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Graduates earn 1,054 degrees, certificates from Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

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About 26.2 percent of the 1,054 degrees and certificates handed out by Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg 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 public institution in Middletown conferred 209 bachelor's degrees and 60 master's degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Data shows the school gave out 108 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering, followed by 57 bachelor's degrees in general civil engineering and 53 bachelor's degrees in accounting.

The university enrolled 4,933 students for 2017-18, including 4,191 in undergraduate programs and 742 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedAssociates degreesGraduate and professional degrees awardedCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Accounting53-1155
Management Science--50-50
Marketing/Marketing Management, General46---46
Business Administration and Management, General43---43
Finance, General42---42
Management Information Systems, General15---15
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other10-3-13
Organizational Behavior Studies--6-6
Operations Management and Supervision---33
Business/Commerce, General-2--2
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General---11
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total209260527626.2
Mechanical Engineering108---108
Civil Engineering, General57---57
Electrical and Electronics Engineering42-6-48
Structural Engineering13---13
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering--6-6
Engineering Science--5-5
Engineering total220-17-23722.5
Computer and Information Sciences, General33-8-41
Information Science/Studies22-10-32
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance16--723
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total71-187969.1
Curriculum and Instruction--23-23
Reading Teacher Education--20-20
Elementary Education and Teaching18---18
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other--7-7
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor---66
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching--426
Social Studies Teacher Education4---4
Health Teacher Education--4-4
Education total22-588888.4
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other30---30
Health/Health Care Administration/Management7-13121
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse14---14
Health Professions and Related Programs total51-131656.2
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies49-5-54
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration1---1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other-----
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total50-5-555.2
Psychology, General36-2-38
Clinical Psychology--6-6
Community Psychology--4-4
Psychology total36-12-484.6
Speech Communication and Rhetoric26-6-32
Public Relations/Image Management---11
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total26-61333.1
Public Administration--22426
Public Policy Analysis, General3---3
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total3-224292.8
Biology/Biological Sciences, General24---24
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total24---242.3
Biological and Physical Sciences14---14
Museology/Museum Studies---77
Behavioral Sciences---22
International/Global Studies-----
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total14--9232.2
Human Development and Family Studies, General18---18
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total18---181.7
Sociology10---10
Political Science and Government, General7---7
Economics, General1---1
Social Sciences total18---181.7
American/United States Studies/Civilization2-11417
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total2-114171.6
English Language and Literature, General9---9
English Language and Literature/Letters total9---90.8
Humanities/Humanistic Studies1-4-5
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies-2--2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total124-70.7
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology--6-6
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total--6-60.6
Applied Mathematics, General5---5
Mathematics and Statistics total5---50.5

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