About 28.6 percent of the 2,659 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of West Georgia in 2017-18 were to students in education 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 Carrollton conferred 321 master’s degrees and 273 certificates in education programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 188 bachelor’s degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 163 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology and 143 bachelor’s degrees in general business administration and management.
The university enrolled 13,733 students for 2017-18, including 11,135 in undergraduate programs and 2,598 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 108 | 55 | 31 | 194 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | – | 63 | 117 | 180 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | 68 | 18 | 86 | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | – | 73 | – | 73 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 14 | 13 | 42 | 69 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | – | 65 | 65 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | 38 | – | 38 | |
| Education, Other | – | 22 | – | 22 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 7 | 10 | – | 17 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 13 | – | – | 13 | |
| Business Teacher Education | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Education total | 142 | 346 | 273 | 761 | 28.6 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 143 | 101 | – | 244 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 98 | – | – | 98 | |
| Accounting | 53 | 8 | – | 61 | |
| Finance, General | 44 | – | – | 44 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 34 | – | – | 34 | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
| Organizational Leadership | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Real Estate | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 386 | 109 | – | 495 | 18.6 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 188 | 37 | – | 225 | |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 49 | 31 | – | 80 | |
| Health and Wellness, General | 31 | – | – | 31 | |
| Nursing Education | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Nursing Administration | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 268 | 72 | 3 | 343 | 12.9 |
| Criminology | 129 | 13 | – | 142 | |
| Sociology | 69 | 4 | – | 73 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 27 | – | – | 27 | |
| Anthropology | 19 | – | – | 19 | |
| Economics, General | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
| Geography | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
| International Economics | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Geography, Other | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Social Sciences total | 273 | 17 | 8 | 298 | 11.2 |
| Psychology, General | 163 | 20 | – | 183 | |
| Community Psychology | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Psychology total | 163 | 27 | – | 190 | 7.2 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 119 | 9 | – | 128 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 119 | 9 | – | 128 | 4.8 |
| Journalism | 118 | – | – | 118 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 118 | – | – | 118 | 4.4 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General | 61 | – | – | 61 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 61 | – | – | 61 | 2.3 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 40 | 4 | – | 44 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 40 | 4 | – | 44 | 1.6 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 28 | – | – | 28 | |
| Music Performance, General | 5 | 2 | – | 7 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| Music Theory and Composition | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 41 | 2 | – | 43 | 1.6 |
| History, General | 27 | 8 | – | 35 | |
| Public/Applied History | – | – | – | – | |
| History total | 27 | 8 | – | 35 | 1.3 |
| Chemistry, General | 18 | – | – | 18 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
| Physics, General | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 34 | – | – | 34 | 1.3 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 18 | – | – | 18 | |
| Computer Science | – | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 18 | 15 | – | 33 | 1.2 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 21 | – | – | 21 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 21 | – | – | 21 | 0.8 |
| Public Administration | – | 13 | 2 | 15 | |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | – | 13 | 5 | 18 | 0.7 |
| Mathematics, General | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
| Mathematics, Other | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 12 | 3 | – | 15 | 0.6 |
| Philosophy | 14 | – | – | 14 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 14 | – | – | 14 | 0.5 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | – | – | 8 | 8 | 0.3 |
| European Studies/Civilization | – | – | – | – | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | – | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Studies | – | – | – | – | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | – | – | – | – | – |
