About 39 percent of the 1,430 degrees and certificates handed out by Southern Arkansas University Main Campus in 2017-18 were to students in computer and information sciences and 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 Magnolia conferred 547 master’s degrees and 10 bachelor’s degrees in computer and information sciences and support services programs.
But the single most popular program was for a master’s degree in general computer and information sciences. Data shows the school gave out 547 master’s degrees in general computer and information sciences, followed by 168 associate’s degrees in general studies and 73 bachelor’s degrees in general business/commerce.
The university enrolled 4,472 students for 2017-18, including 3,543 in undergraduate programs and 929 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 10 | – | 547 | – | 557 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 10 | – | 547 | – | 557 | 39 |
| General Studies | 39 | 168 | – | – | 207 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 39 | 168 | – | – | 207 | 14.5 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | – | – | 31 | – | 31 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 27 | – | – | – | 27 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | – | 9 | 13 | 22 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | – | – | 18 | – | 18 | |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other | – | – | 16 | – | 16 | |
| Education, General | – | – | 13 | – | 13 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | – | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | – | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 52 | – | 106 | 14 | 172 | 12 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 73 | 33 | – | – | 106 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | – | – | 38 | – | 38 | |
| Accounting | 17 | – | – | – | 17 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 90 | 33 | 38 | – | 161 | 11.3 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 41 | – | – | – | 41 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 43 | – | – | – | 43 | 3 |
| Physics, Other | 26 | – | – | – | 26 | |
| Chemistry, General | 9 | 8 | – | – | 17 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 35 | 8 | – | – | 43 | 3 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 21 | – | – | – | 21 | |
| Social Work | 14 | – | – | – | 14 | |
| Public Administration | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 35 | – | 4 | – | 39 | 2.7 |
| Psychology, General | 32 | – | – | – | 32 | |
| Psychology total | 32 | – | – | – | 32 | 2.2 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 15 | – | – | – | 15 | |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General | – | – | 14 | – | 14 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 15 | – | 14 | – | 29 | 2 |
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 19 | – | – | – | 19 | |
| Agriculture, General | – | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 19 | 4 | 5 | – | 28 | 2 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 27 | – | – | – | 27 | |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Forensic Science and Technology | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 27 | – | – | – | 27 | 1.9 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | |
| Game and Interactive Media Design | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Music, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 22 | – | – | – | 22 | 1.5 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 19 | – | – | – | 19 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 19 | – | – | – | 19 | 1.3 |
| Engineering, General | 13 | – | – | – | 13 | |
| Engineering total | 13 | – | – | – | 13 | 0.9 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| Social Sciences, General | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Social Sciences total | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | 0.7 |
| Journalism | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | 0.6 |
| History, General | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | |
| History total | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | 0.6 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | 0.5 |
| Mathematics, General | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | 0.4 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
