
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other----
Experimental Psychology----
Psychology total21022-2325.3
Biology/Biological Sciences, General116--116
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology41--41
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography29--29
Neuroscience-437
Aquatic Biology/Limnology-1-1
Conservation Biology----
Molecular Biology----
Biochemistry----
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total186531944.4
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1725-177
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total1725-1774
Elementary Education and Teaching49--49
Education, General-45-45
Secondary Education and Teaching31--31
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor-12-12
Special Education and Teaching, General-3-3
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching--11
Education total806011413.2
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management33--33
Natural Resource Economics25-530
Environmental Studies25--25
Natural Resources Management and Policy-21-21
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management8--8
Natural Resources/Conservation, General----
Environmental Science----
Natural Resources and Conservation total912151172.7
Computer and Information Sciences, General6712-79
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance-201030
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total6732101092.5
German Language and Literature37--37
Spanish Language and Literature253-28
Chinese Language and Literature19--19
French Language and Literature16--16
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General5--5
Italian Language and Literature3--3
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total1053-1082.5
Cinematography and Film/Video Production39--39
Fine/Studio Arts, General31--31
Music, General154-19
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General10--10
Art History, Criticism and Conservation4--4
Visual and Performing Arts total994-1032.4
Animal Sciences, General64--64
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other15--15
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture2--2
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total81--811.8
Chemistry, General1117-28
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical-20-20
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other12--12
Hydrology and Water Resources Science-1910
Physics, General22-4
Physics, Other1--1
Forensic Chemistry----
Physical Sciences total26409751.7
English Language and Literature, General5011-61
Rhetoric and Composition11--11
English Language and Literature/Letters total6111-721.6
Public Policy Analysis, General2910-39
Public Administration-29-29
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total2939-681.6
Mathematics, General406-46
Statistics, General-4-4
Mathematics and Statistics total4010-501.1
History, General383-41
History total383-410.9
Library and Information Science-38-38
Library Science total-38-380.9
Biological and Physical Sciences-28-28
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total-28-280.6
Landscape Architecture19--19
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning--44
Architecture and Related Services total19-4230.5
Critical Infrastructure Protection--1313
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total--13130.3
Women's Studies5-27
African-American/Black Studies2--2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total7-290.2
Philosophy7--7
Philosophy and Religious Studies total7--70.2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other6--6
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total6--60.1

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