About 27.4 percent of the 241 degrees and certificates handed out by Point University in 2017-18 were to students in theology and religious vocations 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 Point conferred 49 bachelor’s degrees and 17 associate’s degrees in theology and religious vocations programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in “other” theological and ministerial studies. Data shows the school gave out 39 bachelor’s degrees in “other” theological and ministerial studies, followed by 30 bachelor’s degrees in “other” clinical, counseling and applied psychology and 19 bachelor’s degrees in general business administration and management.
The university enrolled 2,248 students for 2017-18, including 2,213 in undergraduate programs and 35 in graduate programs.
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other | 39 | 17 | 56 | |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Theology and Religious Vocations total | 49 | 17 | 66 | 27.4 |
| Organizational Leadership | 18 | 3 | 21 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 19 | 1 | 20 | |
| Operations Management and Supervision | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Accounting | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 48 | 4 | 52 | 21.6 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other | 30 | 5 | 35 | |
| Psychology, General | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Applied Psychology | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Psychology total | 43 | 6 | 49 | 20.3 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 18 | – | 18 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 18 | – | 18 | 7.5 |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 12 | 2 | 14 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5.8 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Child Development | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 11 | – | 11 | 4.6 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 10 | – | 10 | 4.2 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Education total | 7 | – | 7 | 2.9 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.9 |
| Music, General | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 3 | – | 3 | 1.2 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 2 | – | 2 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 2 | – | 2 | 0.8 |
| History, General | 1 | – | 1 | |
| History total | 1 | – | 1 | 0.4 |
| Sociology | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Social Sciences, General | – | – | – | |
| Social Sciences total | 1 | – | 1 | 0.4 |
