About 33.5 percent of the 1,158 degrees and certificates handed out by Gannon 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 private not-for-profit institution in Erie conferred 174 bachelor’s degrees and 146 master’s degrees in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in “other” health professions and related clinical sciences. Data shows the school gave out 97 bachelor’s degrees in “other” health professions and related clinical sciences, followed by 66 master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and 66 master’s degrees in curriculum and instruction.
The university enrolled 4,291 students for 2017-18, including 3,291 in undergraduate programs and 1,000 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 97 | – | – | – | 97 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 65 | – | 12 | 1 | 78 | |
| Physician Assistant | – | – | 57 | – | 57 | |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | – | – | 46 | – | 46 | |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | – | – | 41 | – | 41 | |
| Nurse Anesthetist | – | – | 20 | – | 20 | |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | 9 | 5 | – | – | 14 | |
| Radiologic Technology/Science – Radiographer | – | 9 | – | – | 9 | |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | – | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | – | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Nursing Practice | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Polysomnography | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 174 | 14 | 195 | 5 | 388 | 33.5 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 33 | – | 66 | – | 99 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 26 | – | 27 | – | 53 | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 9 | – | 4 | – | 13 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | – | – | 11 | – | 11 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| Industrial Engineering | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering total | 75 | – | 108 | – | 183 | 15.8 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | – | 66 | – | 66 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | – | 10 | 16 | 26 | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 14 | – | – | – | 14 | |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
| Superintendency and Educational System Administration | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Administration of Special Education | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Education, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 18 | 1 | 76 | 29 | 124 | 10.7 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 11 | – | 40 | – | 51 | |
| Finance, General | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | |
| Accounting | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | |
| Business/Commerce, General | – | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Insurance | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Investments and Securities | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 54 | 7 | 40 | – | 101 | 8.7 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 52 | – | 8 | – | 60 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 61 | – | 8 | – | 69 | 6 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | – | – | 39 | – | 39 | |
| Computer Programming/Programmer, General | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Computer Science | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 8 | – | 39 | – | 47 | 4.1 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 41 | – | – | – | 41 | |
| Bioinformatics | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Biochemistry | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 44 | – | – | – | 44 | 3.8 |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | – | – | 36 | – | 36 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | – | – | 36 | – | 36 | 3.1 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 32 | – | – | – | 32 | |
| Criminalistics and Criminal Science | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Juvenile Corrections | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 32 | – | – | – | 32 | 2.8 |
| Public Administration | – | – | 18 | – | 18 | |
| Social Work | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Social Work, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 4 | – | 18 | – | 22 | 1.9 |
| Psychology, General | 12 | – | – | – | 12 | |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| Counseling Psychology | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Community Psychology | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Psychology total | 19 | – | – | – | 19 | 1.6 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | |
| Social Sciences, Other | – | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Social Sciences total | 8 | – | 7 | – | 15 | 1.3 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 9 | 1 | – | 2 | 12 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | 9 | 1 | – | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Health Communication | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Advertising | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Journalism | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 5 | – | 4 | – | 9 | 0.8 |
| English Literature (British and Commonwealth) | 4 | – | 5 | – | 9 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 4 | – | 5 | – | 9 | 0.8 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 8 | 1 | – | – | 9 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 8 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 0.8 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| International/Global Studies | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Gerontology | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | 0.6 |
| Chemistry, General | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | 0.5 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | 0.4 |
| Mathematics, General | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | 0.4 |
| Philosophy | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | 0.4 |
| History, General | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| History total | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 0.4 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 0.3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 0.3 |
| Theology/Theological Studies | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Theology and Religious Vocations total | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 0.1 |
| Area Studies, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Child Care and Support Services Management | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Personal and Culinary Services total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Science Technologies/Technicians total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
