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Graduates earn 6,701 degrees, certificates from Wayne State University

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About 17.8 percent of the 6,701 degrees and certificates handed out by Wayne State University 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 Detroit conferred 483 doctor's degrees and 411 bachelor's degrees in health professions and related programs.

But the single most popular program was for a master's degree in social work. Data shows the school gave out 335 master's degrees in social work, followed by 320 bachelor's degrees in general psychology and 299 doctor's degrees in medicine.

The university enrolled 27,025 students for 2017-18, including 17,574 in undergraduate programs and 9,451 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedGraduate and professional degrees awardedCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Medicine-299-299
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse142--142
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other139--139
Pharmacy-97-97
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General4037-77
Public Health, General3219758
Physician Assistant-50-50
Physical Therapy/Therapist-40-40
Occupational Therapy/Therapist-31-31
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing-28230
Nursing Science-27-27
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist19-423
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist20--20
Nurse Anesthetist-20-20
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design-20-20
Dietetics/Dietitian7-1219
Nursing Education--1212
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing-12-12
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant12--12
Audiology/Audiologist-10-10
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery-10-10
Health/Medical Physics-729
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing-8-8
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling--77
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor-7-7
Genetic Counseling/Counselor-7-7
Nursing Practice--55
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing-2-2
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing--11
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other--11
Athletic Training/Trainer----
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene----
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing----
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing----
Medical Scientist----
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General----
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other----
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other----
Clinical/Medical Social Work----
Health Professions and Related Programs total411731531,19517.8
Business Administration and Management, General-2675272
International Business/Trade/Commerce147--147
Organizational Behavior Studies137--137
Marketing/Marketing Management, General122--122
Accounting94217122
Finance, General80--80
Management Information Systems, General57-663
Labor and Industrial Relations49-13
Taxation-3-3
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies--22
Human Resources Management and Services, Other----
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other----
Labor Studies----
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total6413002096114.3
Mechanical Engineering76175-251
Electrical and Electronics Engineering6993-162
Industrial Engineering17139-156
Civil Engineering, General4040-80
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering2353177
Chemical Engineering387-45
Computer Engineering, General-23-23
Manufacturing Engineering-17-17
Engineering, Other-14115
Polymer/Plastics Engineering----
Engineering, General----
Systems Engineering----
Engineering total263561282612.3
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching9216-108
Elementary Education and Teaching5118-69
Secondary Education and Teaching4125-66
Special Education and Teaching, General2319446
Educational Leadership and Administration, General-44246
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services-44145
Educational/Instructional Technology131840
Health Teacher Education1715-32
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision-26-26
Bilingual and Multilingual Education-17-17
Curriculum and Instruction-6612
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other-6410
Reading Teacher Education-718
Art Teacher Education-7-7
Technical Teacher Education-5-5
Early Childhood Education and Teaching-5-5
Educational Evaluation and Research-4-4
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor--44
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education-2-2
Foreign Language Teacher Education-1-1
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism--11
Mathematics Teacher Education-1-1
English/Language Arts Teacher Education-1-1
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities----
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments----
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching----
Education, Other----
Social Studies Teacher Education----
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed----
Education total225260715568.3
Social Work1353381474
Public Administration2326-49
Youth Services/Administration----
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total15836415237.8
Psychology, General32023-343
Educational Psychology-30-30
School Psychology-131427
Counseling Psychology-11-11
Industrial and Organizational Psychology-11-11
Applied Behavior Analysis--33
Psychology total32088174256.3
Biology/Biological Sciences, General1736-179
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other-47-47
Physiology, General-12-12
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-11-11
Oncology and Cancer Biology-10-10
Immunology-4-4
Genome Sciences/Genomics-4-4
Biotechnology-2-2
Neuroscience-2-2
Anatomy-2-2
Molecular Biology-1-1
Neurobiology and Anatomy----
Pathology/Experimental Pathology----
Environmental Toxicology----
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total173101-2744.1
Political Science and Government, General5711-68
Sociology489-57
Economics, General395246
Anthropology1626-42
Urban Studies/Affairs11--11
Economics, Other5--5
Social Sciences, Other----
Social Sciences total1765122293.4
Art/Art Studies, General7811-89
Music, General4010-50
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General3014-44
Dance, General21--21
Cinematography and Film/Video Production13--13
Art History, Criticism and Conservation61-7
Film/Cinema/Video Studies1--1
Music Performance, General----
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General----
Visual and Performing Arts total18936-2253.4
Speech Communication and Rhetoric3537-72
Public Relations/Image Management59--59
Radio and Television37--37
Journalism36--36
Health Communication--22
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia--11
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total1673732073.1
Library and Information Science-1512153
Archives/Archival Administration--1818
Children and Youth Library Services--99
Library Science total-151291802.7
Law-141-141
Programs for Foreign Lawyers-3-3
Legal Professions and Studies, Other-2-2
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other-1-1
Tax Law/Taxation-1-1
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law-1-1
Legal Professions and Studies total-149-1492.2
Computer and Information Sciences, General9434-128
Information Science/Studies--1212
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total9434121402.1
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General7014-84
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management521-53
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total12215-1372
Chemistry, General2026-46
Chemistry, Other22--22
Physics, General713-20
Geology/Earth Science, General172-19
Physical Sciences, Other13--13
Materials Science-5-5
Astronomy----
Physical Sciences total7946-1251.9
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies9812-110
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total9812-1101.6
English Language and Literature, General6721-88
English Language and Literature/Letters total6721-881.3
Engineering/Industrial Management-25-25
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician20--20
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician14--14
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician11--11
Engineering Technology, General-6-6
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology5--5
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology2--2
Nanotechnology----
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician----
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other----
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total5231-831.2
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General1412-26
Linguistics56-11
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other61-7
German Language and Literature6--6
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other3--3
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General1--1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General1--1
Spanish Language and Literature----
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total3619-550.8
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management-43-43
Kinesiology and Exercise Science----
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total-43-430.6
Mathematics, General198-27
Statistics, General-7-7
Applied Mathematics, General-5-5
Mathematical Statistics and Probability----
Financial Mathematics----
Mathematics and Statistics total1920-390.6
History, General264131
Public/Applied History----
History total2641310.5
Funeral Direction/Service23--23
Personal and Culinary Services total23--230.3
Gerontology--1212
Dispute Resolution-8-8
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other----
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution----
Computational Science----
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total-812200.3
East Asian Studies7--7
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies6--6
African-American/Black Studies4--4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other1--1
American/United States Studies/Civilization----
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total18--180.3
Philosophy124-16
Philosophy and Religious Studies total124-160.2
Environmental Science15--15
Natural Resources and Conservation total15--150.2
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning-8-8
Architecture and Related Services total-8-80.1

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