About 30.6 percent of the 1,603 degrees and certificates handed out by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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 Shippensburg conferred 368 bachelor’s degrees and 122 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 general psychology. Data shows the school gave out 109 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology, followed by 104 master’s degrees in general business administration and management and 96 bachelor’s degrees in general business administration and management.
The university enrolled 6,381 students for 2017-18, including 5,487 in undergraduate programs and 894 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General | 96 | 104 | – | 200 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 76 | – | – | 76 | |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 50 | – | 1 | 51 | |
| Finance, General | 49 | – | – | 49 | |
| Accounting | 46 | – | – | 46 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 40 | – | – | 40 | |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | – | 18 | – | 18 | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
| Management Science | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 368 | 122 | 1 | 491 | 30.6 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 37 | – | – | 37 | |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | – | 33 | – | 33 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | 23 | – | – | 23 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 20 | – | 20 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | – | 19 | – | 19 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | 14 | – | 14 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | – | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | – | – | 7 | 7 | |
| Superintendency and Educational System Administration | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Education total | 70 | 121 | 7 | 198 | 12.4 |
| Psychology, General | 109 | 13 | – | 122 | |
| Psychology total | 109 | 13 | – | 122 | 7.6 |
| Sociology | 32 | – | – | 32 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 31 | – | – | 31 | |
| Geography, Other | – | – | 26 | 26 | |
| Economics, General | 13 | – | – | 13 | |
| Geography | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Social Sciences total | 81 | – | 26 | 107 | 6.7 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 80 | 19 | – | 99 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 80 | 19 | – | 99 | 6.2 |
| Social Work | 50 | 27 | – | 77 | |
| Public Administration | 6 | 8 | – | 14 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 56 | 35 | – | 91 | 5.7 |
| Journalism | 68 | – | – | 68 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | – | 13 | – | 13 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 68 | 13 | – | 81 | 5 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 63 | 9 | – | 72 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 63 | 9 | – | 72 | 4.5 |
| History, General | 54 | 11 | – | 65 | |
| History total | 54 | 11 | – | 65 | 4 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 44 | – | – | 44 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 44 | – | – | 44 | 2.7 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 24 | – | – | 24 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 19 | – | – | 19 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 43 | – | – | 43 | 2.7 |
| Environmental Studies | 34 | 8 | – | 42 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 34 | 8 | – | 42 | 2.6 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 15 | 15 | – | 30 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 15 | 15 | – | 30 | 1.9 |
| Computer Software Engineering | 25 | – | – | 25 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Engineering total | 28 | – | – | 28 | 1.8 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 20 | – | – | 20 | |
| Graphic Design | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 20 | – | 5 | 25 | 1.6 |
| Physics, General | 15 | – | – | 15 | |
| Chemistry, General | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Physical Sciences total | 23 | – | – | 23 | 1.4 |
| Mathematics, General | 14 | – | – | 14 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 14 | – | – | 14 | 0.9 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | |
| Language Interpretation and Translation | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| French Language and Literature | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 6 | – | 7 | 13 | 0.8 |
| International/Global Studies | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 10 | – | – | 10 | 0.6 |
| Nanotechnology | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Women’s Studies | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Latin American Studies | – | – | – | – | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0.1 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0.1 |
