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Graduates earn 1,996 degrees from Northeastern Illinois University

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About 21.4 percent of the 1,996 degrees and certificates handed out by Northeastern Illinois University 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 Chicago conferred 370 bachelor's degrees and 57 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 social work. Data shows the school gave out 150 bachelor's degrees in social work, followed by 147 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies and 112 bachelor's degrees in general psychology.

The university enrolled 8,103 students for 2017-18, including 6,390 in undergraduate programs and 1,713 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedGraduate and professional degrees awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Accounting9719116
Business Administration and Management, General622789
Finance, General63-63
Business/Commerce, General61-61
Human Resources Development461157
Marketing/Marketing Management, General41-41
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total3705742721.4
Educational Leadership and Administration, General-6565
Special Education and Teaching, General82937
Reading Teacher Education-2727
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor-2121
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services-2121
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other-2020
Elementary Education and Teaching18-18
Urban Education and Leadership-1414
Early Childhood Education and Teaching7613
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching9-9
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented-66
Bilingual and Multilingual Education3-3
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching-11
Curriculum and Instruction-11
Education total4521125612.8
Social Work15029179
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total150291799
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies147-147
General Studies12-12
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total159-1598
Political Science and Government, General311344
Sociology34-34
Economics, General27-27
Anthropology11-11
Geography9-9
Social Sciences, Other-55
Social Sciences total112181306.5
Psychology, General112-112
Psychology total112-1125.6
Computer Science8521106
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total85211065.3
Biology/Biological Sciences, General9210102
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total92101025.1
Communication and Media Studies, Other89796
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total897964.8
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies85-85
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total85-854.3
English Language and Literature, General491463
English Language and Literature/Letters total4914633.2
History, General44246
History total442462.3
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling20-20
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor-1313
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling-66
Community Health and Preventive Medicine5-5
Health Professions and Related Programs total2519442.2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other101929
Latin American Studies-1010
Women's Studies4-4
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total1429432.2
Chemistry, General91726
Geology/Earth Science, General6-6
Physics, General5-5
Physical Sciences total2017371.8
Mathematics, General161632
Mathematics and Statistics total1616321.6
Linguistics-1212
Spanish Language and Literature11-11
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total1112231.2
Art/Art Studies, General12-12
Music, General8311
Visual and Performing Arts total203231.2
Environmental Studies8-8
Environmental Science2-2
Natural Resources and Conservation total10-100.5
Kinesiology and Exercise Science-1010
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total-10100.5
Gerontology-77
International/Global Studies1-1
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total1780.4
Philosophy5-5
Philosophy and Religious Studies total5-50.2

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