About 19.1 percent of the 1,480 degrees and certificates handed out by Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 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 Edinboro conferred 167 master’s degrees and 68 bachelor’s degrees in education programs.
But the single most popular program was for a master’s degree in social work. Data shows the school gave out 202 master’s degrees in social work, followed by 103 bachelor’s degrees in general fine/studio arts and 75 bachelor’s degrees in general business administration and management.
The university enrolled 4,834 students for 2017-18, including 3,572 in undergraduate programs and 1,262 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 57 | – | 14 | – | 71 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | – | 29 | 29 | 58 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | – | 44 | 3 | 47 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | – | 3 | 24 | 5 | 32 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | – | 30 | – | 30 | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | – | – | 26 | – | 26 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| Superintendency and Educational System Administration | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Education total | 68 | 9 | 167 | 39 | 283 | 19.1 |
| Social Work | 32 | 11 | 202 | – | 245 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 32 | 11 | 202 | – | 245 | 16.6 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 34 | – | 42 | – | 76 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 67 | – | – | – | 67 | |
| Pre-Pharmacy Studies | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Art Therapy/Therapist | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 107 | 4 | 42 | 3 | 156 | 10.5 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 103 | – | 7 | – | 110 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 5 | – | 8 | – | 13 | |
| Music, General | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 114 | – | 15 | – | 129 | 8.7 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 75 | 27 | – | – | 102 | |
| Operations Management and Supervision | 15 | – | – | – | 15 | |
| Customer Service Management | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 90 | 27 | – | – | 117 | 7.9 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 58 | – | – | – | 58 | |
| Educational Psychology | – | – | 17 | – | 17 | |
| School Psychology | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Psychology, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Psychology total | 58 | – | 23 | – | 81 | 5.5 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 30 | – | 13 | – | 43 | |
| Journalism | 30 | – | – | – | 30 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 60 | – | 13 | – | 73 | 4.9 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 55 | 14 | – | – | 69 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 55 | 14 | – | – | 69 | 4.7 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 48 | 7 | – | – | 55 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 48 | 7 | – | – | 55 | 3.7 |
| Sociology | 16 | – | – | – | 16 | |
| Social Sciences, General | 5 | – | 5 | – | 10 | |
| Geography | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| Anthropology | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Economics, General | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Social Sciences total | 48 | – | 5 | – | 53 | 3.6 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 40 | – | 1 | – | 41 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 40 | – | 1 | – | 41 | 2.8 |
| Engineering Technology, General | – | 30 | – | – | 30 | |
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician | – | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | – | 40 | – | – | 40 | 2.7 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other | 40 | – | – | – | 40 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 40 | – | – | – | 40 | 2.7 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 17 | – | – | – | 17 | |
| Chemistry, General | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | |
| Physics, General | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 32 | – | – | – | 32 | 2.2 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 19 | 9 | – | – | 28 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 19 | 9 | – | – | 28 | 1.9 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 19 | – | – | – | 19 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 19 | – | – | – | 19 | 1.3 |
| History, General | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| History total | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | 0.4 |
| Mathematics, General | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | 0.4 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 0.3 |
| Dispute Resolution | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Women’s Studies | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| German Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Philosophy | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
