The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Springfield conferred 908 bachelor's degrees and 309 master's degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.
But the single most popular program was for a master's degree in general business administration and management. Data shows the school gave out 285 master's degrees in general business administration and management, followed by 202 bachelor's degrees in general psychology and 200 bachelor's degrees in elementary education and teaching.
The university enrolled 23,697 students for 2017-18, including 20,138 in undergraduate programs and 3,559 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 | 140 | 285 | 112 | 537 | |
| Accounting | 139 | 24 | 6 | 169 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 154 | - | - | 154 | |
| Finance, General | 132 | - | - | 132 | |
| Business/Commerce, General | 94 | - | - | 94 | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 52 | - | 37 | 89 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 71 | - | - | 71 | |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 41 | - | - | 41 | |
| Construction Management | 32 | - | - | 32 | |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 32 | - | - | 32 | |
| Information Resources Management | - | - | 22 | 22 | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 12 | - | - | 12 | |
| Insurance | 9 | - | - | 9 | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, Other | - | - | - | - | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 908 | 309 | 177 | 1,394 | 28 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 200 | 23 | 10 | 233 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 78 | 6 | 2 | 86 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 28 | 21 | - | 49 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 44 | - | - | 44 | |
| International and Comparative Education | - | - | 43 | 43 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 35 | - | - | 35 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | 32 | - | 32 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | - | 24 | 6 | 30 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | - | 23 | 3 | 26 | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | - | 18 | - | 18 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | - | 15 | - | 15 | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | - | 10 | 3 | 13 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | - | - | 12 | 12 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| Environmental Education | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Latin Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | |
| Education total | 403 | 182 | 101 | 686 | 13.8 |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 64 | 29 | 8 | 101 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 62 | 14 | - | 76 | |
| Nurse Anesthetist | - | 51 | - | 51 | |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | - | 38 | - | 38 | |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | - | 20 | 16 | 36 | |
| Physician Assistant | - | 32 | - | 32 | |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 21 | - | 8 | 29 | |
| Public Health, General | - | 22 | 5 | 27 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 18 | 8 | - | 26 | |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | - | 21 | - | 21 | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 17 | - | - | 17 | |
| Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 200 | 242 | 37 | 479 | 9.6 |
| Criminology | 104 | 15 | 5 | 124 | |
| Economics, General | 35 | - | - | 35 | |
| Anthropology | 29 | - | - | 29 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 29 | - | - | 29 | |
| Sociology | 24 | - | - | 24 | |
| Geography | 15 | - | - | 15 | |
| Anthropology, Other | - | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| Social Sciences total | 236 | 22 | 12 | 270 | 5.4 |
| Psychology, General | 202 | 22 | 11 | 235 | |
| Experimental Psychology | - | - | 22 | 22 | |
| Clinical Psychology | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Forensic Psychology | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Psychology total | 202 | 31 | 36 | 269 | 5.4 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 94 | 16 | - | 110 | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 65 | - | - | 65 | |
| Organizational Communication, General | 43 | - | - | 43 | |
| Journalism | 15 | - | - | 15 | |
| Radio and Television | - | - | 14 | 14 | |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Political Communication | - | - | - | - | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 218 | 16 | 14 | 248 | 5 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 110 | 16 | - | 126 | |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 73 | 4 | - | 77 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 183 | 20 | - | 203 | 4.1 |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 44 | - | - | 44 | |
| Animal Sciences, General | 40 | - | - | 40 | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 30 | - | - | 30 | |
| Agriculture, General | 27 | 2 | - | 29 | |
| Horticultural Science | 19 | - | - | 19 | |
| Plant Sciences, General | - | 11 | - | 11 | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 160 | 13 | - | 173 | 3.5 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 28 | 1 | - | 29 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 29 | - | - | 29 | |
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 28 | - | - | 28 | |
| Music, General | 3 | 17 | - | 20 | |
| Intermedia/Multimedia | 17 | - | - | 17 | |
| Music Performance, General | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 9 | - | - | 9 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 5 | - | - | 5 | |
| Digital Arts | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 130 | 20 | - | 150 | 3 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 98 | - | - | 98 | |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 32 | - | - | 32 | |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other | - | 13 | - | 13 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 130 | 13 | 5 | 148 | 3 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 60 | - | - | 60 | |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 39 | - | - | 39 | |
| Housing and Human Environments, General | 20 | - | - | 20 | |
| Child Development | - | 14 | - | 14 | |
| Facilities Planning and Management | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 120 | 14 | - | 134 | 2.7 |
| Social Work | 33 | 30 | - | 63 | |
| Public Administration | - | 33 | 3 | 36 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | - | 31 | - | 31 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 33 | 94 | 3 | 130 | 2.6 |
| Chemistry, General | 28 | 8 | - | 36 | |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | - | 10 | 12 | 22 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 20 | - | - | 20 | |
| Materials Science | - | 10 | - | 10 | |
| Physics, General | 7 | - | - | 7 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 55 | 28 | 12 | 95 | 1.9 |
| Computer Science | 52 | 1 | - | 53 | |
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | 25 | - | - | 25 | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | - | 12 | - | 12 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 77 | 13 | - | 90 | 1.8 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 28 | 24 | - | 52 | |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 27 | - | - | 27 | |
| Creative Writing | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 55 | 33 | - | 88 | 1.8 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 88 | - | - | 88 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 88 | - | - | 88 | 1.8 |
| International/Global Studies | 28 | 7 | - | 35 | |
| Dispute Resolution | - | - | 25 | 25 | |
| Gerontology | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Natural Sciences | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 39 | 20 | 27 | 86 | 1.7 |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 5 | 30 | 16 | 51 | |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other | 7 | - | - | 7 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 12 | 30 | 16 | 58 | 1.2 |
| Strategic Intelligence | - | 39 | 5 | 44 | |
| Military Technologies and Applied Sciences total | - | 39 | 5 | 44 | 0.9 |
| History, General | 14 | 13 | - | 27 | |
| History total | 14 | 13 | - | 27 | 0.5 |
| Mathematics, General | 17 | 10 | - | 27 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 17 | 10 | - | 27 | 0.5 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 22 | - | - | 22 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| French Language and Literature | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | - | - | - | - | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 25 | - | - | 25 | 0.5 |
| Homeland Security | - | - | 16 | 16 | |
| Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | - | - | 22 | 22 | 0.4 |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 17 | - | - | 17 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 17 | - | - | 17 | 0.3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 5 | 3 | - | 8 | |
| Philosophy | 7 | - | - | 7 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 12 | 3 | - | 15 | 0.3 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 6 | - | 4 | 10 | |
| Architecture and Related Services total | 6 | - | 4 | 10 | 0.2 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | - | - | - | - | |
| Pre-Engineering | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering total | - | - | - | - | - |
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