St. Cloud Sun

About 19 percent of the 2,792 degrees and certificates handed out by Saint Cloud State 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 Cloud conferred 435 bachelor's degrees and 63 certificates in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.

But the single most popular program was for a associate's degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 137 associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 129 bachelor's degrees in general business administration and management and 117 bachelor's degrees in general finance.

The university enrolled 13,928 students for 2017-18, including 12,128 in undergraduate programs and 1,800 in graduate programs.

Program	Bachelor's degrees awarded	Associates degrees	Graduate and professional degrees awarded	Certificates awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Business Administration and Management, General	129	-	32	-	161
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	76	-	-	46	122
Finance, General	117	-	-	-	117
Accounting	65	-	-	-	65
Management Information Systems, General	-	-	-	11	11
Business/Managerial Economics	10	-	-	-	10
Hospitality Administration/Management, General	9	-	-	-	9
Business/Commerce, General	9	-	-	-	9
International Business/Trade/Commerce	8	-	-	-	8
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	6	-	-	-	6
Real Estate	6	-	-	-	6
Business Statistics	-	-	-	3	3
Insurance	-	-	-	2	2
Actuarial Science	-	-	-	1	1
Tourism and Travel Services Management	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	-	-	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	435	-	32	63	530	19
Elementary Education and Teaching	73	-	-	-	73
Special Education and Teaching, General	43	-	16	4	63
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	-	24	22	46
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	-	-	30	2	32
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	-	-	5	14	19
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	-	18	1	19
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	-	-	17	-	17
Health Teacher Education	16	-	-	-	16
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	15	-	-	-	15
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	13	-	13
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	13	-	-	-	13
Social Studies Teacher Education	13	-	-	-	13
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	-	-	12	-	12
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	5	-	6	-	11
Educational/Instructional Technology	-	-	-	8	8
Mathematics Teacher Education	6	-	-	-	6
Art Teacher Education	5	-	-	-	5
Music Teacher Education	5	-	-	-	5
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	-	-	4	1	5
Biology Teacher Education	5	-	-	-	5
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	-	-	-	4	4
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	-	-	-	4	4
Spanish Language Teacher Education	3	-	-	-	3
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	-	-	-	2	2
Chemistry Teacher Education	2	-	-	-	2
Earth Science Teacher Education	1	-	-	-	1
Driver and Safety Teacher Education	-	-	-	1	1
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	-	-	-	1	1
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	-	-	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	-	-	-	-	-
French Language Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
Physics Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
History Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation	-	-	-	-	-
German Language Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments	-	-	-	-	-
Education total	205	-	145	64	414	14.8
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	87	-	-	-	87
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General	19	-	17	-	36
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	31	-	-	-	31
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	19	-	-	-	19
Athletic Training/Trainer	14	-	-	-	14
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	-	-	13	-	13
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	-	-	12	-	12
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	8	-	-	-	8
Medical Scientist	-	-	5	-	5
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	4	-	-	-	4
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	3	-	-	-	3
Clinical Research Coordinator	-	-	-	2	2
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	-	-	-	1	1
Health Professions and Related Programs total	185	-	47	3	235	8.4
Community Psychology	74	-	16	-	90
Psychology, General	79	-	-	-	79
Applied Behavior Analysis	-	-	21	-	21
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	-	-	7	-	7
Counseling Psychology	-	-	-	-	-
Psychology total	153	-	44	-	197	7.1
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	53	-	69	-	122
Computer Science	24	-	8	-	32
