About 34.7 percent of the 945 degrees and certificates handed out by Marywood University in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related 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 Scranton conferred 157 master’s degrees and 134 bachelor’s degrees in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a master’s degree in social work. Data shows the school gave out 104 master’s degrees in social work, followed by 88 master’s degrees in physician assistant and 39 bachelor’s degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse.
The university enrolled 2,853 students for 2017-18, including 1,934 in undergraduate programs and 919 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant | – | 88 | – | 88 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 20 | 27 | 21 | 68 | |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 30 | – | 16 | 46 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 39 | – | – | 39 | |
| Art Therapy/Therapist | 18 | 14 | – | 32 | |
| Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist | – | 16 | – | 16 | |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Health Services Administration | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | – | – | – | – | |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 134 | 157 | 37 | 328 | 34.7 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 10 | – | 13 | 23 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 7 | 1 | 13 | 21 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | – | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Education, Other | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Art Teacher Education | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Superintendency and Educational System Administration | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | |
| Social Science Teacher Education | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Administration of Special Education | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Biology Teacher Education | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | – | – | – | – | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 28 | 45 | 50 | 123 | 13 |
| Social Work | 10 | 104 | – | 114 | |
| Public Administration | – | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 10 | 113 | – | 123 | 13 |
| Psychology, General | 18 | 12 | – | 30 | |
| Clinical Psychology | – | 27 | – | 27 | |
| Counseling Psychology | – | 19 | – | 19 | |
| School Psychology | – | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Psychology total | 21 | 67 | 4 | 92 | 9.7 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 16 | 14 | – | 30 | |
| Financial Planning and Services | 7 | 14 | – | 21 | |
| Accounting | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Management Science | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | – | – | – | – | |
| Management Information Systems, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 43 | 32 | – | 75 | 7.9 |
| Graphic Design | 9 | 5 | – | 14 | |
| Illustration | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | |
| Sculpture | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | |
| Painting | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Music Performance, General | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Music, General | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Interior Design | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Printmaking | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Photography | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | – | – | – | – | |
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | – | – | – | – | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | – | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 23 | 14 | 2 | 39 | 4.1 |
| Architecture | 27 | – | – | 27 | |
| Interior Architecture | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Architecture and Related Services total | 38 | – | – | 38 | 4 |
| Biotechnology | 6 | 8 | – | 14 | |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 13 | – | 1 | 14 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 19 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 1 | 10 | – | 11 | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Broadcast Journalism | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | – | – | – | – | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 15 | 10 | – | 25 | 2.6 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 8 | 10 | – | 18 | |
| Gerontology | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 8 | 11 | – | 19 | 2 |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 10 | 5 | – | 15 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 10 | 5 | – | 15 | 1.6 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | |
| Writing, General | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 8 | – | – | 8 | 0.8 |
| Computer Science | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 6 | – | – | 6 | 0.6 |
| Aviation/Airway Management and Operations | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| Transportation and Materials Moving total | 6 | – | – | 6 | 0.6 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Sociology | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Social Sciences total | 5 | – | – | 5 | 0.5 |
| History, General | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| History total | 3 | – | – | 3 | 0.3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Philosophy | – | – | – | – | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 2 | – | – | 2 | 0.2 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Environmental Science | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0.1 |
| Mathematics, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | – | – | – | – | – |
