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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Graduates earn 248 degrees from Benedict College

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About 17.7 percent of the 248 degrees and certificates handed out by Benedict College in 2017-18 were to students in business, management, marketing, and related support services 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 Columbia conferred 44 bachelor's degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in general business administration and management. Data shows the school gave out 39 bachelor's degrees in general business administration and management, followed by 31 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice/law enforcement administration and 29 bachelor's degrees in general human development and family studies.

The college enrolled 2,165 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Business Administration and Management, General3939
Accounting55
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other--
Marketing/Marketing Management, General--
Transportation/Mobility Management--
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total444417.7
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration3131
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total313112.5
Human Development and Family Studies, General2929
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total292911.7
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1919
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies55
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total24249.7
Biology/Biological Sciences, General1919
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total19197.7
Mass Communication/Media Studies1616
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total16166.4
Social Work1616
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total16166.4
Psychology, General1414
Psychology total14145.6
Public Health, General1010
Environmental Health22
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy--
Public Health, Other--
Health Professions and Related Programs total12124.8
General Studies1111
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total11114.4
Music Technology44
Fine/Studio Arts, General33
Music Performance, General11
Voice and Opera--
Visual and Performing Arts total883.2
Economics, General33
Political Science and Government, General22
Sociology11
Social Sciences total662.4
Computer Engineering, General33
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering11
Electrical and Electronics Engineering--
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics--
Engineering total441.6
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other44
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total441.6
History, General44
History total441.6
English Language and Literature, General33
English Language and Literature/Letters total331.2
Elementary Education and Teaching22
Art Teacher Education--
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching--
Early Childhood Education and Teaching--
Education total220.8
Computer Science11
Information Science/Studies--
Computer and Information Sciences, General--
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total110.4
Mathematics, General--
Mathematics and Statistics total---
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other--
Philosophy and Religious Studies total---
Physical Sciences, Other--
Chemistry, General--
Physics, General--
Chemistry, Other--
Physics, Other--
Physical Sciences total---

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