Information Science/Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	-	-	-	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total	77	-	77	-	154	5.5
Mass Communication/Media Studies	80	-	8	-	88
Communication, General	52	-	-	-	52
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total	132	-	8	-	140	5
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	-	137	-	-	137
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total	-	137	-	-	137	4.9
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	102	-	12	-	114
Gerontology	-	-	8	1	9
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	-	-	8	-	8
Science, Technology and Society	-	-	1	-	1
International/Global Studies	1	-	-	-	1
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total	103	-	29	1	133	4.8
Biomedical Sciences, General	67	-	-	-	67
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	30	-	10	-	40
Ecology	9	-	-	-	9
Biochemistry	8	-	-	-	8
Biotechnology	4	-	-	-	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	2	-	-	-	2
Aquatic Biology/Limnology	-	-	-	-	-
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total	120	-	10	-	130	4.7
Social Work	68	-	44	-	112
Public Administration	-	-	11	-	11
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total	68	-	55	-	123	4.4
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	91	-	10	-	101
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	-	-	14	-	14
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total	91	-	24	-	115	4.1
Mechanical Engineering	38	-	-	-	38
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	20	-	1	-	21
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	-	-	12	-	12
Systems Engineering	-	-	11	-	11
Computer Software Engineering	7	-	-	-	7
Computer Engineering, General	6	-	-	-	6
Manufacturing Engineering	5	-	-	-	5
Engineering total	76	-	24	-	100	3.6
Political Science and Government, General	16	-	-	-	16
Geography	14	-	-	-	14
International Relations and Affairs	14	-	-	-	14
Sociology	13	-	-	-	13
Economics, General	11	-	-	-	11
Urban Studies/Affairs	7	-	-	-	7
Anthropology	6	-	-	-	6
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	-	-	4	1	5
Applied Economics	-	-	3	-	3
Sociology and Anthropology	-	-	2	-	2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	-	-	-	-	-
Social Sciences, General	-	-	-	-	-
Social Sciences total	81	-	9	1	91	3.3
Engineering/Industrial Management	-	-	37	-	37
Industrial Technology/Technician	15	-	-	-	15
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians, Other	-	-	11	1	12
Surveying Technology/Surveying	12	-	-	-	12
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	3	-	-	-	3
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total	30	-	48	1	79	2.8
Fine/Studio Arts, General	20	-	-	-	20
Graphic Design	12	-	-	-	12
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	8	-	-	-	8
Art/Art Studies, General	6	-	-	-	6
Music, General	4	-	-	-	4
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	2	-	-	-	2
Music Performance, General	2	-	-	-	2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	1	-	-	-	1
Visual and Performing Arts total	55	-	-	-	55	2
English Language and Literature, General	31	-	11	-	42
English Language and Literature/Letters total	31	-	11	-	42	1.5
Meteorology	15	-	-	-	15
Chemistry, General	9	-	-	-	9
Physics, General	4	-	-	-	4
Geology/Earth Science, General	3	-	-	-	3
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	1	-	-	-	1
Materials Science	-	-	1	-	1
Physical Sciences total	32	-	1	-	33	1.2
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General	22	-	-	-	22
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General	2	-	-	-	2
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	-	-	1	-	1
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	-	-	-	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total	24	-	1	-	25	0.9
Statistics, General	14	-	-	-	14
Mathematics, General	3	-	-	-	3
Mathematics and Statistics total	17	-	-	-	17	0.6
Spanish Language and Literature	10	-	-	-	10
German Language and Literature	1	-	-	-	1
French Language and Literature	-	-	-	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total	11	-	-	-	11	0.4
History, General	5	-	5	-	10
History total	5	-	5	-	10	0.4
Environmental Studies	6	-	-	-	6
Environmental Science	4	-	-	-	4
Natural Resources and Conservation total	10	-	-	-	10	0.4
Women's Studies	6	-	-	-	6
Latin American Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total	6	-	-	-	6	0.2
Human Development and Family Studies, General	-	-	2	-	2
Adult Development and Aging	-	-	-	-	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total	-	-	2	-	2	0.1
Philosophy	2	-	-	-	2
Philosophy and Religious Studies total	2	-	-	-	2	0.1
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General	1	-	-	-	1
Transportation and Materials Moving total	1	-	-	-	1	0