The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Orleans conferred 359 doctor's degrees and 323 bachelor's degrees in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 246 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 192 doctor's degrees in medicine and 63 doctor's degrees in dentistry.
The university enrolled 2,809 students for 2017-18, including 915 in undergraduate programs and 1,894 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 246 | - | 1 | 247 | |
| Medicine | - | - | 192 | 192 | |
| Dentistry | - | - | 63 | 63 | |
| Nursing Practice | - | - | 58 | 58 | |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 37 | - | - | 37 | |
| Public Health, General | - | - | 36 | 36 | |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | - | - | 36 | 36 | |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | - | - | 34 | 34 | |
| Physician Assistant | - | - | 30 | 30 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | - | - | 27 | 27 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 22 | - | - | 22 | |
| Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist | 18 | - | - | 18 | |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other | - | - | 16 | 16 | |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | - | - | 11 | 11 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
| Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Nursing Science | - | - | - | - | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | - | - | - | - | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 323 | 2 | 516 | 841 | 97.6 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | - | - | 9 | 9 | |
| Biostatistics | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Biochemistry | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Pharmacology | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Anatomy | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Physiology, General | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Human/Medical Genetics | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Epidemiology | - | - | - | - | |
| Neuroscience | - | - | - | - | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | - | - | 21 | 21 | 2.4 |
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