The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Hattiesburg conferred 437 master's degrees and 61 bachelor's degrees in education programs.
But the single most popular program was for a master's degree in general educational leadership and administration. Data shows the school gave out 136 master's degrees in general educational leadership and administration, followed by 88 doctor's degrees in osteopathic medicine/osteopathy and 84 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse.
The university enrolled 5,042 students for 2017-18, including 3,249 in undergraduate programs and 1,793 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | 152 | 152 | |
Elementary Education and Teaching | 36 | 63 | 99 | |
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | - | 81 | 81 | |
Secondary Education and Teaching | - | 51 | 51 | |
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities | - | 30 | 30 | |
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | - | 21 | 21 | |
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | - | 17 | 17 | |
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented | - | 16 | 16 | |
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | 14 | 14 | |
Music Teacher Education | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 11 | - | 11 | |
Mathematics Teacher Education | - | 6 | 6 | |
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 5 | - | 5 | |
Biology Teacher Education | - | 3 | 3 | |
Art Teacher Education | - | 1 | 1 | |
Social Science Teacher Education | - | 1 | 1 | |
Social Studies Teacher Education | - | - | - | |
Education, Other | - | - | - | |
Technical Teacher Education | - | - | - | |
Health Teacher Education | - | - | - | |
Drama and Dance Teacher Education | - | - | - | |
Learning Sciences | - | - | - | |
Secondary School Administration/Principalship | - | - | - | |
Education total | 61 | 460 | 521 | 42 |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 84 | 19 | 103 | |
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy | - | 88 | 88 | |
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 27 | - | 27 | |
Nursing Education | - | 21 | 21 | |
Music Therapy/Therapist | 5 | - | 5 | |
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | 3 | - | 3 | |
Nursing Administration | - | 2 | 2 | |
Health Professions and Related Programs total | 119 | 130 | 249 | 20 |
Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 56 | - | 56 | |
Biomedical Sciences, General | - | 34 | 34 | |
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 56 | 34 | 90 | 7.2 |
Psychology, General | 69 | - | 69 | |
Developmental and Child Psychology | - | 8 | 8 | |
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology | - | 5 | 5 | |
Counseling Psychology | - | 3 | 3 | |
School Psychology | - | 3 | 3 | |
Industrial and Organizational Psychology | - | - | - | |
Psychology, Other | - | - | - | |
Psychology total | 69 | 19 | 88 | 7.1 |
Business Administration and Management, General | 61 | 21 | 82 | |
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 3 | - | 3 | |
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | - | - | - | |
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 64 | 21 | 85 | 6.8 |
General Studies | 56 | - | 56 | |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 56 | - | 56 | 4.5 |
Criminal Justice/Police Science | 18 | - | 18 | |
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other | - | 11 | 11 | |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 18 | 11 | 29 | 2.3 |
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other | 28 | - | 28 | |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 28 | - | 28 | 2.2 |
Bible/Biblical Studies | 9 | - | 9 | |
Religious/Sacred Music | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
Pastoral Studies/Counseling | - | 4 | 4 | |
Theology and Religious Vocations total | 16 | 5 | 21 | 1.7 |
Mass Communication/Media Studies | 7 | - | 7 | |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 6 | - | 6 | |
Journalism | - | - | - | |
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 13 | - | 13 | 1 |
English Language and Literature, General | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
English Language and Literature/Letters total | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
Fine/Studio Arts, General | 9 | - | 9 | |
Music Performance, General | 2 | - | 2 | |
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 2 | - | 2 | |
Music, General | - | - | - | |
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | - | - | - | |
Visual and Performing Arts total | 13 | - | 13 | 1 |
Social Sciences, General | 10 | - | 10 | |
Social Sciences total | 10 | - | 10 | 0.8 |
Mathematics, General | 9 | - | 9 | |
Mathematics and Statistics total | 9 | - | 9 | 0.7 |
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 5 | - | 5 | |
Gerontology | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0.7 |
History, General | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
History total | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.4 |
Chemistry, General | 3 | - | 3 | |
Chemistry, Other | - | - | - | |
Physical Sciences total | 3 | - | 3 | 0.2 |
Spanish Language and Literature | - | - | - | |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | - | - | - | - |