The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Worcester conferred 234 bachelor's degrees and 98 master's degrees in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in general business administration and management. Data shows the school gave out 196 bachelor's degrees in general business administration and management, followed by 120 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice/safety studies and 94 bachelor's degrees in general psychology.
The university enrolled 6,217 students for 2017-18, including 5,380 in undergraduate programs and 837 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 73 | - | - | 73 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 57 | - | - | 57 | |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 17 | 26 | - | 43 | |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | 37 | - | - | 37 | |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | - | 34 | - | 34 | |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | - | 32 | - | 32 | |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 26 | - | - | 26 | |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 24 | - | - | 24 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 234 | 98 | 1 | 333 | 23.2 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 196 | 27 | - | 223 | |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Marketing, Other | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Business/Commerce, General | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 197 | 36 | - | 233 | 16.2 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 26 | 7 | 22 | 55 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 26 | 8 | - | 34 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, Other | - | - | 32 | 32 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | 22 | - | 22 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | - | 12 | - | 12 | |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | - | - | 11 | 11 | |
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | - | - | 9 | 9 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | - | - | 8 | 8 | |
| Education, General | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| Biology Teacher Education | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| History Teacher Education | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship | - | - | - | - | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | - | - | - | - | |
| Education total | 52 | 66 | 109 | 227 | 15.8 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 120 | - | - | 120 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 120 | - | - | 120 | 8.3 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 81 | - | - | 81 | |
| Biotechnology | 17 | 8 | - | 25 | |
| Bioinformatics | - | - | - | - | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 98 | 8 | - | 106 | 7.4 |
| Psychology, General | 94 | - | - | 94 | |
| School Psychology | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| Psychology total | 94 | - | 6 | 100 | 7 |
| Geography | 20 | - | - | 20 | |
| Sociology | 20 | - | - | 20 | |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 15 | - | - | 15 | |
| Economics, General | 13 | - | - | 13 | |
| Social Sciences total | 68 | - | - | 68 | 4.7 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 48 | - | - | 48 | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 8 | - | - | 8 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 56 | - | - | 56 | 3.9 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 35 | 3 | - | 38 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 35 | 9 | - | 44 | 3.1 |
| History, General | 35 | 7 | - | 42 | |
| History total | 35 | 7 | - | 42 | 2.9 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 33 | - | - | 33 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 33 | - | - | 33 | 2.3 |
| Chemistry, General | 24 | - | - | 24 | |
| Physical Sciences | 7 | - | - | 7 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 31 | - | - | 31 | 2.2 |
| General Studies | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 11 | - | - | 11 | 0.8 |
| Mathematics, General | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 11 | - | - | 11 | 0.8 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 5 | 3 | - | 8 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 5 | 3 | - | 8 | 0.6 |
| Environmental Science | 8 | - | - | 8 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 8 | - | - | 8 | 0.6 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 7 | - | - | 7 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 7 | - | - | 7 | 0.5 |
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